The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-07-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

a more languld or llstless appearance,
or shown more indifference To ordina-
~ legislative business than during the
past few deys. There were three pos,
sihle Presidential candidates In the
Chamber however Senators She !,
man, Allison aud Hawley who lent
interest 90 the scene. Tt WAS noticen-
bic too that these gentlemen could not
3e contented long In one place, but
moved around in and out OF the
Chamber as If their thoughts Ne.e
elsewhere.
The Senate has never bsen accused
OF being illiberal with the pto9i, :
money, and some recent voting aus.
tains It's record for generosity. 1t hes
passed the bin appropriatIng S50o, 900
for the erection 81 an additional fire.
proof structure for the National NIu !.
cum, This Is on the ground that In
creased facilities for displays are need
ed, the preseut structure not atiordinp
sufficient room. Il also passed bin
appropriating sl6o goo for the purchase
of pneumatic gun tor the War u =
/ partmcnt, and it is likely Ia pass
another carrying an appropriation {
100000 for the construction of mar
BILE portico at the western front of the
Capitol
The House of representatives on the
other hand, has had sharp discussion
about spending SO much money. II
was over the congressional library
building which - ina course of erection
east of the Capitol. s3,0o0.ooa were
appropriated for It's erection when III,
bin was passed and nov four or hve
million more are wanted. some men
hers held that SS,o0o,01l was 10 be ia,
ultimate cost Of the building. while
others thought that seven million and
even ten million would not be exces-
i've for national library building
here. Representative SAWYER, OF New
York, referred to the now state buil3
ing at Albany. whicn WAS commenced
% cost four MILTON. II has already
e,st ,,lxteen million dollars, and There
Was Il, telling how much more II
wouis east. lie dld E5t object e.
nationsI library bn.lding costing seven
nliuion dollars. bnt ne thought the
idea 80 prevalent q making Washing-
ton lire centre OF wealthy AID soeiai
displav MAS the greatest curse If the
uatsonaI caoitol,
Represent. .Ntfve Mjill>eH derided the
peyuy wise policy, and argued
that as The library Is growing, the
idea = NOT to erect bpllding for to-
dav Iyut for the next hundred wars.
lie insisted that any change of plan
in order 10 save money would be- fooi-
ish, and declared that be would not
incur public condemnation hy voting
for any cheap structure.
After much wraugling, Il was finally
decided ~ vote IL il4 Is -. enc
more than i quorum. t. stop work-cu
the library building, 10 abolish the
present commission, repeal the act
that Was passed, and that tbc senate
ana house committees on pahlie iUtld-
ines, acting together, shall procure
plans for n library structure which
ishau net cost over 81, 900 2o9.
/ The people OF Washington art much
pleased, as are doubtless the people
Throughout the entire country that
the movement to celebrate the four
hundreth anniversary OF she discovery
af America is beginning 20 take Gyii-
ute and substantial shape. The bill
providing for permanent exposition
ST the three Americas here iu ls32hav
inc been reported favorably some day.
s,ucc from The house foreign affair
committee, the feature which insure
the success Of the undertaking, is tina
authorizing the President 20 appoint
governmental board af nine director
fo formulate a plan for the propose
exposition, ny hich anrropriates SO, 90
r to he Immediately available for the eS
: penscs Of the board.
1.-THE project be property carried ca
il will I've a great benefit to the count
< al large, ne we'll as the city of WASH
: ington. Tt will establish here n Pc.
naucut exposition which vii. iliut
6 trate the progress OF the arts, science.
e inventions and industries of ever
u government upon the American col
= tMcnt,
The Philadelphia celebration ef IS
II 10 commemorate the centennial Of ol
!, independence as a people is the onl
u information al exposition ever held
le this country as yet, and the good tn
resulted from it is still appare
u throughout every avenue of trade al
's commerce. The exposition now pr
u oscd is in honor of a still great
e event in the worlds history than q
formation of the United states.
a. will also be upon a much larger Sc:
ID and still farther reaching in It's resul
ln --s-----~-
ct Bishop Andrews o. the Nj, thod
ne Episcopal church, whose cpiscoI
he residence hitherto has been ia Was
er ington, ID. G., now goes to New YoZ
en Bishop Foss leaves Minneapolis
he Philadelphia; Bishop Hurst, Buff:
be for Washington, while of the new
lat elected bishops, Bishop Vincent g,
De to Buffalo, where he will be NJ
lie Chautauquai Bishop Fitzgerald
in Minneapolis; Bishop Joyce to Chat
ro- nooga. Bishop New man TO Omaha a
he Bishop Uoodsell to Texas.
=, A new church Is organized eve
- two days by the Presbyterian ohur,
~ ~ Every three days u Presbyterian IN
- i.ter dies. The denomination impo