The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-02-15
Washington Letter.
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wAsmixsToS. Feb 4 1895.
Senators Gallery and Blanchard Of Ls..
accompanied delegation Of NeS Orleans
basincss men 10 call upon President
Cleveland 10 ascertain his views upon
tho psymen, Of the sugar bounty for the
year 1894. Members oi the delegation
were surprised and pleased TO End that
the President was thoroughly posted on
the snhjec,. and acre still more pleased
when he told them he wss in tsyor Of
the payment Of one-hall Of the bounty
Tor - and would gladly oo-oPerste with
them ia securing the necessary Congress
ionaI legislation.
Chairman Mscreary, of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs made q
few eensible and xeil-iimsd remarks
concerning the disposition OF republicans
10 introduce all sorts OF resolu .iJns con-
eerning Hawaii just for the purpose Of
making huncombc speeches iheTson. he
said that the actions o. this sdminis,ra-
tion on HAwaiin matters had bssn u
accordance with international Law and
with the policy OF this country for q
hundred years, ard that II different
policy we're TO be followed the govern
msn, nigh; be called upOn TO send war
ships all over the world, and TO inter
sefe wherever there was trouble.
The dealers in fake designations from
the cabinet had at las. a real resignation
to handle several days ago. Tree, !; was
no, cabinet resignation. bot i, vas 50
near as it could possibly have been not
be to. The Solicitor General 10 next in
rank TO the Attorney General and draws
salary Of only a thousand less. Al
though the resignation Of Solicitor Gen
srsl Maxwell vas great surprise out
side Of the Department of Justice, there
was little or no foundation for tie senea-
iions which have been built mp arousd
il.
Under the divinity which doth hedge
ali legislation concerning men who serV-
ed in the U S army during the recent
war, there is q vast amount o! cooked
mess. case IN point is ,,ie bill 70 place
1t. col ]. Madison Cutie 90 the retired
list o: the army with the rank and pH
Of Captain. This man, who has Tor
years been 81 20 clerk in the war de-
psrtmept and The recipient ol $40 q
month pension, was dismissed from the
army in disgrace in 1868, for using and
writing abusive language to brother ofa-
GERS and Tor playing 'peeping Tom" in
hGtel. Yet he nos comes forward, na-
der the protection OF the aforesaid diyin-
i:y, anu maAes strike for Slj00 year
for the rest OF his lille, and the bill giving
i, 10 him had passed tie Senate and been
favortbly reported to the House when
hepresenta;iyo Brelz, Of indiana. made
the above facts knosn TO the House.
To-day for the tirst time since the lth
OF March, 1893. the democrats have less
than majority OF the Senate. There
are nov So Senators. and the democrats
have oniy 43. When the two additional
republicans one each frcm Wy oming ana
Washington, take their seats, there will
be IS 5 naio-s, the republicans having
40 and tDe p1puiisis .. whether The
republicans aud popuiists Will combine
10 reorgasize the senate |, as yet IN
known, but the probabilities are that
they will, after the Attn of March when
the democratic strength will I've still
further reduced.