Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-04
MISLEADING GUESSES
THE CARLISLE BILL WILL HAVE
FAIR CHANCE.

FAIR CHANGE.
1t Will Probably Re the Subject Of
Caucus-Spain Discriminates on
American FlOur-A Reporters LIZ
bel ON n Kentucky Congressman.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IS, 1894.
Although there have not been at
the outside more than Is members of
Congress in Washington at any one
time during the present week, that
has not prevented those Industrious
gentlemen who make a business of
manufacturing Washington news for
sensational papers sending out de-
tailed programmes - each entirely
different from the other-of what dis
position Congress will make of the
Carlisle Currency reform bill. As
that distinguished philosopher, Josh
Billings, used to say, ait is better to
be ignorant than to know so darn
much that amt So" While President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle, as
we'll as Chairman Springer, who is in
charge of the currency bill, hope and
believe that the bill will pass the
House in some shape, neither of them
would attempt to positively say that
the House would or would not pass it,
although these irresponsible scribblers
do so daily.
As a matter OF fact, no man living is
in position to state with reasonable
degree of certainty what will be the
fate of the currency bill, and all at
tempts to do SO are but guesses. 1t
was well understood by the Democrats
of the House when the adjournment
for the holidays took place that the
recess would be devoted to a study of
how the bill might be improved, and
that no conclusion was to be reached
until they came together again. 1t is
believed, but even that has not been
definitely determined upon. that the
fate of the bill will be settled at a
Democratic caucus to be held as soon
as Congress meets again. At any rate
it can be set down rs certain that the
Democrats, and not the sensation
mongers, will decide the matter.
If Spain persists in making the duty
upon Canadian flour shipped to Cuba
IS cents barrel less than the amount
charged upon flour shipped from the
United States, she may wake up some
fine morning and find herself reading
proclamation issued by President
Cleveland that will shut Cuban sugar
out of the United States markets.
There is no doubt about the President
having ample authority for this re-
taliation. and little that he will exer-
else it, if the Spanish government re-.
fuses to favorably respond to the
representations which Minister Taylor
has been directed by Secretary Gresham
to make on the subject.
Secretary Carlisle made public this
week the plan for the reorganization
of the Office of the Supervising Ar
chitect of the Treasury, which is to
take effect January /, 1895. Under
the new plan the Architect will have
to deal only with matters which
should properly come under him; all
the rest will 60 where they properly
belong. Everybody who knows any
thing about the business of the office
admits the proposed change to be
beneficial in every respect. The office
of Architect is now vacant, but it is
expected to be filled soon after the re-
organization OF the Office. There are
twenty-five written applications for
the Office on file.
They are making lively for Repre-
sentative Asher Csruth, of Kentucky
around his usual Washington haunts
because of his having told guileless
reporter for local paper that he had
no use for present sent him from
Philadelphia. The aforesaid present
was in the shape OF book and had a
title reading: "Chips that Pass in
the Night; by Jack Pot" Inside, instead
of reading matter, was poker layout
including ivory chips. The Col. is &C.
cused by his friends of trying to bunco
that poor reporter and through him
the public, and the reporter is said to
have been discharged for accepting as
true the statement that Kentucky
Congressman had no use for q poker
layout.
Gov. Gates of Alabama is spending the
holidays in Washington, but his visit
is one of business as we'll as pleasure
When asked what brought him to
Washington at this time, he said
" My chief aim and ambition is to helT
contribute to the material develop
ment of Alabama, which is so rich in
natural resources. National legisla
ton is needed to help on the good
work. The people Of the South ar,
short of the capital required in build
ing up that section, and so / hope tina
ut the present session Congress will d.
something to relieve the necessities O
the country by some kind of financia
legislation. The Carlisle bill may no
be perfect, but is a way OF relief, ant
should be passed"
Chairman Sayers, of the House com
mittee on Appropriations, is, with {
number OF his colleagues, workin,
right through the holidays on the ap
preparation bills. DEN.