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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY JANUARY 16. 1897.
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SENATE IS AT WORK
Committees Appointed
Bills Introduced.
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JOHNSON OF LINN GETS FIRST BILL
General lee Denies Sending; Any Mes
sage to Secretary Olney by
Senator Money.
Salem, Or., Jan. 12. The senate was
promptly-called to order at 10 o'clock by
President Simon. Divine blessing; was
' invoked by Rev. J. Bowersox, after
which yesterday's journal was read and
approved.
President Simon then announced the
appointment of etanding committees as
follows :
Agriculture and Foreetry Johnson
Hughes, Holt.
Assessment aud Taxation Hughes
Patterson (of Marion), Price, Mulkey
Mackay.
Claims -Selling, Carior, Daly.
Commerce and Navigation Harmon
Johnson, Dufur.
. Counties Mackay, Gesner, Taylor,
Gowan, Driver.
Education McClang, Harmon, Mul
key.
Elections and Privileges Mulkey
Gesner, Smith.
. En crossed Bills Gesner, Reed, Mit
chell.
Enrolled Bills Calbreath, Patterson
(of Washington), and Gowan.
Federal Relations Bates, Taylor,
Dufur.
Fishing Industries Reed, Michell
' Patterson (of Marion.)
Horticulture Carter, Calbreath, Holt,
Insurance and Banking Bates, John
' son, Driver.
' Irrigation Price, McClung, King.
Judiciary Gowan, Brownell, Michell,
Smith, Dufnr. .
Revision of Laws Patterson (of Wash
ingtOD), McClang, Reed,' Hobsori; King.
Medicihe (Pharmacy, Dentistry; Cal
Breath, Driver, Daly.
Military Affairs Price, Haseltine,
Gesner.
Penal Institutions Driver Hodson,
Selling.
Mining Johnson, King. Holt.
Municipal Corporations Haseltine,
Harmon, Calbreath.
Printing Michell, Mackay, Smith
Public Buildings and Institutions
Hobson, Patterson (of Washington),
Wade. .
Public Lands Patterson (of Marion),
Mulkey, Dawson, Haseltine, Wade.
, Railroads Brownell, Gowan, Patter-
eon (of Washington), Mackay, Dawson
Roads and Highways Dawson, Car
ter, Hodson, Brownell, Dal v.
. Ways and Means Taylor, McClung,
Selling, Hughes, Dawson.
Under the head of petitions, memorials
and resolutions, Mackav introduced a
concurrent resolution that standing com'
mitteea on printing ia the senate and
house be made a joint committee to in
vestigate the cost of state printing and
that the committee be empowered to
employ 'two experts. , The committee
is also to report what, in its judgment,
will effect a saving to the taxpayers.
The resolution was adopted.
Reed of Douglas introduced a concur
rent resolution that a committee of two
from the senate and three from the
house be appointed to confer with a
similar committee from the state of
Washington to consider the interests of
both states, especially the fishing indus
try ; the resolution was adopted.
On motion of McClung, the secretary
of state was requested to supply each
senator with $5 worth of postage stamps
and $1 worth of paper wrappers. Har
mon introduced a concurrent resolution
that a joint committee of two from the
senate and three from the house viBit
' the state agricultural college and report
upon its efficiency and management.
The next order of business was the in
troduction of bills. Johnson of Linn
secured the honor of introducing the
first bill. His bill provided for the abo
lition of the state board of equalization.
Twenty-one bills were introduced during
the morning session, as follows :
By Daly, to repeal the act creating a
board oi railroad commissioners;
Brownell, to abolish the railroad com
"mission ; Price, to amend the code re
lating to the collection of taxes ; Mc
Clung, to define the term "land and
real propeaty" for the purpose of tax
ation ; Mackay, amending the pilotage
laws ; Price, to secure more convenient
assessment and collection of school
taxes; Harmon, a bill providing for a
registry law ; McClung, fixing the rate
of interest at 6 per cent, and 8 by
special contract; King, incorporating
Baker City ; Selling, to regulate and fix
the compensation of the prosecuting at'
torney, assessor and other officers of
Multnomah county. The bill fixes the
salary of the prosecuting attorney at
$4000 per annum. Brownell, fixing the
rate of interest at 5 per cent. ; Daly, re
lating to assessment and collection of
taxes; Dawson, requiring county treas
urers" to pay half the state taxes on the
first Monday in April, the other half in
October; Mackay, permitting the ap
pointment of corporations as guardians,
executors and administrators; .Trice,
providing for a lien upon crops for labor
performed; McClnng, to define the
qualifications of school electors; Smith,
requiring bonds of contractors on all
public works ; Patterson of Washington,
providing for county boards of health.
