The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-01-18

after the sena:e finance committee got
through amending it.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The value of the ore shipped from
Trail creek during 1895, was nearly
sl,OO0,OO0.
Col Bob. 1ngersol has been invited
to preach In Chicago church. Should
lie accept, it would seem like the lying
down together of the lamb and the
lion.
Long winded debates, but no i'm
portant action Is all that Is reported in
the daily proceedings Of congress. To
do nothing but talk and draw their sal
aries seems to be the chief aim OF the
members of congress.
During the first thirty days Of the
present session OF congress the Oregon
delegation Introduced 10s bills, 81 OF
which carried appropriations. Our
senators and representatives evidently
are determined that Oregon shall have
her share Of the plunder.
The morning after the last legisla.
ture adjourned the oregonion asked:
"Who will have the face to ask the
election OF another republican legisla-
turef" Up to the present date nobody
has been found who Is overly anxious
to have the dose administered in 1895
repeated.
President Cleveland's action In re.
gard to popular loan is going to do
much to strengthen his administration
with the people. Dickering with a
bond syndicate is not looked upon with
favor among the people. Mr.. Cleve.
land did the right thing at the right
time when he asked for popular loan.
1t will be taken on three per cent
basis. thus saving sl5,ooo,ooo, or more.
1t is relief to know that the grip of
the bond syndicate upon the finances
of the nation has been broken. ]. P.
Morgan, who short time ago thought
the o. s. treasury could scarcely sub.
sist without his kindly offices. by
which he hoped to clear up eight or
ten million, has acknowledged that he
Is not the necessary fifth wheel that
keeps the gold reserve intact.
The sentiment OF economy, retrench.
ment and reform seems to fairly per.
wade the air in Oregon. Even the
state military board has determined to
not order general encampment this
year, and will thus save the state S20,-
900. We even expect yet to hear Of
some official concluding that his salary
Is too high, and turning a portion Of it
back into the treasury.
Never before in the history OF this
state has there been greater economy
practiced in the management Of our
state institutions, and never before in
the history of the state has there been
an equal amount of editorial space de-
voted to unwarranted attacks on state
officials-Pendleton Tribune.
Ind-ed the eaitor OF the Tribune
must be joking, or possibly he has not
noticed an item of S4.357 increase in
connection with the offices of state
or over $1,000 in the expense of light.
ing public buildings in Salem.
As indicated by the dispatches pub
lished today English statesmen and
bankers are enthusiastic in advocating
the establishing of a permanent court
of arbitration, and are even willing
that the Venezuelan boundary dispute
be submitted to such court. This is
no more than might have been ex-
pected. British statesmen are only
human, and when they discover that
they cannot settle dispute by bluff.
ing, are ready to accept the next best
method, which at present is arbitra-
ton.
From some cause or another, possibly
because an election will be held next
juno, the county Judge OF Multnomah
county has discovered that the county
government ia being conducted at too
great an expense. and has began letting
the axe fall upon the heads of num-
Der of supernumeraries who have been
feeding at the public crib in that
county. Whatever the incentive for
this move toward retreuchment and
reform, the taxpayers OF Multnomah
will be relieved from tho burden of
supporting needless officials. An ap-
preaching election sometimes is bene-
ficial, especially when the powers that
be are seeking reelection.
A state tax levy of four and eight
tenths mills is the blessing in disguise |
which the legislature of 1895 bestowed
upon the taxpayers Of Oregon. But
really this heavy rate of taxation may |
be blessing in disguise, for the
ravages of the tax eaters are just be-
ginning to be felt by the property
owners. Heretofore, industry and en-
terprise have borne the burden, and
property, through the returns paid for
the use of it. has almost entirely es-
capped. When property is really taxed
to meet the expense of otticialism, then
better government more economically
is demanded and usually
It is not more revenue that this gov.
ernment needs, it Is cutting down of
If the tariff tinkerers in
congress would turn their energies to
the cost of running the gov
ernment, instead of so zealously en-.
ieavoring to increase the burdens OF
they would more nearly serve
The interests OF their constituents. In
hull times managers Of private enter.
prises cut down expenses by reducing
The number OF their employees instead
If drawing upon their capital stock to
pay expenses. Why should not such
business principles be applied to the
of public affairs?
The Oregon City Enterprise, speak,
ng of possible candidates for congress
n the first dist let, says: "Among
hose whose names are being brought
Onward by their friends, are q. B.
Miller and W. T. vawter, OF southern