The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-03-21

WAsHfEoToS, March. LET, l6e4ess5
| The presentd Csngfess has done
much tofcrce the conelasloa that shs
House Of Representatives has grown
to be cumbersome and unwleldly
body, consisting Ia great part OF as
pirlng ounces and exhaustless wind
haga The young representatives
come up from the rural districts. big
| With the Impression that the eyes
OF Europe and Rhc do Island are Upon
them, aud that they must not fall
10 answer TIE expectations OF their
maiden aunis. They make speeches
IN season and out og season The
real business Of the country lags and
langulshes 10 order that these linpu-
dent statesmeR may have an oppor-
tunlty TO drawl speeches In which
neither the country nor humanity
have the siIghtsss sinterest, aaaa
which from literary standpoint, are
bed examples oi q bad school OF bra
tory. a'@ ~" = aa9soan vah
The Senate Is now .delIbera,Ing
over the proposed naval vessels, and
the House 10 talking about the cattle
industFys and pIsuro- pneumonia.
There was n lively skirmIsh on the
1qusstlon Of having the proposed steel
crulsers made Ia the Goyernment na-
Wy yards, or put out On contract to
the lowest bidder, IA which SenAtoIs
Vest, Hale and Batlsr,- and Beck
participated. The SeuatoFs tried 70
be dIgnified with their severity, how.
ever, and no harm was done. sena
tor Vest opposed the provisions OF The
blu which, be said, permItted the
Secretary OF the Navy either to have
the work donei 10 the navy yards, and
use,it FER political purposes u h'
chooaesto do %, or 10 Give ittoth
lowest, bIder, which meant John
Roach, The contractor fbrlhe four YES
scls ordered by Tho las, Congress, a
no6oayelse under She terms Of ths
bIll could compete for these vessels
! This aspersion aroused ssnatos Hall
. Who srose 10 defend bis ftlend secre-
tary Chandler Luckllys he. said. b
. had not lived long enough 10 suspee
: everyone holding au important plac
lin the execut I've branch OF the Gov
ernmsnt OF being corrupt. He prom
] lsed II there wala Democratic nd
mlnlstIaiIon for the next four sea-
; THAT he would continue TO dedlcal
himself to buIldIng up' p'the Amsriea
8 navy, and would not he Goapd Eaksn
. among The mi!ack hsapa OfthO pa
> insinuating tha. everybody Is COZ
4 rupt Who holds . high place, Th
Missouri orator Was agaln On his 70
saying "I think I ams aboHt 90 amia
: bic as the average EAnatoS bat whe
Q gentleman, b5 my permission, IL
terrupts mo and then interjeets
entire speech into my argument,
'. think Il Is a stretch Of courtesy. III
Senator from Maine has paEaded ep
thets like meteoFs from nerthern ski
re =, "muck heaps" and other elega
=, names. !" Lister he said the 'hllegsti
: OF fraud In the navy yards was O.
y made by Senator Butler IL whom
alluded as the assistant adjutant &c
:. eraI OF Mr.. Hale. The South Car
lima Senator replied that he was I
ally Of no one on this question, n
! hewas loyal to bis paSsy, but~o
VI discharge a public duty whether I
=. justice accrued TO opponents or .
ns. herents. Senator Vest told tha
rs personal friend Of his, an officer
- the Navy had appealed to Aim
Gods sake to vote for this blu, b
he had replied you sre mistaken II
for John Roach's sake, God has no
: Ing to do with II. Senator But
then said something about the NJ
: s5uri senaior allowing himself to
y eorruptly approached, which ram
, the latter said was not fair, man
; Just or generous. The former n
: accused Senator Vest OF undue ser
$ tlveness, and as II was time for /.
a. Senate to adjourn the little tilt
y, brought to an end.s Ell ;syl.
The report of the ClgIl Aery
q Commission Is on It's way to Congr
Z It is at present detained at the w
I. House by the President who des
!, to submit some accompanying
ur marks. T. is thought he is In II
- Of continuing the commission,
such notifications OF lts power
hs results thusifaF seem 10 warrant.v
r: r: eenate demurs Ia the lsotiou OF
ra Sa / 1Hsuse In its absolute repeal OF
as iron-clad oath and Insists on enc
u. berIng the bin with Q proyll''
mo There are a few venerable gentle
ats sEliving who belonged Wte the De
ise iSs States Army and Navy before
re. war and. afterwards went into
= ~ confederate service, The Sena
: slfearful they win be- asking for q