Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-14

From our Regular Correspondent.
Washingtong, Feb. It'll, 1896.
Democratic Senators are proving the
truth of the adage, that "There are
more ways to kill dog than by hang
ing, by forgetting, Of at least laying
aside their financial differences, and
working together for the purpose of
killing the House tariff bill; and
whether they succeed or not, they
have already badly frightened the Re.
publicans. They have succeeded,
aided by the vote of Senator Jones, of
Nevada, in getting free coinage sub
stitute for the House tariff bill re-
ported from the Finance Committee.
and that is the weapon they intend to
use to thump the life out of the tariff
bill. Upon direct vote of the Senate
it would require the combined vote of
all the Democrats and Populists to
make majority OF one over the Al
Republicans, who are apparently
united in defense of the tariff bill,
and it is doubtful if the votes of all
the Populists can he had against the
tariff bill. But there are other ways
OF accomplishing legislative ends be-
sides direct votes, and the Democratic
side of the Senate is especially strong
in skilled partiamentarians.
To say that President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle were pleased to know
that the proposed issue OF bonds was
over-subscribed TO the extent OF about
500, 100000 is a very mild way Of
stating how those gentlemen felt when
the bids had all been opened and
tabulated. Of course they, as we'll as
everybody else, realize that this bond
issuing business is thoroughly bad,
but so long as Republican laws make
it necessary to do so, it is naturally
gratifying to all members of the ad-
ministration to know that so many
people are ready and willing to invest
their money in them. 1t indicates a
faith in national finances that cannot
but have good effect in business
circles throughout the country.
The selection OF Hon. Edwin F. Uhl,
now Assistant Secretary of State, to be
Ambassador to Germany, appears to
have given general satisfaction to DEM
ocrats in Congress. Mr.. Uhl has
made q splendid record in the State
Department.
Publicly the Republicans all pretend
to believe that Mr.. Harrison's letter
entirely removes him from the con-
test for the Republican Presidential
nomination. This is especially true of
the supporters of other candidates,
who are rather OVERRIDING the thing in
their anxiety to convince the Harrison
people that their man is out for good
and all. But privately nine Republi-
cans out of ten will admit that they
consider the letter absolutely meaning
less, and that it leaves Mr.. Harrison
just where he was before it was
written. Weeks ago, it was given out
by Mr.. Harrison's friends that his
name would not be formally presented
to the convention by the Indiana
delegation, but might be sprung upon
the convention if there WAS anything
like deadlock, in the interest OF party
harmony. Mr.. Harrison's letter con-
firms the first part of tina. statement,
and says nothing else. In short, MIR.
Harrison's letter is thought to mean
merely that he declines to enter the
general scramble, when the chances
would be against his winning; but he
is just as willing to be the candidate
AS ever.
The fight made on the appropria-
tons for the Catholic charitable in
situations in Washington, in the
House this week, may not have been
of itself thing of national Importance
but il will be heard from, inasmuch as
it brought out the fact that many Re-
publican members of the house were
while claiming to be fighting sectarian-
| ism, in reality merely acting as agents
for the A. P. A. They got so mixed
up that they defeated the District of
Columbia appropriation bill; the first
time such thing ever happened in
the House. The vote WAS afterward
reconsidered and the bill sent back to
committee.
Col. William r. Morrison brands as
fabrications those stories cent on,
from Chicago, as to what he intended
to do to control the financial opinions
of the Illinois delegation to the Ma.
tional Convention. He said: al
have read the dispatches from Chi
cago, and will say in reply that
have sent no messages to the Democ
racy of Illinois; by any one whomso
ever. This answers all the assertions
and is as good as a whole column o.
denial"
Ex.Congressman Hendricks, OF N
Y, who was in Washington this week
said when asked what he thought o.
the condition Of the Democratic party
"Oh, Democracy is all right; that j:
to say, its cardinal principles are cor
rect and sure to endure. The root o.
} the tree is live and healthy, but some
excrescences have developed in the toy
that need looping off. / have nj
doubt that the party will get back in
the old conservative channels in the
, course OF time"
The House will, OF course, sustain
the report OF the Ways and Means
committee, that the House do not con
, cur in the free coinage substitute fol
the House bond bill, which was last
week passed by the Senate. Then
there will be conference, the mem
bers of which may be looked upon as
mourners, as both measures will die
on their hands.
A substitute for the first Cuban res.
olution has been reported from the
Senate committee on Foreign Rela
tons. 1t declares it TO be the opinion
of Congress that the belligerency o.
the Cubans should be recognized by
the u. s. Dem.