The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-09-12
From our regular sorrespondout.D
WASHINGTON.
wAslIlNaroN, Sept. l. 800.

WAsiilNaToN, Sept. 1, 1890.
Senator Edmunds has exposed the eloven
republican foot by bls resolution for Il con-
gressional recess, instead Of adjournment,
rom Septembsr I9to November 10. IIav.
| Ing by various methods cucceeded In get
ting date set for the disposal Ct The tariff
biil-.he most unjust financial measure Of
the age--the republicans now propose that
congress shal meet again after the con-
grcssional elections in order that 1t inay
proceed 10 do what II does not dare TO do
before those elections. This action of Mr.
Edmunds was taken because MIR liarrison
refused 10 assume the responsibility OF call
Ing an extra session for the sole purpose
OF enacting odious politisal laws and max.
Ing unnecessary appropriations.
First and foremost, II the republicans are
allowed to carry out their programne.and
they Will not, unless the united legitimate
efforts Of the democrats shall fall to pre-
vent u viii come the Force bill,upon which
the republicans are already banking 10
carry the presidential e.eetion OF '0s--their
leaders expect TO lose the next House; but
are raising large fund TO try and save
themselves from defeat by the aid OF the
ELECTORAL votes OF four southern states
which they calculate can be carried with
all the election machinery In The hands Of
unserupulous federal agents.
Next will come the congressional and
ELECTORAL college apportionment under the
new census, shieh IL 10 be manipulated In
the Interests Of the fepubliean party. II
only the question Of right and precedent
were considered this apportionment would
be left for the Fifty-seeond congress to
deal wiih--so II has been since the founda.
tlon Of our government; ;but the fepubli-
can party has never been in the habit of
letting little things Ike right and precedent
stand In lts way, and Il Is too late 10 ex-
peel IL to reform now.
Incidentally !, IL proposed iha, a large
number Of bills carrying large aPPropria-
lions which the shrewd leaders Of tne
party temforaT " sIde-iraeed early In the
preScn, session are 20 bc faiFoadei through
and In order 10 carry this programme ou
successfully quorum Of republican Sens-
aiors have, according TO Senator Fry, who
ought 10 be good republican authority.
agreed TO acort sag rule for ,he senate
similar TO the ono with which Speaker
Reed has bound the house hand and foot.
Another lice little scheme Ia connection
With this recess business Is, that the pre-
nte l. 10 be made that tho measures In
which The Farmers Alliance and the Labor
organizations arc interested, similar TO the
compound lard bill. the amendments 10
the eight hour law, and TO the alien con-
tract Law already passed by the House
cannot be acted upon unless those extra
three weeks are made usc'of. The object
In this pfelshse IL 10 Try and make It aP-
pear to the farmers ard wofklngmen that
the democrats Ia opposing the Edmunds
resolution are opposing the consideration
Of their Interests.
Mr Harrison has signed the mea, In
speciIon bill, thus giving himself greater
power in commercial sense, than is pos
sessed by any European sovereign, with
the possible exception oi the czar of Rus
sla.
There Il rnmor that the Rivef and
HaFbor bill, which Is now In co aiercnte, Is
TO go over until after the elections. in order
to keep down the total amount of appro-
prIations made by the present congress
Wall street pressure has made Secretary
Window issue a call Tor S2o, 900 more
"a per cent bonds which will mature In
September 1891. lie offers to pay par and
accrued interes, TO date of maturity.
Senator Morgan has presented to the
senate a resolution adopted by mass
meeting OF colored men at Birmingham,
Alabama, against the passage of The Ferce
bill. This added to the fact that meeting
Of negroes al Philadelphia adopted res-
olution declaring the passage OF the Force
bin t. be impolitic shows that the negroes
are not hankerlng after The ''protcetion"
which the republicans In congress are so
anxious to give them.
To-day Is "labor day and II Is being
generally observed by the labor organiza
tions of the city. They want congress to
make Il a rational holiday.
The preliminary farce to depriv,ng an
other democrat of his seat Breckenridge,
OF Arkansas-is going on in the House to-
day. Il is hoped that his Constituents will
see to II that he comes Lack to the next
House with such big majority that even
republican election committee viii not
dare to question his right to represent his
people.
Representative Cannon, whore vulgarity
precipita,ed the rumpus which ended
In slugging match on the floor of the
House last week, has thereby SO endrared
himself to Speaker Reed that he has beer
asked to go up..to Maine and make some
speeches In his district. 1t is to be hopet
that he will not use the same language h,
did inthe House.