THE OREGON SCOUT.
AMOS K. JOKES
EDITOK,
City and County Official Paper.
Thursday, Febr'y. 13, 1890.
KDITOIIIAE. KOTHS.
Tin: Bixkcr county nspinuits for of
ficial position nrc niiiking themselves
k'nown by announcements in tlic
papers which is right and commenda
ble. Our Union county aspirants will
probably show up in due time.
MJJIIMJUmUWIIMO
TliK City council of Maker recently
passed an ordinance which impor.es a
tax upon about every occupation in
the city. This was deemed necessary
in order to meet the indebtedness
against the city and to provide the
wherewith to keep the municipal
machinery oiled. This is an advertise
ment for the place but not of , the right
kind must ccttainly result in bank
rupts' to many who arc engaged in
business there. The taxes in Baker
county and City arc extremely high
and this additional burden will be
hard to bear. Evidently the Baker
City council is composed of men who
believe in a tariff, and that taxation is
the panacea for every financial ill.
ra urn uljump m mta
Tin: Gazette, organ of tho "gang"
over at La Grande had a lengthy ar
ticle last week on tho county scat ques
tion. Wo would liko to publish it in
full but liavo not tho space this week.
The argument is original in the ex
treme. The Gazette says it is "not
prepared to say just what the citizens
of L i Grande propose to do toward
putting up county buildings." It may
not bo prepared to say, but it knows
jubt tho sumo that they proposo to
cinch ;tho tax-payers for tho amount
necessary. It admits that the removal
may cost tho tax-payers about $25,000.
and soothes thorn with tho suggestion
that is a very small amount, only about
8 mills on tho dollar of tho taxable
property.
Wh have not been informed as to
what progress has been mado by tho
right-of-way committee who have been
at work on tho Hunt lino, but loam
from parties from tho lower end of tho
valley that tho workers tlicro wore very
succcsful and about all tho right-of-way
lias boon secured. Wo presume thoro
will bo no trouble with tho land own
ers along tho lino with tho exception
of those against whom suit has already
been commenced. As tho subsidy is
up and tho right-of-way about as near
ly secured as it will bo possiblo to
B.oeuro it by tho first of March, it appears
to us that tho next tiling is for Mr.
Hunt. to como over and if tho situa
tion suits him, conclude tho negotia
tions and make the necessary pre
parations for commencing tho work.
SUMMEItVILLE.
A Roauablo Budgot of News by Our Ro&u
lar CorroBponuont.
Tho snow is about all gone oxocpt
in drifts, and people aro plowing.
Tho roads in many places need re
pairing and tho Supervisors should do
their duty.
A good many of Suinmorvillo's best
citzons loft Sunday and Monday for
Union to attend court. Treat them
well, us it is hard to toll what they
have done.
Tho right-of-way for tho Hunt
system is about all adjusted and all
feol happy that tho prospect for work
on tho road is to near at hand. Lot
us all rojoieo together.
Marshal and Arthor Oliver two
hauling lumber to tho Augroon ranch,
which thoy bought, preparing lo build
a residence thereon.
Tho cases in justice court for tho
last few days have- been disgraceful in
tho extreme, but such things havo to
come about to rid a country of a nasty
sot of filth.
As the political pot has began to boil
wo advise tho democratic party to keep
their oyes on Turner Oliver as tho
proper man for county clerk.
0, J. Weir, who lias been in this
vacinity for somo time looking after
the interests of Slaver it Walkor, has
learned Barnoy some things that ho
vory much needed to know, and wo
hopo that tho schooling will help
Barney to accomplish something.
It is astonishing how the Gazette
tries to show up our worthy Governor
aH being a bad ivuu. But nothing
hotter could bo expected from this
source. Ponnoyur will bo our next
governor and the Gazette will coutuuo
to give tho combination to "the key
hole."
My friends, where is your twenty-fivo-dollapper-ton
hay? Tho winter
iu hrokon and tho grass is greon on tho
hills. Stock arc looking fine, none have
died in this or Indain valley this winter,
and thousands of tons of hay are left,
and tho people aro happy and prepared
to feed all of Hunt's teams when thoy
conic to work. Good 1
Win. ratten and Sam Brooks
returned from Portland during the week
where they saw tho great flood in tho
Willametto river at that place which
they speak of as being awful in tho
extreme. So far as destruction of
property is concerned they feel safer
on Graudo Kondc toil.
Tho Bonanza Brewery is receiving
two coats of paint on the outside, which
will help the appearance of tho building
very much; but we would advise
George to give the inside about 200 lbs
of fcoap, ten thousand gallons of Mill
creek water, well applied with broom
and brush, and relievo the town of a
horrible stench.
While La Grande, Union and Elgin
are having their boom, keep your eye
on Summcrvillc. Sho has tho toil,
water, limber and the best location for
a town of any place in Union county.
Wo would adviso those looking for a
kood locality iu which to invest, to
come and see our town at least. Our
people are civil.
Wo were somewhat amused at your
correspondent "Moikc" from the Bark
when ho spoke of that Rev. .Jobiiion
trying to abuse the minds of tho people
in regard Jto Tom Paine Tin's is the
saino good man who is reported to have
said on the streets of Summerville that
ho had drank whiskey enough to lloat
ahorse from town to Willow creel;.
