The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
An Interesting Resume OF the Weeks
Happenings in Both Branches or
the Nations Legislator

McCreary hopes TO get through IN,
House az this session bin TO provid,
for a permanent exposition of th,
, three Americas, in honor OF the 400tl
i anniversary OF the discovery b,
Columbus. The bill is merely pre-
liminary in lis provisions, authorizing
the President 10 appoint board O
nine directors TO formulate a plan fol
the exposition, and approp-isting
S25 900 for the expenses OF their meet
ing. Their plan, 1t is provided, shall
be TO constitute an advisory board oI
so members, appointed by the govern
ols ef tho States and Territories and
the executives OF 16 American nations
Space is 10 be provided in Washington
for the exposition, and suitable site
selected for the statue of Columbus.
A lively discussion arose in the
Ia use Friday afternoon, based on an
article in New York paper, declar-
ing that there were two elements
united against the Nicaragua canal
bill, the agents of the Pacific railroads
snd the attorneys of the Panama
canal, and containing an interview
With Judge Daily on the subject, inti-
mating that the gentlemen (naming
them) who Iffered amendments to
the bin did so for the purpose of de-
| feating the measure. Messrs. Wilson
and Bland, of Missouri, Cobb, of A la
bama, and Spinola, of New York, in
dignantly denied being influenced in
their action in offering amendments
by any purpose except desire 10 PER.
feet the measure. The latter referred
TO Judge Daily as man who, since his
retirement from the bench, had been
connected with breezy enterprises.
Cox, of New York, paid warm tribute
to Judge Days integrity, and in an
emphatic manner denied the charge
that he was a lobbyist
As regards the commission recently
appointed by the Secretary of the Ma
Wy, under provision for that purpose
contained in the last naval appropria-
tion bill, to examine the coast north
of the forty-sscond parallel of north
latitude, in the State of Oregon and
the Territories of Washington and
Alaska, and to select suitable site for
Il navy-yard and docks, it may be said
that the commissioners had an inter
view with the Oregon Senator'S at the
capitol, and discussed various possible
lccatiors. The names of prominent
business men at each location were se-
lected; also such other information as
the Senators could give them. The
commissioners will examine Coos bay,
Yaquina bay, Portland, Astoria, Ta-
coma, Seattle, Port Townsn and
other places ON Puget sound. The
commission will confer with promi-
uent men at each point, and will
make a careful examination of the ad-
vantages which each presents.
There are some very important
measures affecting the north Pacific
Dolph states that he has been prom |
ised a favorable report on the bin in
the Senate for the payment OF Oregon
nd Washington Indian war claims,
pending before the committee on mil |
itary affairs, and the bill tor the crea-
ton of coart TO adjudicaie Indian |
claims, which is before |
the Senate committee on Indian af- |
fairs, which he thought would be re-
ported with amendments making the /
bill perfect. He had strong hopes /
that the conference committee on the /
forfeiture bill, now that the
election was over, would be able to
come to an agreement, and il not,
when the disagreement was reported
the House would receGe from its
and forfeiture of the land
grant from Wallula to Portland
would be secured. Among the bills
which had passed the Senate and
we're pending in the House, he said,
were his bill for forfeiture of Oregon
Of public bridges at Portland and Sa-
lem; to grant certain townships to
Oregon for a public park; to extend
the limits OF Portland as a port of
entry, and to create ports of entry at
Tacoma and Seattle, and port of de-
livery at Port Angeles, and to credit
the State Of Oregon with the value of
arms borrowed of Washington Terri
tory and lost in the Nez Perce Indian
war; also Senator MitchelPs bill max
ing an appropriation for boat rail
way at the dalles of the Columbia
river. He said that the Oregon dele.
CATION was doing all it could TO secure
Tor these and other
measures of interest to Oregon, and
hat they hoped that some or all of
them would pass the House at the
present session. The bill which has
already passed the House, providing
or equipment OF the militia of the
State Of Oregon with certain arms,
and equipage, has been
-eferred to Senator Stewart of the
Z mmittee on military affairs. Sena-
or Stewart will report in favor of the
pill and in all probabilities it will pass
be Senate within a short time. Sena- [
or MitchelPs bill, which he intro
Iuced in the Senate Friday, providing
or the admission of Idaho in the
Union, is identical with that int1o- !
luced by Delegate Dubois, of Idaho, T
With one exception. The Mitchell bill
onfers upon women in the Territory :
he right to vote. Both OF the Oregon :
senator's are in favor of woman suf- /,
rage, and on every occasion they '
ave voted to give the ballot to wo- q
nen.
Aged horses should have ground .
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