The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-04-14
OUR WAsHINaT0NiLErTER

Inc agony ID over, and Congress
| will not adjourn very soon. The in
dependence OF the Radicals in Con-
gressis portrayed very plainly in their
recent action on the questions of ad-
journment and legislation for the
South. For three weeks pasta large
number Of them have spoken and
voted against legislation for the South
during this session. The instant that
the President sends few lines into
Congress asking for Legislation upon
that subject there is almost breaking
of necks to see which Of the refrac-
tory Radicals can be first to bend
their head to bis decree, for such
they understand it TO be. Only one
General Farnsworth-had the dar-
ing to stick by what he said. When
Ben. Butler saw Blaine, Dawes, Gar
field and others, who had assailed
him for his position, wheeling into
line at the crack OF the Presidents
whip, he chuckled aloud at his tri-
umph. The President and Morton
| wanted to send in q message on tho
pattern of Buffers bill. but Shella-
barger said that the Democrats would
never consent to It's passage and 30
! .ae present message was framed.
Tbs ccumittee who were selected to
form a b;,l met yesterday but could
not como to ai-y agreement; they will
meet again on Mon:1aJ. The Demo-
Gratis on the committee >.ill object to
any measure which confers ao,e ,eiticnai
power ON the President TO use t.es
army and navy to carry out his polit-
ical designs against the South.
The Sumner-Grant fight is pro-
crossing nicely in the Senate. There
are very few OF the Presidents friends
who wish to make open assault upon
the Massachusetts, martyr, as they
fear the consequences at home, but
they vote against him. To Morton
and Conkling, especially, has the task
Of attacking Sumner been delegated.
Morton has uttered few sonorous
growls during the past few days. but
Conkling has been barking at Sumner
like little poodle dog at the heels
of q mastif. On Thursday the at
tempt TO choke him down when be
desired to read his San Domingo res
olutions, which failed is thus spoken
of by the Tribune: eff Mr.. Summers
resolutions are to be answered, it will
not be by sheer force of lungs,
wherewith his opponents yesterday
sought to below him down. 1t is q
pity that . Senator from New York
should need to be told that, in that
style OF performance, any jackass can
surpass him." Greeley is sharp on
his friend Conkling. Yesterday Mr..
Conkling again objected to the recep-
ton of Mr.. Summers resolution. AT
ter considerable discussion the point
of order was laid on the table. Mr..
Sumner notified the Senate that on
Monday he would move the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Sherman, now pending,
| and that he would then speak on the
resolutions. Conkling. who had
grown conscious that he had made a
goose of himself for the past two
days, desired to state that his obiec-
tion was to preserve the rule adopted
i by the Senate, and that he had no
objection to that particular resolution
none than any other, and that should
any Senator ask for unanimous con-
sent to introduce resolution, he
would be the last one to object. -
Conkling did not much improve his
position, as he looked ssfor all the
world" like man who was lying to
get ont of a sorape, but Mr.. Summer
shrewdly took him at his word and