Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-01-09

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events of Interest from the Seat
of Government. .
BY j. l.. JONES,
Mark Hannn's Daughter.
BY j. T.. JONES.

of the congressional committee of the
National American Woman's Suffrage
association. The lady is Mrs Medill
! Mccormick of Chicago, daughter of
the late Senator Mark Hanna. Medill
Mccormick has been somewhat of a
there is more or less of a suspicion
that his charming wife has urged him
on. Mrs. Mccormick has for several
years been an active suffragette and
she has established a wide reputation
because of her work in behalf of votes
for women. The suffragettes of ILL
nois give her large part of the credit
for the victory of their cause in that
state. Mrs. Mccormick is splendidly
adapted to national leadership because
of the strength she possesses in cir
cles where the laws of the country are
Matched.
Statistics on Death.
| Uncle Sam has figured out that the
death rate during the past year has
been 1879 per thousand population,
showing that Notwithstanding the high
cost of living and the increased sport
ing proclivities of the American peo-
pie, they live longer than in 1911,
when the rate was 14.2 per thousand.
In figuring out where one can reside
and live longest, the state of Washing
ton seems to be the health zone. as the
death rate recorded in that state was
81 per thousand Minnesota comes
next with 9.S per thousand, while the
mortality in Maryland, New York and
Rhode Island exceeded 20 per thou
sand. Seattle, Washington, is the
most healthful city, according to it's
mortality statistics, of any city in the
Union, for 81 per thousand is it's death
rate. Albany, New York, has mortal
ity of 1876 per thousand
The Expectation of Champ Clark.
Champ Clark declares there is a
big business move coming on as sure
as shooting" Likewise the speaker
pays his compliments to Col. Roosevelt
by saying that "if an anaconda down
in South America should swallow Col
Roosevelt the Progressive party would
lie down and die in about six weeks"
This humorous" remark is followed
by the suggestion: But l guess Ted
dy will scare the anaconda out"
Speaker Clark finds possible cure for
panics through easy money for the
small merchants and manufacturers
of the country, resulting from the re-
cent currency legislation, which he be-
lieves is panacea for all the bank
ing evils that have existed since the
days of shin plasters in Missouri.
Iowa Congressman to BE Elected.
Iowa Is to be the scene of a con-
gressional election in the district of
the late Mr.. Pepper. The congression-
al campaign committees of the old
parties find it extremely delightful to
have an opportunity for activity in sim
gle districts in off years, largely for
the reason that their campaign reve-
nues measure up to about that size.
When it comes to general national
campaigns these committees find their
consolation in the wonderful memory
of other wonderful days, when corpo-
rations and interests knocked the
heads out of the barrel and split their
money into the laps of the bosses.
The Protection of Niagara.
The brake of legislation is about to
be again applied to the attempts to
milk" Niagara falls through the use
of such an amount of water for power
as to materially affect it's scenic beau
ty. Both the New York legislature
and the national Congress have meas
ures under way to prevent the extern
sion of reckless water power enter
prises.
Lobbyists Who Succeed.
While the talk of lobbying" is
heard mostly in connection with big
bills, such as tariff and currency, that
attract the attention of the whole
country, the fact is. as nobody knows
better than the lobbyists themselves,
that their best chances for getting
through bills are in connection with
subjects that are not being generally
discussed. In the intervals between
important measures, when senate and
house are marking time and few mem
bers are in their seats, is when the
clever lobbyist gets in his work.
In this manner was the senate COM
mitted in the dull days of October.
after the adoption of the tariff bill and
before the currency measure came out
of the committee. On day when only
a very few senators were in their seats
a request was made for unanimous
consent" to fix date for voting on
senate bill 1856. The consent" was
given and the bill went through Prob