The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-06-06
WARRINGTON LETTER
(From our regular correspendsnt.)
WASHINGTON, May 18th, 1884.

Money for the Iudlans money for
consuls and diplomats money for the
District Of Columbia money for the
civil government In Ala-ka money
for5the poorlman's Bureau %: Labor
Statistics, and money fos private In
dividualsamong, them Gen. Grant are
some OF The questions on which Con-
gress has voted during the week. The
Senate wants the unfortunate Wall
street adventurer TO DO placed on he
retired list, with the rank and pay Of
Gen. of the Army. Twenty thousand
dollars year would "Temrer the
wind TO the shorn lamb" Ia very
comfortable manner. In reference 10
this bill Senator Vest made a person.
al explanation In the Senate. The
statement had gone 10 the press, he
said, that the vote to retire Cen.
Grant had heen Unanimous. He. how
ever, had voted against il. He had
made no iactIous opposition, because
two years ago he had voted against
similar bill, and given his reasons for
doing IT.. He had no personal eppo-
sition to Gen. Grant, but WAS oppos-
ed to the principle of the bill.
The House has devoted two dsyH
to debate on the Diplomatic bill, and
The measure Is still pending. Repre-
sentative Hit, OF Ill.,, moved TO re.
store 10 $4,000 the salaries OF minis.
ters to Austria and Italy. The DILL re-
duces them TO $4,000. After long
wrangle the amendment failed. Rep
resentative R"hinson expressed his
contempt for the Diplomatic service
which he regarded as a humbur. a
nuisance, and school for snobbory.
Minister Lowell he denounced as a
lick-splttle Of monarchy, ard all our
ambassadors abroad as not .rorth n
shilling a dozen. lie gavo notice
that when the proper time came he
would move To abolish the Office OF
Minister to England and which he nc.
cordIngly did.
The House became friendly 10 the
.as
District Of Columbia the other day
and decided a number Of important
questions in its favor, one OF which
was the grant of half million dsllzrs
to complete tho sewerage system Of
this city. When the question of sup
pressing the sale OF lottery tickets In
the District was up, a member refer
red to the Louisiana lottery, as the
colossal swindle )f tire age. Repre-
sentative Weller regarded this as one
ef the minor swlndes compared with
the national Banking system, which
he called the product OF the manlru-
laiors of the Republican party for the
last twenty years. He regarded this
as the most outrageous monopoly that
tho Government had known since the
days OF she u. s. Bank that Jackson
throttled, and hoped that the Demo
cratic party would be instrumental In
wiping the national system from the
statute books.
The Wall street spectators have
been fairly shriekIng to Congress fol
help. Hundreds OF kilograms were
received by Members on Wednesday
urging immediate Legislation TO re-
lieve the financial strain. Represen-
tative Springer asked unanimous con
sent tS put upon It's passage the BIZ,
authorizing the Secretary OF tne
Treasury to purchase about $42 900,
600 bonds with the green backs held
in the Treasury for the redemption o.
retired National bank circulation
which 1t was explained would relieve
the money market 10 the extent o.
adding that amount to the circulation
Objection was made by Representa-
tives Holman, and Weller, and the
House adjourned without action
Next week an effort will be made t.
pass the BingIy, and Mcpherson cur
rency bills.
The news OF the Wall street brea
created considerable excitement IL
this city, and many inquiries were
made at the bankers offices. A bill
to prevent officers of National banks
from speculating in stocks, grain, ol
oil was introduced yesterday ia the
Senate.
Willards hotel, the well known
Washington rendezvous for politicians
which, the other dav,so narrowly es
capped conhagration, presented at tht
time Q lively scene. Panic stricken
Pssmen tumbled their baggage
the windows as fast as they
and took to the streets witt
wives, and children. One man
bted to save his library by ty-
9 books up in a sheet and drop
hem from the FIFTH story win
Their weight rent the films.
n twain, and unfortunate pc
Rns on the pavement wer
ia q shower Of literature.
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