Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-06-08

"For Campaign Use Only''-Democratic e.
fort for Reduction Of Taxation-Synopsis of
Vote on TelIer's Resolution of Boer Sympa-
thy-U. S. Senate Declines to Make Its
Members Elective by the PeopIe-Frauds
Galore Confront the Administration.
From our Regular Correspon lent.
WASHINGTON, June l, 1900.
The Republican bluff at anti-tru
legislation is being carried to the ex-
tent of devoting three days of the
time of the House to speaking and
voting on the alleged antitrust rtso.
luton reported by the votes of the
Republican members of the House Jul
dietary Committee, and the bill amend
ing the Sherman antitrust law. The
Democratic caucus decided TO oppose
the resolution, unless it was amended
so as to strike out the encroachment
upon States rights, and to offer as
substitute the Littlefield bill. II Re-
publicans had been sincere in the de-
sire to enact antitrust legislation,
they would not have waited until the
closing days Of the session, when it is
impossible for the legislation to get
acted upon by the Senate. 1t was
held back purposelv to prevent action
| by the Senate, the object being to
supply stump speakers with argu-
ments to use with antitrust voters,
while the big leaders will pat the trust
magnates on he back and assure
them that the action of the House
was for campaign Use only and has no
chance of going through the Senate.
These points have been brought out
by the Democrats OF the House, and
they will be kept before the people by
Democratic editors and speakers.
Representative Richardson, of Ten.
nessee, offered the following resolution
in the House Democratic caucus and
it was adopted: Whereas, there is
known 10 be large and growing sur
plus in the Treasury, over and above
the necessities of the government
arising from the taxes levied and col
lected under the war tax act of 1898:
Therefore, Resolved, That we favor the
reduction of the taxes provided for in
said act, and We do not think the
present session of Congress should adj
journ until said taxes shall have been
repealed as to certain articles and re-
duced as TO others, until there is
total reduction in the aggregate of at
least 80 per centum. We pledge our.
selves at all times to support any
measure or measures providing for
such reduction" Before the cam
paign is over the Republican managers
will be sorry that they allowed Con.
gress to adjourn without reducing war
taxation.
Two Democ-ats-Iindsay, of Ken
lucky, and Pettus, of Alabama, voted
with thirty-eight Republicans to kill
Senator Teller's resolution OF sympa-
thy for the Beers by referring it to the
committee on Foreign Relations
Included in the 26 Senators who voted
against thus killing the resolution
were four Republicans-Chandler, of
New Hampshire; Hale, of Maine;
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, and Mason,
of Illinois-and three who are classed
as Silver Republicans, Populists, or
Observation-Disclosures, OF Idaho;
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, and Tel
Ter. of Colorado.
Hon. Martin Maginnis. one of the
claimants TO a seat in the Senate, has
been granted the privilege of the floor
OF the Senate. Mr.. Clark, the other
claimant, is entitled to that privilege
as an ex-senator.
In slapping public sentiment in the
face by reporting against the election
OF United States senators by direct
vote, which was recently endorsed by
more than twO-thirds of the House,
the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections sought to let the Sem
ate down easy by accompanying that
report with another in favor of the
Hoar bill for amending the present
law 40 that after q failure to elect
Senator in six ballots, a plurality vote
OF Legislature shall elect q Senator.
The Hoar bill is merely . compro-
mise. Public sentiment demands the
election of Senators by direct vote and
the demand will, sooner or later, have
to be met.
The Washington Post fatty charges
Postmaster General Smith with hin.
dering investigation into scandalous
charges concerning the administration
of the Washington City postoffice.
Verify, things are getting warm in ad-
ministratiOn circles, and more than
ice and electric fans are needed to
lower the official temperature.
Word has been passed among Re-
publican Senators to let everything
else go and get the last appropriation
bills out of the way in order that ad-
journment may take place on the 9th
inst, as provided by the resolution
adopted by the House. The Philip
pine bill is dead for all time and the
Nicaragua Canal bill is dead for this
session, and there 10 to be no reduc-
ton Of war taxes.
The Senate committee on Relations
with Cuba began it's investigation of
the Wholesale stealing over there,
under the Bacon resolution, which
was forced down the throats of the
Republicans by the Democrats, by
calling for information from three de-
partments, War, Navy and Postoffice,
as to receipts and expenditures in
Cuba under the jurisdiction OF each.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee will see that no whitewashing
il done. Dr,f