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WHO KEEP
A fuil line ofjih.iiee
provision
family'" ;;roceries and
JiCari ",eanneapples,
Clioice .Table Delicacies
Ornamented cakes for
Wcflurnas mid Parties.
Salmon bellies, mackerel and salt fish of all
FRESH BAKED BREAD
JtCverv DDav.
to l ies, uaiies.
TEAS and tJOFFE
aisiE
a iUu.'t it
CANNED woODS, ETC.
riebest Soap in thelmarket-
Savon.
fine assortment of domestic
and Imported Cigars
iSSTAt .John Fox's okl st:tml
lew brick.
low Fl mi s
W.JH.WiL,lsAD
-A LIVE-
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Live TcbwM.
This is wlint Albany is :it rcsc-nt,
Jiml in urdiT to keep p.t-e wiili the
-lively times in this city, V. II. U il
hinl h:ts eiilar-reil hi store ami stock
-o th.it In? now has the niDst eompietc
and 'lesiraMe line of furniture in the
valley. His double salesrooms hi Fro
man's block are tilled with an (leirant
assortment ol new furniture, consist
ing of lounges in new patterns, line
SioUl )iicturc frames, willow '.-liairs.
easy rockers, marble tables, brackets.
:U, etc. An examii-ation of the stock
will show this to be true in every re
spect. HAVING SOLD AN.INTEKKST IX MY
harness business to 'I . J. Overman. I am
desirous of coilectinirj all my oiitstanilini.
notes and accounts. jj All icrsous knowing
thf-mselves indelited to me will please call
and settle.
Tiie business wiUJbelJcont.imiei! as usual at
the same please. E. I. XilO.MPoOX.
Albany, Feb. 22.
Masnolia Flour.
MlIIE BES1 MAGNOLIA FLOL'R JDELIV
X ered to any part of the citv, for SI. 10 per
.JOHN A I'ltAWKOKU
nl80dU
Agricultural Implemems.
FARM IMPLEMENTS I ;
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
T HARDWARE
Stoves and Tinware
AT
PORTLAND PRICES.
CALL AND SEE US.j
Siicild Oregon.
Portrait
Of- - j. -'-
YZcC rnuLuyiufjiiiii
2nd and Ferry streets
All work Wiirmntel.
l)iy Bakery
Bros,
.7-,: :
Le Roi
Jealer
01
lire
Julius Joseph
Manufacturer of Choice Cigars
si u;;ali;k in-
FINE IMPORTED AND KEY WEST
Ciiiars, I'lu" an;! ?:nokii'.L;- Tobacco.
full line of Smoker' Ai
CALIFORNIA
tUiJ
Next door to BurkluirtiV Keent
WILL
Dealers in all the leading
T Sheet nivsic, musical merch:mdie,ammunitionfisli
iDg tack?e, etc. Warranieti razors, butcher and
pocket knives
Guns,. Pistols, hewing Machines, 0rjp3t Pianos,
Aifull.Linejoi
NEEDLES, 31 A CHIN OlLS iamlEXTJtAS.
LINN COUNTY ACENTS FOR NORTHWESTERN FIRE IKSURAKCESCQMPAKY.
Reairins of sowing machines, uiusicul instruments, iruns, etc , neatly done
Tj 1 6. L. BLACKMAN,
fc Emgc, Faints, Oils
IVfiPW Wk !&&&&m&$ll&3 I'erfnme.rvand toilet articles.
.lfc -1, ODDFELLOW'S, TEMPLE.
The Red Front.
TAV'EEDALE & I 1 0 I M I N S.
I i ardware, Stoves, Ranges, tare, Copperware-.
Pumps, iron pipe, ruhh,:r hose and plumbing goods. Sob- HL'enis fcr the
; e!ebralcd "Early Breakfast" cook stoves and.ranges, and "FauiUeBS" parleu
h'-ating stoves. Albsihy, Oregon.
