The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-03-20

portunity to elect and have neglected
to do so, shall not be seated. This
leaves Mr.. Corbett's chances little
uncertain, as it possibly will be
held that Oregon really had session
of the legislature.
The appropriation for the governors
oflico for the next two years in Wash
ington is S3S, ,240, secretary of state
Sl9,930, state treasurer $500, at
tcrney-general Sl0.500, state auditor.
s1l, 40, supreme court sG3, coo, superior
judges s66, 800. Besides there are
batch of other state officers, boards
and commissions for which sS8, 900 was
appropriated. Truly, Washington is
an office ridden state.
The trouble in Crate is assuming
even moro tangled aspect and all
Europe stands aghast at the prospects
of general war. Russia apparently
is playing double game with Turkey,
looking To the occupation Of Constanti-
neple so soon as tue Greeks shall en-
gage the Turks in frontier warfare. In
such an event there will be q general
war among the European powers, or
Great Britain and Germany will be
forced to back down from their present
stand.
Can the governor appoint senator
when the legislature refuses to elect
one? This is the conurdrum on the
solution of which the organization of
the senate depends. If the appoint
mehts of the governors of Kentucky
and Oregon are valid the senate will
have n republican majority. Other
wise the combined forces of the demo-
Gratis, populists and silver republicans
will control. The senate has hereto
fore held that the governor could not
appoint senator under such circum-
stances. 1t remains to be seen
whether the senate can change its
mind to suit the occasion.
The supreme court of the United
States is supposed to be composed of
men who rise above party prejudice
and who are men fair minded and
liberal in every respect, but this sup
position is not we'll founded at least in
every instance. Justice Field, the
patriarch of the court, who has zone
foot in the grave and the other near
by" was too much of a partisan to re-
sign SO long as democrat was. presi-
dent, because it was certain demo-
crat would be appointed as his sue
cessor. Now he is ready to step down
and out and allow President Mckinley
to appoint republican to the supreme
bench.
The trainers of the Dirgley tariff
bill propose that it shall produce s70,-
100000 more revenue annually than
the Wilson law. The chief in
creases are from additional duties
on sugar, lumber. wool and fax jute,
four articles of daily consumption and
general use by the producers. 1t is
proposed that the poor shall he taxed
on consumption of sugar and wooden
apparel, the home builder on the
lumber used in the construction of
his house and the farmer on his grain
sacks, while the millionaire will pay
no more for his champagne and dia-
monds. This is the medicine that is
to make US prosperous.
Oregon is already beginning to feel
the bad effects of the failure of the leg
islature to organize, and as time goes
on the effect will be more serious. Not
only is the state being run on credit,
but those who perform services for the
state are unable to get evidences of
their claims in form that makes them
negotiable except at a ruinous dis
count. The result will be that all sup
plies furnished the different state in
stitutions will be put in at exorbi-
tant prices, and when the final pay
ment is made, it will cost the state an
addition of about so per cent on every
thing consumed in the different de-
partments.
The proposition of Judge Northup,
OF Multnomah county, to withhold the
state taxes and apply them on county
Indebtedness, would be dangerous
procedure for any county, besides it
would be violation of the law which
requires the first money collected by
the county to be applied in the pay
ment OF the state tax. Itis very true
the tying up of the state taxes,
amounting to 100000, in the
state treasury would be. serious in
convenience to business, but it will not
remain there long before the governor
will call an extra session of the legisla-
ture to get it out.