The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

service positions the wounded and dis
abled ex-Confederate soldiers shall be
given preference over other Confeder-
ates. Speeches were made bysSenators
Platt. Hale, Berry, Blair, Hoar, Rid
dleberger, Hampton, George, Mander-
son, Daniel and Hawley.
The Southern Senators, while ex-
pressing the 9indliest feelings for the
generosity and philanthropy which
had prompted the introduction of the
ILL., disclained all desire on the part of
ex-ConfeGerates for the passage of any
sudh ewceptionai measure, but thought
that as a matter of courtesy and uni
forinity of practice, the bill should be
referred to its appropriate committee.
The Northern Senators were of one nc
cord in condemning the measure as
I'nnwise and ill-considered.
Senator Blair said he had introdue-
cd his bin in entire good faith. He
understood that in the one state Of
North Carolina, there were to-day 90
900 ex-soldiers of the Confederacy who
had lost limbs in the service, and that
most of them were in poor cireumstan-
ees. 1T seemed TO him that If the Gov
ernment under this or any other adj
ministration gave appointsments to
men who had been disloyal TO the
Union, preference should be given to
those who We're disabled, (other things
being equ3l.)
The widow of General Hancock will
be presented with handsome brown
stone and brick house in this city
about the first of April. Some friends
If the late General have been actively
engaged in trying to raise sufficient
money for its purchase, and have met
with success. The lady viii take pos
! session of her new home at once
The dozen or more authors who have
been visiting Washington during the
week and giving public readings from
their works for the benefit ofiGhe Cop
pyright League, were entertained at
the White House on Monday evening
i after the readings. The old Mansion
was in gaia dress for the,Secasion, and
1 supper was served about midnight.
The. authors want an International
Copyright law, you know, and a bill
to that end has just been reported to
the Senate.
On "Wednesday a terrific thunder
storm caused something of panic on
Capitol Hill. 1t was thoaglG that the
dome had been sarack and there was
a general rasA TO see II the Goodies of
Liberty had lost her balance. In the
/ RoHanaa the crash was appalling and
! the echoes reverberated up and down
/ the corridors for some time. Every
electric light in the building was put
out and fiery balls of electricity were
sent through the corridors, cutting off
! telegraph communication and giving
the elevator conductors n se4rere shock.
! The flash wkicsh .secsHap p;tAied the
I thunder sntfsced the elqguenee of the
4 Cos gresham Nsae had the floor, and
sweeping into ssae press gallery over
the telegraph wires caused 6.ae opera
tor at the keys to make a hasty and
j undignified retreat. No reaa damage
was done to the Capitol, although the
presence OF the electric current was
/ plainly seft a. different points ssy men
around metal @sork-
Congressman Grain, of Texas, is very
hopeful in regard re his Constitutional
amendment changing Inauguration
day Said he, ''the weather of the
past two weeks is sufficient to warrant
Ia change, and believe the next Presi-
dent will be inaugurated on the 3Oth
of April" Mr.. Grain will make an ef-
fort TO have this question considered
on the 2nd, proxime. There is a pro-
nounced feeling in the House IN favor
of changing Inauguration Day, and
there is but little doubt TIT the change
viii be made.
On Wednesday evening, Belva Lock
wood, looking in health and spirits
occupied the platforTn of Grand Army
: hall and spoke for an hour and hall
Z 10 about 1Je peoples Her alleged sub
iect was Washington social and po
litical iife,n but she did nos allow her
self to he tranlmeled by it and branch
ed off in different directions.
Speaking of politics she said that a:
: Blaine had resigned and Geo. w
: Childs and Robert Lincoln and Others
II that when Cleveland resigned, she alsc
would publicly tender her resignation
She believed the coming man woul,
be a woman. All she asked for thi
District of Columbia at present wa
that the women be allowed to vote ol
licensing the saIooll. The greatest &C
E of President Cleveland's life sh
, thought, was that of taking unto him
self Francis Folsom for wife.
Representative O'NeiH, of Missouri
made an aggressive fight yesterday 70
d the right OF labor to be heard in TIN
r House.
: Patents granted to citizens of tn
, Pacific States during the past wee
and reported EXPIRE sly for this pape
J by G. A. Snow & Co, Patent lawyers
t opposite Z. S. Patent Office, Washing
r ton d. G. p. \. Boots, Paso Robles
electric annunciator. H. E. Bradbury
Banning, Cal, piow attachment. T
III. Busby, San Francisco, Cal, glove
e W. a. Campbell, Portland, Or, shir
l. gle saving machine. NJ. Gage, Gal
a Cal, automatic whistle attachment
! W. Manson, Cotton, Cal, well drill
J. J. Meston, Portland, Or, Bindin
books. J. &. Welcome, Fort Bidwel
Cal, stirrup attachment.