The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-09-13
cApIrAL CORRESPONDENTS.
SALEM, Sept. 0. 1877:

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young commonwealth beautiful cap
ital is filed with the assembled wis.
dom which has been called from the
multitudinous people and sent hither
to disseminate and radiate its influence
and benefits throughout our borders.
The hotels, boarding houses and all
other available habitations are crowd
ed with the brains, intelligence, digni-
ty and shape of the State, and the
buzzing, thinking and button-holing
are going on with ferocity seldom
equalled and meyer excelled.
At nine o'clock this morning both
branches of the Legislative body as
sembled in their respective halls ESQ
handsomely furnished and arranged by
that prince of gentlemen, Secretary Of
State Chadwiok), and temporarily
organized, with Hon. Jas. ID. Fay, Of
Jackson, as President of Senate, and
A. r. Burbanks, of Yamhill, as Speak
er of the House. After appointing
the usual committees on credentials,
both houses adjourned for food and
moisture.
In the afternoon the House met
promptly at the stated hour and the
report OF the, credentials committee
was submitted, which afforded the
first opportunity for some of that fo-
rensic display with which this body
already shows ineipient symptoms of
being we'll supplied. A majority of
the committee reported in favor of
admitting the Republican members
from Clackamas, while the minority
(Messrs. Crooks and Waldron) re-
commended that both the Republican
and Democratic contestants from
Clackamas be admitted to seats on
The floor of the House, but th..t nei-
ther of the parties be allowed to vote
or participate in the proceed;.n until
the contest for seats was ended
OF course the majority report was
promptly championed. oy the Repub-
lican side of the Horse, and the mi.
nority report receiv ed corresponding.
ly few favors or caresses from that
side. Caples, of Multnomah, perora-
ted copiously for little while IN favor
of his Radi cal friends from Clakamas,
and Ben. Simpson, "at-large," made a
furiously infammatory little onslaugh,
upon '.he minority report. OF course
those little demonstrations was all
tn rown in gratuitously, as it was well
understood by the majority that all
attempts upon the part of the legally
elected Democratic members from
Clackamas 20 secure thier seats, must
be promptly muzzled. Mr.. Cranor,
of Linn, made a short but forcible ar
grment in support of the minority re-
port, but as caudor and fairness in
Legislation or politics has no place
among the cardinal virtues of Radical
Republicanism, of course but little
heed was paid to Mr.. Cranor's re-
marks A strict party vote resulted
in the adoption of the majority re-
port, and the Radical unsurpers from
Clackamas were sworn in along with
the legally elected members from
other counties. The House then per-
manently organized by electing full
complement of Republican officials
Hon. Rufus Mallory, of Marion,
was elected Speaker, S. A. Clarke, of
Marion, Chief Clerk, and S. L. Simp-
son, of Marion, Assistant Clerk. The
remainder of the officials were proba-
bly, only elected from other counties
because Marion had no other Radi-
Gals who were competent or eligible.
The fact is, what Marion county
wouldn't gobble up would be SO obi
Gus that the festive buzzard bird
would hold its snout and turn away
from it in loathing disgust.
The Senate was not so precipitate
in permanent organization. At 2 P.
NJ, when that body assembled, the
Committee on notwithstanding
of Brown of Baker, Crawford OF Linn
and Brown of Marion-asked further
time to report, as there were several
contestants for seats, and the Com
mittee desired to hear statements of
claimants and give all fair hearing
before deciding upon their report
Bristow, of Lane (Republican) moved
that the Committee be allowed until
tomorrow morning to report, where
upon, Dolph, of Multnomah, (Rep.)
moved to amend that ihe Committee
be required to report at three o'clock
this afternoon, and supported his
amendment with short speech. The
all amendment was voted down
all the Democrats and two Republi-
cans Drown and Bristow) voting
against it. The original motion then
carried and the Senate adjourned to
Tuesday moruino without oroan;za