The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-21
washington.
From our regular correspondsnal
wAsnISoroS, April aOln, 1886.

Electric inveetigatiou hhu o0en 10 uloar
the conduct Of Attorney General Gar-
land, who appeared ca the witness
atand last week, from the remotest
sbade Of suspicion Of corrupt intent re-
lative to the telephone scheme, Il could
not more completely have attained
that end. No unpredjudicod person
has followed the line Of evidence pre-
sented before the House COMMITTEES
without being convinced that where
anything like tangible culpability was
charged, the imputation was wholly
groundloss, aud the. even intangible
blame was utterly discountenanced.
IL WAS evident from the first that
tho attacks upon Mr.. Garland had their
origin in political influences and in
sinister motives Of another kind. just
desire to smbarrasa the Admiuistra-
tion at point where nero suspicious
might preve an injury, accounts for the
eagsrness with which certain pseudo
Democratic and Metropolitan Republi.
can Journals joined in these denancia-
tions
Secretary Manning has so far rro-
grsssed towards recovery. that be has
taken long drive shout The city with
cut fatigue. He 10 visited dsily now
by bis friends aad through their con-
vsrsatiOn is catching the threads Of
events which have transpired during
his illness. Among his callers on We'd
nesday were Representatives Randall
and Scott, Of Penn, and ex-senator
Mcdonald, of Ind. The President also
calls occasionally to see the Secretary.
There Was mass meeting in this
city lew evenings nincs sor the pur-
pCss OF expressing ss,nashy with ire
land in her struggle for home rule aud
with Gladstone and Parnell, the leaders
of the movement in the English PAElia-
msnt. About a thousand people crowd
cd into the Masonic Temple aud thres
dozen members Of Congress, including
several Senators, sat on the plstfrom,
while others who could not lind room
there, were scattered over the floor.
Samuel J. Randall presided and there
we're some short, eloquent speeches
among others that were not 80 slcqvsnt.
The sentiment Of Senator Riddlsberger.
Of Va, was Strike viceEoyally from
GladEtons's bill. Don't rest satisfied
with any half measures. Accept it
only rs you would br Astwork in war,
and behind it keep your muskst load
ed. Gladstone, !" said he, spent the
most Of his life as n eoercionist, end
was tho meansst coerciouist Of the
century until be was cowhidsd by Irish
vAlor iuto confession of English
wrong.
Wm. Walter Phelps sail Ireland
must DO free. IL may not be immediate
but il is sure. Gladstors has declared,
aud the Almighty has lscreed H.
Representative Mckinley Of Ohio, in
evident rsbnks Of Senator RiddIeber-
gers criticism of Gladsionr and hia
bill, declared that he did not come TO
fnd fault with the great Engiinnnn
who fehliag with Parnell for sn Iade-
pendent Ireland. "Lst us gst for Ire-
land to-day all she can get ; to-moi COW
let as get for bsr all she deserves. Hon
Mcmillan Of Tenn, thought the Irish
people of the world were able to free
ireland. ''Ws stand to-day" raid be,
"like Moses IL light nf the promised
land, aud so sure as the light follows
the day, there are people in this bali
tonight who will ses accomplished all
that Ireland hopes fer"
As TO what is going OH in Congress.
may say, the House. is still working
away on the River and Harbor bill,
which, among manv worthy appropTiA-
tions, contains many others for projects
upon which the government ought not
to spend any money.
Representative O'NsiI of Nc, and
Foran Of Ohio had a very hot Alies ca
tion on the hoer OF the III ouse, and
neither Of them were geen sbont the
Capitol next day, although they were q
good deal sought after. Several Of the
members who Thought the strife could
not end with wordS, Tered their ser
vices ~ ,ecendr, y. [ = ere rather disap
roin,td 10 learn that there WAS no us.
for their services.
Ths Senate has been authorizing th.
construction of bridges across streamI
throughout the country from the Miss.
down through lat Of smaller rivers
1t has also voted to expend $500, ,00'
on the White Houss. The plan is t
duplicate the old mar sion by ere. tin
another just like the present strus't 'tur
on tbs south side Of il, connected wit
1t by corridor. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, IL this plan will ever beooms
law since the House Of Representative
has yot to consider the matter. 1t