Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-10
NATIONAL MATTERS.
A RESUME OF AFFAIRS AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A RESUME OF AFFAIRS AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Tariff Agreement Will Ultimately
Result-A Snub to the Hawaiian
Commissioners - Amen dment OF
Constitution to Prohibit Trusts
Mahone's Dodge TO Sell u Govern
ment Printing office site.
WASHINGTON, d. G. Aug. 3, 1894.
The so-called conservative" Demo
cratic Senators have it in their power
to end the tariff deadlock in an hour,
but they have so far declined to make
use of their power. 1t is now appar-
ent that the Democratic conferees on
the tariff bill can easily reach an
agreement on the bill if they could be
assured that the agreement would re-
ceive the votes of the 43 Senators nee
essary. The lack of that assurance is
the only stumbling-block at this writ
ing. They naturally hesitate to re-
port an agreement when they are in
doubt whether it would be accepted or
rejected by the Senate, knowing that
it's rejection would mean the failure Of
all tariff legislation. However, the
pressure is becomingso strong on the
rule-or-ruin Democratic Senators from
the outside that it is the general belief
that they will soon consent to give in
to a sufficient extent to get a bill
through that can be accepted by all
good Democrats. So strong is this be-
lief that the House Democratic caucus,
which was to have been held Thurs
day, has been deferred for few days,
when it is hoped that an agreement
will render it unnecessary.
President Cleveland very properly
declined to officially receive the COM
mission sent to Washington by the ex-
Queen of Hawaii, for the purpose of
trying to prevent the recognition of
the Hawaiian republic. They saw
Secretary Gresham, but merely as in
dividuals. This whole Hawaiian bust
ness will probably be left in the hands
Of Congress. where President Cleve-
land placed it many months ago, and
when Congress directs the formal re-
cognition of the republic resolu-
ton to that effect is now pending in
the House-it will be done, and not
before.
Senator Voorhees,, who has been too
i'll to take part in the tariff conference,
is now much better, although not yet
we'll enough to resume his duties.
Representative Hutcheson, who is
lawyer OF high standing in addition to
being a Texas Democrat of deserved
prominence in the House, has grown
tired of seeing every attempt to con-
troll or abolish trusts, by national
law, wrecked by collision with the
Constitution, and has offered joint
resolution proposing this amendment
to the Constitution: " Trusts and mo-
nopolies dealing in agricultural pro-
ducts, or other articles Of prime neces-
sity, shall not exist in the United
States, and Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation" This is short, but there
is no doubt of its covering the ground,
but, in view of recent exhibitions of
the influences of trusts in Congress,
there is much doubt OF its receiving
the necessary two-thirds vote of Con-
gress.
Representative Bryan, OF Nebraska,
has received a letter from the execu-
tive committee OF the Democratic Free
Coinage League Of that State, asking
him to announce his candidacy for the
U. 3. Senate and to make q personal
canvas of the State. While Mr.. Bryan
has not himself yet so announced,
there is little doubt among his friends
that he will in q few days accede to
the requests of the committee.
There is one reform that should be
forced on Congress by public opinion,
and that it is the absolute prohibition
of the attachment Of new legislation
as amendments to the general appro-
priation bills. No better example OF
the viciousness of the system need be
sought for than was presented by the
Senate this week when an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill providing for the purchase OF
the "Mahone site," upon which to
build = new government printing of.
fee, was adopted. 1t would be i'm
possible to get the House to agree to
this purchase if presented in o sepa-
rate bill; hence the action of the Sen.
ate, upon which Malone has pull"
to force the House to agree or to see
an important appropriation bill fail.
It is generally admitted that the Ma
hone lot is unsuited for the purpose
and excessive in price, and were it not
for the persistent lobbying of Gen.
Malone it would never even have been
seriously considered as among the eli
gible sites. 1t remains to be seen
whether the House will allow itself to
be bulldozed into voting a gratuity Of
public money to Gen. Malone just
because certain Senators want to help
him along.
The members of the strike commits
mission-Hon. Carroll d. Wright, U.
s. Labor Commissioner; John d. Ker-
nan, of N. Y, and N. F. Worthington,
OF ILL.,, called on President Cleveland,
after they held preliminary meeting
and decided to begin their investiga
ton of the recent strike in Chicago on
the 18th, of this month, and had al
extended talk of the scope OF the in
vestigation and the authority given by
the law under which the commission
was appointed. The President i'm
pressed upon the minds OF his callers
his desire that the investigation should
be thorough and without fear or favor.
Dem.
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When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Mss, she chung to Castoria.
When abe had Children, shs gave them Castoris.
AZ Prices 10 Suit the Times.
l will sell knives, brushes, razors
and BARRIERS outfits, hereafter, al strict