California, the Land of Discoveries
(cibKsAsTrfMl..CotfGH5,
Ma
an3
U N 05 -Sold on
SricT jor Ctr-CoZdrvfy ptrtoftU3Jor
ABIETINEMEDico-WiiLi
llL lot A COLO in the head u inch cioe Ot -jet l.eiter? Have ou an excessive
secretion of mucus or matter in the nasal passages wbi. h either must be' blown from the
nose or drop rack nehmd the palate, ..r hawked or snuffed backward to the throat? Art
Vmi rmi'i'M hvhTvl-,n., s,tt,,. U(rTW ;..,H;i-,.,.,l wv fr...i..., vir,.,... rrf n... n.......
the: 0 N
CURE
7t in nu lilt II
CATARRH
'PlfTtur' nirntr
l.u'Li nif, Vim-La
0R0VILLF.
coiioiini .-oris rue i:ie corruption itluii. r
As every b-eath drawn into the limifs must, pass over and become polluted i'by the reliev
Erradmlly takes plae'.
while the niorl.i.' matter
uito me s.om.v:i, enii ehies d.uestion, and oitenproduces dyspepsia, and linallv
ity, nervousness and consumption.
DO NOT PROCRASTINATE.
If you have evpirien-cd any of the above symptoms do not dela, but trv
Cat-R-C'i i:k at once. We positively guarantee a few applications to relieve and
treatment to cme. S;x months tnatment for sl.OU; sent by mail
aii(;i liie Jtsui 'i!l-K-'nre. Fitr ale In I
111AY
Pipes, and a
tieies
AifO dealer in
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ial E-tate ':-c, Albany, Oret'on.-S
BROS
EU15EKA
The motto of Calihunia means "I
have found it." Only in that land of
sunshine, where ttlie oran' emon, t z
and ''rape bloom and ripen and attai.i
heir hinest perfection in mii'-winter,
ire the herbs'and srutn foun.-l that art'
uscil in that' lileasant leme for .-ill
throat ami lun tmutiK"--. ssf Ai;ik,
!l:e rule.- of coughs, jistlmia, and to:-,'
umptKn. I'sli:iy V .tl;;Nnn. of A1
''HI V '.)r..o!, llJVC t.x!l i.; .r!:,.i i
s foi thiali!ahle t';irii'i:inia rm:
ii.v. ruise'I it nnilcr a guarantee at i:l
tt!c. 'i luce for s'-.",u.
for sal:: ky
A CI
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cal
VLP.AXY
ORKOOX
'injinj; or roaring in the ears, more or
'ess impairment of the beariii'.'. loss o
iii'.il, lueiiiory impaired, (Uillncss r
'Hzziness "f the bead, drvness or heat of
nose'.' Have j on lost all sense of snulIV
Have you a hacking coulr? Have you
nx"!" -p-iav Is j our lneath foul'.' Ik so
"i ii a v ii i ii k Gata K i; u . Some have al
hi-e sy:uptoms, others only a part.
I be Itadiii-f s.Miiptnm of ordinary ca
;:u i-'n istnereastsl Hjeretion of nuu-us of
vcll'.w or greenish olorcfl matter.'
Kou breath is caused by the decoir-
LY -
TOR
IH'S.n' eervtins cxmied from festerini;
ulcers far I'ip.ck i's the hua.l; soniet.iiucs
the membrane covering the bones is
eaten ava and the lioiies themselves
uiadually decay. Such eases ar in
CAL
deed objects oi oitv. as stench from
tb.it is swallowed during tlie sleep jstem
s seere
;reat ju-ses
California
a thoroti.'h
I MAIN,
Meerschaum and liriar
U Anhm
LUOJltW
ii inctnn
Albany, Oregon
V. MASTOX,
IT, Jfeon, A'.ban;
PHYSICIAN
, Oreifort.e
AXD SUU-
M
II. Kl.LiS, PHYSIGIAX
jreon, Albai.y, Oregon.
AND S'JIir
c.
