The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
NU~,oroy noo 90 1900

! Nothing has been gained by the
attempt made to hold congress to-
gether during the Christmas holi-
days, it simply cannot be done,
and this attempt has been like its
long line of unsuccessful prede-
cessors. The House, which ad-
|iourned from last Tuesday to Fri
day, had less than half a quorum
on the last named day, and was
compelled to adjourn until tomor-
row, three days being as long as
either House or Senate can ad-
journ without the adoption OF
Joint resolution providing for a re-
cess. The Senate isn't any better
off; it adjourned from Christmas
eve to Saturday, on which day
less than twenty Senators-to be
exact, just eighteen were in at
tendance. 1t then adjourned until
to-day, and is still without a
quorum, but the impression is
that it will go ahead with the de-
bate on the election bill, quorum
or no quorum, putting off until
next week, when it is hoped nearly
| all of the Senators will have re-
turned, the calling up of the clo-
ture resolution offered by Senator
Aldrich.
!; 1t is thought that the House, if
it can get a quorum-an important
twill devote a considerable por-
ton of this week to a debate of the
shipping bill. To-day there is
nothing like quorum of Repre-
sentatives in this city, and the
prediction is being freely made
that the House will adjourn for
three days more Immediately after
it is called to order tomorrow.
From this it may be seen that so
= far as any practical results are con-
cerned, Congress might as we'll
have taken the usual two weeks
Christmas recess.
Secretary Noble aad Commits
sioner Raum have both endorsed
the bill, which has been favorably
reported, to reduce the attorneys
1 fee obtaining an increase of pen
sion to $2., and it looks as though
the bill would become a law, in
spite of the determined opposition
of the pension attorneys.
: u. S. Treasurer Huston has, al
the urgent request of the Presi'
dent, withdrawn his resignation
which has been in Mr.. Harrison's
hands for some time, and con
: sented to retain his position during
}, the remainder of the administra
- ton.
Il The latest move of the anti
elCleveland democrats is the start
,. ing of boom for Hon. VIM. r
;, Morrison ('sHorizontal Bill") a
present a member of the Inter
y state Commerce Commission
. Representative Sayers, of Texas
- who is filling the position Of we
nurse to the boomlet, indulges il
the rainbow prediction that Mr.
Morrison could not only carry al
the doubtful states, but Illinois
: Wisconsin and Michigan besides
- There's no tariff ON talk, and MI
Sayers might have included th
" whole Union just as well, and wit
~ just as much foundation.
70 Senators Shoup and Mcdonnell
- of Idaho. are expected here tn
20 latter part of this week or the frs
= of next. Their coming will rails
y the membership of the Senate t
% ss, and the republican vote there
in to 81. It is stated here tina
st both of the new Senators favo
S, free coinage, and also they wi
IN both vote for the cloture rul
OF and for the Election bill
a / understand. from a source tina
he has already proved trustworthy
sg that majority Of the House CON
n mittee on Rules favor making
er favorable report to the House o
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