Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-08-08

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events OF Interest from the Seat
of Government.
Hi J. r. JONES.
Cropping I'M the Dark.

The lingering suspicion that the av-
erage congressman knows about as
much about the fundamental principles
involved In currency and banking leg
, lslatlon as he does about the high price
OF cheese in the Sahara, appears to
have been verified. The Aldrich COM
mission made a very exhaustive study
OF the problems and in the administra-
tion bill before the house committee
some of the principal features of the
Aldrlch plan are found lurking be-
meath additional theories worked out
by aides of the president.
1t Is openly talked on Capitol Hill
that the Democratic committeeman
working with Mr.. Glass owe a good
part of their differences to a lack of
knowledge Of their subject At a re-
cent meeting of the Democratic mem
bers of the house committee Represent
alive Buckley of Ohio wanted to know
why the members of this committee
were so discourteous to each other?"
Mr.. Korbly of Indiana, who had been
kicking up the fuss that provoked the
question. denied any intention on his
part to make rough house, while Will
son of Florida got into the controversy
and asserted that he had properly be-
haved.
However, that number of gentle
ment engaged in framing the legisla-
ton are thoroughly conversant with
the subject is unquestioned. On the
Republican side Representative Hayes
of California is said to be giving a
good deal of attention to the question,
though Congressman Woods of Iowa
appears to be the best posted man the
minority has and he not only has been
in the banking business, but has gone
to the very bottom of the question, hav-
ing studied the principles and history
of the currency problem as it exists in
all civilized countries.
The Republicans will undoubtedly
look to him to prepare their case. The
majority of the representatives will be
content to take their leaders word
for it." Senators likewise, while sup
posed to be wonderfully wise, have a
lot to learn about this legislation, and
If they should get through talking
about the tariff, they may be able to
vote on a currency bill shortly before
"snow fly"
A Little Tariff Information.
Senator Cummins of Iowa has fig
ured 1t out that 81 per cent. of the
things grown in California are subject
to tariff duty, but Senator Simmons,
the high spizzerinktum of the Demo-
cratic side Of the senate, says that the
question of protection for any Ameri-
can industry has not been considered.
This is, If your please, revenue tariff
bill. Next upon the scene comes Sem
ator Works of California, at a time
when the people of Washington are
looking for substitute for lemons,
since that fruit has scared as high as
a nickel per, and that, too, for fruit Of
Indifferent quality. Works pleads that
1.-The question of the tariff on citrus
fruits is a question of right and just
tice and not of expediency or of pota-
toes"
With a bunch of Western Democratic
senator's backsliding on prediction
promises and supporting free wool and
free sugar, and with several Republi-
cans, and Moose Poindexter siding
with the Democrats on some of their
schedules, the cock-sureness of the ad-
ministration bill becoming law seems
settled. The high tariff policy of
Smoot, Penrose, ct al, has suffered
severe crimp since the LaFollette
amendment to the wool bill, and the
Cummins amendment to the metal
schedule will receive the support of
the following II Progressive Republi-
cans, who have entered into an agree
ment: Senators LaFollette, Wiscon-
sin; Bristow, Kansas; Clapp, Mime
sofa; Cummings and Kenyon, Iowa;
Crawford and Sterling, South Dakota;
Borah, Idaho; Gronna, North Dakota;
Norris, Nebraska, and Works, Cali
fornia
Is the Original Moses.
In every pinch Senator Townsend Of
Michigan flies to the relief of the Re-
publicans and the denunciation of the
policies of the administration. Town
send is a plucky fighter and is prov
ing himself the proper man to lead the
children of the Elephant unto isles of
safety. He has relieved himself of
speeches upon very nearly every ques-
tion in existence, while Representative
Kahn of California. by the aid Of a
week-old filibuster of the Republicans,