The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27
TELEGRAPH.C DIsPTCHEs.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What the Coast Senators are Doing.

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What the Coast Senators are Doing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Slater
presented in the senate petition Of citizens
of Oregon, asking for improvement of the
Coquille river, and the appropriation of
500, 900 therefor.
Senator Miller introduced an amendment
to pay claims of California, and Dolph those
of Oregon, against the United States for
losses incurred IN consequence of Indian
hostilities. They cannot be added to ap-
preparation bills, however, if the senate in
sists on its rule to stave off and keep out all
new legislation ON appropriation bills.
The Capital Socially.
WASHINGTON, Feb %. The social regime
which has borne sway ever so long will
come to an end when Arthur goes ou-.
What next? is as much of a question in
Washington society as anything i'll the polit-
ical future. The receptions, parties, and
social affairs of every kind have had the
White House for their radiating centre
Blaines excepted. A new order of things
will follow the change in the administration.
The present social leaders are feeling that
depends on tl.e Cabinet. The families of
Cabinet officials will decide much. 1t is
for this reason that the question OF the Cab
met becomes SOCIAL question. 1t is but
he, xl,{
should be OIL tiptoe about Mr.. Cleveland s
Cabinet appointments.
Black eye for silver.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The house COM
mittee on appropriations this Afternoon. by
a vote of against 7, decided to assert in
the sundry civil appropriation bill a clause
authorizing the president, in kis discretion,
to suspend the coinage of silver dollars for
one year from the lst of nextJuly. By the
same vote ID was decided to offer vote in
the house next Wednesday-the first of the
last six days session--to pass under suspen-
sion of the rules, the whole of the sundry
civil hill except the aforesaid clause, and
another motion-under suspension of the
rules-that the house shall then go into
committee of the whole to consider that
clause.
Called Session.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2l.-The question
that is receiving the greatest attention just
now from members of Congress is, will there
be called session of the Forty ninth Con-
gress! 1t has been alleged that Republi-
cans are working to secure this result, but
those who have any acquaintance with the
facts know that this allegation is without
foundation. If there should be an extra
session 1t viii ee necessary by. the failure OF
the rogaar appropriation bills: These
measures are In charge of Mr.. Randalps
committee, which is composed of Is mem.
bers, of whom nine are Democrats. No one
has charged that the SIX Republican mem.
bers of the committee have attempted to OBJ.
struct the progress of these bills in the com.
mittee, because to do so would be untruth.
full and silly.
Good News for Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-An amendment
was adopted by the. house to-day to the ma
val bill, assigning to tine treasury depart
ment for revenue service in Alaska waters
the vessel known as the Bear, used in the
Greely relief expedition. This is substan-
TALLY in accordance with bills introduced
by Senator Dolph and Congressman George,
and supplants Georges bill slready favora-
ble reported to appropriate $l75,Oo0 for the
construction of marine cutter for Alaska
The o. r G. Ms New Mortgage.
NEW York, Feb. 23.-It is stated that
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany will hold a meeting in few days to
decide details of new general per
cent. mortgage, intended to take up the out
standing six million per cent. first mort
gage bonds, and $1,000, 900 per cent.
scrip, paid out several years ago as extra
dividens on stock The new mortgage will
also include six million per cent deben.
ture bonds, issued last year to build the
line TO Huntington, connecting with the
Orsgon Ssort Line.