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l'.Y I K. 1! VEKI).
Weary, so weary of waiting
For the lionr of eve to come,
Weary of watching the shadows
Lergthen one by one.
When will I hear the footstep
That rushes the blood to my heart?
When will ihe cheery greeting
Bid all my cares depart?
Shadows have lengthened slowly,
Twilight at last appears.
All my bright visions have faded
Nothing is left but my tears.
Hope was so bright in the morning.
Still radient at niid-dsy he shone.
.0 now at ihe twilight hes left mo,
Sorrowing all alone.
Atone, all alone. I am weeniiur
O'er ihe hums that are pus! and gone;
All the memories ot bright la.v keeping.
For of s.id d:iys there seems to be none.
)!i. Meinoryl with wan 1 and mirror,
Are yon. too. deceiving ine.
As Hope did. in painting the future.
Wish his promises of wh.u was to be.
Ha! I litt the veil from mv sad eye.
The veil that Despondency threw,
0 And now wish a clearer vision
I can gaxe upon each of you.
No ottense, but I see through yon clearly,
Ami I can not your company spare.
For Memory, you seem to be priceless;
But Hope in my bosom I'll wear.
The shadows h:ve gathered in darkness,
Hut out of the darkness comes light
And the step that can work such magic,
Is with me at last to-night.
And nvith u tit ed efforts,
WI1 bid one guest forever depart:
I'or there never is room for De.spondeney
When Memory and Hope fill the heart
Thomas A. Hendricks,
Ill the midst of the mfOiy disas
ters which have overtaken the
Democracy in the recent elections
in the Central States one man
walks triumphantly oft the field.
Though his friends and political
associates have been slain all
around him, Thomas A. Hendricks
lias won a victory which places
him at the head of the Democratic
party of the Union.
The severe ordeal through which
he lias just passed proves that Air.
Hendricks is a veuy strong man.
He had nine associates on the State
ticket all of -whom are understood
to have been defeated. In such a
case it is a fair presumption that
it was his sterling qualities and
great popularity which drew the
rest of the ticket up to the very
gates of victory.
The readers of 77e Sm need
not be reminded that we have all
along insisted that whatever might
happen elsewhere the Gratites
would find it a very difficult mat
ter to beat Thomas A. Hendricks.
In 1S04 Air. Lincoln's majority in
Indiana was 20,000. The Repub
licans carried the State in 1SGG by
a majority nearly as large. In the
face of this, in October 1SG8, Air.
Hendricks, upon the largest vote
ever polled in the State, was beat
en for Governor by only 961,
Four weeks afterward Grant's ma
jority was nearly 10,000. There
has been no election in Indiana for
Governor since 1808. Mr. Hen
dricks now goes to the people
again on the same issue, and they
reverse their verdict of four years
ago.
Henceforward no doubt Thomas
A. Hendricks will be regarded as
the leader of the Liberal Demo
cratic Heform party of the Union.
A". U. ,S'"i.
The Louisville Journal is re
sponsible for this: When Barnnm's
cannibal offered one ot" the specta
tors at the show last night ten
dollars if he would give him his
little boy on a half shell for break
fast this" morning, "My little J.oy
is not for sale," replied the fond
parent; "but I have got a stall-fed
mother-in-law you can have for
half the money." -
It is sweet to have friends you
can trust, and convenient some
times to have friends who are not
afraid to trust vou.
I,eislativc Frocecdincrs.
House, Monti yy Octobe r 1.
The motion pending adjournment on
Saturday was Simpson's motion to recon-
lder the vote oy which II. Ii. 77 failed to
puss.
i he Chair hero ruled that although n
question to reconsider was alw ays in order,
and that in questions of reconsideration it
was cot necessary to have in possesion
papers or documents, when a final vote is
look upon the passage of a bill, unless
the proper paper or document was in the
possession of the body legislating thereon,
all legislation w as improper and void, lie
would therefore be obliged if a motion
would be made to expunge lrorn the jour
nal all matters which had been placed
thereon after the motion to reconsider
had been carried. This referred to the
Canal and Lock bill, which war. in posses
sion of the Senate during its reconsidera
tion and final passage. Rep.
Simpson moved te expunge the neces
sary matter from I Le journal.
Bile? moved to lay on the table, on
which the ayes and noes were called, re
sulting in a defeat of Biles' motion bv a
vote of 2-1 to 23.
The question wf.s row to expunge from
the journal the record of Saturday's pro
ceedings, which had been entered subse
quent to the passage of Stott's motion to
reconsider. The elfect ot this motion,
should it prevail would be to leave the
House confronting the question. Shall this
bill (II. B. 77) pass?
