The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-01-18
sALEM CORRESPONDENCE.
SALEM, Jan. 9th, 1859.

SALEM, Jan. 9th, 1859.
Editors Democrat
The Legislature OF Oregon will meet
here Monday next. Seventy Two republi.
cans and eighteen democrats, ffty.four re-.
publican majority on joint ballot. This
comes from the republicans pulling the
wool over the eyes Of the democracy There
are some among many measures that will
receive specia! attention. These are the
school book business, revenue laws, those
Of descent, that creating the Railroad com.
mission, the propriety of holding term OF
the Supreme Court In Eastern Oregon
the first wedge towards new state, and
others. The railroad commission has its
report before the Governor will de.
pend on his views Of the necessity OF this
law. II will no doubt stand. The official
reports are now mostly In the printers
hands. Hotels and private boarding houses
are receiving attention from outsiders.
Salem will soon be In the hands OF the law
makers and those who follow them. The
Governors message Is expected to be a
plain, candid statement OF the political and
financial condition OF the state. II will be
looked for with interest
Many Improvements have been made
about the Capital building, among them
the new elevator which will be completed
for the Aession at hand. This was much
needed. In weeks time the scene will
be animailng the air In either house will
be filed with bills on every conceivable
subject,and they will fly about like heavy
snow flakes. Salem Is improving, she has
a street railway and wants the Legislature
TO enable her TO create debts for public
benefit to the amount OF $4,000. The
limit now Is $4,000. She supports FIVE
banks and several curb-stone brokers, and
withaI ahe Is improving. Had she facto-
ries or business to engage her population
In various industries she would become a
very large city. She Is growing as II Is
that Is she IL spreading oui,and real estate |
Is advancing. And man who counts him |
self on the inside says that Judge Boise has |
some senatorial longings. So Salem has
her candidate. The Judge leans we'll when |
he leans towards anything like that. He
generally falls into the Office desired by |
him. and II his views on farming are repre-
sented in the Legislature, he will have a
support for Senator.
The Salem City Council under new Off.
GERS met on the 9Th Inst, for the first time,
and we looked for the maiden speech of
the Mayor with great expectations. Butte
o"r disappointment Il la.ks the dignity OF
a message. II contains nothing. Nothing
about the Astoria railroad, nothing about
The Legislature removing the present re-
strietlon on the power of the city TO con-
tract an indebtedness to the amount of $780,
BOO for public benefit, subject agstated
Tor long time nothing about the street
railway, extending city limits TO take In Its
growth, as speculations In land We learn
are on the outer city lines /; nothing about
axation not word about the health Of
he city,whether Il Is dead or alive. II does
rot state that there l. such a city. It does
Tot give ''whoop up" to encourage the
BOOM claimed for Salem. II leaves the
:ity dead. But as this message will do for
very city perhaps II was not intended for
salem. II does not state the city's indebt-
.dness, or how It stands. II does ask that
he electric lights shall be changed about
o give light where now there Is none, and
,oes so far as to say that the tax payer
ion's care about the tax II he only knows
hat 4, Is expended In the right way. This
$ n1t true In any sense. The tax payer
wants to pay no more than his share. II
Salem wants TO be put on the cooling
board, II should send this message abroad
ls an immigration effort. What lost oppor-
unity this was to boom Salem.
National banks here are doing we'll, one
pays scmi-annual dividend of per cent,
.hc other S.
SoJouRSRR.