The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
An interesting Resume of the weeks
Happenings in Both Branches or
the Nations Legislaturs

james P. Starr has been appointed
postmaster at Syracuse, Polk county,
in place of Frank r. Hubbard, re-
signed.
A railway mail service has been es-
tablished on the route from Wood
vile to Snohonish, six times week
10 take effect from the 2Sth.
Governor-elect Hovey has left Wash
ington for his home in Indiana. He
win resign his seat in the House,
which viii be fill d by a special cleo
ton next month.
Senator Cullom has reported favor
shly bill from the commerce COM
mittee TO increase the salary of the
surgeon general of the marine hos
pital service 10 $1,000 per annum.
The total coinage Of the United
States mints for the twelve months
ending the calendar year ef 1888 was
500 3IS,6l4, divided as follows: @ 1ld,
S3l, ,3s0.OS0; silver, $33,025, COG; mir
nor. 1915. 200.
The Secretary of the Navy has is
sued pertmptory orders 10 hasten the
work of preparing the Unilet Statt S
ships Atl.nJa, Nanualia and Mohic an
for sea 1t is reported that the last
wo named will be sent 10 Samoa To
reinforce the Nipsie.
A party OF Dakota Democrats, re-
Gently elected del, gates by the
Nit, hell convention, are now in Wash
lngton, their object being to stcure
necessary legislation TO carry into ef-
feet the desires of the convention, and
tpty express the intention of remain
ing there until that is accomplished.
The President gave a state dinner
of f,.rty-eight covers to members Of
the cabinet Friday night, the second
of the winters series OF official enter
talnments. The White House was
handsomely decorated for the occa
sion. A miniature lake, with banks
lined with evergreens and red and
white roses, was the principal floral
decoration.
Claus Spreckels has made state
ment before the Senate committee OF
finance, concerning his experiments
In the manufacture of beet sugar IN
California, intended as an argument
against the proposed reduction of duty
on sugar and the substitution thereof
of bounty of l cent a pound. Dor
ing the hearing it was Intimated that
he committee would insert in the bill
provision, making the bounty OF one
cent-a pound operative until the year
1890.
A letter was laid before the Senate
Friday from the Secretary of the
Treasury IN reply to a resolution oil
the Senate asking for copies of the rul-
ing made by the department as 10 tile
classification of gill-nets made III
Scotland, and imported for salmon
fisheries on the Pacific Coast. The
Secretary says no decision has been
made during the past year on gill
nets ready and fit Tor use by salmon
fshermon.
The members Of the Senate commit
tee having charge of the tariff bin
have decided 70 offer an amendment
making the duty on lumber $l.5O per
1000 feet, a reduction OF % per cent
In The bill as reported from The com
niiLtee 1t was first proposed TO make
the duty $I25, but a COMPROMISE ON
a 81 50 rate was secured by the sena-
tors from the Northwest. A provi-o
will be inserted that this rate shall be
conditional on Canada removing her
export duty on lumber.
C. @. w. West, Governor of Utah,
is low In " ashiH gton. He interds TO
appear before the House committee
ON territories to opp Jse the admission
.ol Utah as state. This sentiment,
ne say, is shared ny nearly every Gen
IL in Tie territory. West places his
objection on the broad ground that
Mormons are untitled to exercise the
nights of citizenship. He says: "To
give these people sovereign rights, as
proposed, would be to place every non
Mormon in Utah completely az their
mercy. Under the territorial form Of
government we are projected by Con-
gIess ard the Executive. Confer the
right OF Statehood upon Utah aud the
Mormons would frame constitution
and laws so unjust and arbitrary IN
their character That an outsider could
not live among tLem. | favor leay-
ing it territory, hut SO amending the
Law as to abridge the power IF the
church"
The National Woolgrowers' AssocI.
alton met in convention at Washing
ton last week. Resolutions were
adopted declaring, that while Con
gress maintained a gene. al policy of
protection, the wool growers and wool
mapufactnre In the UniUed States
have a right to demand that the du-
ties on wool and on woolen and worst
ed goods shall be adjusted and main
tanned SO as to secure to them the
American market. The T, solutions
protest against the Senate tariff bill SO
lar as il affects wool, and providing for
a committee of seven to formulate
such schedule of tariff duties for wool
as may bt deemed just and neces sary,
and to present the same to the finance
committee of the Senate and urge its
adoption. They further declare tha,
the determination of the economic
and financial policy of this govern
ment is so important to wool-growlng
and all other industries and business
of the nation as 10 require immediate
and definite legislation, and il this
shall not re accom- plished during the
present Congress an early extra ses.
sion of the 51,t Congress is recon-.
mended.
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