A call of the House was ordered to
bring ir. the ruling of the Chair, and held
that the records must be expunged.
Crawford agreed with Burbank. yet or
the final passage of the bill be should vote
against it.
Caples and Pat ton could not quite agree
with ihe decision of the Chair in this rul
ing; still, they would withdraw their ob
jections to expunging from the records.
The vote was then taken, resulting:
Ayes HI, noes 17. and the Clerk was order
ed to expunge that portion "of the journal
indicated.
Button offered a resolution requesting
that H. B 77 be returned to the House
Stum the Senate, iu order to have properly
engrossed sundry amendments winch had
past-ed the House but had been omitted
ctrom the bill wheti the bill had been trans
mitted to the Senate.
A bill to encourage immigration, ap
propriating 525,001) lor that purpose was
passed.
Harrison moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which the bill appropriating
one-fourth of the moneys arising from
tlie sale of swamp lands to be added to
the school fund. Carried: ll to 13.
Amended by subssitutir.g 1-10 instead ol
4. and the bill passed: 44 to 2. Stephen
son and (.J rant voting no.
S. B. inci easing the ssppropriation to
$ 1 .000 per year for the employment of
extra clerical force was introduced and
read three times.
Batten, although difft'iing with the Sec
retary of State in political opinions, favor
ed the bill. That officer was so driven
with work as to be unable to leave the
city only for a few days at a time.
The vote was polled, and the bill pass
ed: :V.) to 5.
S. B (ft, to nppoiji! Mrs. Dr. Mary Poca
hontas Sawtelle as Board of Immigration
Commisioner, with a salary of 100 ante
and s;00 1:1 the !.ale. to be paid w hen
she hud secured 5U emmigran ts of good
moral character, who should settle in t hi
State, came up.
Ten minutes were then given Mrs. Saw
telle in which to advocate the merits of
her bill, after which, to the question. Shall
the bill pass? 30 responded aye and 18 no.
So the till Kissed.
The Senate amendments to the bill in
corporating churches and other societies
were concurred in by the House.
S. B. 42. for the relief of Lane county,
remitting 53.000 interest due on taxes
collected am! in litigation, placed on iis
third reading. This litigation was caused
by the payment of faxes in legal tenders,
which were offered at par. and which the
State refused to receive. The State had
charged interest on this amount, while the
amount of tax money being in litigation
no in'erest accrued thereto. The bill
passed: 20 to 17.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for pay
ment of expenses of a Commissioner to
attend the Centennial Commission of the
United States, was lead under suspension
of the rules and passed: 32 to 7-
St-natf, TufMtay, October
A message was received from the House
annoucing amendments to the Appropria
tion bi'l. The Senate concurred in these
amendments.
II. B. 52. appropriating the proceeds of
the sale of overflowed and tide lands to
the school fund, was read a first time.
II. B. 135, to legalize the marriage of
certain persons, was read a first time.
II. B. lit, to authorize County Commis
sioners to provide a sinking fund in their
several counties, was read a first time.
H. 15. SI. to provide for compiling and
printing the Laws of Oregon, appointing
M. B. Deady and Syl C. Simpson as Com
missioners for compiUing said laws, was
read a third time and passed: ayes 18.
noes 3.
II. B. 119. to confirm the title of certain
lands sold by the School Land Commis
sioners, was read a first, second and third
time and passed.
II. J. M. IS asking Congress to create
a collection district and port of entry at
Coos bay was concurred ia.
The time having arrived for the consid
eration of the resolution regarding the
Benton county contest.
Dolph moved to take the resolution
from the table.
Fav moved to lay the motion on the
table" Carried: 12 to 10. Brown of Marion
votin w ith the Democrats in the aKirui-i
tive.
II. B. 124. to quiet titles to lands held
by certain settlers, was passed.
II. B. 71. to create and organize a State
Children's Aid Society, was read a third
time and passed.
11. B. 53, to provide for a State Geolo
gist, was read second and third times and
passed: Ayes 11. roes S.
II. 15. 105. for the relief of Curry county
was read a third time, ami tending the
vote 011 its passage the Senate went into
committee fur the consideration of II. B.
(i2, relating to assessment and collection of
taxes.
Strahan said the bill wa so full of in
congruities ttiat lie wis satisfied it could
not. t this late d ay. be so shaped as to
secure its passage. He therefore moved
thai the commit ee rie and report the bill
back w ith the recommendation that it do
t O- pass.
