The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-10-06
wAsHIsGT0s LETTER.
From oue regular Correspondent.
washisgton, Sept. 25, rSe

From cue regular Correspondent.
Washisgton. Sept. 2J, 1898.
The senate is practically in dead lock
and unless 1t can be broken all the demo
cratic legislation which has been promised
the people will fail This may appear t.
be strong statement, but 1t is strictly true
When the agreement was reached between
those who favor and those who oppose thI
Voorhees, repeal bill to proiong the debate
until all who have expressed wish e
speak thereon shall have an opportunity
to do so-two weeks Of m0re-the ac-
/. knowledgement was made that the senate
was in deadlock over that bill; that i
was impossible to force vote. If a major
ity larger than that which the bill for thl
repeal Of the laws authorizing fejcrai inter
lerence with eleetiors Or the tariff bill vii
have cannot force a vote. how can ye.e b
forced upon those measures or indeed
upon any others thai may be passed by th'
mousse and opposed by the solid republican
vote in The ienaie. That is the s.tnatio-
in nutzbell.5 and disagreeable as it i e
democrats it is better to face il than Ii
pretend not TO see il Senator'S pretend to
believe that vote will easily be reached On
the voorhees, bill in txo or three weeks,
but it should not be forgotten that the same
men professed TO he certain that tne same
bill would be a law before ih- 18th Of
September.
A way cut of the prekent dead lock and
a preventative Of any future deal-Iocks has
been placed ready made into the hands OF
the democratic senators By Senator Plat,
Of Conn. That democrats shouid fee 4
repugnanee towards the adoption Of Sena-
tor Platt 5 resoiution pFoTiding for cIO-
sure rule. which Is nov in The hands Of the
committee on rules. ID perfectly natural.
Still. it would be vel for them to keep
that weapon where il can be used. If all
other methods Of proceeding With the bus
iness of the people shall fail. The demo
cratic party expects the democratic sena-
tors to pass the relisf measures The party
has pledged itself to pass.
The house by the yerY decisive yo.e Of
lI2 TO 81 decided against allowing clerks al
s. day 10 each Of sixteen house commit
tees which rarely eTrr hold a messing O.
tEans1ct arr basiness. and thus put itself
on record as faToring economy IN pabsic
expenditures no matter where The money Is
spent. and also pus itself IN line With the
aan,inistrasion which declared war against
sineeuIes from the first day Of It's existence
Representative Holman since he became
chairrnan Of sIse house committee Ct Indian
affairs has gone into the snbiect of Indian
expenditures with his usual thcroagbress,
and be nov announces that material Eedue-
items may be made in every direction with
oct lEInrgr 10 the interests Of either the
Indian or the government. and further that
he intends 10 see that itey are made IN she
appropriation bill 10 be reported from his
cnmnitiee. L Is fashionable 10 dsride Mr.
Holman and his economical ideas. but II is
10 such men As he that the h0n0r will
belong Of keeping the democratic party
from falling into the exsrayagant habits
winch played 80 imporaas pars IN driv-
isg the republican party from power. As
Presidens Cleveland has truly said: The
people Of this ooautry must bsarn 10 prac-
tioe economy. and The example must he
sessby The government
Representative MeCrsary Is losing no
opportunity to eonvinee ihe members Of the
house committee on coinage. to which waS
referred his bill proTiding for the appoint
ment Of joint congressional and CONNER
cial monetary committee 10 inve~tigafe cur
entire inaneial system and report shere
and row improvements may be made. Of
the necessity Os reporting il favcEabiy to
she house. The committee IS still consider
ing tie bill.
Representative. Bynum has q biIl pro-
viding for a graduated income tax. which
be proposes to use his best efforts 70 get
reported to The house ard passed.
The house will tomorrow take up the
Tucker bill for the repeal OF the federal
election laws and the delate thereon will
be continued until October 9Th. when a
vose will lie taken The majority in favor
of the bill will be precisely tia, Of the
democrats On the :ioor the day the vote Is
taken, as i, will receive every democratic
vote in the house, and it Is not probable
that any democrat will be absent that day
unless necessarily compelled to be
Secretary Gresham, who is now Ia lndi-
ana. is no, enjoying his usual good health.
and he proposes going to California shortly
to remain six or seven woeks, hoping that
he change win be beneficial.