The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-09-06
THE LEGISLATURES.

The seventh biepnial session OF the
Oregon State Legislature convenes at
Salem next Monday. Already the usu-
al swarm of stock jobbers, small of
flee hunters, political jayhawks, gam,
blers, thieves and prostitutes have.
collected about the Capital to enter
upon the holocaust always attendent
upon Legislative bodies. After the
organization of the respective houses,
the first important business will be
the election of United States Sena.
tor, to succeed Mr.. Corbett, whose
term expires March next. Under
existing laws regulating the election
of United States Senators, each House
is required to vote separately on the
first Tuesday after meeting and or
ganizing. 1t an election is had in this
way, the Legislature meets on the
following day in the hall of the House
and the result is announced. Ii no
election is had, then the houses are re-
qaired to meet in joint convention in
the hall of the House on each sue.
ceeding day at 4 o clock and take one
vote for Senator until an election is
reached, The Republicans have a
majority of thirteen in the House aud
the Senate stands tie. Unless there
is some combination formed which
has not yet been fully developed, it is
quite certain that no election will be
had upon the vote in separate Houses.
There are number of Republican
aspirants TO the Senatorship, among
whom we may name Williams, Cor,
bett, Mitchell, Boise, and Holladay.-
One or two others have expressed
their willingness to accept the posi-
ton, but their pretentions arc OF
course simply ridiculous. Democrats
have no hope of electing a man oi
their own choice, but they may deem
it proper to choose among the differ
ent aspirants and cast their vote solid
for the man least objectionable TO
their party and most acceptable to
the honest mass OF the people of the
State. There never was time wher
Legislators, elected on party issues
had greater latitude in which TO op-
crate than have the Democratic mem.
bers of the present Legislature. The
Republican majority is by no means
united. The Holladay Ring propose
to rule, whether by fair or foul mean:
they care not, so they succeed il
electing either Holladay or one of hi:
attorneys to seat in the United
States Senate. We are credibly in
formed that there is respectable mi
noriiy of the Republican members
who cannot be whipped, cajoled ol
scared into abject obedience to th'
wishes of the Holladay Ring. 1
such be the case it is possible to cleo
man who will not be required Il
devote his time in the Senate exclu
sively TO the service of one man to tht
prejudice Of the whole State. II
these remarks we simply reflect the
views of every Democrat with whom
we have conyersed on the subject o
! the Senatorial election. Democrat,
members are of course expected to b.
governed by their own judgment il
the case and nothing we have said il
intended as othes. than mere suggcs
tions.
But little legislation is required
aside from making the necessary ap
lpropriationa for meeting 2the legiti
mate expefses Of the State govern
ment. DO much legislation has beer
the4clJ rse, not only of this State, bu,
of thd nation. A wise and homes
legislator will find more to do in pre-
venting bad legislation than in secur
ing that which be deems good and ex
pedient. Public enterprises for th'
delopement of the resources of tn,
State should be fostered, but thos
who ask aid for such purposes shoule
be men whose characters for ability
integrity and responsibility are abov,
suspicion.
To guard the interests of the peo
pie against the personal and partisan
legislation which will be attempte.
by the majority Ring will be th
highest duty deyolving upon Demo
cratic members. That they will faith
fully perform this duty and return t.
their constituents after having fin
ished the work assigned them to re
ceive the plaudit, "Well done thol
good and faithful servants" we doub
not. a -
THE PASTA writer who stake
hic oil an tho Gnnfborp oo,,oa ooJ Ioe,