The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-01-20
wAsHiNGTos LETTER.
(from OFF regular corespondent.I
WASHINGTON, Jan 9, 1893.


Senator Chandler is developing a tenden-
cy to throw oratorical bricks around with
all the carelessness which characterized the
sensational congressional career of Benja-
min + Butler. While speaking in favor Of
the National Quarantine bill Mr. Chandler
made few remarks about the relations
existing between Secretary Foster and
other treasury officials and the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Co. the agents of
which have been in Washington since the
session began for the purpose Of preventing
legislation for the suspension Of immi-
grafton. He also had something spicy to
cay about tie courtegies extended by the
same steamship company to the prominent
newspaper men wno compose the Gridiron
Club Here are the exact words OF his
arraignment of Secretary Foster and Assist
ant Secretary SpauIding. and many con-
slider it strong enough to call for an
investigation. If it isn't true Chandler
should apologize; if it is true Foster should
be impeached. This North German
Lloyd Steamship Company, said Senator
Chandler in his speech. ''is the fayorite
route for the secretary Of the treasury and
the assistant secretary Of the treasury and
the commissioner of immigration and
other treasury officials when thsy go abroad.
and the company is very kind to them. II
always gives them the best of acco moda-
tions, and If they find themselves lacking
in money when they are on the other side
and congress has been Negligent in provid-
ing the means for their transit and their
support over thers, it loans them money
II is very evident from Mr. Chandler 5
plain and unmistakable language that he
believes The republican officials whose duty
ii is to inforce the present immigration law
have beea bribed by this steamship com
pany to neglect their sworn duties. and
that he thinks some prominent Washington
correspondents are in the same boat The
speech has caused great sensation In
Washington. and that class of newspaper
correspondent s-entirelT too numerous
who make practice Of placing themselves
under obligation for favors received from
any who choose 10 offer them ara highly
indignant; Lat all the same il is fact that
no correspondent is apt to write disagree
able things, even though be knows them to
Be true, about ,hose he Is under obligations
to. That speech hits good many Of them
In tender spot. and il hurts Some papers
viii not allow their correspondents here to
accept costly courtexies, and the sooner they
all get On that basis the better for ali con
cernel
The house Is not lcosing any time with
the appropriation bill. Since the rals-
senbling of congress II has disposed Of two
o. them-the forti6caiiou, and the District
of Columbia
The house ways and means COMMITTEES
expect to get that statement from Secretary
Foster Of the condition Of the treasury up
to and including Dec 81. some time this
week.
After mneh persuasion Mr. Harrison
issued an order extending the clasxised
civil service TO the letter carriers at all free
delivery Offices, but declined TO include
bureau and division chiefs in the govern
meut departments. or printers In the
gOyeznmen; printing osice- Il Is expected
at this order will keep between 500 Al
Sooc republicans in Office under the demo
cratic administration, but if Mr. Cleveland
is prompt in displacing republican post
masters the example Of the republicans in
dealing with the railway mail clerks at the
beginning of the Harrison administration
can be followed and few thousand demo-
crats be put in before the civil service
commission holds examination and prepares
its list Of eligibles.
The house committee which has been
engaged for seSera' months in investigating
the Reading Coal Combine has completed
the taking of testimony and is now at work
on its report. 1t is believed thai the com
mittee will report that the main allegations
concerning the combine have been fully
snhstantiated By the evidence taken; also
that the constitutional right Of congress to
legislate on the subject will be affirmed.
and that certain legislation. probably in the
shape Of an amendment to the interstate
commerce law, i'll be recomr aended.