LEE AGAIN DENIES IT.
Be Sent No Message by Money to Olney.
New Yobk, Jan. 12. A Herald spe
cial from Havana says :
. Consul-General Lee has authorized
your correspondent to deny the truth
of the sratement telegrapoed him by the
Herald as follows :
"Money reports that on leaving Ha
vana you gave him the following mess
age: 'See Olney: tell him I am more
firmly convinced than ever that Spain
cannot put down the insurrection, and
that every day it continues it means
loss of life and property without the re
motest encouragement for Spanish suc
cess. I long since told him the insur
rection would succeed, and my judge
ment recieves dailv confirmation.' Will
vou kindlv cable tne Herald whether
this is so.
"How can I best put the denial?"
your corrBpondent asked.
The general siezed a pen and wrote in
vigorous characters :
"I gave Mr. Money no message to Mr.
Olney of any nature," said the general,
as he signed the message. Do you be
lieve that Senator-elect Money is the
corresponcent of a New York newspaper,-
as alleged by La Lucha today?"
"'Moot certainly I do."
THE TACOMA OVERDUE.
Fears Are Expressed That Sbe Hay Be
- lost.
Poet Towksend, Wash', Jan. H
Great fear is entertained here for the
eatetv of the Northern Pacific steamer
Tacoma, now eight days overdue, and 22
days out from Yokohma. The steamer
Aganpanthus, which left, Yokohma on
the same date as the Tacoma, arrived
four davs late, and reported the worst
trip cf her career from rough weather.
On several former occasions the steamer
Tacoma has made the trip in 13 days.
Her cargo consists of tea. rice, silk and
Chinese goods.
To Preserve the old Frigate Constitu
tion.
Washington, Jan. 13. The proposition
to preserve the old frigate Constitution
has received a fresh start in congress,
and it is possible that an appropriation
will be made to put the vessel in condi
tion and bring her to Washington to be
preserved as a naval relic. Charles
Francis Adams and other citizens of
Boston have just appealed to the senate
to make some provision to save the frig
ate. Secretary Herbert has repeatedly
u-ged congress to to save this historic
ship.
"Of the old Revolutionary navy," he
said, "we still have two precious . relics,
the Constitution and Hartford. The
Constitution, so glorious in the war of
1812, lies rotting at the Portsmouth
navy-yard. In my annual reports I
have recommended that a sufficient sum
of money be appropriated to repair and
insure her preservation, but my appeal
has been unheeded. I believe that this
generation of Americans should do its
duty and repair and hand down the old
Constitution, with masts and spars still
standing, and ensign still flying, to the
generation thai ia to come.
lie Was on the Three Friends.
Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 12 CubanB
are greatly worried over the appearance
before the federal grand jury of P. M.
Dawley, an artist, who was supposed to
be on the Three Friends during her last
trip. Dawley refused to say a word,
however, claiming that he would in
criminate himself.
Owner Bisbe is dissapointed at not re
ceiving permission from Washington for
the Dauntless to clear for Nuevitas. He
has a very large and valuable cargo wait
ing for him, including two dynamite
guns.
It is a understood through a private
diepatch from Washington that the
Spanish consul there is doing all he can
to prevent clearance papers from being
ssued, as be fears the effect of the suc
cessful landing of another expidition.
The revenue cutter Colfax steamed up
last night, making two cutters here and
two fleet men-of-war at the mouth of
the river.
THE TANGLE IN SALEM
No Telling: When the House
Will Perfect Organization.
EFFECT ON SENATORIAL FIGHT
Mitchell's Chances Are Vitally Involved
and Aspect of Affairs Is Unfav
orable to Him.
Salem, Or., Jan. 13. The house did
not organize today, nor does it appear
that the tangle will be soon straightened
out.
