The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-02-26

from our regular correspondent,

WAsulNoroN. Feb. is, ieoa.
Speaker Crisp is thoroughly In accord
with the desire TO make calm conserva-
tive and busInsss.like investigation Of the
Pension Office and It's methods of doing
business, and In selecting the committee
authorized by the House resolutions he
made good use of hls knowledge of the
members OF the House and named men
who will sit with the same impartiallty on
the evidence presented 10 them and as
carefully slft u, In order to throw out that
which In their judgment is based on
hatred or personal preiudlce,a as they would
II sitting as judges In court OF law. The
democrats on the committee are Rep
resentatlves Wheeler. Of Michigan, Little,
Of New York, and DUNCAN, OF Ohio; the
republicans, Messrs Lind, OF Minnesota |
and Brosius OF Pennsylvania, all ex Union
soldiers.
Representative Hear, Of Massachusetts,
ls confident that the adoption OF his reso-
luton by the House authorizing the com
mittee on Manufactures to investigate the |
so-callel sweating system OF tenement
house labor. is long step In the
right direction, and he predicts that the re.
suit Of the investigation will be some start
ling facts Of specIal interest TO those who
wear "ready made" clothing. Before the
House adopted the resolution II adopted
an amendment directing the committee to
inquire how much Increase the Mcklnley
bill has caused In the wages OF wcrkmen
employed ir industries protected by the
terms Of that bill. II also afterwards
adopted n resolution offered by Mr. ilol-
man, rvstrieting the cost Of the investigate.
gin to $1,000.
Speaker Crisp has aiven so,ne fthe
democratic members who have been care
less as TO their attendance vn the sessions
OF the House litilc lecture on their duties,
taking his text from the lack of quorum
OF democrats on the Ao3r. which the other
day enabled the republicans TO compel an
adjournment. a second lecture on ,hls
subject should 40, be necessary.
The senate committee on Agriculture
will report resolu;ltn providing for the
appointment Of number Of sub commit
tees to mske an investigation, committee
TO each branch OF tht subject, for :he pur-
pose OF asee, tanning the present condl-
,ion ofsgrieul,ure In the United States,lhe
prices Of i,s products. and II there be any OF
which the prizes are depressed, the cause
of such depression and the remedy there
for. This resolution viii be reported as
substitute for Senator Georges resolution
for an investigation OF the depression In
the colton-raising states.
Representative Wheeler, Of Alabama,
has sent a cold shiver down the spinal
columns of al the big office holders by
introducing a resolution lns,ructing the
several committees In charge of apPropria-
ton bills to make reductions of 20 per cent
In all official salaries of $4,000 or more
that would catch senators and represent.
stives--and OF 10 per cent In all salaries
Of 5000 or more.
An attempt Is being made TO get the
Ways and Means committee OF the House
to grapple with the cigarette evil by re-
porting a bill placing an internal revenue
tax Of $40 per 1000 on all cigarettes Of
fered for sale, whether OF dornes,lc OF
foreign manufacture. A memorial show
Ing that the excessive use Of cigarettes has
during the year killed 100 young men, and
sent an equal number 10 Insane asylums ls
being circulated In congress.
The manner In which the annual ap
preparation bill for the Military Academy
was reduced by the House, slstllng rs
committee OF the whole, before Il wsS
passed, In spite OF the po~erial Influences
brough: to bear In favor OF passing Il as
reported from the committee on Military
affairs, has convinced good many people
who had doubts on the subject that when
the democratic leaders said economy In
public expenditures would he enforced by
the House, they INDUCED In no Idle talk.
Republicans may sneer. but when the
peoples verdict Is heard next November
the democrats will get their reward.
The Bland free coinage bill, now on the
House calendar, Is the subject OF much
talk In and out of congress. It is favored
on principle by very large majority Of
he House, but whether majority
OF the democrats believe it political Wis
dom to pasA It at this time will very soon
be known as petition asking the com
mittee on Rules 10 sci date for It's con-
siderasion By the House Is now being cir
culated for democratic signatures More
than hundred have signed.
II Is expected that the Canadian reciproc-
ity Commissioners will return home this
week, knowing just about as much As they
did when they came. They had no author
ity to make a treaty. nor had Mr. Blaine,
even had he been 90 disposed.