The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-01-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Quay is under Indictment on the serl-
Gus charge of conspiripg to rob the
state of Pennsylvania, 112 legislators
of that state voted to return him to the
United States senate. Bossism GER
tainly holds full sway in the Keystone
state.
The legislators who have been
tortured by incompetent BARRIERS will
take kindly to Representative Davis
bill providing that all BARRIERS shall
serve an apprenticeship and pass an
examination before being permitted
to practice upon the whiskers of an
unprotected public.
The death of Representative Dingley
removes from the halls of congress ope
of the brainiest men in the lower house,
and creates vacancy that will not be
easily filled. Dingley was great man
though his mind did not run exactly
| in the right channel to make him use
| full to the masses.
The unanimity of the confederate
veterans in protesting against the
absurd idea of the United States PEN
sioning them does credit to their honor.
They fought to destroy the Union, buG
are now loyal citizens, but to ac-
| cept pensions for their wrongful acts
would be throwing discredit upon their
loyalty.
1t was promised that this should be
an economical legislature, but with
275 bills introduced the first four days of
session it begins to cause some to lose
confidence in the promises. However,
it is to be hoped the flood gate will
soon be closed, and the members will
amuse themselves some other way
than by introducing bills.
If the Legislators did not have passes
| over railroads they would probably
/ stay closer at work and would not ad-
journ Friday afternoons to the follow
ing Monday. But it costs them moth
ing to travel, and it is a very nice
| thing for them to run home every Sat-
urday 20 look after private business
while their salaries go along.
Ex-Secretary Kincaid is in position
to tell Al Holman and the others who
are accusing him of malfesauce in
Office, for those who are innocent to
cast the first stone. Those who have
been about the state house for a few
years all live in glass houses. Klncaid
may have ''farmed" his office, but
there are others.
Agoncillo, representative of the
alleged Philippine govern nent, is re-
fused an audience with the president
because he is ''too fresh" He seems
to be more likely to get thrown into
Jail than to see the president, however
this would be pretty rough treatment
for the administration to int1ict upon
one of our new-found citizens.
During the first week of the session
there were 81 bills introduced in the
senate and 184 in the house, OF this
number probably "a per cent are of no
Importance and will never reach
third reading, nevertheless the state
will have to pay for printing them,
and considerable time OF the legisla-
ture will be consumed in their con-
sideration.
Representative Curtis has introduced
a bill licensing all stores doing business
in the state. 1t is patterned after the
Illinois law and is intended to regulate
departm ent stores, or rather to place a
tax Oh them that will prevent them
doing business in the state. Under
It's pI DIVISIONS department stores shall |
pay an annual license of $3.50, and 500
additional for every line carried.
The supreme court 1s so far behind |
with it's work that some relief is a |
necessity. If it is found that the con-
stitution prohibits the addition of two |
justices. then the suggestions of Gov
ernor Lord to appoint a commission to
aid in the work. and to prevent civil |
cases in which the amount involved |
does not exceed $500 being appealed
to the supreme court should be adopt
ed by the legislature.
One notable fact of the thorough
ness" of the investigation that has
been made by the war investigating |
committee is that they have called few,
ii any, private soldiers as witnesses.
If they had wanted to arrive at tho |
real facts as to the treatment of soldiers |
during the war, it is strange they did |
not get the testimony of the soldiers
themselves. Possibly the truth was
not what they were after.
The customary pickering oyer the
senatorial contest is going on at |
Olympia. Senator Wilson is there
with an army of federal officeholders
at his back, while other aspirants are |
thronging the Washington capital
with their henchmen. Before the |
contest is over scandal or two will |
likely develop. If the people of Wash
ington had chosen their senator at the |
last general election this would not
be possible.
The annual edition of the Oregenian
is indeed credit to the state, as it is
by far the most valuable publication of
the kind ever issued in the North
west 1t consists of SO pages of the
ordinary paper with "a pages of illus
trations printed on enameled paper.
Twelve pages of the edition are de-
voted to description of the different
counties. their resources and products
and the remainder to general infor-
nation. It deserves a very wide
The charges that are piling up
against ex-Secretary of State Kincaid
OF malfeasance in Office are of such a
serious nature that If he is an honest
man he will ask the legislature to ap-
point committee for the purpose of
making a thorough investigation of
MS official acts during the past four
years, and not resort to explaining the
charges away through the medium of
'he press. If he was honest in his :
iealings with the state thorough .in-
is what he should court, I
or the thrath cannot hurt him, but if 9
lot honest what he may say oyer his q