The members of the helpless majority
remained in their seats during the entire
day, and at times rose to protest against
the deliberate absenteeism of the minor
ity, that left them without a quorum
Just before the tiresome dav closed there
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was a faint glimmer of hope that some
action might be taken by the speaker to
bring in the absent members. Crawford
of Douglass appealed to Speaker Davis
to make some effort to secure a quorum
Much debate followed and the speaker
promised that he would take the night
to investigate the authorities and dis
cover the extent of his powers, and,
meanwhile, he would request the volun
teer sergeant-at-arms to use due dili
gence to. bring in recreant legislators.
As a matter of fact, the speaker is aware
that be has no authority to enforce any
writ or process, and has no official power
to require members to attend. So his
promise is not likely to be fruitful of re
sults. There is some probability, however,
that tomorrow night's senatorial caucus
will have a direct bearing on the organi
zation of the house, and give matters a
new direction.
Senator Mitchell's chances of re-election
are vitally involved in the termina
tion of the speakership fight. The as
pect of affairs is unfavorable to him, and
it is understating the truth when it is
said that his prospect of election is not
bright. It has been widly circulated by
Mitchellites that 50 Republicans have
signed a call is not true. The exact
number is 47, which is just one more
than is necessary to elect. It is not cer
tain that 47 Republican members will
be present at the caucus, and, even if
they do, it.is known to be the purpose ot
several to announce that they will . not
abide by the action of the caucus, if there
is no modification of the requirements of
the call. At the very earliest, there can
be no vote for senator for 12 days from
the time of the caucuses, and the oppo
sition to Senator Mitchell expresses its
entire confidence that he will not be
able to bold his support until that time,
46 members, caucus or no caucus.
The fact is to be considered that all
republicans who go with tomorrow
night's cacus are not necessarily Mitchell
men, and it does not follow that all will
accept its result without question. If
they do not, Mitchell is gone. He has
absolutely alienated Bourne republicans,
and all of his other contingent sources
of support (democrats and populists) by
his attitude in the speakership fight, to
say nothing of his ambiguous position
on the money question. They will not
come back. It ia known further that
not less than three and probably more
of his supporters have served notice on
Senator Mitchell that they would a-
bandon him the moment he received
either a democratic or a populist vote,
This, by the way, may in part account
for Mitchell's recent repeated assurances
to gold-standard republicans only that
he stands on the republican platform,
and will oppose tree silver. Altogether,
it is not too much to say that Mitchell's
fight is in a critical condition, and - that
any one of the half dozen complications
that may arise between this time and
January will defeat him.
Sol Hirsch arrived here at 11 o'clock
tonight.
GOVERNMENT WILL FORECLOSE.
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Facifle
Probable Course In the
Ball-
ways Case.
Chicago, Jan. 13. A Washington spe
cial says:
Foreclosure of the liens of the govern
ment against the Pacific roads is almost
certain to be begun. . Whether the
suits will be concluded is another mat
ter. It is almost certain that when the
intention of the government is made
clear, various syndicates will make
offers to protect the federal interests.
It is common talk here that the Van-
derbilt interests have already signified
an intention to offer to pay the govern
ment 50 per cent of its lien and secure
the balance.
Congressmen talked with, say the gov
ernment occupies an impregnable po
sition.' Its mortagages cannot be fore
closed as the sovereignty cannot be
sued or deprived of its rights by process
of law. The closest student of the sit
uation in congress believe that fore
closure proceedings will be instituted at
once by the attorney-general, aud they
point to that portion of the president'
message in which he outlined bis policy
toward the Pacific roads.
DEADLOCK CONTINUES.
Lower Legislative House Cannot Master
m Quorum.
Salem, Or., Jan. 13. The house was
called to order at 10 o'clock by Speaker
Davis, and skirmishing immediately be
gan. The speaker directed the clerk to
call the roll, but Somers demanded a call
of the house, which is practically the
same thing.
U'Ren wanted the floor to make an
explanation about the committee on
credentials, and Bilyeu insisted on
point of order that the proceedings were
out of order. The speaker finally di
rected the clerk to proceed to call the
roll. The roll call showed twenty-nine
present. Bridges wanted vesterdav's
journal read, but- the motion was de
clared out ot order, there being no
quorum.
