The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-05-02
lrRoa ouR REQuLAR CORRESPONDENT.
WAsaINcTON LETrER.

W 'NoH'"'AHNy ~ Va AlIA 10 iFi''
The situation in Congress has not
materially changed during the week.
Consideration in the army appropria-
tion bill in the Committee Of the eWhole
has occupied the Lower House from day
to day, tho food-gates Of the debate
having been thrown wide open. The
point of attack is tho clause prohibiting
the use of troops at the polls on elcc.
tion days, and from the howl that has
been raised on the Republican sid, one
would think it was proposition to
abolish tho government OF the United
States. The speech Of Gen. Garfield,
over which his Radical associates were
no elated at first, turns out TO have
made very different impressior.iiom
what was anticipated. The admiration
with which it was at first greeted in
stalwatt circles is changed into II feel
ing Of discontinue after little cool re.
ilection, and in the light Of little very
recent history. No longer ago than
last December, Mr Garfield took occa-
sion IL announce, in very distinct
tone Of voice, from his placn on the
floor OF the House. that the man who
hereafter undertook; to iro tho hcarta
Of the people with sectional slrifrn or
bloody shirt utterances, would find him
self without party. Again, iuat be
fore the close of the last session Of Con
grcss. he announced 60 tho Democrats
that the Republicans were ready to
concede that the legislation which il
was proposed to repeal in the army bill.
as we'll IN the JUROR test oath had beet,
enacted at time 80 di.Irrcn: from the
present that they might now be- repru!
ed without ha.m TO the government.
Then he waH willing, lac sntd, 10 aban
don these differences TO ciyo up tie.
clause relating To the use OF tile army.
and to give up the iuroth test oath.
Now, barely moRth later, he lie.
nouuces AS ''revolutionaty 10 the core"
il proposition to repeal the army clause.
This 5000 politician also caused to
bc attached to an appropriation bill. IN
1872 the partisan election law which
tbs Democrats propose To repeal To
pass the la@ III that Nay WAS perfectly
correct and regular, but 10 attempt 10
repeal 1t III the same manner il 'revo.
lutionary." la preparing his speech ior
the Record, Mr.. Garfield subjected it to
SO liberal toning down that nothing
remains Of his most s,alwart ut.eraucrs
Those who listened to the specch ia il
was delivered, last Saturday, under /
stood Mr.. Garfield to Aay--.sud l!,, did /
say-thnt his party would not yield All /
inch, ''evcn to save ghis government" /
That expression. with others equally /
vigorous, has vanished This highly |
and excessively loyal irdi- |
Vidual WAS once Il preacher, since nu /
sgriculturist, and IL now a rather mod. /
,rate-priced politician.
Gentlemen nominated to Office and /
lcsiring 70 be confirmed will not feel .
inder obligations TO Senator Anthony. /
A. the close Of the session on Monday 1
-he Republicans desired To 20 into eN-
,cutive session, and Air. Anthony made
/ motion to that effect, but out OF de-
iire to make cheap reputation for
vit, prefaced it with the remark that
If the Chairmen Of the various Demo
'ratic caucus and sub-caucus commit
ees had no business TO attend to or
pceches to make, he would move that
he Senate go into executive session"
70 Mr. Anthony's disgust Mr. Herman
PRESENTLY. rose and quietly moved 10
.djourn, saying that, while the Demo.
rats were willing to hcl p confirm good
nominations, they would not do 30 when
he motion for an executive session was
made without "A breach OF good man
lers. The Republicans, in some con.
formation, got Mr.. Anthony to with.
raw his remarks, but the motion TO
djourn was carried. The next execu.
i've session will be moved without any
Hourishes. This talk about
aucus rule comes with mighty bad
race from the Senatorial relics of
'arty that has "run things" in the mos:
igh-handed manner for nearly a score
{ years, ut caucus dictation.
The Democrats are disposed to allow
he fullest discussion Of the repeating
measures proposed, and there is no dan.
er of their getting any the worst of it.
1r. Mcmahon so successfully pune
ured Mr.. Garfeld's effort that ! only
1ish ] could give his remarks in full
ere. Gen. Chalmers also made a tell
1g speech. Just as he was concluding
Q was interrupted by Conger-Jump-
ngjack Conger-who said the gentle
IAN had declared that the first revolu-
ion had no terrors for him, and he
,anted to know if the revolution of
S6l had. Gen. Chalmers replied that
n olden times the King of England 1
ad kept jester, rigged in FOOLS cap
nd merry bells. to make fun for the
ourt. The Republican party in Con Z
ress also kept a jester, but instead of
FOOLS cap and the bells, they dressed
i'm in a swallow-tail coat. This was I
pplauded with great enthusiasm in the I
alleries and on the Democratic side.
'onger retorted and tried to smile, but
was only sickly grin, and the title (
0 aptly given him will no doubt stick.
Upon pedestal in the lower hall of
he Smithsonian Institute stands q mod. | ,
of the new National Museum, for
rection Of which Congress has appro-
rated $250.O 900. The item was striclz-