Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-23
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
PROGRESS OF WILSON BILL
IN THE SENATE.

IL
IN THE SENATE.
senator Gray az an Orator and His
PerOratiOn on the Hawaiian
Service Law.
From Oar Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ii, 1891.
Democrat Senator, are satisfied with
The progress made by the sub commit
tee on the Wilson tariff bill, although
they would, of course, have been glad
to have had the bill reported to the
, full Committee this week. However,
the time spent in getting the bill in
proper condition is not time lost.
( Every Democratic member OF the
Finance Committee, except Senator
Vance, who is away on account of his
health, has been in almost constant
conference with Senators Jones, Vest
and Mills, who compose the sub-com-
mlttee, and when the bill is reported
to the full Committee Senator Jones
thinks it Will not be later than next
Tuesday, it will in reality be ready to
be reported to the Senate, as all the
changes made will have received the
approval Of all of the Democrats on
the Finance Committee. Sugar seems
to be the principle stumbling block,
although there are several other
articles upon which there are differ
ences i'll opinion. But all of the
Democratic Senators agree in saying
that the indications all point to a
harmonious agreement.
1t looked early in the week as though
Representative BANDS bill for the
coinage of the seigpiorage would 20
through without any serious trouble,
but he made several Intellectual at
tempts to secure the unanimous con-
sent necessary in the absence of an
order from the Committee on Rules to
set time for closing the debate. The
opposition not only refused to consent
to set time to vote, but il notified
Mr.. Bland that the friends of the bill
must make their own quorum when
they did vote. Ex-Speaker Reed be-
came 80 nagging in his opposition to
Mr.. BANDS attemp to close the debate
that Mr.. Hatch, who was in the chair.
had to call for the Sergeant-at.Arms
before he could get order. Mr.. Bland
was thoroughly mad.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska,
is going on tariff reform and silver
speech-making tour. His first speech
will be made on the 21st inst. to. the
students OF the Normal school at
Valparaiso, Indiana. The next even
ing he is scheduled for speech at the
Chicago Union League banquet. From
there he goes to Lincoln, Neb., and
then to Denver, where on the 2Sth
inst, he is to speak at the banquet of
the Graystone Club on " Tariff Reform
and Embellishments one but both"
Senator Gray never poses as an
orator. When he has anything to saw
he proceeds in a straightforward,
business-like way to say it, and what
he says is always carefully and re-
spectfully listened to. His two-day
speech on the Hawaiian question, this
week, was q complete and unbiased
history OF the relations between this
country and the little islands, of which
he truly said: If an earthquake or a
CONFUSION in those southern seas were
to swallow them up tomorrow, there
would not be, except from feeling of
humanity for the loss of life, q ripple
on the surface of the worlds affairs"
1t is because of the question involved in
one OF international morality that
this Hawaiian business becomes i'm
portant. Senator Gray's remarks
about the flag incident are worthy OF
careful perusal: I" A good deal Inns.
been said about the hauling down of
the American flag in Honolulu.
When the American flag is hauled up
by the order of Democratic President
it will be hauled up under circum-
stances that will keep it where it is,
until the winds OF heaven have beaten
it into rags. 1t will never be hauled
up in dishonor. It will never he haul
ed up so as to put the great people
whose symbol Of power and authority
it is to the blush. 1t will never mis-
represent the magnanimity, the great
ness, the courage of the people OF the
United States, as it did when it was
hauled up at the request of this rev.
dictionary junta in the Hawaiian
Islands on the LIST day OF February. i
1893. What are we to say in con-
domination Of the President. who I'M
hesitatingly, when he found that q |
wrong had been done, ordered the flag
to be hauled down? The American
people will always commend President
who does the right thing and who is
not governed by the mere clamor and |
jingoism that is sought to be injected
into this government"
The Postoffice department has de-
clared the Honduras Lottery Company,
understood to be the successor of the |
defunct Louisiana concern, to be
fraudulent, and instructed postmasters |
not to deliver registered mail to it or !
any of the men known to be connected |
with it. The issueing Of money orders,
payable outside of the United States,
to the same parties has also been
prohibited.
President Cleveland has resumed
the tri-weekly public receptions at the !
White House, which a pressure OF
public business compelled him to
temporarily abandon last summer,
Representative Boatner, of La, has
. substitute for the present civil |
service law in his mind which he in
tends to push in Congress. 1t does
away with life-tenure in Office and
makes IL years the longest time any
person can remain in Office. Dem.
Notaries Appointed.