Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-20
VERY COMMENDABLE.
GROVER CLEVELAND POSES A,
DAVY CROCKETT.

The Adage 'Ie sure Your Right.
for the NOnce, finds SuppOrt-A
Republican Plot-TaIk of Revival
of Hiaine's Reciprocity Measure
Senator Hoar Placed OH the Grid.
iron.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March, 18th, 1886.
President Cleveland is allowing the
Senators to monopolize the talk on
Cuban affairs, and they have certainly
done lot OF it that was entirely I'M
necessary, this week, inasmuch as the
acceptance of the report of the COM
mittee on Foreign Relations in favor
OF the Senate accepting the House
resolutions as substitute for its own
resolutions was fOregone conclusion
from the first. And talking wasn't
the only unnecessary thing the Senate
did this week. While the report of
Its committee was pending, it adopted
a resolution calling on the President
for all the information in his posses
sion concerning the present state of
affairs in Cuba. Cuban affairs were
fully discussed at the last cabinet meet
ing and there are rumors of the Presi.
dent having sent trusted agent to
Cuba to find out just how things are
and OF his intention to send message
to Congress on the subject, but neither
the President nor any member of his
cabinet will talk about it, at least not
for publication. One thing can be set
down as certain. Congress has been
stampeded, but the administration will
not be. Mr.. Cleveland wants to know
he is right before he takes action that
cannot be recalled, and which NAV
cost the U. S. thousands of lives and
millions of dollars.
The report of the majority of the
Senate Election Committee, written
by Chandler, OF N. H., in favor of the
resolution for investigating the cleo
ton of the Alabama legislature that
elected Senator Morgan, exposes a Re-
publican plot to get majority in the
Senate by unfair means. Their
purpose is to use the Populists to help
them pass this resolution. Then to
have the investigation committee re-
port in favor of unseating Senator
Morgan, when the Populists are again
expected to join them in voting for the
adoption of that report.
The Republicans in the House hope
to get some campaign thunder out OF
the hearings which have been arranged
by a subcommittee on Ways and
Means for next week. These hearings
are announced to be for the purpose of
ascertaining whether the reciprocity
treaties and arrangements made by
the late Mr.. Blaine during the last
Republican administration were of
sufficient benefit to this country to
make their renewal advisable, and
what tariff and customs regulations in
foreign countries are detrimental to an
increase in our foreign business. As
to the reciprocity treaties, the DEM
Ocratic Congress which repealed them
ascertained by thorough investigation
that this country received no benefit
at all from the most of them and from
the others so little that the whole bust
ness was thrown overheard. Unless
miss my guess these hearings will be
followed by the same ose-colored news
paper fairy stories about reciprocity
which were so plentiful when Mr.,
Blaine was working on the scheme.
Senators Morgan and Chandler made
very good imitation of donkey out
of Senator Hoar during the somewhat
acrid debate which followed Senator
Hale's rather remarkable proceeding
of having read statement made by
the Spanish minister, which accused
three Senators by name with having
made untrue statements during the
argument on the Cuban resolutions.
Senator Hoar put in his oar by offer.
ing a resolution to postpone considera-
ton of the report OF the Foreign Rela.
tions Committee until April 9th, and
aggravated the matter by some sneer-
ing remarks at the expense of that
committee for having agreed TO reso-
luton that was binding upon no.
body. Just when he was talking
about the injustice of our meddling
with the affairs of Spain and Cuba,
Senator Morgan quietly upset the old
gentleman by asking: "Where did
you get the information upon which
TO sustain your earnest action regard.
ing Armenian" After Mr.. Hoar had
tried to reconcile his late position to-
wards the Armenians with his present
position towards the Cubans, to the
great amusement of the Senate and
the crowded galleries, Senator Chan.
dler read telegram which Senator
Hoar sent to the President, Offering
his support by speech and vote for the
most vigorous measures against the
Turks, even to treating them as pi-
rates and enemies Of the human race,
and turning to Mr.. Hoar, he said: al
suppose you intended to add, provided
that nothing is done until after April
9th"
The anti-option bill of Col. Hatch,
which has been killed so often and
which passed the House in the last
Congress and came near enough to be-
ing passed by the Senate to badly
brighten its opponents. is about to be |
killed once more. The House COM
mittee on Agriculture has agreed to
table the bill.
Senator Turpie's speech against the |
right of Dupont, of Delaware, to a |
seat in the Senate is unanswerable |
from a legal and constitutional point |
of view. Dem.
New Spring hats just received at
the La Mode.