The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-04-18
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FRIDAY..............APRIL Is, 1884. |
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular eorreapondsnt.)

WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular eOrrenpondSnt)
WASHINGTON, March. Goth, 1884.
Education In the Senate, whisky In
tho House Of Representatives, and
the anxlously awaited result Of the
Democratic tariff conference have
marked the week at the Capitol. AT
the appointed hour on Tuesday eve
ming when the caucus was called TO
order one hundred and elghty-four
Members were present. After a talk
Of several hours an understanding was
reached without anyone being "read
out OF tho party" II was decided by
n vote Of one hundred aud fourteen 10
iny-seyen, that the Morrison bill
should DO discussed for reasonable
time In Committee Of the Whole,
where 1t should be subject to amend
ment, after which II should be repor-
ted to the House, and then put upon
It's passage. A RESOLUTION was adop-
ted declaring that no Member should
be bound by this caucus action except
so far as he, as a Democrat, felt bound
by the action o: majority OF his par
ty In caucus, II was also agreed that
IL was expedleDt to abolish the inter
nal revenue tax on tobacco, and 10 re-
duce that ON fruit brandy 10 ten cents
a gallon. The benefits Of the Educa-
tional bill being distributed upon the
basis OF illlteracy are to be shared by
the South Ia the largest proportion.
All sectional objection TO the measure
emanates exclusively from Republican
Senators, Mr.. Sherman l. one of the
prominent sectional opposerr, the man
who has so recently been loud In pro-
iession OF friendship for tho colored
! race. As Senator Vance forcibly said
in debate upon the bill. "Now when
q practical opportunity for the negro
presented itself, Mr.. Sherman thought
that an Ignorant negro could answer
his purpose at tho polls better than an
educated one" The Inconsistency Of
Mr.. Sherman has been much COM
mented upon by the Democrats OF the
Senate. Nor did the Senator from
South Carolina spare tho Senator from
Massachusetts,. Referring 10 n REMARK
made by Senator Hoar In relation to
the!iIliteracy OF the old North State,
say Ing II was at the tail end OF all the
States In the matter Of education, NJ
Vance spoke sarcastically OF tho pros
trating effect OF such a blow, and said
1t was especially crushing coming
from the Senator from Tewksbury,
the Representative of a State that had
sacrificed every principle for gain, the
State that was more responsible for
slavery than any other, and which,
when 1t found slavery did not pay In
Massachusetts, sold her slaves 10 the
South, sang the long-meter doxology,
and thanked God sac was not as othei
States.
The District Judges bill has passed
the Senate at last. II makes theil
salaries $4,000, per annum, aud Pro-
hiblts them frsm appointing to POSI-
tIon in their courts relatives within
the degree Of first cousin. During de
bate on the bill nepotlsm as practicet
by the Federal Judiciary was scath-
iugly denounced, Senator Coke say
Ing there had not for several year
been a u. S. Judge Ia Texas, save
one, whose nepotIsm had not become
a scandal.
Early In tho week the House voted
against appropriating $500. 900, 70
the Louisiana food sufferers but late
and urgent appeals for relief causeC
further discussion and finally reso-
olutlon passed providing that $l25.-
000,o the unexpended amount grant
ed for the sufferers by the Ohio flood
may be used by the Secretary Of th'
War to relieve destitute persons IL
the district overlooked by the Mis'
sissippi. The measure was strongI,
opposed by Mr.. Rice, OF Mass. on thu
ground that the Government was no
an insurer against water any more
than against fire, and that relief shou'
be granted by the localities them
selves.
The long whisky debate closed OI
Thursday with defeat Of the Bonde'
Extension bill by a majority of on
hundred. During its discussion Mr.
Hewitt made long speech on the re
vision Of the tariff. He took fre
whisky because alcohol Is q raw ma
terial used In manufacturing and tn
fine arts. He ridiculed the idea q
morality entering into the question {
taxation and taunted the Republican
with what he termed their tariff fo
protection with incidental morality
Taxation he said had nothing to d
with m orality. He closed by sayin