The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-01
WASHINGTON.
tgrom our regular sorfssponosns.I
WAsnINeroN. March. a., 1904

WAsHiNeToN, March. ~, 1894.
. Senator HIll returned from his souther
trip yesterday, and whatever effect II ma
have had upon his presidential prospect
one cannot doubt after hearing HE eniha
, siAsiIc description oil the hospiiabIe re
reception nc met with everywhere h
went that I. was one OF The most enjoya
bic trips he ever made. The senator say
that the seasalional.s,o about his hav
Ing attempted 10 dictate to the democraa
members oil the House Committee Of
elections how they should vote In the New
York contested election case Of Soyes "
Rockwell. which has BEEN reported IN
favtr 81 Nasss, the republican contestant
are absurd Personally be would like 10
sec Mr. Rock Neii keep The seat, bul he has
no doubt sha. The eommilter acted on the
evidence produced before II 10 deciding
against Lin. and he las 40 criticism 10
make. This knocks big hole In one oi
the most Sensational stories Of the session.
The free weol.blli will be laid aside IN the
House until after The free coinage bill Il
disposed oi, which viii be this week, nc
corjlng TO the original resolution. There
was considerable talk several days ago OF
an sxsenslsn by agreement Of the silver
d, bate. but nothing came Of II, because a
majority seemed 10 think such an extern
sion entirely unnecessary, as It Is not
probable that ans amount 0. debate would
result In the change u one single vote.
There Is another slash between Secre~
tsry Noble and Commissioner Of Pensions
Rspm, AID repors Is current that Mr.
Noble informed Mr Iiafrison that he must
choose between HI. resignation and the re
movai of Raum. and that Mr. Harrison
told The secretary that he wou.d have
asked for Rsums's resignation long ago
were II no. for the congressional inveEiI-
gallon now being made Of the pen Ion of
Ace. and requested him 70 be patient. The
immediate cause for the seeretary's snger
s~s a recommendation made by Raum,
which he found on his desk when he re-
turned from Washington last week. for
the appointment, Of his daughter TO be his
private secretary. Mr. Noble sometimes
uses 'scns fds," and Il b said that he
said OF RAum when ne read that recon-
mendasIon almost IdsntIeaIly what the late
William NJ Vanderbilt said upon certain
occa don OF one oi hls sons in-law. Col
Elliott + Shepard. Commissioners Raum
hal very hu,nIliat.ng time before the
investigating committee, Saturday. lie
Was eomprllsd 10 acknowledge that Sec
fslafy Noble had turned down his attempt
10 make his daughter his private secretary,
as well as that his son, the young man
who made such gorgeous failure as an
Office broker, had beea refused permission
10 practice before the Interior department,
Notwithstanding his pessonal appeal In
hls behalf 10 Ar Harrison.
Treasury officials = minor oaes-lor the
nrst time acknowledge that the depart
ment finds II diflicut 10 meet current pay
ment., and others cay that Il does not
meet them. but pos.pones them from day
TO day by every mesns In is power.
Seeresaryl Foster returns TO his depart
mcnt Just In lime 10 find nice little
family rev on between Assistant Seere-
ssry Netileton and the immigration Com
missioner, over the question OF allowing
paupef Immigrants TO land upon tbs
guarantees Of some society or association
tha. they shall not become public charge.
Assistant Secretary Nettieton, while act
Ing secretary, wrote the New York Super
lniendent OF Immigration q vety sharp
lelisr asking why he had followed such q
practice. 10 which tha, Official replied BY
quoting siom = letter from the Commits
sioner OF Immigration authorizing him tc
10 20. Then Mr. Nr:tleion wrote anolh-
er, stating that The commissioner had ex-
eeeded hts authority. and that no one
could grant such authority, exespt The
secretary Tbs trouble with the Com
missioner OF immigration is that hi im-
agIaes himself an Independent official in-
stead OF the subordinate Of the treasury de-
partment. lie has been 10 hot water evel
ince the Office was created.
The river and harbor bill, which was re
ported TO the House today. contains ,
number Of new and important projects
among which are the Hudson river i'm
Iprovemen,. The ship channel eonncctini
the great lakes. the improvement OF Mo.
bile harbor and OF the Savannah river. ]
carries In round figures twenty and a hal
millions.
OGen Nelso. A Miles,, at present here
has added his quota to the usual war scar
which ia always produced when tie a2
propriations for the Army and Navy Al
being considered by congress, by news
paper interview In which he enlarses up
/ on "our defenseless condition" and III
danger OF war.
4 Mr. Harrison is reported to have attemp
. ed 10 read the riot act to the Ave republics
senator's who were absent without beir
paired when his protege, Judge Woods
Indiana. just slipped through by amajori
! of one. Senator Stewart who was one
: the absentees. IL said to have remarked dr.
/ lly: Had we been present and voted Il
t majority would have been the other way
: Then Mr. Harrison was sorry he said an
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