Myers hoped the motion bill would not
prevail. is he saw absolute necessity tor
.-ome immediate and wholesome law re
lating to the subject of rai-ing revenue.
This body had created many new otfiices
and raised the salaries ot old ones and un
less sniae measures were taken to meet
this increase of expense, two years from
now would find the State finances in a de
plorable condition.
Dolph concurred in the views of the
Senator from Clackamas and hoped the
bill would be fully considered and passed.
Watson was opposed to further consid
eration of the bill. He didn't believe it
could be placed in such a shape as to be
pased this session.
After some further discussion on ie
part of Messrs. Bristow, Myers. Dolph.
Strahan. Fay and Crystal the motion was
lost and the committee proceeded to con
sider and amend Ihe bill. After discuss
ing and amending the bill for about two
hours the committee arose and reported
progress and asked leave to sit again.
the iioi.st:.
The House concuired in the amend
ments to S. b. 41. and also to the
amendments to the resolution fixing the
site of the State capitol on certain blocks
already owned by the Slate.
The next bill on the table provided that
515.000 be appropriated to improve the
old stage road from Wilbur to a point
five miles south of Roscburg, which was
placed on its third reading.
The bill passed by a vote of 3G to 1
Blakely voting no.
Martin moved to refer the Lock and
Canal bill to a committee of three.
Mallory had supported the bill from a
sense ot duty and right, but at tin; time
of its first, passage he had not heard the
opinion of his constituents. He hud sub
sequently learned that a large majoritj' of
his constituents bitterly opposed his course.
They had not receiveed the measure its
he had; he must, therefore, in order to
place himself squarely before the public
iNjge that the bill be referred.
G'mgies moved to lay the motion, and
all connected with it. on the table, on
which the ayes; and noes were called, le
snlting in ayes 24, nces 23. So the fate
of the bill was sealed, so far as the pres
et!' Legislature is conci rned.
Pa! ton presented J. Ii.. providing for
ihe payment of the expenses uf the Joint
Commissioners to visit the Insane Asylum
and the Locks and Canal, which was
adopted and the pay of eacli member was
fixed at. eight dollars for the whole service.
Hodgkin's Lill to construct a wagon
road hum Portland lo Astoria, and appro
priating 515.000 out of Sales of swamp
and public lands, came up for its third
reading, passing by a vole of 42 to 1.
The bill contracting for the construction
of a wagon road from Summerville to
Liukton, with a 5(5.000 nppropt iai ion out
of the swamp land fund, came up.
Crawford moved to lay on the table,
w hich w as lost, and the b'til itself was lost
tor want of a Constitutional majority.
Downing moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which his dog till was lost.
Carried.
Caples wanted Congle's bird dog ex
empted from the ynovisions of the bill.
Martin opposed any discrimination be
tween dogs. They constituted a majorily
of the population in this country.
Corwin wished to change the title so
that it should read: "An act to discourage
raising dogs." The bill imposed a tax of
So on bitches and 52 50 on dogs.
S.B. (52, for the construction of a wagon
road from Washington county thiougli
Xehalem valley to Astoria, asking an ap
propriation of 52U.O0O from the usual
land fund, came up.
The hill was in trod need and read three
limes, under a suspension of ihe rules, and
passed by a vote of 33 to 7.
The committee on Public Lands report
ed back S. 15. . relative to the sale of tide
lands on the sea shore and coast, recom
mending its passage. Settlers w ho have
improvements on these lauds are given
one year iu which to file their claims
thereon. Bill read third time and passed.
Collier voting no
Sa .1. R.. requesting Ihe Representatives
and Senators in Congress to secure the re
moval of Indians from Alsea and Grand
Bonde Reservation and thai, the lands be
thrown open to settlers. Adopted.
A message from the Governor relumed
II B. 3, relative to the Police Commission
ers of the city o Portland, without his'
signature. His Excellency stated that in
his opinion the appointment of these Com
missioners should bo vested in the Mayor
of the city and not by election, as provid
ed in the bill. To the question, shall the
bill pass notwithstanding the vote? It
was passed by a strict party vote.
A bill to authorize the County Court of
Lane to appropriate hinds for the erection
of a State university was introduced and
passed a firs' reading under suspension of
the rules
The 1111 authorized the appropriation
of 530 000 of proper funds, to be paid
when the buildings were completed. If,
was then read a third time and passed:
45 to 2.
Patton offered a joint resolution direct
ing that both Houses go into joint conven
tion on Wednesday at ten o clock, in or
order to elect certain officers.
