Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-01-15
JOURNAL TX" RAYS,
Directed Upon the Oregon Legislature
and Lobby.

, Brevet-Speaker Benson stlll oecu-
, pies back seat.
The Statesman never abuses anyone
unless IL is hired to do so.
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1t wouldn't cost any more TO induce
the Statesman 10 praise Simon.
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, And the "b'hoys" celebrated their
success with one Of the biggest drunks
in the history Of Oregon legislatures.
Since the Senators adjorued the
House is more favored by the good
looking sspirants for committee clerk
ships.
Little Dock Smith" fills the chair
occupied by THE JOURNAL man two
years ago. He was then with the
Thirty.
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! Dolph had more votes on the first
ballot than Mitchell Will have. We
will wager homemade 16 to cookie
on that.
Senator Hobson, of Los Angeles,
California, has already sworn his
daughter in as clerk OF the committee |
on public buildings and institutions. |
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The house deadlock is not over
electing Mr.. Bourne speaker. He
could be speaker Monday morning II
that were all. There is a principle |
involved.
Gentlemen, look the people square
In the eye, and tell them: Are you
anything but the Party of the Graft?
Have you a particle of principle in
your bosoms?
Senator Patterson was dropped hard
by President Simon. But Patterson
says he had only one clerk on his ways
and means committee. This year it
has three.
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The people don't know where tn find
Mitchell on any question. They do
know where to find The JOURNAL.
They are taking to the latter by the
thousand and dropping the former.
The Eighteen defeated Hirsch and d
In 1882. The Thirty defeated l
Dolph and Simon in 1895. The major
ity OF the house ought to be able to 7
iefeat John II. Two-Face this year. {
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Charley FnltOn's plan to organize
he house with quorum OF 81 fell as K
lat as do belated enterprises usually.
Besides it was raw as uncooked beef c
teak, and immature as March grass Il
or haying. n
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1t took Senator Mitchell one hour n
nd quarter at the Salem opera ,,
ouse to thank the members OF one =
arty for what the members OF another =
arty once did for him. He made :, y
hirty-six such speeches for Mckinley. -
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The ex-federal Office holders push e.
{ the state house is enormous. But n,
Mitchell has enough caucus votes tC
pledged" to elect him senator, why u
ont he go back to Washington Are ce
hey not all honorable men? sa
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The Eastern Oregon men who are -
liking Metschan for governor or -
nator meet with no personal encour- :.
yement from the state treasurer.
ut those closest to him don't deny
lat he is a possibility for either
ace.
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or course, the Statesman is well Sa
i'd by the crowd that is holding up
nator Mitchell, making him believe wa
ey sill elect him senator. But that me
es not convince anyone that the gu
atesman will not hold Senator Cor me
tt for the same purpose when he
mes along with his sack; or some az,
her man on the last day, II he has a tOS
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In direct violation OF a sacred pro- OO0
ion OF the constitution, the senate {
sterday morning adjourned for four
Us. The article OF the constitution
'ating on this subject reads very Tue
Iinly: Neither house shall, with
the concurrence OF the otheri
iourn for more than three days. ~ Z
lem Statesman. sol
fet the senate is organized ''by the cor
,gulars." The house 50 far Is a at
y.