The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Representative Grains Inauguration
Day Amendment was defeated in the
House aud the Capital city mourns
that important date is not to be chang
ed at present. But as an Offset to this
disappointment the Senate passed
without dissenting voice, the bill pro-
viding for the Constitutional Centenni-
al of 1883, and there is little doubt that
it will be adopted by the House III
similarly liberal and patriotic spirit.
ESQ, Washington will next year be
the scene of most interesting and inn
portant meeting of the representatives
of the people and governments of the
Western Continent. The bill as passed
appropriates the sum Of S30O,O00 to be
expended by the President upon the
entertainment of the foreign guests
who will be invited tn attend the eel
ebration. The latter will include the
Chief Executives and judicial officers
and certain civil and military officers
of the South American Republics.
After many important changes, the
Mills tariff bill has Mt last been report
ed TO the House and will be called up
for action on next Tuesday week. II
is reported that the Louisiana members
of Congress have been won over TO the
support of the bill and that Mr.. Ram
dali has only fourteen supporters left.
The sugar schedule has been amended
by restoration of the present color
line as standard and horizontal re-
duction of 20 per cent. The great
scheme now is to save free wool.
The House is eongratulating itself
upon having done more work than lis
predecessors have been i'll the habit Of
accomplishing so early in the session.
And when one comes To count up it is
found that the Fiftieth Congress can
make a rather good showing. Up to
date 230 private bills and 129 public
bills have been passed. To appreciate
tins work however, it is necessary to
loose sight of the fact that about 9'o00
bills have been introduced during the
session.
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, is
nothing ifnot liberal and kindhearted
He was the author of the famous Edu-
cational bill, which now lies neglected
in House committee. He was the
author of the recent bill favoring
wounded and disabled ex-confederate
soldiers above confederates who were
not soldiers. in appointments to the
civil service, which created such a dis
turbanee among the Senators Mt the
time OF its presentation, and now Mr.
/ Blair wants to do something kind for
/ the District OF Columbia.
/ His latest proposition is an amend
ment to the Constitution of the Unit
ed States. and is as follows: ''The Dis
i triet shall be entitled to representation
/ in the Congress of the United states
/! by one Senator and by one or more Re
/ presentatives, according to the rule of
apportionment. The District shall also
be entitled to as many electors for Pres
ident and President as it has
members of Congress. Congress shall
provide by law the time and manner OF
choosing the Senator, Representatives
and electors
Representative women who attended
the Women's Conference here last week
have petitioned Congress for the pass
age Of the Blair Educational bill.
Through the International Council of
women is a thing Of the past. its echoes
/ have been heard throughout the week.
The delegates besieged the Capitol, on
Monday, crowding the galleries and
corridors. Their special rendezvous
/ was the Senate reception room for the
special committee on woman suffrage
consisting of Senators Cockrell. Blair,
Palmer, Bowen, Chace Sawyer and
others. Senator Cockrell of Missouri.
! had the chair, ostensialy, and intended
to preside, but Miss Susan b. Anthony
was really in command and conducted
the ceremonies in an animated and in
/ teresting manner peculiarly her own.
She introduceded her lieutenants one
by one, they representing different tor
CUES. So far as the speakers could be
! understood however, the united voice
was for immediate and unrestricted
suffrage, and in this the foreign ladies
all deemed it appropriate that the Uni
ted States should lead by Constitu-
tional amendment.
4 In presenting woman suff'ragist
from Louisiana Miss Anthony mention
that a year ago, in conversation with
Senator Brown, member of the com.
mittee present, he had said that he did
not know, a woman in the South who
wanted to vote. Miss Anthony said
she would produce as many as were
necessary TO convince him.
Patents granted to citizens of the Pa
cific States during the past week, ant
reported expressly for this paper by G.
A. Snow & Co. Patent lawyers, Opp
Il U. s. Patent Office, Washington d. c
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