The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-06-27
trrom our regular correspondent,
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 10, 1890 /
Paradoxical as It may appear, the recent
extreme warm spell seems 10 have cooled
public interest In the proceedings of con
gress, and thlnncd out that body to about
the required number to constitute quor-
um and transact business. The old sdage
that "he who can walt will eventually get
anything he desires" was never better
demonstrated than by the action of the
congress. The old hands, the queen bees,
the old shepard dogs Of the flock, have ac-
quircd to great extent what they had
painted for, and are now doing amid leafy
bowers along the sea. While the public Is
anxious to have all discussion dropped Is
the opportunity for the medioity of the
national legislation to approach the second
table and reduce the surplus, The action
Is comparatively unnotleed, uneared for
and unsung. Many millions of dollars
are appropriated every day, with brief
word OF explanation made by the members
n charge of bill regarding It's contents.
When the members of either House are
sufficiently aroused, they direct their shafts
of wit and sarcasm at the other branch
respecting Its want of deliberation In pass.
Ing bills and appropria,i,g the public funds,
They are equa ly guilty, however. The
Ilou.e has charged the senate with passing
bills at the rate OF TAO per minute, Its
record In passing public laws has been
shown To have exceeded this rate, but
wasn't as fast as that uf the House The
private bills are usually disposed of on
evening sessions, when they are usually
dumped, like a load OF coal In bunch
The republicans of congress seem to act rs
II they were preparing to break up camp,
and were perfectly regardless OF the iurni-
lurr. They have certainly acted IN u
manner this season that would justify
such feeling Of despair. They haN,
planned for the appropriation OF enoug"
money, this session, to pay the national
debt After they so out, at the next
election, they will probably try TO raise a
sentiment against their successor on ac-
count OF lack of money to discharge pub
lie obligations and individual hopes, Great
ed by the gang last discharged.
The Hou,e silver bill has been reported
back favorably from the finance commit
tee to the senate, and offered as subsu-
tute, by MIR. Morrill,, for the senate bill
II contains important amendments that
materially, alter Il In direction unsa,is-
factory to the free.coinage men. The pro-
vision making the certificates legal tender
Is struck out; also that making certificate,
redeemable In bullion ut the option of he
Secretary of the Treasury; and the section
providing that when the m,rket price o.
silver is SIoJ for ST. Z grains of silver. 4
shall be lawful to receive bullion tor coin
age. and the purchase OF bullion be sus
pended. lie was followed by Mr. Evarts
who gave very interesting iesiew OF the
history of silver legislation lie said tina
IN 1873 the two metals, gold and silver
were on parity, and had been since 1903
That no trade or law of nature had broker
that parity, but that it had been a, com
plished by the ''..it and wisdom of man.
Tha. Ia 1873 congress, while In a hypnotic
condition. had passed the Jaw demonetiz
ings silver, which eventually reduced II SC
per cent. in value Mr. Vance followed
him in denouncing that ac: of congress
and said that the tIriH laws had contrlbu
ted further in spreading bankruptcy aLd
ruin amongst the farming community.
Speaker Reed, last week, announced the
apPointmen, of Mr. Mills of Texas to III,
committee on -ules. He notified Tho
Speaker that he declined to serve. lii
friends say that hi. refusal to serve on !
com mittee with the Speaker Is based upor
personal grounds. The peculiar rulings o
the Speaker during the present session
and his utter disregard OF the Ordinary
courtesies due minority has provoked
feeling of unfriendliness on the part o.
Mr. Mills that would maze service on the
same committee diStasteful to him.