The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-09-05
Frvm our regular eouesponcent.)
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS, iooos
Doss Quay Is again In supreme command
OF the majority Of the senate. He was
lenlent towards Senators Hoar, Spooner
and the rest of his opponents letting them
down easy by allowing them 10 report
new resolution. Ia place OF the one offered
by him. But Il amounts TO precisely the
same thing as " his resolution had been
adopted. The tariff bill Is to be voted up
on during the irst week or ten days oi
September and as a special sop to the radi'
cal element the most OF the republican sen'
alors have signed an agreement to vote for
the consideration Of the Force bill In DE
cember next. This does not mean that all OF
the republican senators will vote for that
lrocious measure, for a number Of them have
stated that while they were willing to vote
to have the bill considered they proposed
voting againSt 1t. The radical elemen,
hopes to gain four votes for Il from the
new senators from Idaho and Wyoming.
Senator Gvrman was asked what the
democrats proposed doing Ia regard to the
tariff bill. lie said; mo agreement has
been reached as to the close Of debate upon
the tariff bill. When there has been a
sufficient, IL not thorough and sailsiaet-
ory discussion Of the bill, the democrats
will agree, in accordance with the custom
OF the seLatc, TO take a vote upon il. The
question has already been urder consider.
alton, brt no conclusion has been reached.
The proposition foi closure must come
from the republicans None has yet been
received. When II GENES we shall decide
whether II Is satisfactory, Il rot We shall
make a counter proposition" Senator
German intlmattd that In two weeks mere
the democrats, having shown The most
striking Inconsistencies OF the bill. would
be perfectly willing to have the republi-
cans pass II, aud let the voters of the eoun-
try, at the congressional elections, decide
which party was In the right
Senator Carlisle presented an argument
which no republican senator could answer
when he showed by price lists and actual
bills of sales that certain American manu-
facturers, who are given an increase OF
duty upon products similar to those manu-
fae,ured by them upon their plea that they
are necessary t. prevent their being driven
out of business by foreign competitors, are
selling their manufacturers In foreign
countries much cheapcr-in some cases 80
; and 60 per cent lcss-than they sell the
same articles In the United States. Mr.
Carlisle said he thought, aud the consum-
ers will undoul tedly think with him, that
II these manufacturers could afford under
the present tariff to send their goods to
foreign countries 10 compete with foreign
manufacturers of the articles, and sell
them for less than they did at home, that It
would be manifestly unjust to the home
buyers to raise the duty In order to allow
these manufacturers to make their Amer
ican customers pay s.ill higher price. No
republican attempted TO make a specific
answer TO Mr. Carl.sles argument-it can't
be answered. Protection" is the humbug
Of the age.
If, In the face of the acknowledgement
of the commissioner Of pensionE that he
borrowed SI,. 900 on notes endorsed by
George E Lemon, the king of the Wash .
ington pension attorneys, the republicans
Of the committee investigating RePresen-
alive Coopers charges against Raum decide
to wh:te-wash that official the, will prove
themselves to be possessed of an unusual
amount of "gall" even for Reeds heneh-
men. When this charge was frat made,
and before investigation was ordered, Mr.
Raum and his friends repeatedly stated
that Lemon had never endorsed hiS notes.
Finding that Mr. Cooper had absolute proof
of the transaction he now boldly admits II,
and yet attempts TO deny that he has fa-
vored Lemon by advancing his buiiness
in the Pension Office. Lemon did not en-
dorse those notes for nothing, and il he
had not taken himself off to Europe to es-
cape tesJfYing, Mr. Cooper would have
made that fact even clearer than Il is now.
The committee which has taken a recess
to The first of September. has, by Its rulings
AFCNSo ~ SoAheA W hiC oSHOSiAtiS mNhhS~iSJ
made 1t almost impossible for Mr. Cooper
to prove the other charges, but what Is ad
mitted should be enough to make vacan-
cy In the head Of the Pension Office.
Speaker Reed could stand ,he pressure
no longer, and on Saturday he agreed that
Thursday and Saturday of this week should
be devoted to the consideration of meas.
ures reported form the committee on labor
and the houFe so ordered. lie heard from
some of the labor organizations in his dis.
trict.
The late Senator Beck was eulogized In
the senate on SATURDAY. Senotors Car
Isle, Blackburn, Vest ingalls, and Allison
paid glowing tributes TO the memory of tn
deceased statesman.
The bill for government inspection of
meats for export, which makes little czars
of the president and secretary Of agricu!.
ture, has gone to the president for his ap
proyal