Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-16
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
BENEFIT OF UNITED PARTY AC-
TON DEMONSTRATED.
The Senate rendered Plenty of Ad.
vice on the Tariff Bili-A Warn.
ing to the Minority.
From Our Rc-ular Correspondent.

ne senate 1en0eFed FIenty OF Ad.
4 vice OH the Tariff BiIl-A Warn.
+ ing to the Minority.
From Our REGULAR Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Q, 1921.
1t is gratifying to note that the
Democrats in Congress have at last
realized the benefit OF united party
action. No man in Congress has a
right to expect that every measure he
{ is called on to support will be entirely
in accord with his personal ideas. II
every member of Congress should
adopt that idea legislation of any sort
would be impossible. Long years of
power in Congress taught the Re-
publicans the value of organization
and unity, and the lesson will have to
be learned by any party that hopes to
accomplish important legislation.
The Democrats in the House made a
good start by passing the Wilson tariff
bill and followed it up this week by the
adoption OF the McCreary Hawaiian
resolution, which condemns the acts Of
ex-Minister Stevens and endorses
President Cleveland's policy. The
Democrats in the Senate are not en-
titled to graduate in unity, but they
got together this week and passed the
House bill for the repeal of the odious
Federal election law. II they would
get together on everything and stay
together it would be greatly to their
credit and TO the advantage of the
Democratic party.
Representative BANDS bill for the
coinage of the seigniorage is now be-
fore the House, but as it has no order
from the Committee on Rules behind
it and the anti-silver men are refusing
to vote to make quorum, there is
some doubt as to whether it will be
able to maintain the right of way I'M
til disposed OF. Countless misrep-
reservations have been made of the
attitude OF President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle towards this measure.
Neither of them have publicly spoken
one word either for or against the bill,
although Secretary Carlisle did point
out one particularly Objectionable
feature in the bill to Mr.. Bland-that
providing for the issue of silver
certificates in advance OF the coinage
OF the seigniorage-and Mr.. Bland ex-
pressed his willingness to change the
bill so as to make the certificates
issuable on the coinage of the silver.
In deciding not to grant hearings on
the tariff bill the Senate Committee
on Finance deeply offended few gem
tlemen who had come to Washington
to instruct the Committee and air
their views, but the Democrats on that
Committee in 80 voting were acting as
they believe, from the information
they have received, the entire country
wished them to act. From north,
south, east and west comes in chorus
whatever is to be done let it be done
quickly" and the denial OF further
hearings on the tariff means the saw
ing of several weeks time in the con.
sideration of the bill in the Senate.
Senator Voorhees, sized up the situa-
ton correctly when he said: prompt
and speedy action on pending tariff
legislation is required at this time by
every patriotic and business considera-
ton" This being fact acknowledged
by business men who oppose as we'll as
those who favor the Wilson tariff bill,
the Republican Senators will do we'll
to consider the matter carefully before
they attempt to carry out the OBJ
programme which is now be-
ing prepared by their ablest parlia-
mentarians in the Senate. The cap
italists Of the country are only waiting
a definite settlement OF the tariff
question to invest their money and
iaaugurate period of prosperity for
everybody, not for q comparatively
few fortunate individuals; and woe be
unto the Republican party if its
jim the Senate postpone
that prosperity by factious opposition
to a measure that they know they
cannot in the end defeat.
The subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations has
concluded its Hawaiian investigation.
SO far as the taking of testimony is
concerned. The reports of the sub
will shortly be submitted
to the full Committee for action there
on. Although there is some talk
about three reports there is no real
foundation for the belief that there
will be more than two-a majority re-
port signed by Democrats, and a
minority report signed by Republicans.
There is no reason to doubt which of
these reports will be adopted, notwith-
standing publications to the contrary
in Republican and standardization
papers.
President Cleveland must enjoy
reading the contradictory fairy stories
that are daily printed in the metro
politan papers concerning his alleged
actions to secure The confirmation OF
the nomination OF Mr. Peckham to the
Supreme Court. What Mr.. Cleveland
is really doing in that connection can
be automatically stated without any
violation of confidence in one word
nothing. AS the Supreme Court has
adjourned for q month there il no
special occasion for haste in disposing
of the nomination.
Anselum ]. McLauren, the new
Senator from Mississippi, is not widely
known in Washington, but if he is as
able man as the Mississippians in
Congress say he is, he will make fit
successor to Senator WalthaA. Like
" Private" John ALLEN, the popular
Congressman from the same State, he
carried musket in the late unpleasant
ness.
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STATE NEWS.