Ho must have told tho truth foronco
in his life. And yet such as ho will go
about teaching people how to live.
But he is only one of them.
Summerville needs a shoemaker.
Some good workman would do well to
coino hero and locate, as work would bo
plenty and tho pay good.
Our literary is running in full blast
every Wedensday evening and good
times are being had by all who attend.
Como out old and young and enjoy
yourselves.
Oi.n Black Jok.
WASHINGTON.
Au Intorcattiiff Letter from Our Regular
Correspondent at tbo Capital.
Wahiiinoton, (1). 0.) Jan. 31, 1S00.
Editor Ohkuon Scout:
It is stated to-day that Harrison
has otrered Secretary Noble tho place
on tho Circuit bench in the South
west, left vacant by tho elevation of
Judge Brewer, of Kansas, to tho Su
premo Court. Secretary Noble is said
to havo taken tho matter under ad
visement but Ins friends believe that
ho will not accept. Nothing hassecin
ingly transpired in tho last few months
to make his position in tho Cabinet
loss agreeable than it was last summer,
when it was well known that ho could
have had tho position afteswanis given
Jiidge Browor, and it is thought hard
ly likely that ho would now desire a
much inferior position. Besides Sec
retary Noble has high political ambi
tion, dreams of tho Sonato and oven
of tho Vieo Presidency, and a Judge
ship would mean tho surrender of these
desires.
Tho Homo of Uopresontatives has
had bad luck with its reading clerks.
Clerk MoPhcrson tested tho candidates
before tho men were selected, but un
fortunately ho only tried them on
Washington's Faro well address in
print. Now it dovolopos that tho best
man of tho lot, so far as vocal powers
go, having a voice that could bo heard
all over a boiler factory, cannot road
manuscript. Ho gets a tuck at every
eighth or tenth word and theio is a
painful pause. Tho member who has
oll'ered tho resolution groans, for tho
sense of tho document is entirely lost
upon tho members by tho halting and
piece meal reading. Tho other day
Bopresentativo Allon pronounced bun
the finest reader of periods in tho
woild.
Martin Maginnis, ono of tho Dem
ocrat io Senators-elect from Montana,
occupied a seat upon the floor of tho
Sonato yesterdav. Tho other Demo
cratic Sonatoi-eleet, milliouairo Clark
is still in tho city, and the Republican
Sonatora-oleot aro expected to arrivo
this week. Tho Sonato Conunittoos
will commence tho hearing of tho ease
next Saturday, It is behoved that
neither the Republicans or Democrats
will bo seated. Tho Republicans' Coin
misions aro signed by the Secretary
of state, while those of tho Democrats
bear tho autograph of tho Governor.
None of theso aits of credentials, there
fore, are in legal form, and on this
technicality, unless the Republicans
can discover some iugouius basis for
adding two to their majority, (hero
will bo a halt. In Mioh an event tho
ciodentials would likely bo returned
with tho opinion that no oluotiou for
Senators from that state had been for
mally completed. In such an event
Govcnor Toole will appoint two sena
tors to hold until the legislature meets.
Tho Republicans would bo quite well
satisfied with such a plan, as they say
that there is no doubt that the legisla
ture to bo elected next summer will
havo a working Republican majority.
Poor Maginnis, it will be hard on him.
During tho twelve years ho spent in
Congress, popping champaguc and up
to dale in all the enjoyments of the
town, his old time chums in Montana
were turning themselves into million
aires. To-day, handsome Maginnsis
the poor man of tho crowd, and to be
compelled now to go back to Montana
or to sink into the rut of hard work
somewhere else, would not be an invi
ting prospect.
Tho number of public building bills
introduced this se(sion is something
amazing. There have already been
two hundred and forty-five such bills
laid before Congress, being a largor
number than were presented during
tho entire Fiftieth Congress, and triple
tbo number introduced during the first
two months of it first session. The
bills call for an average expenditure of
about $100,000, calling for a total out
lay of$2.',000,00i). Of course compara
tivley few of these bills will pass the
House, and those that do pass will bo
cut down heavily in the amount of ap
propriation. Chicago with commenda
ble modusty, comes forward with a re
quest for $200,000,000 for a new build
ing, although the one now occupied
is ono of tho largest in the country
and was creeled only fourteen years
ago.
Tho Senate will undoubtly continuo
its discussions of tho race problem and
tho tectional issues throughout the
present session. On both sides tho
orators seem to fairly revel in the
debate. Tho debate during tho past
week has consisted mostly of defenses
of and attacks on JeilVoson Davis. Some
very bitter things have been said on
both sides, words that beforcthe war
night have resulted in several morning
duels at Bladensburg.
Tho story of silk ribbons imported by
a New York dealer, contrary to law,
through the mails, and having woven
into them the words "John Wanamaker
Costumes, Philadelphia," is being en
joyed by tho Democrats and will un
doubtedly bo made the subject of a
Congressional inquiry. Of course, no
one suspects Mr- Wannamaker of any
poional wrong doing, but tins action
of his Philadelphia house may bo a
legitimate subject of inquiry.
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