Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-22
STILL OBDURATE.
THE SENATE NOT DISPOSED TO
ECONOMIZE.

6CONOMlZG.
Senator nill Has a Tilt With ellis
Whiskers,, Carlisle Shakes Up
Ex.SPeaker Reed-BOss Plat ID.
recting "the Machine.o
Regular correspondence of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. Is, 1895.
With the Senate pulling one way
and the House the other there is little
probability that President Cleveland's
advice will he taken to the extent of
saving SIC, 100000 in interest that will
have to be paid on those 3 and 3-4
per cent bonds. The House Ways
and Means committee has reported q
resolution for the saving of those mill
lions by authorizing the issue of per
cent gold bonds.
But nothing can be hoped from the
Senate, where it has been announced
by those who are strong enough to
make good their language that the
only financial legislation they will
agree to is the bill for the unlimited
coinage of silver, which has been IA
vorably reported from the Finance
Committee. This bill provides that
the government shall coin and deliver
for each dollars worth of bullion pre-
scented at the minis one silver dollar,
and that the difference in weight shall
be retained as seigniorage, and was
originally section of a general finan-
cial bill introduced by Senator Jonss,
Of Arkansas.
1t would seem that Secretary Car
isles statement, that the only reason
for not at first making public all the
details of the contract made for that
purchase of gold with bonds was that
it might hamper the other contracting
parties, and that the administration
had nothing to conceal should have
been sufficient, but it has not prevent
ed some of the Senators from making
exhibitions of themselves.
Senator Hill had little fun with
"his whiskers," otherwise known as
Senator PETER, this: week. His
whiskers" wanted to know why his
resolution asking the Senate Judiciary
Committee to report on the legality of
the bond issues by this administration
could not at once be acted upon.
Senator Hill, member of the Judiciary
Committee, said, in the absence of the
chairman of the Committee, he was
not At liberty to explain why a report
had not been made, but he stated that
the committee would be disposed to
get the opinion Of the Attorney Gen
eral before acting upon such a ques-
ton. This angered his whiskers"
who said: "Oh, do not want to hear
from the Attorney General. l regard
my own opinion on this point as good
as that OF the Attorney General"
"Then," said Senator Hill amidst
laughter on the floor and in the gall
!eries, al have nothing whatever to
say, after that statement" The sar-
casm was lost upon CHS whiskers,"
who, prompted by his egotism contin-
ued: al have no doubt that l have
given the subject more attention than
the Attorney General, or than the Sem
stor from New York. have no doubt
that l have given it not only more
careful consideration, but more intel
ligent consideration" This time Sen
ator Hill joined in the laughter which
closed the farce.
The Senate amendment to the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill, appropriating 100000 to start
the laying of a government cable to
Hawaii, has many bitter enemies in
the House, which has refused to con-
cur therein. The bill is now in con-
ference, and unless the Senate recedes,
a contest lasting to the closing days of
the session, and maybe resulting in
the failure of the appropriation bill, is
inevitable.
Secretary Carlisle took some of the
conceit out of ex.Speaker Reed this
week, but he still has enough left to
supply dozen ordinary men. The
incident occurred when Secretary Car
Isle was explaining to the Ways and
Means committee of the House, OF
which Mr.. Reed is member, why and
how that bond contract WAS made by
the administration. Mr.. Reed POM
pously inquired of Secretary Carlisle
why his substitute, which was last
week defeated by the House. was not
satisfactory to the administration.
Secretary Carlisle answered by read.
ing a clause Of the act of 1874, which
had been overlooked by all the speak
ers during the financial discussion,
and which would have nullified any
benefit that might have been derived
from the Reed substitute. For once
Mr.. Reed was lost for an answer. The
law read by Secretary Carlisle gives
the holders of national bank notes the
right to have them redeemed by treas
ury notes. if they so desire, and as the |
treasury notes are redeemable in gold,
it practically makes national bank |
notes also redeemable in gold. The
Reed substitute only recognized the |
gEeeHbaeks as fedeemabie in gold. /
There is heap OF ignorance in Con-
gress as we'll as among the people, on
this financial question.
Boss Plat took day off from the
arduous duty of directing the Republi.
can majority of the New York legisla-
ture and came over to Washington
this week to issue a few orders to the
New York Republican members of the
House, and to give Lemuel Eli Quigg !
q few pointers for the editorial page Of
the New York City Plat organ.
DEN. !