The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-03-09

more than ali hour the policy OF con-
siderlng the document with open doors.
So radical n departure from time-hon-
ored precedents awakened bitter oppo-
sition from II number Of prominent
converts TO the open session movement
of late. 1t Is predicted that the secret
sessions, except where affirmative rea-
sons exist for secrecy, will not last
many months longer.
Senator Teller made vigorous plea
for open sessions recently. He argued
that no department In this Govern
ment had any business TO have secrets
from the public, unless II were the
state Department, pending treaty ne
gotlations, or something of that kind.
He said every decision made by the
head Of n department, every adludlca-
tion made by the head of bureau
ought TO be an open book for the peo-
Pile of the United States TO read and
examine. lie held that secret sessions
We're un-republican; that there was no
more reason for considering the coniir-
nation Of executive appointments be-
hind closed doors than for leglslating
behind closed doors that II was one OF
the essentials Of a free people that they
should know what their public servants
are doing, and he mentioned that even
the supreme Court publicly recorded
the action of each Justice on each ques-
tion.
! Probably the most notable thlng
done by the House this week was TO
defeat by vote of l29 to l2s the uoar
resolution changing Inauguration Day
to the S0th Of April, and extending the
short session of Congress to that date,
/ II now remains to be seen what the
Senate and House together will do
with the Grain resolution providing
that Congress shall meet on the lst Of
/ January after the election.
| The deepest interest and sympathy Is
felt here over the condition of Mr.. w.
w. Corcorau, the venerable and below
ed Washington philanthropist, whose
long and useful career Is rapidly near
/ ing its close. No hope is entertained
of his recovery from his present illness,
aud ere this reaches YOU, you will pro-
badly know of his death.
/ The coming Washington Constitu-
+ tional Centennial and Worlds EXPO
sition of 1889 and 1892 have now re-
ceived approval and endorsement from
/ the governors of thirty-seven states and
territories, the mayors of fifty-two cit
/ les, the presidents of I53 boards of
! trade, from thirty-three state oranges,
] from thirty state agricultural societies,
and various other bodies. The Central
and South American republics have
made known their intention of taking
an active part in forwarding the Expo
sitions, the Government Of Spain has
/ taken official action To the same end,
and Italy has signiiied her intention of
/ iAining In the celebration.
The Borad of Promotion does not
ask for an appropriation for the expo
sition of 1892 from Congress. All they
ask is the use OF the ground. When
the time comes the states and territor-
les will be asked TO appropriate 800, 900
each to erect their buildings. The
$500. 900 asked for in the bill for the
/ Constitutional Centennial IL to be de-
/ voted, e. is said, TO the entertainment
of the presidents, chiefjustices, aud
ministers of the fifteen Spanish-Ameri-
can republics who viii be here as the
guests of the government during the
/ Celebration
/ As Wednesday, the 22d, was the
birthday of the Father of his Coun-
try,n the United States gave itself en-
/ tirely to patriotism All other business
was dispensed with for the reading OF
/ Washington's Farewell Address. This
performance was executed in a very
ereditable manner by Senator Ingalls,,
! Of Kansas, the president of the Senate,
while the Senate showed its respect by
attending in unusually large numbers
and listening attentively.
BY the time you read this you will
know all about the proceedings of the
Democratic convention held here dur.
ing the week to decide the time and
place for the meeting of the Presiden.
tial nominating convention, conse-
quently it is useless to dwell on the
subject.