C. KELLY, PHYSICIAN AND aV Vi
nson Albany, Oregon, ottive over Grad-
wnl's store, umte nours, trt uisA. M. to
v. M. -'
E. A. McAUSTSR HAS I.OCATEI'
IJ h
nis o;.T!ee on tne corner oi rlrst aim
ijroai'albin streers. over ftcdfield liroiiiK'il's
store, where be -van be found when not pro
fessionally engagfd.-' j -
H fliS M.E. McCOY, b.HOM(EOPA i fllC
iVL pli.vsiei tn, ortice and'resiiieiice corner ot
First and baker streets, Albany, Or. Cliioirlc
diseases a sjiecialty. Cansuitation tree. Oi
tice hours: 10 to 12 A. sf and i to S i m.
D.1
R. Jf. RL.4CKB'X, ATTORNEY AT
Law, Albany, Ofcgon. oiriee in Odd
Vr I'ow's Tenijtte. iUvractice in all courts
o: ll slate,' Sutl'Sive : S,,i.-c..!T attrition to all
b.isi'itss.
TVO'.YEirrOX & IRVINE, A ml':XKY
VV ac L.iw, Aibanv, Or. OrVi e in rwi;- -j
and 14, Foster s Block, over L. E. Blain's
store.
T K. WEATHOKFO IU, ATTORNEY AT
J . law, .Albany, Oregon. oifiee in Odd
Fellow's Temple. Will practice in all the
courts of 'hestate, and give special attention
in all business
HARTLEY, M. D., OFFERS HIS
services to the srood cm;:ens of the
"f Tnn-.'ent. Linn count.v, Oregon.
.'! tSlllK'l..
EX? BFSlRiNG . RAILROAD fWORK
Will be iven cmpb.iiKiit lty apply -
inr to Contractor Hunt at his headquarters
at Wallula. Work Will be vigorously pushed
!'.:.' ViaUuia branch, ai.d an unlimited
number of men can obtain;emplo nient.
H
EWERT, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKE
, and jeweler, Albany, Oregon,
You Mill Save Honey
1Y TAKING YOt.'K SEWINU MACHINES
) to the repairer, B F. Parsons, at Sixth
and Jefferson streets, Albany, Oregon, (iood
satisfaction or no pay.
For Salr.
SPAN
Ol-
HORSES,
HARNESS AND
TV wo!f-ri for sale, either toeth r or
ei.a-
as will suit puvehaseis. t(.f mu:r - i
at this office or at the owner's st'jre
' r.
a. :
) EVERE HOUSE, ALBANY, OU.-CUAS.
V. I'n-iiif-r, Proj). U:;!y ti.-t eeiass bouse
in the city. Larsc sitir.le rconis fr coju
iu.r.:';il men. No Cliiiituiten einloyi-d in tin
i r.. . il:t.i'al st:iue ;la-'e let tj'-'!'vaii.s.
I havxJ iPv i siinmons liver -Regulator
for many years, Lav
ing made It my only Family
Medicine. My mother before
me was very partial to it. It is
a safe, good and reliable medi-i-ine
for any disorder of the
system, and'if used in time is
u (rent preventive, of sickness.
I often recommend it to my
tViends, and shall continue to
do so.
"Rev. James M. Rollins,
Pastor M. E.Church, So. Fairfield, Va '
Ti",E AND 0QCTSRS' BILLS SAVED V
'uatiH keeping Simmofis JLird
tcffttiator in ihe house.
"T have found Simmons Liver
'ieprnlator the best family med
iei:ie I ever used for anything
thai; may happen, have used it
in Indigestion, Colic. IHarrhwa.
IHUoHsness, and found it to re
lieve immediately. After eat
ing a hearty simper, if. on groinjr
t o bed, I take ab ut a tcaspoon
i';il. 1 never feci tiio effects of
tue supper eaten.
'OVID . SPARKS,
"Ex-Mayor Macon, Ga."
Has our Z Stcwp on front of Wrapper
H. Zeilin Co., Sc-ie ppoprizU
'rice. SI.OO t'HKT.AIi'Ky.PKIA.
