The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-12-28
The 9emofrat.
WASHINGTON.
From our regular correspondent.
wAsnrNeroS. Dec. rz,h. 1855.

WAsHrNoroN, Dec. I7th, 1883.
Senator Beck was at the Capitol last
Saturday for the first time since he was
taken sick last summer. Although he is
very weak he does not look III, owing per
haps to his peculiar resistive constitution
and Scottish energy. He leaves for Aiken,
South Carolina, this week, greatly to the
regret of the democratic side of the Senate
and to the delight of the republicans. Sen.
Rtor Beck Is an army within himself on the
tariff question.
Senator Riddleberger has been at his old
trick of turning the Senate Chamber into
circus ring. Cause, too much whisky.
Democrats here are greatly enjoying the
bitter fight now raging between the Miller
and Platt factions in New York and the
Sherman and Foraker crowds In Ohio,
Conservative republicans here express the
belief that neither New York nor Ohio will
be represented in Harrison's Cabinet on ac-
count of these wrangles. Morton, who It is
supposed went to indianapolis in the inter-
est of Platt for Secretary of the Treasury
has, 1t Is said, telegraphed to New York
member of Congress that Harrison had
positively refused to have Platt In the
Cabinet
Capt. Ccwdon's plan of making Laque
Borgue the outlet for the flood waters of
the Mississippi river has been adversely re.
ported upon by the Senate committee on
the Improvement of that river.
1t was reported that the United States
had demanded the appointment of a sue
cessor to Lord Sackville, and notified the
British Government that Mr.. Phelps, (our
minister, would be recalled unless a British
minister was speedily appointed. Upon
inquiry at the State Department 1t was
learned that the rumor was without foun-
datioE, and that the Department was per-
fectly indifferent about the matter, whether
minister was or was not sent here.
Blaine still continues to be thorn In the
aide of many republicans. A rumor that
he had been offered the Secretarysnip Of
State by Harrison and that he had accept
ed it,created CONSERVATION among those re-
publican Congressman who do not like
him, and there is quite large number OF
them. one certainly, and many people say
two, In the delegation from his own state
These men know that if Blaine goes into
the Cabinet they will get no faYors from
the administration. No enc ny is too small
for Blaine TO wreak his vengeance upon
hence they have been busy since the cleo
ton in bringing all the ani-Blaine infiu
ence of the entire country to bear on Har
rison to prevent BIainc's getting into the
Cabinet. IL the runor were true their
work has not all been for nothing. Hun
dreds of messages were sent flying over the
wires and the anti Blaineites were soor
made happy by discovering that Harrison
had not rendered position to Blaine. Blu
the thought that he may do so hovers over
the anti Blaine men like cloud. All thii
Is fun for the democrats, and it's about tn,
only kind of fun they have had since thu
election.
The democratic Senators are now fight
ing the republican tariff bill tooth and nail
but as the republicans vote solidly on ever
amendment offered, they have no hope o
doing anything better than showing the
country the injustice and absurdity of the
measure prepared by the republicans. A
the present rate ofprogess the bill will no
pass the Senate before February.
4. L
favorably reported to it. placing that emf
nent republican, Gen. John c. Fremont
once the candidate of his party for thu
presidency, on the retired list of the Army
with the rank of major general and TIT
republican Senate has had bill reported
to 1t, placing that sterling o.d democrat
Gen. w. s. Rosecrans,( "Old Rosy, Jon the
retired list of the Army with the rank o
brigadier general. This is as It should be
there should be no politics in providing :
comfortable old age for such men as these,
who have given the best years OF their
lives TO the country.
The Direct tax bill, as was anticipated
passed the House, and has now gone to Mr.
Cleveland. Democrats generally expect
It will be vetoed.
Representative Holman, chairman of the
House committee on public lands, does moi
think that either of the bills passed last
session, one by the House and one by the
Senate, forfeiting various sections of lands
granted to railroad companies, will become
law this session nor that any other leg.
islalion upon the subject will be passed.
The two bills passed are now in the hands
of a conference committee, but there is little
hope of an agreement.
The annexation of Canada has been made
live question By the introduction In the
House by Mr.. Butterworth of concurrent
resolution authorizing the President to
open negotiations for the annexation. II
Is many sided question, but no one seems
to doubt that eventually Canada will be-
ONE part of the United States.
A democratic friend says that a republican