At 11:20, after an hour of idleness,
TJ'Ren filed a report of the majority of
the committee on credentials. Thomas
called for its reading, and Bilyou asked
for a call of the bouse. Thirty-two
were present, which was declared no
quorum, borne confusion and not talk
followed. Somers served a notice on
the opposition that the people of the
state would not much longer stand the
delay.
"We won't have it," he shouted.
"What do you mean?" cried U'Ren.
Do vou propose to capture this bouse
by force. Are you revolutionists?
Cnisses and cheers.)
"I'll tell you what we mean," replied
Somers. "We were sent here to do
business, and we proprose to do it."
Smith, Riddle, U'Ren and others then
engaged in a wordy controversy. Quiet
was soon restored.
The house adjourned at noon till 2 p.
m., alter a roll call, wnich showed only
thirty-four members present.
IN the senate. .
Salem, Jan. 13. The senate opened
with prayer by Rev. Grannis, after
which President Simon announced the
introduction of bills as the order' of
business.
Bills were then introduced as follows
By Patterson of Marion, providing
that all insane persons be conveyed to
the asylum by a person to be designated
by the superintendent of the asylum,
the expense to come from the asylum
fund, the bill to take . effect upon ap
proval ; Mackay, to establish agency for
the state in New York city ; Harmon,
providing for the conveyance of persons
committed to state institutions; Hasel
tine, incorporating the city of Portland ;
McClung, authorizing the mayors of
cities to bid in property sold for taxes ;
Dufur, fixing the term of circuit court
in the Seventh district; Bates, incor
porating the city of Portland ; Michell,
for the construction of a portage railway
between The Dalles and Celilo; Driver,
by request, providing for the election of
district attorneys ; Brownell, relating to
free transportation of baggaae of passen
gers by transportation companies ; Daw
son, providing for the election "of road
supervisors and the levying and collec
tion of road taxes ; Smith, authorizing
cities, counties and school districts to
diepose of real estate acquired at tax
sales ; Haseltine, to secure a more con
venient mode of making assessments
and levving taxes ; Haseltine, provid
ing for the payment of taxes; Brownell,
by request, requiring thatjroad taxes be
collected in money; Mulkey, creating
the office of recorder in Polk county.
President Simon announced the fol
lowing committee on revision of rules:
Simon, Johnson and Michell.
1 he senate then took a recess.
Down a Shaft to Certain Death.
Pottsville, Pa.-, Jan. 13. A. terrible
accident by which four persons were
kiled and one fatally injured, occurred
at the New Wadesville shaft of the Phil
adelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Com
pany, today. The dead are:
Peter Tinco, aged 39.
John Taylor, 24.
Henry Flinn, 35.
William Taylor, 40.
Theodore Frownkenstein, aged 16, was
so badly crushed that he will die.
Four men and a boy belonged to the
day shift. This morning they Btepped
on the. rim of a large iron bucket to be
lowered into the shaft.' A big cross
head weighing several hundred pounds
had become frozen to the guides and did
not move when the bucket started.
When the men got half way down the
cross head fell, striking tne DucKet.
The men were hurled to the bottom, a
distance of 300 feet.
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CAUCUS FOR SENATOR
Forty - Three Republicans
and One Populist Meet.
THEY NOMINATE J. H. MITCHELL
His Chances of Election Not Increased
Thereby, and Opposition Bays Em
phatically That He is Beaten.
Salem, Jan. 14. Forty-three Repub
licans and one Populist held a caucus at
the state capitol tonight and unanimous
ly nominated John H. Mitchell for
United States eenator. The Populist
was Nosier. It was a cold and disap
pointing affair. When it was discov
ered that only a minority- of the mem
bers were present, there was considera
ble objection to action of any sort on the
part of several who had been led to sign
the caucus call on the promise that
more than a majority would be present.
With some difficulty the protestants
were silenced by the reading of a letter
fiom Senator Carter, in which he said
be would abide by the decision of the
caucus, and by a statement from Sena
tor Patterson of Marion, that his col
league, Senator Gesner, would vote for
the nominee. In this manner 46 votes
were made up, consisting of 44 actual
ballots, a letter and a promise. The
forced method of making up a majority
was not encouraging to the Mitchellites,
ana tney rusnea tnrouga business in a
great hurry. No nominating speeches
were made, the candidate was not called
before the caucus before or after the
ballot, no committee was appointed to
notify him of his nomination, and no
pledges nor promises of anv kind were
made in his behalf.