KQT 1
TT
JUU'tiii
Li
HAIR DRESSING SALOON,
JOSE5MI AYEBBER, PKwlT.IETOR.
J5"L:idief -Mid children's, ii:nr dress-
ug a specially. IJllti.le S;'i;l'ai iK-n
guaranteed.
i".'Ar;t
:.S OK LAND -SITt'A'l Kl 12
miles cast of Albany. near the Oie'T.n
I acihc railroad, H00 aeies in cultivation, and
co.'tanis sufficient water and timber for yen
era: u-e. Would make lour ijood farms
Price, 12,000, with terms to suit pun baser,
for particulars apply to J. ,1. Imrris.
Dfl. Ti. KOLDEWAY,
'eoh, '.liiany, Ore'o
VE ! ER1NAUY SUR-
:on. l.rauate of !er.
man a:i.i Americun colleges. -,.
m FIRST I1II01L
OF ALBANY OREGON,
presidkxt, L. Fiinn.
VICE-PRESIOEXT
OASH1EK '""
.1. f.
G.E.Ohumljeil.-ur
rilRAXSACTS A . GENERAL RANKING
JL lit -3JWES&. Accounts kept subject to
eneek. Siht. Exchange and I'-ky raphic
Transfer sold on Kcw'York, Chicago, San
Kivuicisco and P6rttanil,'jrcoii. Collections
made on favorable terms. .
K.
Voir
L. Euxs
W. E". J'l'KKTLL
iKrr.LAix.
I. E.
lil.AIN
l "0. K. C'llA
OROSSBN & ALLEK
PROPEIKTOR3 OF
COMPANY NO 1.
Goc-3- handled -with care.
' oid aoodfc a, spe3alty.
Juring houisc
rdLTLESSFAHILY UE0IC1SI
GENERAL iEWS.
The Flood Along the Mississippi
Abating Slowly.
iti 3i:i.monik(ijlaic kok;i:k
Death of Mrs. Savyei I'ne Graia Snpply-
Six Men Indicted for Murder at
Louisville, Ky.
The ITkhalk's Special Dispatches.
tnxcv.lt.L..May21. Tlie flood in
Miissippippi is blow ly abating and
it is thought that the worst is over.
A trip through the submerged dis
trict shows that the reports ot loss
and suffering have not been exag
gerated. Over 550,000 acres of the
richest-farming. lands in the state
are covered with " water from six to
ton feet deep. Damage to farms,
mills and railrcsd property has
been enormous, the aggregate
will reach ifo.000,00:) on crops
alone. Damage to levees, houses
and railroads will approximate
$000,000. Much sickness prevails
among the people, who nave been
driven from their homes by the
hoods, owing to want ana expos
ure. Measures have, however,
been taken to alleviate their sul-
furings.
'I UK KKNTI t KY MtKUKK.
Siv !:en iiitiieleil for the Killiux of
.1. . I.versou.
LocisviLi.E (Kv.), May 21. At
Hazard, JVrry county, B. F.
French and six otliers have been
indicted lor the killing of J. C.
Everson six weeks ago. Kverson
was shot from ambush. His mur
der was the result of a feud be
tween himself and French of four
years standing, during which at
one time factions occupied opposite
ends of town a hundred strong and
heavily armed. It was settled at
the time but soon broke out again.
l'rcsbyicriait Asscntb y.
riiii.AHKi.pjUA, ?day 21 In the
I 'res In terian general assembly this
morning tlie report of the commit
tee on the question of organic
union with the bout-hern church
was made the second order of the
day i'or Friday, 3 lay 25th. There
port of tiio standing committee on
mission i'or the freedmen show
ed the receipts from the churches
amounted to $182,000. The report
showed a very satisfactory condi
tion ol' the work among freedmen.
Committee Meeting.
