The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-07-04
WARRINGTON LETTER
(Frsm our regular correspondent
wAsurxoroN, Jane 14th. 1884.

/ NsN't SHs eho OohWto ~ hhVty
to say, Mol Imposslblel.
The appropriation bill Is under dis
pute between the two Houses, Is rs
far from being settled as ever, and to
their number has been added the
Consular aud Diplomatic blu, with
nearly y million dollars difference Of
opinion. The House, II Is thought,
will not agree 10 any increase OF bills,
and the only chanse Tor an early set
tlerneut OF the matter Is In the Senate
yielding promptly.
The Souaie Is now trying to Pen
sion and not 10 Pension the Mexican
veterans and the great River and
Harbor bill Is struggling through the
House with many mutllatIons. OF
course every Member thinks his Dis
trict worthy Of Government aid, but
the hopes Of many, who thought to
ride back 10 Congress on the lido Of
having secured an appropriation have
been voted down. Representative
Hewitt Of New York, and Ochiltree
OF Texas astonlshed the worll by de.
parting from tho course heretofore
followed in river and harbor bill de.
bate. Mr.. Hewitt moved 10 reduce
the appropriation for the Imprsve-
ment Of He'll Cato from $500. 900, 10
$50 900, and Mr.. 0chiltree asked that
the entIro appropriation OF $3.50. 900,
for deepening the Galveston harbor
be stricken out OF the bll.. This last
Instance Of dlsinterestedness was al
terwards hInted 10 be tho outgrowth
Of deep laid plan. namely /; that
Galveston wants Congress 10 transfer
the work of her harb0rs channel TO
Capt. Eads, who meditates another
JStty project.
Senator Bee; asked 10 have passed
gene raj bill removing political dis
abilities; but, twenty years after the
war, the Republican Senate Is still
unwilling to do so. The Senator from
Kentucky mentioned that the Vice
President Of the Southern Confedera-
cy has sat In tho other end Of the
Capital, and that many other persons
distinguished 10 the. .Confederacy had
had their DISABILITIES removed. Still
Congress was peddling out the re-
moval OF disabilities to persons who
were boys when they eEtered the
Confederate Army.
Bngadler General Swain Is TO be
court martialed for aIserIes Of transac-
tions dlscreditabie TO an Army officer
The record OF the Court % inquiry In
bis Ise has developed still another
Republican scandal, and compelled
the order for another court-martial.
This last Is In the case OF Col. Morrow,
who has duplicated, Implicated, and
even quadrnpllcated his pay accounts.
II would have been better for the Re-
publican party II it could have man-
aged to keep these skeletons Ia the
closet until alter the November cleo
tions.
The Democrats are beglnniEg the
compaign In the House OF Represen-
ta,ives on a civil service basis tina
will cripple the Republicans by cut
ting of their campaign fund. Wher
the Deficiency bill comes up they To-
tend to offer an amendment to the ef
feet that no officer, clerk, or employ
Of the United States shall give none!
for any political object whatever, un-
der penalty Of fine or imprlson-
ment. When Chairma n RandaI
read this amendment In his commit
tee, 1t provoked lively discussion
and considerable opposition frem tn
Republican Members.
| Senator Lapham yesterday offere'
| In the Senate resolution which wa
agreed to, ordering the reprinting G
the testimony and the committee re
tports OF the Danville investigation
This can beldOne for no other posi-
BILE purpose than that Of wasting pub
lie money. It can.havs no other out
come.
Mr.. Tilden's letter OF withdrawa
from the campaign was the genera
topic Of conversation as the Capitol
day. A few Democrats still cling {
the idea that he can yet be prevaile'
upon to accept the nomination, bu
the question that almost every Dem
ocrat addressed to . political associat
was, ..Now whom shall we nomi
nate?n
Mr.. TiIden's decllnation was sur
prise, and shock to many Democrat
ic Congressman, who had believe
there was no impedent In the way
the old triumphant ticket.
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