The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-09-24
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E0ttof behOcfut'
The President Of the Senate and the
Speaker Of the House, after week
spent in feeling around amongst tile
members, finally succeeded in appoint
ing their committees. When their oli.
nouncements were made on Monday n
general buzz went up from tho Hobbies,
where were sitting the anxious asli.
rants for the various elerkships. For
each clorkship there arc half dozen or
moro applicants, and the committees Of
tho Senate and House are in uuan.
dary MS to who to appoint. Somebody
must be turned away, and the question
now is with The committees, who can
be refused tho positions without cre.
ating too great dissatisfaction among
the "truly loyal4' Tho Democratic
Legislature was masnanimous enough
two years ogo to appoint n Republican
now and then as chairman Of com.
mittee, and to elect Republicans as
clerks of some Of ihe most important
Committees, but II a Democrat gets an
appointment this time il viii bc a sur
prise TO all.
Portland and the rings seem to have
the inside truck on everything, for be-
sides having tho President Of Tho Sen.
ate, rumor has it that the Speaker of
the House does not dare turn wheel
without first consulting the Portland
worthless. 1t will ldo well enough at
FIRST, but if mistake not there Il too
much intelligence in the House TO lie
manipulated 10y the NJ. u. delegation
from Multnomah.
| No new bills have been introduced
into the House this week ~ yet, that
body being occupied with the second
reading Of the numerous bills already
ia. As soon as these last have been
read, the members tell me, there will
be some seventy or more introduced ia
each branch. The House calendar nou
numbers about Sixly.livc and that o
the Senate about sixty-scysn. 4 locker
, ON is deeply impressed with thc wisdom
Of the remark made by one Of the aolonI
Of days gone by, that Legislative bodiel
ought only to bc convened once in ter
years, and then confined ir their enact
menis TO rcpealing acts therctofori
passed.. II the bills already introduce,
could become laws to day they woul,
form volume as high as unlinishc,
Babel, and the confusion consequent
thcrefrom would leave the acrinlura
account Of the huilders Of that famouI
structure far in the shade.
And now, rs 10 some Of the bill
which your delegation tells me are o
peculiar interest to your county.
Mr. Bilycu has introduced into ia,
. Senate n bin to regulate the compcnsa
ton of Clerks and Sheriff., providing
for the payment to them Of salaries ani
reducing the present fee bill so as t,
Just about reimburYc the counties 70
: The amounts they have to pay. Mr
+ Smith has also introduced one Of tn
same nature, which simply reduces tn
j. present fec bill about forty per cent
r There viii be great pressure brought L
. bear against such bills, but the oairioi
. seems to be prevalent that one o. IL
, other Of them will pass. In tho Hous
Mr Dawson has introduced a bill L
. increase the salary of the Treasurer G
Linn county to 81 200 a ycar. Mn
: -IIumpbrcy in the Senate and Mr.. Cham
{ berlain in the IIonsc, at the request O
the Blue Ribbon Club, a bill TO pre-
hibit the manufacture and sale Of in
: toxicating liqnors. Mr.. Newman, t
: regulate duties Of Assessors. Nh
Chamberlain, to lower the rate of in
r terest which last was referred to spe
cial committee Of three, with power t.
report at any time. This bill vii
probably pass in some form.
Numerous other bills have been in
trodnced, of equal interest to all tn,
counties, but | have simply enumerated
those measures which am informed
were embodied in your county plat
forms. / will write of them more fully
in future. SANcuo.