Washington, May 21. At ameet
kig of tlie ways and means com
mittee this morning it was agreed
between the majority and minority
that the house should not enter
upon the consideration of the tariiT
biil for amendment before Wednes
day, if then, action after that dav
depending upon the result of the
epublican
convention to-niorrov
night.
rMippoM't! to be n Forgery.
Washington, May 22. A .50,
000,000 bonds offer was accepted
i-riday and due notice has been
delivered to the treasury depart
ment. Tlie oiler was made in the
name of a well known Philadelphia
firm, and accepted in good faith.
The investigation now in progress
will, it is fhought, show that the
olfer was bogus and the signatures
a forgery.
Visible (flt-aiii Supply.
New York, May 21. Following
is tlie visible supply of grain Mav
10th : Wheat, 20,022,0 0 bushels";
corn, (i.000,000 bushels; oats, 4,
518,000 bushels; rve, 3(51,000 ; bar
ley, 483,000 bushels.
iM'titli of .11 r. Sawyer.
Washington, May 21. -Mrs.
Sawyer, wife of Senator Sawyer, of
Wisconsin, died this moining.
.Mrs. Sawyer has been an invalid
many years.
skipped to Canada.
lYiTsnuRG, May 21. 1'eter J.
Quinn, bookkeeper for Chris Pix
on&Co., contractor, who has
been missing several days, is short
iti Ids accounts about $1500. It is
believed he has gone to Canada.
NORTHWEST
FIRE and MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
PORTLAND, - - ; OREGON
4,'Ai'l IMI. STOCK.
tft.KMMrO
E. L. THOMPSON.HAgent.
Refcrenf.es hi Albany S.E. Young,
L. E. Blain, L. Flitin. C. II. Stewart
and W. II. G ultra.
KEEP iOUT THE FLIES
uv csi':
BCTBen floors and windows
Manufacture'
by R. B. Vunk.
5"Shop on corner vf
FHssivorlh streets.
Second and
Iti.sMiliiMoii of rarli'isU!
N
OTICE IS UEREIil GI r..- JHAi H'f.
partnership heietotore e...-nnn neineen
i- i Kenton and 0. I.. I. use, known as
i. niton & Chase, tiwa is, Albany Oregon,
f-.-v dissolved by I. iic.ial eonsei.t, C.
E.
I base iVtirit'C. K. i. Kenton will eontnue
...) ;viicss-ifiinei an cuius uuc, wiu i-..
ail i.ebts ..TTie same.
F. L. KENTON.
C. E. CHASE.
Ulbasy, M;.y 15 1SS8
TIIE WILLAMETTE; I'.MYDKMTY.
Programme of Exercise on tlie Occasion of the
Forty-fourth Commencement.
The forth-fourth anniversary- of
the Willamette University of Salem
will take place. June 8 to 14.
Following is the programme :
June 5, S p. m. Annual College
Praver meeting.
June S, 8 p. m. Reunion of Liter
ary Societies.
jine 9.
8. v. m. Commencement of the
Law Department. Address l'V
llon. N. L. Hauler, A. M.",
Dallas, Oregon.
JUNE 10.
10 :30 a, m. Baccalaureate Sermon
by Rev. Alfred Kuinmer, A. M.,
Portland, Or.
8 p. m. University Sermon bv
Kev.
Or.
J. W. Klepper, Portland,
JUNE 11.
9 to 12 a. m. Public examinations.
2:30 p. m. Popular Concert by
Conservatory.
8 p. m. Lecture before Literary
Societies by Col. L. F. Copeland,
Harrisburg, Penn.
JUNE 12.
9 to 12 a. m. Public examinations.
9. a. m. Annual meeting of the
P.'.wri! if Tru'eo'S.
8 p. m. sradua; uj exercise of the
Uiiivcrsily Ac td'jmy.
JUNE 13.
10 :30 a. m. Commercement of the
Conservatory of Music.
2 p. m.- business meeting oi
Alumni.
8 p. m. Literaiy exercise and lie
union of Alumni.
jine 14.
10 a. m. Commencement Address
bv Rev. Ross C- Houghton, 1).
