The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-10-03
From our feeulsr sorTespondsnt.j
Y AsIIlNGTON.

| speaker Reed has been so badly beate
at his own game by the democrats of IL
House that he offered through one Of hi
minions TO agree that no more democrat
should be unscated at this session II tn
democrats,woald stay ntheir seats 10 max
quorum. II is unnecessary to say tina
the offer was rejected---ihc democrats wiI
make no bargain with Reed. The offe
was not made until the Speaker found on
that he could not force the democrats 4
stay In the House, not even by Iockin,
them up, ard Representative Kiipore ha
set an example by kicking open a iockc'
door that every democrat In the Hous
was prepared 10 foilsw II II became neees
sarY TO do so 10 get out Il the chamber
a number Of republican rcpresen,atiy We
are In hearty sympathy with .hc demo
cratic efforts to prevent the unse ating O
two negro contestants, but they lack tn
courage oi their colleague, Mr. Chcadle o
Indiana, who made strong speech beg
gsng The members Of his party not to at
tempt TO commit this outrage, simply be.
cause a majority of the elections committe,
had reported In favor Of the negroes. Th'
negroes viii never be seated until the re
Publieans get auorum.
The republican majority of the confer
ence committee have about patched up ar
agreement on the tariff bill, and II nigh
have been reported to-day, but 1t Is pre-
sumable that the republicans will hold 4
until they can get a quorum of republicans
on .he floor Of the House; that may be to-
morrow or II may not be at all during shl'
session. a prominent repu6lican.member
Of the conference committee, who waa
known TO be opposed 10 Blaine's Latin-
American reciprocity Idea, was asked Why
he voted for the reciprocity apendmen:
"oh," he replied, laughing. ''reciprocily 10 q
popular fad jusi now, and Il Is we'll enough
to have the Eame tackled onto the tariff biz
TO help carry the unpopular feature Of the
bili." That expresses In n nut she'll the
much talked cf amendment-it Is onl,
buncombe.
Mr. Harrison lacked the courage to cary
out his threat OF vetolng the River anS
ilarbor bill. Il IL said that certain sena-
Tor high up 10 tic councils of the republi
ian party informed him that II he yeioes
that til majority of the republican sen.
ators had pledged themselves to make wal
upon him personally during The remain
der OF his administration.
Senator Plumb gave the treasury de
Pagtment :itilc raklng over Friday, be
cause OF It's hayIeg entered into limiiet
partnership with lot of New York specu
lasoFs, and Saturday Senator Cockereil re
opened the fame wounds In few remark
obiee.ing TO the consideration of Senate
ShcFman's bin TO reduce the amount O
bonds required Of national banks. Nj
Coekerell said that he proposed when thi
bill was taken, to offer an an endment re
quiring the withdrawal OF ali bond eifeula
tion, and the substitution of treasury note
the hes. paper currency that any coun
try ever had. "That will take" he coniih
ued, 'the control of our finances out of tl;,
hands ot a combination and monopoly
What has been seen within the last few
weeks has not been crediiabIe to the coun
Try. The secretary Of The treasury ha
been seen drawn on By spectators Il
stocks and grain in New York, to pay ou
every dollar Of cash surplus In the treaSur,
In order 10 save them and 10 save tl,eir
imaginary profits in speculation and gamb
ling"
The bill shutting the lGtteries and news
papers which print lottery advertisement
out OF the mails, Is now law. There ar,
lots of rumors about what the lottery peo.
pie intend doing to test the CONSTITUTIONAL
ty of the new law, but they all lack con
| firmation.
a resolution bas been reported to In,
House providing for the appointment o
committee TO inquire into the progress
Chicago is making toward the World
Fair, and report to the House In Decem-
| Der
The Washington Navy Yard Is being
worked for all 1t Is worth just now, to hell
the republicans In contiguous congressional
districts. Secretary Tracy must have beer
joking when he said that politics shoulC
not enter the. navy yards. Politics MAJ
not be entering the Washington yard, bu
democrats are being pushed out to make
room for republicans at a quite liyel,
rate.
Senator Voorhees, has introduced join
resolution directing the secretary Of tho
treasury TO purchase io,ooo,ooo ounces o.
silver bullion within thirty days in Amer.
can markets at a price not 10 exceed $I.a9
per ounce. the bullion to be coined at ono,
and held as current money.
A Boston boot manufacturer has re
quested Representative Kilgore to ALLOW
| him to name new production, spec iall
intended for Texas trade, "The Kilgor,
Boot"
Representative Crisp has the honor o
having compelled Speaker Reed to public
| ly acknowledge that he had committed al
error In declaring quorum present whel
there wac mons. Keep your eye on Crisp
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