The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-21
Jhe SemSrtai
Prom our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON.


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WARRINGTON, Mar. 5, 1890,
The supreme court OF the United States
) to be given an opportunity to decide
whether Speaker Reeds new method OF
quorum Is constitutional or not,
The democratic leaders have mapped out
, programe with that end specially la
view. MrJ o pendleton of the first dis
lrict Of w. Va. who was unseated last week /
by the votes OF less than the majority OF
the House, which IL constitutional |
quorum, proposes 10 claim his salary as a
member Of the House Of Representatives,
and u the Treasury officials refuses &c pay
they will--he will enter suit for
il In the court OF claims and appeal Il from
there, II decided against him. TO the SUI
preme court. And n the republicans
show any disposition to delay the case In
either court he will sue out a mandamus
to stop the Treasury officials from paying
the salary OF the man who has been illegal.
ly given tue seat belonging to him. !. Is
well that this question Il TO be legally de-
cided, and the sooner the decisIon can be
gotten the better.
How circumstances alter cases was
never made palmer than BY the actions OF
the election committees OF the two Houses
of Congress. In the House where the re-
publicans need every vote they can get
there has been an indecent haste In report
Ing contested election cases, while In the
Senate where no votes are needed there is
dlgnl6ed leisure In the way contests are
treated. On the rsth Of February the evl
deace was all taken aud tlic arguments
heard In the Montana Senatorial contest.
Saturday Mar. Z. the eommittee met and
( appointed sub committee TO collate the
facts to be reported at the next meeting,
which viii be next Saturday.
Governor Thompson, the dem oeraiic
civil service commissioner, Is the only one
Of the trio that has not been smlrched by
the Investigation now IN progress. Lyman
has been convicted of iavofiilsn OF the
worst Kind In having promoted his
brother.in-law after he had Acknowledged
that he had stolen examination papers
from the office for a party who was seek
Ing promotion. and now Roosevelt, the
high priest of the III am better than you
element IN politics, Is convicted Of having
deceived the Secretary Of War IN order to
transfer an incompetent clerk from his Of
fee to the War department, and Of having
deceived the Postmaster General and III,
Superintendent Of the Census In order Il
obtain a place In the census bureau Tor I
man who had perjured himself In order Il
help Roosevelt make report against ,h'
post master at Milwaukee.
The urgency deficiency appropriation
blll-$as,6sO.ooo-has been passed BY th'
House. IS3i 100000 OF II Is to pay pension
OF the war OF 1874, aud OF the Mexican war
The World. Fair bill Is now IN thl
hands OF the House committee awaiting tn
decision Of the representatives Of Chieag,
as TO what changes they desire made In IL
AS soon as this is determined upon the bill
will be reported to the House and there !
little or no doubt OF Is being prompt,
passed by the iouse. The doubtful par
of the business will be reached in the Sen
ate.
A New York Syndicate, Of which d {
Mills. the faiher.ia law Of whitelaw Ries
editor Of the Tribune and ex-senator Tor
Plalts, the republican boss, arc leadin
members, has been awarded. by Secrelar
Window, the exclusive right to cate
seals It. Alaskan waters for twenty car
from the first Of mex, May. This con
binaiion OF politics and business that
quite characteristic of the republIca
party.
Mr.. Blaine as become so disgusted vii
the administration that ne refuses TO &C
any applicants for Office even In his ow
department; he turns them over TO one (
he assistant Secretaries OF state.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkso
Is tel.ing his friends that he cannot poss
bly, remain IN Office longer than the in
Of May, and tha. he may resign Garlic
but he does not tell them that he has =,
eeived n verv pointed hint from the Pres
J dent intiHating in the most unmistakabl
manner that his resignation wonId be a
ceptable.
The question OF o railroad to South A
merica has been much talked about sine
the Pan-American Congress adopted ress
lntions Recommending the aPpoinlmer
of commission TO go over the propose
route and report as to its feasibility etc.
joint resolution has been introduced In th
House, by Mr.. BuckaIew. authorizing tn
Presidentto uppoint suitable parties TO ex
anime and report on the adyisability of
railroad to South America.