Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-03-02
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
EVERY SENATOR HAS A HOBBY
ON TARIFF.
senator Voorhees, Presents "a Petition
From 5000 Citizens Of Massa.
form.

senator voorhees, Presents Il Petition
From 5000 Citizens of Nassa.
chusclts Demanding Tariff Re.
form.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1891.
1t isn't pleasant, but unfortunately
it is true, that the signs OF the Demo-
ratio Senators getting together" on
the tariff bill are not as promising as
they were. They all agree that We
must have tariff reform, but few OF
them have ideas which they have so
far refused to be argued out OF as to
what continues tariff reform. 1t is
this and not the interference of
President Cleveland, which has pre-
vented the reporting Of the bill to tie
Finance Committee. 1t would be use
less to get the bill Lefore the Senate
knowing that enough Democratic
Senators would vote against it to make
majority with the aid OF the solid
Republican vote. Those who are i'm
patient at the delay should remember
that the Republicans have 80 Senators
and that 43 is majority. 1t should
not be forgotten, either, that the votes
OF the 3 populist Senators are I'M
certain and may, unless the Demo
Gratis vote together, hold the balance
of power. The charge that President
Cleveland is trying to dictate to the
Democratic Senators is absolutely
false. He has no desire other than to
see them agree and take speedy action
on the bill, and that is desire that
should be shared by every Democrat.
Senator Mills paid his respects to
the Republican Senators who sought
to kill little time by slurring at his
connection with the subcommittee
that is considering the Wilson tariff
bill in the following vigorous English ::
Il have no apology to make for any
part that have taken in trying to
reduce the burden which our friends
on the other side have heaped upon
the shoulders OF the people, and which
they have been increasing from year
to year for the past thirty years. | do
not feel that it is the duty of the Sena-
tors and Representatives to consult
the people who are receiving the
plumber from the pockets of the
yeomanry of the country. We are
sent here to discharge a duty to the
citizens and not to consult the
benefciaries As TO how much we will
allow them?
Senator Voorhees, looked at Senator
Hoar and smiled as he presented to
the Senate petition signed by more
than 1000 citizens of Massachusetts,
asked for the speedy passage of the
Wilson tariff bill because Of its "offer-
ing substantial measure of relief
from the most burdensome exactions
of the existing tariff law" Mr.. Hoar
got excited aud wanted to know who
we're the sighers of such a petition,
but he was more than satisfied-he
was crushed, for the moment; nothing
short Of death can permanently crush
him-when informed that among them
were such men as John NJ. Forbes,
William Lloyd Garrison, Amos w.
Stetson, and William C. Endicott.
The petition was sent to Mr.. Voorhees,
because the Massachusetts Senators
have been accused of suppressing
similar petitions sent to them.
Secretary Carlisle has had a lot OF
trouble owing to the dissemination of
National banks to receive silver
certificates in exchange for legal tender
notes forwarded for redemption.
Wishing to know whether he had a
legal right to compel the banks to &C.
cept the silver certificates he made
formal application to Attorney Gen
eral Olney for an official opinion de-
fining the status of the silver
certificates. That opinion is that
silver certificates are not lawful money,
being merely the Governments re-
ceipt for silver, which will be delivered
upon surrender of the certificate.
The Senate was very obliging when
it ordered an investigation of charges
made concerning the connection OF
Hon. Josiah Quincy, OF Massachusetts,
with the charge OF contractors for the
publication of the Patent Office Ga
zette upon no better evidence than
that OF a man whom Mr.. Quincy had
been instrumental in having kicked
out of a public sinecure. Neither Mr..
Quincy nor his friends have any fear
of the result of the investigation, which
will be made by Senators German,
Ransom and Henderson, who have
already been notified by Mr.. Quincy of
his willingness to aid them in every
way to get all the information desired.
Senator White, Of Louisiana, has q
right to feel proud of the good opinions
OF his colleagues and the public re-
gardless of politics which have been
expressed since his nomination and
unanimous confirmation to the
Supreme Court vacancy. Had he
been entirely unknown his speech on
the Hawaiian question, delivered this
week, would have placed him in the
front rank of the ablest men in the
Senate. His future colleagues, the
justices of the Supreme Court, regard
his legal knowledge As decided ac-
QUESTION to "the greatest tribunal in
the world"
Senator Morgan's Democratic col
leagues on the Committee on foreign
relations decline to endorse the report
he wrote on the Hawaiian investiga.
ton, and will prepare a minority re-
port. The Republican members of
the Committee will sign Mr.. Morgan's