The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-06-13
WARRINGTON LETTER
(Frsn our regular oorrespsndent.) }
WASHINGTON, May gath, 1884.

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tariff. Congressman Hurd had charge
OF a bill to abolish duties on works Of
art whether tho production Of fore Ign
or American artists. Among those
who advocated the measure was Rep.
resentatlve Belmont who held that
the passage Of the bill would relieve
American artists abroad from the
false position In which they were now
placed. They obtained their educa--
iIon, abroad, and In return the UnIidd
States Disseminated against foreign
artists. Representative Dunn oppos-
sd the bill on the ground that IL re-
duced tho tax on tho luxurles OF the
rich Instead OF on tho necessaries OF
tho poor. Representative Mills took
the Same ground, saying a painting
Is luxury that goes 10 adorn the par
Tors Of tthe wealthy. You want to
give them their ornaments free, and
yet you positively refused, the other
day, 10 reduce taxation on a woolen
shirt, on boots and shoes, aud the i'm.
plements with which the people toll
to make their daily subsistence. Mr..
Hurd closed the debate In an appeal
Ia favor OF the bill. lie said the most
humiliatlng feature OF the tariff was
the restriction on artistic culture. It
was blow TO beauty. It was like
drawing curtain over the sur, when
at your own bidding the glory OF the
light may come. But despite the
Ohio orators eloquence the melton was
lost.
The Peele- EnglIsh contested cleo
tion case, which has been before the
House for several days has given rise
TO debate that has been rendered
lively by partisan tIlts and campaign
ammunition. During the discussion
Mr.. Lowry referred 10 Thomas Hen
bricks as having been the successful
candidate for the vice presidency in
1876. Perhaps, said he, some Of my
Republican friends have heard Of that
gentleman. A Republican Member
disclaidaed any knowledge OF him, In
that CT injection, and Mr.. Lowry re-
torted by intimsiIrg that he might
be hoard Of as elected 10 tie same Of
tire In 1884.
AS soon as the contested election
Case was decided In favor of the Benz
ocralIc contestant, Mr. English he was
immediately sworn In, and tho House
took up the Oregon Central land grant
bill.
The Senate has been talking over
the House bill for bureau OF labor
statistics, aud has passed a number o
bills for the erection OF public build
ings, and also the Agricultural appro-
priatIon. Through this, II allowed
$4,000, for the distribution OF silk
worm eggs. The provision was
, strongly opposed by several Republi-
can Senators, one complained that 4
was urged now for the first time tina
the Government itself shall manufac
ture In order to encoura ge the produc
ton Of silk iu this country. Senate
Morgan asked II the Government dit
!. not have tea farm here. Senate
Allison said Yes but 1t was an ele
d phant and ought to be getten rid o.
e The Alabama Senator then asked
d the Sorghum production and manu-
facturs was an elephant tool The Ser
D. ator from Iowa replied by stating ths
It experiments simply had been mad
u In regard to sorghum sugar, and want
ed to know IL silk culture was only a
= experiment. Senator Morgan rotor
70 ted that Mr.. Allison came from th
% wrong part OF the country to pretsu
to answer one question by asking an
ID other. He was not Yankee.
.r The Resolution offered by Senate
r Morgan, directing the committe on
nance TO examine the recent failure
m OF National banks, was adopted with
ir out objection. Mr.. Morgan said b
IN very much feared, however, that th
parties who had so long been the pc
L. Of the Government would at last;t
in permitted to subside into quietuG
nt and peace among the millions th'
they had laid aside, while those wi
70 had been wronged would remain un
IN venged. "Let the committee on 1
~ nance," said he In conclusion, "f
OF once do its duty to the Government
,b The streets of the city have bee
enllvened during the week by Il
an hundreds of visiting bycyclers WI
ry greatly enjoyed whirling over Il
= smoth asphalt pavements on their. 6
ed lent wheels. Hundreds of strange
he came also to witness the unveiling
the statue of Martin Luther, which
no q grand work Of art, and the only m
ed merial to the great reformer on til
A side of the Atlantic. Now Good Ten
sre lars of high degree are arriving
of the hundred to hold an annual sessi
of the Grand Lodge of the World.