The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13
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WAsHlNaror, Jolly 2ard, 1856.

snssaAuug i&W eua tne1t ~ C0mmeWoFateN
is ~ Troublesome as Banqus's ghoal
Ever aincs the purchase BY the Govern
msnt Of tbis picture Il has hung en- III,
wall Of the Senate library COMMITTEES
room At the Capitol. The friends oi
lhs fraud have not decided where "a
hang II permanently, and thay know
there viii be COED deal Of eppositior
to encounter whan they offer 70 put /,
In soms honorsd place. A few dsyt
ago ths picture fell with craah, aud
upon striking the foor, swayed over,
one end resting npoa the COMMITTEES
table. The frame vas usssrly dsmolish.
I'd. bat tha paiating sacApad injury.
Had ths committee heen in session =.
the time Of tia fall. .soma nf iss members
would have bean killed or badly In.
Ijured.
| helievs the artist was paid o. 800
for the painting, which represents The
scsns 10 the Saprsme Court during the
sitting Of the electoral com mission The
room is densely packed with people.
Mr.. EvaTts, now in the Senate, 10
making h:s spsech before the Commits.
sion and real portraits are given Of all
the netAhle men who were present and
participated 10 that great historical in-
EQUITY.
When the Library Committss pnr-
chased the picture several mouths ego,
met Democratic CSngressman who
was full OF indignation over Is. ''In
the frat place" said be, ''it Is not
good specimen Of American art. No
private collector would have IL in bis
gallery, bat besides that It represents
the most disgrao.fal occurrence 10
American history" He Thought We
might just ss appropriately decorate the
Capitol with . pic.uee Of the battle Of
Biadensbarg, or with The murder ef
Lincoln or Garfield, a. with this dslia-
cation Of the theft Of The Presidency.
al feel very much like oGariag = rsso-
luton" continued be 70 have Il Altse-
I'd 90 as represent Judge Black - be
poured out bis vials Of wrath upon tho
Commission, and then have 10 haag in
the Supreme Court room 30 that jos
Bradley might ses il daily"
oa turning around | heard Repab-
lisan Congressman express very diff
fsrsnt sentiment on tha subject. Said
be, II am glad the pie urs. has besn
purcbased st last. /. il valuahls.
historical painting aud l. worth all that
the Government paid for IL. Interest
in il will increase as the ysara 60 on.
ssYes, I shoaght 70 myself, interest Ia
T. will increase ~ time goss or and as
sieas to the crime il represents iss real
place in history.
COngress will probably adjourn next
week since the Mouse Is ready, but its
action 10 tie matter ID too uncertain ts
be vsnturing prePhesiss. The Ssnats's
proceedings have hsen mads lively DUR
lag The week by the oIeomargarins de-
bate I; personal controversies bsswesn
RepubIican Senators, and by long
speech from General Logan in yinlica-
tion Of Senator Payne, Of Ohio. He
spoke with great facility for thrse honr'.
sometimes rising 20 sIoqnehcs, 10 de.
fsnss OF tbs committed decision that
there wAs nothing crooked apparently
in the election Of Senator Payne with
in the Ssnate's Jurisdiction.
Diseourtesy smong Republicans in
Congress hes been quite marked Of late.
The happy Republican family has be-
come qsite damoraIizsd. Last week
the pr;ncipsl quarrel In the Senate was
between Senators Logan and Edmunds ;
this week. IL was between Senators
Miller and IngalIs. The latter gentle
men became vary wrAthy and poured
invsctiys upon each other numerically.
They occupy adjoining seats in the
Senate Chsmbsr, bat no longer recog-
niEe one anothArs existence. And It
was all about butter, bogus butter,
real butter and olsomargarine.
was pleased to hear 3 Congressman
say a few days since, II guess We could
stand little reforming onr selves"
He had been talking abent the recent
vote in the Honse against giving the
CapitnI employes ~ extra months pay.
"Yrs," contiDDsd hr, "~bile We are
reforming these employees. some OF us
can ses mote in our own eye. Every
msmber knows that IL does not cost US
20 cents a mills to travel by rail from
home to Washington and rsturD. II
coats less than four CENTS and that il a
high rate, so that we get gratuity Of
sixteen cents on every mills we travel"
The mileage allowed Senators and
Representatives each session coats the
people OYER $4,000 or quarter Of =
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