D., Portland, Or.
S p. m. Reunion of Musical
Alumni.
The Boston of I he West.
Tid-Eits.
'you'd be surprised if you'd come
out to Tucson and spend a month,"
said an A'rizona real estate man who
had been invited to dinner by a Bos
ton capitalist. "Why, sir, Tucson
comes nigher bein like Boston than
any oilier town I ever struck, an'
I've been on the go eve- since I was?
knee-high to a duck. Yes, sir; Tue-
Sisn is runnni over tull ot culcher an
refinement. We re death on cult out
there. It's a danged hard matter fer
any of your common trash to git a
foothold with us we're so dead set
on builuiu' up an A 1 community,
I know so ma'-y as forty salooiweep
ers that kin talk in three langwid
ges, apd when it comes to style, we
don't fiddle fcr nobody to dunce.
You bring your wife sir 2ome out to
old Tucson au' go to church ou a Sun
day, if you want to see diamons and
gold chains. A woman who can't
wear a string of diamonds downtown
of an afternoon ain't nobody with us.
I tell you Tucson just suits you Bos
ton big bugs. We can trot out style
an' cult fei you till you can't rest.
We know Sullivan an' all your other
big men in Boston. If ever John L.
cou.es out our way our folks'll carry
him 'round ou their shoulders.
YTes, they will! They're just Bos
tonians enough to do that very iden-
tical thing.
That's what they are."
A Hem phis Scheme for a Xcw Stale.
Memphis (Tenn.) Avalanche.
Tennarkalamiss, the finest State
in the Union, could be made up
from We6t Tennessee, Xort Ala
bama, North Mississfppi and East
Arkansas, With the big bridge
the river would not be in the way
of incorporating the State. In the
territory we have named there are
more and stronger ties of relation
ship and of communion of interest
than between the parts of any
other Southern State. The climate
and the soil are much the same.
The social and commercial ideas of
the peop'e are alike. In
nothing
do thev dilier. For a Mempiiian
to be untrue to the Mississippi, to
Arkansas, or to Alabama, is a
greater crime than to be untrue to
Tennessee. Of all this broad sec
tion, which has produced more
than its share, territory considered,
of the great men of the South,
Memphis is tlie natural center, the
social ami commercial metropolis
lililCF MKTIO.
Six s'lavesfor a dollar at T. Jones's
First-class sroods and
aAV. F. Read's
lowest prices
A new lot Prize Baking Powder
at Brownell & btanard's
A line line of imported enrars raj
ceived at Brownell te Stanard's
A choice lot of uneanvassed eastern
hams at Wallace & Thompson's.
Tea all the way from 25 to 75 cents
per pound at Brownell & Stanard's.
Thompson & Overman are always
ready to repair your harness on short
notice.
Don't fail to see the tripods at Fort
miller & Co. They are the latest
thing out in novelty furniture
The place to buv wall paper is
where you can ge.t it trimmed, with
out extra charge. Fortmiller K Co.
do this.
Just received, the celebrated Es
irelhi Key West ciirar, the linest Key
West eitrar iu the murk it aiM
BaumurartV cigar store.
Go to Fortmiller it Co.'s for furni
ture reviver and clean up your old
furniture, then buv a Smyrna rug to
beautify your home.
That exquisite line of satins in ur
show window will be run close this
week. Have no excuse for not wet
ting in on them. Montieth fc Seitcn-
aeh.
Fa'trhar.k's Gold Dust v. ashirnr eow-
der at Paikr Bros.
AT WASHINGTON
The Firm Opposition to the
Mills Bill From All Quarters,
TO RF1.I LATE O.VVHT LABOR,
Preparations for Memorial Services at the
Tomb of Gen. Johu A, Logan on
( Decoration Day.
Special Correspondence.
