The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-02-06
Che 9e,lloesat.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 0, 1885
WASHINGTON LETTER
(FrOm OaT regular corrsspondont.)
WASHINGTON, JAN II, 1885.

Weeh Dy oeuhsUE nuNleyt ahu loW
other Blaine Sympathizors 10 revive
the southern quarrel on the basis Of
the uhpleasantness that has exit
cd between Jefferson Davis, Esq, aud
General Sherman. Both OF these old
gentlemen have. long been In their
dotage, and are interesting only as
relics. Since the war Gen. Sherman
has been distinguished chiefly for
garrullty, OSCILLATION, waltzlng, and
as ballet girl fancler. During the
war unlike Xenophens Anabasis his
was katabasis, march from the
mountains over the fertile, well wat.
cred, unobstructed fields OF Georgia
to the sea. During the first day of
the debate there was n prospect OF
richness and rows. Hawley Yestj
Ingalls,, Lamar, and Senator Sherman
engaged 10 u wordy war that for tho
first time this session filled the Sen.
ate galleries. But on the second tho
Democratic Senators with admirable
good sense refused 10 enter Into o
sectional debate, and voted almost
unanimously with tho Republicans.
This was d great disappointment to
Republican Senators who had been TO
see Mr.. Blaine, and had been suppli-
ed from that magazine OF statistics
and venom with the sinews OF great
speeches with which TO flre the
Northern heart.
There was quite contrast present
ed In the political animus Of the SEN
ate on two successive days OF this
week. On the first day tho Republi-
can Senator's were rampant in their
abuse OF feeble broken dlsfranchised
old man who was once President OF
the Southern Confederacy. On the
second day the Democratic Senators
voted an annuity 10 Gen. Grant, the
bankrupt beneficiary of more public
and private honors than any Ameri.
car citizen ever before received.
There Is a good deal OF talk to-day
10 The House about tho Edmunds-
Grant bill which passed the Senate.
Gen. Rosncrans. chairman OF the
House Military committee Is against
the bill. Gen Slocum Is also against
IL. lilo Is In favor OF the bill which
passed the Senate last February, and
which mentions Gen. Grants name.
The Edmunds bill, which went
through the Senate, yesterday, does
not mention Gen. Grant but it Is, OF
course, meant for his benefit. Gen.
Slocurn thiaxs that the Edmunds bill
would be In dire CT opposition TO the
Presidents position In the Fitz-John
Porter case. II Is not likely however
that he will iiud much following.
Gen. Slocum says that To pass the
Edmunds bill would be TO indorse
Ferdinand Ward, and his actions.
There has undoubtedly been change
OF sentiment In regard 90 Gen. Grant.
IL Is very probable that the Edmunds
bill through the sentiment despite
the opposition OF Gen. Siocum and
others. will become q law.
The River and Harbor. bill will be
reported 10 the House to-day or TO.
morrow. 1t will appropriate about
go, 100000. The Mississippi river
Will get for reservoirs $4,000; for
removing snags $50, 600; between st.
Paal and Des Moins rapids and the
nouth OF the Illinois TO Cairo, $780,
900; from Cairo to It's mouth 81, ,s0O,.
900. The Hennepln canal matter
was considered yesterday afternoon,
A commission is to be provided TO
examine the work being done by
private companies; also another to re-
port upon the submerged jetty system
now In use In several of tho harbors
Of the South.
A portrait of Rutherfofd.B4 Hayes,
Esq, has been received at tse White
House to be put up In line with the
legally elected presidents, good. bad,
or Indifferent, bat none fraudulent,
from Washington down. This por.
trait ofMr. Hayes will douetless secure
q temporarylhanging, but ahat of Mr..
fiiden should be placed IEi its stead !,
or, at least, theIportrait sf Mr.. Hayes
should be removed forever, leaving a
hiatus ON the wall. Lea II be stamp
cd on the forehead with the wsrd
'fraud," and presented Judge cali
nnde" Bradley, or John Sherman.
Mr.. Randall, Chairman of the Com
nittee on Appropriations, has made
ne Important staten ent, that unless
he Committee shall. be given the
loor from now on col ltinuously when.
'ver an appropriate N bill shall be
esdy, an extra sessi IN will be newt
bic, and he did not regard an extra
essiOn as desirable either for Con-
ress or tho Democr attic party. Mr..
,an9all was not pi,zan tha floor for