The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-01-07
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent.

NRenlngtOn, Dec, 81, 1851.
Up to tais time the most marked
feature OF The Congressional recess in
Washington, has been the unconcealed
anxiety OF the Administration as to the
propable action OF certain Senator'S when
Congress gets together again and the
attempts made to caiole them with pa
tronage and promises into doing as Mr.. :
Mckinley desires, or into doirg nothing
and keeping quiet.
The Navy department will reestablish !
the Marine Guard at Pensacola, Fla.
which was discontinued few years
ago, detachment of q. S. Marines
having left Washington Sunday for the
Pensacola station.
1t is practically certain that nearly all
the democrats in both branches OF Con-
gress will vote for the bill providing foi
the publication OF a complete list otthose
drawing pensions from the Government
and the amount they draw, which Com.
missioner Evans says he will have intro
duced when Congress resumes work. in
TACT. tits difficult. to imagine any good
reason why the vote in Congress should
not be unanimous for such a bill. The
publication would serve several good
purposes and could not possibly injure
! any honest and deserving pensioner'
Some of the G. A. r. men are opposing
the idea and ars trying to work up sem
timent against it.
| Representative Rhea OF Ky, whose
seat is being contested by DIR. Hunter,
| the republican, who thought he had a
cineh on the Senatorial toga that was
captured By Deboe and who in that con-
nection was charged With bribery and
some other little things OF that sort,
lent afraid of being unseated, notwiih-
standing the big republican majority in
the House. The evidence in iavor oi
Mr. Rhea was overwhelming before DR.
Hunter virtually acknowledged that his
claim to the seat was not valid one by
accepting the petition of Minister to
t3uatamaia and ii, n iuras. The contest
has not been abandoned, but the hope oil
re ting al allowance for lawyers lees
and other expenses is probably the only
reason that it has not been.
Tue money pull with the present ad-
mistration has oncs more been demou-
strated. Although there were several
men with .he strongest sort of political
endorsements after the oficeef o. 6. Mar
shaI of the District of Columbia, nr
Mckinley decided to give it to Mr. Anl'
tck Palmer, who kaows all about club
|, and social life in Washington and New
, port, but who has never even learn eC
b ca of politics. 1t ls an open secret
, that the appointment was given to Pal
mer, because the place was requested
, foa him By Cornelius Vanderbilt, wh'
a was one of the largest individual contri'
uters to Boss Hauna's sixteen million
dollar campaign fund.
Representative Bailey, of Texas, l
: spending his Christmas With Ek Repre-
It sentative Sibley, Of Pennsylvania and
as both mes are close friends OF III
!. Bryan there is believed to be more il
: the visit than holiday recreation. 30,
n gentlemen are prominent in demoerati
It circles, and ol,hough MIR Sib!ey lie g
70 present out of public life. it by no mean
Z follows that he will remain OUT Hehs
o ability of high order and HE devotio
st to democratic principles as inierpIete
by the Chicago.piatiorm lie uuquestionet