The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-01-02
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the Force bill for his own personal bcnef
Il at last slowly beginning 10 pcrcoiat
through the brains OF the other presiden
tlal candidates, and the result Is a decides
GOODNESS towards that measure on the par
Of number Of leading republicans. III
believed that Mr. Harrison IL ignring tba
the thousands Of supervisors and depui,
supervisors who would be appointed undc
this bill, should Il become law, nigh
be utilized 10 form the basis OF 4 lia,risoi
machine that might eantrol enough Of IN
state delegations TO the next Iepublicai
national convention 10 insure IBIS poinina
tion.
There II very strong probability tha
the Force bill Will be shelved for good thI
week. The administration and the repub
llean senators Of the Hoar stripe have
heard from The people, and are 10 almost
panic In their anxiety to do something "a
satisfy the public demand for more money
and yet they are mortaliy afraid that when
once financial bill OF any Kind geis be
fore the senate a substitute providing for
free coinage willibe adopted II was this
fear which caused certain senator's TO at-
tempt to get democratic senators TO
promise that II bill was Introduced au-
thofixIng the Secretary OF the Treasury
10 purchase anywhere from twenty TO
thirty millions OF dollars worth OF silver
bullion they would not offer free coinage
a. Substitute 10. Il. It's needless to say
tha: no democrats made any promise: Il IL
the policy OF The democratic senators to
keep clear OF all ensangIements, IN order
to be prepared 10 take advantage of any
circumstances that may occur TO seeure
legislation IN behalf OF the people.
Mr. Harrison has. an eredibiy iniorm-
cd, made up bis mind TO send special
message 10 congress in,ima.Ing what kind
OF financial bill he would Sign. He has
80 little inauence In congress that II mat
ters little what he recommends.
No nomination for the vacancy on the
hsnch Of the Supreme Court has yet been
sent 10 the senate. and am told by re-
publican senator that It Il doabtful wheth.
er |, will 60 In until the Force bin is dIs--
posed oi hecanse Mr. Harrison has tender
cd the appointment TO senator Spooner,
and hc ID afraid 10 have him leave the sem
ate before the vote Is taken on the Force
blll-the margin Is too small 10 lose vote.
The farce called an Investigation Of the
Pension Office has been resumed By the
House committee. The committee shows
a great deal more anxiety not TO find
ctookedness than Il does 10 find Il. An
a,lenp, viii be made 70 get tho commIltsc
10 look Into the methods by which son
of Commissioner Raum became attorney
for large number OF applicants, whose
claims bad been practically pigeon hoied
n the Office besore he took charge OF
them.
The bill reducing the fee for obtaining
an increase In pensions 10 $2-has been
tayorably reported TO the House This Is
hard blow 10 the pension sharks, but
Secretary Noble Is trying to strike them
stIli harder by getting ail The states 10
adopt the system now In vogue In Massa.
ehuse,ts. Minnesota and Wisconsin,. Of
having the Attorney General OF the state
look after all applications for pensions, free
Of charge.
rhc re-apporslonmeut bill providing for
a membership OF $50 70 the Hease or sep.
rcsen.a,ives has been reported 10 the
House, and the republicans having iari,ly
agreed that New York should have what.
ever additional representation Il Ia entitled
10 should there be recount Ia New York
City and Brooklyn. Il Is not thought tha.
the democrats will oppose It's passage.
Senator Vest has presented to the senate
memorial from the National Bankruptcy
Convention urging the immediate passage
OF the Torrey bankruptcy blu, which
passed the House at the last session. A
number of petitions against It's. passage
have been received from the northwestern
states.
The notorious ship subsidy bills which
passed the senate at the last session were
too much for the republicans OF the House
committee on Merchant Marine and they
haye agreed upon single bin as substi
tuie FOR both of them. The new btu COM
bIrcs many Of The features Of the other
two. and Is certain 10 pass the House
nore's the pity.
Representative Grain, Of Texas, has re-
ported from the House committee on post
Offices resolution calling on the Post
master General as to the extent and
grounds for complaints OF inefficient post
Office service Ia Texas and other states.
There isn't as much talk about MI
Blalne's reciprocity schemes as there wa
short time ago. and suspicion is arising
that the administration isn't giving thu
Secretary of State any earnest support In
the matter.
Dec. "a, 1890.
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