The caucus was called to order at 7 :30
o'clock by Brown of Morrow. Senator
Hughes was made chairman, and the
roll-call showed that the following were
present :
Benson,
Bridges,
Brownell,
Brown,
Calbreath,
Chapman,
Conn,
Craig,
Crawford,
David,
Dawson,
Driver,
Gowan,
Gurdane, -
Harmon,
Hazeltine,
Hobson,
Hogue,
Hope,
Hudson,
Hughes,
Jennings,
Johnson,
Lake,
Langell,
Marsh,
McClung,
Morrill,
Mitchell,
Nosier,
Palm,
Patterson of Marion,
Price,
Reed,
Rigby,
Smith of Marion
Somers,.
Stanley,
Taylor,
Thomas, -
Thompson,
Vaughn,
Veness,
Wagner.
There were 15 senators and 39 repre
sentatives. . A motion was Bpeedily
made to make the action of the cau
cus binding. Conn objected, saying
he would not be bound by a minor
ity caucus, but that he was willing to
enter into a compact with 45 others
who would keep faith, and select a can
didate for United States senator. The
inference from Conn's remarks is that
he would consider himself released from
pledge when any one of the 46 abandons
the caucus nominee. Similar statements
were made by Lake and McClung. it
was then that -the Carter litter and
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statement as to Gesner'e supposed atti
tude were produced, and thus the count
was screwed up to 46.
Riddle of Douglass, who signed the
call, was absent. He had during the
Lday addressed a letter to Senator Mitch
ell, and withdrawing his pledge to sup
port the caucus nominee. Senator
Mitchell's betrayal of his promise .to
Riddle to keep his hands off the speak
ership fight is the reason for the Doug
lass county member's action. This
makes up 47, which is the precise num
ber that signed the call, aud which, by
the way, is exactly three less than it
was authoritatively claimed by Mitchell
and Mitchell's managers were on the
call.
TJ'REN IS TIEFIANT.
Clackamas Member Seemingly
Yearns
for .Carnage. '
Salem, Or., Jan. 14. When the house
had been called to - order this morning
and it was discovered that no quorum
was present. U'Ren of Clackamas re
quested the privilege of making a stater
ment. There were at first objections,
but the house finally subsided and
U'Ren began.
It proved to be a deliberate announce
ment of the position of the Populists to- '
the effect that if an effort was made to
use force to capture the house it would
be met by force, and he warned the
members not to undertake it.
"We want no trouble," said U'Ren.
"We are not here to invite it. We are
all law abiding citizens and friends and
neighbors. This house is made up of
three minorities, either two of which is
able to organize it. - Whenever two
minorities -get together we will join
them.. But we want no 'Kansas epi
sode.' If one minority proposes to in
augurate force there are, excepting my
self, men on this side who can fight.
''There has been some talk of firearms,
too; and I want to say that Americans
of all parties have been known to be
handy with weapons. And," continued
U'Ren laughingly, "if it comes to the
question of running, we are not very slow
over here either."
U'Ren's words were so quietly and
smilingly delivered that they did not
make the impression they perhaps merit
ed. He then went on to sum up the sit
uation, and said the Populists were will
ing to go before the people on the record
they were making.
"If you Republicans want to settle the
question, let 21 of you resign and break
the quorum," be said :
"No, you don't," interrupted Conn.
U'Ren continued for a few minutes in
the same vein.
Vaugh of Lane then moved that the '
house adjourn, tor two weeks, so that
the members could go home and explain
to their constituents what they have
been doing. His motion was declared
oat of order.
At noon the house adjourned till 2 p.
m. indications are tnac mere win De no
organization today.
The Day In the Senate.
Salem, Or:, Jan. 14. At .this morn
ing's session of the senate 23 bills were
introduced, but none of them were of a
very important nature, Harmon intro
duced a resolution deploring the unor
ganized condition of the house as a men
ace to good law and order, and that it
was the desire of the senate that speedy
organization be effected. The senate
then adjourned till 2 :30 p. m. Monday.
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