The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-01-01
WASHINGTON LITTER
From our regular eoresponaen..l
wAsursoros, Dec. 10Th, 1885.

oratOry has had FREQ play during th
week at both ends Of the Capitol, Rule
in the House of Representatives an,
whiskey or temperance in the Senate
have given to the proceedings Of thos
bodies some unexpected touches Of col
or.
The House Is still talking about |
change Of its rules with littlo prospec
ofan early conclusion of tho suhjsc
In this debate as in ell others the oil,
old evil Of tireless talk Is painful,
prominent. TIE tendency of Congress.
men to indulgence in excessive speech
making is a riousimpediment to basi-
ness. IL is more serious than any oI
the abuses that we've tolerated andtE
the old rules, or tha. will be eliminated
by the new code.
The main issue now is distribution
OF the power of making appropriation q
among eight committees which power
Is now confined TO three. Mr.. Randall
the Chairman Of the general Appropri-
ations Committee is opposed to this
plan and has some strong followers on
both tho Democratic and Republican
sidss Of the House. Representative
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Morrison, Of Illinois leads the oppose
tiou and also has strong following.
The battle has been SHARP, the gal.
leries have listened with much interest,
aud the distinguished Pennsylvanian
has been fercely attacked AID has pre-
sented some personal remarks in a very
able and gniid manner some in reply
to thrust made by member from
West Va. Mr.. Randall dsnied the al
legation and said that he did rot deal
10 personalities in the House. II any
one wanted to deal with him personal
ly be ought not TO do il there.
fhe Democrats who oppcss distri.
baton of the Appropriation hills do so
principally upon the ground that IL wilD
loosen tho purse strings Of the Treasury
and present an opportunity for needless
extravagance which will be charged
upon tbe party. Dir. Hammond,ot Ga,
who is in sympathy with Dir. Randall
10 antagonism 20 the distribution Of
bills made some scrciblo Arguments
against it. He touched upon the tariff
question aud declared that every at
tempt made by the Democratic party 10
revise the tarifi had been followed by
Democratic victory at the polls. "Mor-
rison, he exclaimed wss Chairman cf
the Ways and Means G mEittee when
Tilden wss elected President" The
Democrats laughed and apFlAuded. Dir.
Hammond said something about being
afraid to try this experiment of cater
ing appropriation bills since the Demo-
cratic party hsd been posing for years
as the party Of reform, ~ the party Of
economy. A Republican member xug-
gested that posing was gooj. "Yss"
said Mr. Hammond and the "country
has been looking at our posture ard
learning to admire us until il has driven
you out Of power.'
Speaker Carlisle has not yet COM
pleted the formation of single one Of
his standing committees. lie j. wei
ing on revision Ct the rules. L. ia Dis
desire 70 promote as close intimacy as
possible between the majority ia the
House and tho A administration. lie
b as consulted cabinet officers, with
view to selecting men with whom they
must come ia contact, who will be per
Soaally agreeable to them, so that the
party policy may be carried out without
friction. For instance Mr.. Bayard has
been CONFER ed with as 10 the make up
Of the Committee on Foreign affairs,
Mr.. Whitney as to the Naval Com
mittee and 90 on though the cabinet
has not urged or suggested the assign
ment Of particular men to particular
places. Speaker Carlisle is so Judicial,
80 far, and so superior to taking party
advantage in the administration Of his
duties that bis political enemies even
can find no cause for complaint.
The Senate has passed the Presiden-
tiAl succession bill, and also the bill re-
moving the disabilities of Gen. Lawton
which never existed. Gen. Lawton is
here now and when the President signs
the bill IL is thought he will appoint
the General 10 tho vacant Vienna
Mission Til. $ cs..ssion bill gives the
| Presidency to the Cabinet in case of she
removal or death Of both the President
and Vice President.
About five hundred Of President
Cleveland's recess nominations have
been sent in so FAR and many Of them
have been reported back favorably from
committee. There are very few Of them
but will stand the test Of the Senatorial
inquisition. Members of the House
are loaded down with bills with which
they are anxious to iaundate tbs
Speakers table. Everything is wait
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