Washington, May 15 Dictator
Cleveland will be his title, if by a
chain of accidents similar to those
which elected him in 1SS4, he should
be re e'ected this year. He is al
ready the autocrat of the democratic
party. The democrat who retuses to
obey his slightest nod is sent to the
rear at otce, no matter how high lie
may have stood with his party
Samuel J. Randall, who has more
than once saved the democratic party
from going to pieces, incurred the ill
will of the democratic boss, because
he would not support the Mill's tariff
bill. Cleveland sent out orders that
Randall was to be disposed from the
leadership of the democratic party in
Pennsylvania. With the assistance
of the the federal offices in that state
the orders were carried out to the
letter.
But Cleveland is not yet satisfied.
He wants to have Randall defeated
for the nomination to the House.
Cleveland's nearest friends openly
boast of this sort of work, and say
that he intends to snub every man
who refuses to vote for the Mill's
tariff bill and that lie also proposes
to us:e the entire power of the admin
stration to defeat theii nomination
for Congress.
Last week the President vetoed a
public building bill for Allentowu
Pennsylvania, because, (it is stated)
Mr. Snowden, who represents that
district in the House, had refused to
vote for the Mill's bill, aad now his
friends say that he has Mr. Snow
deu's defeat for re-nomination to
Congress assured. These are not
merely republican charges against
Mr. Cleveland, they are the openly
made boasts of his nearest friend and
adviser. The country never before
had but one President who descend
ed to such politics, and that was An
il re w ' Johnson, Let Cleveland be
ware of his fate.
Sena. or Insiahs is to be given a
pub.ic reception tins weeK Dy tne
retjublican national league of this
eity.
The democrats of the House are in
a terrible muss ovei this same Mill's
tariff bill. They have caucused
several times without being able to
determine just what they will do.
The last caucus decided that all who
desired to offer amendments to the
bill should first submit them to the
democratic members of tlie ways and
means committee for consideration,
and report to another caucus. The
result has been a deluge of amend
ments. The average member is will
ing to take away the last vestige of
protection from some other member's
district, but he wants all he can get
for his own.
How they will settle the thing is
hard to say, but one thing is quite
sure, it would be absolutely impos
sible to pass tlie bill as reported from
the committee, and it is doubtful it
can be tinkered up sufficiently to get
the democratic vote of the House.
The general debate on - the bill has,
by mutual conseut, beeu extended to
next Saturday.
The House committee on military
affairs have made a favorable report
on the bill authorizing the President
to nominate for retirement with the
full rauk and regular pay of
Major-General such ex-army officers
now in civil life as were promoted
for gallantry or good conduce to the
grarie of Major-General and com
manded departments or divisions.
The list of those affected by the bill
is very small, nod includes Generals
llosecrans. Scl.euek. McCauiev.
j Palmer and Buell.
A bill has been iutroduced in the
House to prevent convict labor trom
competing with organized labor. It
provides that all couvicts employed
within the jurisdiction of the United
States shall be employed at such la
bcr as chey may be best suited to
perform, and semi-monthly si.all be
paid the same rate of compensation
as is paid to organized labor in the
locality where the convict is confined.
No convict is to be required to work
more than eight hours a day. The
bill carries with it an appropriation
of 1.000,000, to be expended by the
Secretary of the department of labor
in giving it effect.
The Senate passed a bill forfeiting
all unearned railroad laud grants;
alsa the international copyright bill;
and quite a number of bills for public
buildings. It has also ratified the
Chinese treaty.
The $20,000,000 river and harbor
bill passed the House by more than
two-thirds majority.
Senater Voorhees finally concluded
that he was indebted to the dignity
of the Senate to the extent of an un
qualified apology for his recent bad
language, and paid the debt.
J he nomination ot Mr. Fuller to
be Chief Justice of the United States
is now in the bauds of a sub-committee
of the Senate committee on the
judiciary, for investigation. Their
report will probablv be made inside
ot two weeks.
There wilt be special memorial
services held on decoration day at
the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan,
under the auspices of the G. A. R.
Gen. Logan was the originator of
decoration day.
Just received, another lot of thse
fine hand sewed French kid shoes, the
ver cheapest eyer brought to town at
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