Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-09

IidH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LOOt ttC iIedSury
by Means Of Omnibus Bis-The Philippine
PoIicy-The Trusts Fear havemeyer as a
Witness in Cuban Reciprocity Discussion. as
he Sometimes Tells too Much, as When Be-
fore the Industrial Commission He Admitted
That 1.-The Tariff Was the Mother Of Trusts"
The Party In Power Apprehensive That
Their Support Of the Clio Bill Was Unwise
as the Price Of Butter Has Advanced With
That Of Meats-tienry Clay Evans Will Get
His Reward of Consul General at London.
tFrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, May /, 1902.
AS all of the appropriation bills,
with the exception of the general de-
ficiency bill which will not be reported
until the last of the session have been
reported, it is possible to make an
approximate estimate OF the total ap-
preparations of the sessions and to
certain extent Of this Congress. The
general appropriation bills so far re-
ported, some of them already laws,
aggregate $55S,S5l ,20S. This is with
out taking into account the $4,000
600 appropriated on Tuesday for pub
lie buildings and numerous other
special appropriations. AS it is esti.
mated that the general deficiency bill
will approximate several millions it is
considered safe to predict that this
will go down in history as a billion.
and-a.half dollar Congress" for it is
safe to assume that the appropria-
tons Of the short session will at least
equal those made this year. Should
the Nicaraguan Canal bill become a
law that would add $3.50, OOO,OOO more
to the aggregate. In this connection,
too, it is worth remembering that, by
the repeal of the war revenue taxes,
the annual receipts of the government
have been curtailed by a sum esti-
mated At $7O,OOO.OOO. The greatest
incentive to lavish expenditure at this
session of Congress has been the ap-
prehension on the part of the pro-
tectionists that surplus in the
Treasury would lead to tariff reduc-
ton and their object has been to ex-
pend the surplus, irrespective of ne.
cessity, in order to obviate any revis.
ion of the tariff schedules. Later
they will advance, against the agita-
ton for tariff revision, the argument
that the revenues are no more than is
needed for the expenses of the govern.
ment and the unthinking element of
the voters, without rejecting that as
now framed the tariff laws are calcu.
lated to produce maximum of pro-
lection and a minimum of income,
will accept the specious reasoning of
the Republican leaders.
The methods employed TO secure
the passage of the Omnibus public
building bill this week serve rs an
excellent example of the manner in
which the dominant party effects it's
ends. This bill contained many ap.
preparations for worthy objects and
some long needed public buildings but
IL also contained provisions for others
which were little short of loOting the
treasury" In order to secure the
passage OF the unworthy bills the Re-
publicans consolidated oil bills for
public buildings into one measure.
Opposition to one would mean opposi-
ton TO all. They went even further
and included in the bill a provision
for come public improvement in al.
most every State in the Union so that
one Representative who voted against
it would be voting against the wishes
OF his constituents. A special rule
was adopted which made it impossible
to amend by striking out any of the
VIGOROUSLY unworthy provisions and
limited the debate to three bours,
manifestly loo short q time in which
10 consider a bill with objects SO num-
erous and diverse. l cite this case
merely IS sample OF Republican
methods in the House.
Senators Carmack, Teller and SIM
mons have made speeches in the Sen.
ate Analysing Republican policy in the
Philippines and have, at times, almost
provoked the Republican side into re-
plying, but the famed Republican dis
cipline has prevailed and no speeches
have been made on that side of the
chamber. Senator Lodge has attempt
ed to fix the hour for the vote and it
is his desire to occupy the entire time
from the conclusion of the last Demo.
cratic speech until the vote, so that
the Democrats will have no time to
reply. That the Senator will be able
to accomplish this end is denied by
the Democrats. Senator Rawlins has
requested me to state that he did not
refer to General Chaffee, as stated by
the Associated Press. as a bastard
villain" but merely applied the term
in general to whoever was responsible
for the Smith order and other atroc.
tiles in the Philippines.
There have been no developments in
the case of Cuban reciprocity on the
floor OF the Senate but Senator Teller
has determined to push the investiga.
tion provided for by his resolution to
the utmost. He will not be satisfied
with Senator Platte War Department
evidence but insists that witnesses be
summoned. Already the officials of
the Sugar Trust have been called upon
TO testify including Mr.. Henry o. Hav.
emeyer. 1t was with decided reiuct.
ance that the President of the Sugar
Trust was summoned by the Republi.
cans as they are apprehensiye OF the
nature OF that gentleman's evidence.
1t will be remembered that when tes-
tifying before the Industrial Commits.
sion Mr.. Havemeyer made the famous
statement. The tariff is the mother
OF trusts" and the Republican Sena-
tors are very nervous for fear tho
sugar magnate may announce some
further embarrassing truths on this
occasion.
Now that the final passage OF the
anti-oleomargarine bill has been &C.
complished the Republicans in Con.
gress, who were responsible for its en-.
actment, are beginning to wonder if
they have dOna wiaolv Tho recaoco