Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SOME INTERESTING DOCUMENTS
ARE PROMISED.

ARE PROMISED.
Regarding the Expenses of the
Bcring Sea; C0mmission-Senat
Jones, Financial Bill-Protection
Affords an object l. essen-Income
Tax Wins.
Regular Correspondence eff the Standard.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 25, 1896.
Secretary Gresham will submit some
very interesting documents to Con-
gress in response to the resolution
adopted by the House, calling for in
formation concerning the expenses Of
the Boring Sea Commission, ap-
pointed by President Harrison, and
the cost to the United States of carry
ing out the joint treaty between the
United States. Great Britain and Ger
many to maintain the government of
Samoa. These documents will show
that members and supporters of the
Harrison administration are in no po-
sition to criticize the foreign policy OF
the present or any other administra-
ton.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, intro
duced his financial bill in the Senate
this week just as any ordinary bill is
introduced, although he had hoped
that it might have had the endorse.
ment of the Finance committee before
it was formally brought to the atten-
ton of the Senate. The bill author
ICES the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue in his discretion bonds at 3 per
cent. up to $50O,O0O,OO0; provides
that the tax on national bank cur
rency shall be one.fourth OF one per
cent, and that they may issue cur
rency up to the par value Of the bonds
deposited by them; also, for the I'M
limited coinsge of silver, the govern
ment to retain as seigniorage the diff.
ference between tho market value of
the bullion and the face value of the
money coined. Senator Smith, of
New Jersey, also introduced . finan-
cial bill, which merely provides for the
issue of bonds and the establishment
of a non-partisan monetary commits
sion, to investigate and report to Con-
gress next December. There is no ap-
parent change in the financial situa-
ton in the House, which has lately
been looking to the Senate, if not for
guidance, at least for q pointer.
Mr.. w. J. Broderick, president OF
the St. Louis Live Stock Exchange, is
in Washington helping others in
terested in our foreign meat and cattle
trade 10 get that obnoxious differen.
tial sugar tariff repeated. Mr.. Brod.
erick says not q word about diseased
American cattle would have been
heard from Europe, if that differential
duty had not been imposed, and be
added: elf it is not repealed, we
shall lose the entire trade of CONT.
mental Europe, and the producers oil
beef will have to rely solely on theil
home market. That market is already
suffering with q ruinous over-supply
1t is a fine object lesson OF what pro.
lection will do and shows up the
beauties of . home market perfectly
In the meantime the cattle growers O.
the west are wondering if this Con
gress has any intention OF legislatins
in the interests OF the people," Tht
obstacle to the repeal of the differ
entail duty is the Senate. A bill fol
its repeal has been favorably re
ported to the House, and will b,
passed, but it will require strong pres
sure from the public to get it through
the Senate.
By a vote of 9 to the Judiciary
Committee of the House adopted
resolution censuring Judge Kicks, O
Ohio, for his methods of making u,
his official accounts when he first be
came Judge, instead Of the impeach
ment resolution which the committe,
had first authorized. There will be ,
minority report, standing out for i'm
parchment, presented to the Hous,
by Representative Bailey, Of Texas.
Senator Butler, Of South Carolina i
credited with the intention of tryin,
to keep Senator-elect Tillman. who il
to be his successor, out of his seat il
the Senate, and his presentation of
petition from DR.. Sampson Pope, lat,
Democratic candidate for governor O
South Carolina, asking that the Senat,
investigate charges of fraud which h,
makes against Tillman and his associ
ates, makes it look as though he wer,
properly credited. Senator Butler hal
always been popular with his Demo
cratic colleagues, but most Of then
think he is making Q serious mistak,
in supporting the request for q Con
gressional investigation of q Stat,
election.
Senators German, Smith and Lind
say gave notice to the Senate Inter
state Commerce Committee, after til
votes had prevented the adoption O
several amendments they favored, thai
they would consent to have the rail
road pooling bill favorably reported te
the Senate, and take their chance o.
getting their amendments adopted by
vote of the Senate. Accordingly the
bill has been favorably reported to the
Senate just as it was passed by the
House.
Senator Sherman's antitrust law is
no better than some of the other laws
with which his name has been con.
nected. The Supreme Court this
week decided that it did not touch the
sugar trust.
The income tax won easily in its
first legal contest. Judge Hagner
sitting in the equity branch OF the Su.
preme Court OF the District of Colum.
bia, refused to grant an injunction
asked for to prevent the collection OF
the income tax and decided the tax to
be valid. An appeal was noted.
Dem.