Barin would like to know the reason
of acting out another farce.
Pat'on replied that he wished to tost
t lie integrity of certain members of the
Senate.
The House refused to entertain the res
olution until the proper time.
THE I.A.ST OAV WEDNESDAY.
Strahan. from the Joint Committee on
Printing, submitted a report of t tie print
ing: expert for the session. This report
speaks in fiatering terms of the work of
the present and immediate pa;t State
Printer, and fuily exonerates the expert
.vho last measured the work from an
mismeasurement or fraud in his allow
ances for the work.
Watson moved that the vote by which
House bill CO, relative to fees of officers,
mas lost be reconsidered. Carried,
Monroe offered a joint resolution that
L V. Moshpr and Z. F. Moody, contestants
for seats for Dov.glas and Wasco counties,
be allowed mileage and per diem for the
session. .
Fav moved the resolution be referred
to the Committee on Claims, with instruc
tions to allow th contestants miiea-e and
per diem only for ihe time actually em
ployed in contesting their claims, and
that L. F. Mosher be only alio ved mile
age and per diem up to the indefinite
postponement of his case at the present
session. Carried.
A. messt.ge was received from the Gov
ernor announcing' his veto of II. B. 3. re
pealing the Portland Police bill.
The"question being. Shall the bill pas,
notwithstanding the Governor's veto? the
vote stood as follows:
Ayes Bristow. Brown or Marion. Cor
nelius. Cowles. Crystal. Dolph. Hannah,
Moore. Patterson. Powell, Webster, Wal
s m 12.
Noes Ball win, Brown of Baker. Craw
ford. Honlt. Lieuallen. Monro. Myers,
Strahan . Tolin.Ir. President 10.
So the bill tailed to pass over the veto.
On motion of Fay H. B. (it), relating to
fees of officers, was taken from the table
and passed: Ayes 13. noes 8.
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II. J. M. 0. asking Congress to grant
lands to aid in the construction of the
Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad,
was considered.
Watson moved that II. B. 107, appro
priating funds from the swamp lands for
improvements in Douglas cottnty.be taken
up. Carried, and the bill was read the
third time and passed.
Dolph moved to take up II. J. R. in re
gard to a Joint Convention at three p. m.
to-day. Carried, and the Senate refused
to concur: Ayes 11. noes 11.
S. J. II. 36, in relation to holding a Joint
Convention at four p. in.
Strahan moved to lay the resolution on
the table. Lost: Ayes 10, noes 11..
Strahan offered a resolution allowing
II. K. Hannah 55 per day as Clerk of the
Judiciary. Adopted.
Dolph moved to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution to adjourn siue die
was adopted. Lost.
Dolph moved the Senate take a recess
to 1 1 p. m. Lost.
II. II. 105, for the relief of Curry counfy,
read the third time and passed: A3'es 10,
noes 2.
II. J. R. 40, relating to the description
of paper to be used by the Slate Printer,
was concurred in.
H. B. 22. appt opriaf ing ten per cent, of
the swamp land sales to the School Fund,
was read second and third time and pass
ed. II. B. 8. relating to the State Board of
I'.qnalization. was read a third time and
passed by a vote IS to 2.
Fay moved to take up II. B. 11R, fo aid
the Corvallis and Yaquina Bay Railroad.
Lost.
Fay movod to fake up II. B. 01. to
amend the law opening streets and alleys
in Portland. Carried. The bill was read
the third lime and passed.
The Corvallig and Yakuina Bay Rail
road was again called up. but the Senate
refused to reconsider the same.
II. B. 22, to amend an act incorporating'
Ivtst Portland, was read third time and
passed.
Myers, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported tliaiZ. F. Moody and A.
M. Withatn lie allowed mileage and per
diem for twenty-days each and L. F.
Mosher. mileage and per diem for ten days.
The report was adopted.
Fay moved that the Senaie take recess
to half past seven this evening, which was
carried.
Strahan offered a resolution relating
fo the appointment of a cotnmit'e to wait
on the Governor and acquaint him of the
adjournment of the Legislative Assembly,
and ask him if he had any further commun
ication to make. Adopted, and Strahan
anil Cornelius appointed by the Chair as
members of the said committee.
On motion of Dolph II. B. (17. to amend
an ac! incorporating the city of Portland,
was taken from the table, read a third
time and passed: 20 to 1.
Mr. Cornelius having been called to
the chair. Fay again moved to take up
the Corvallis ami Yaqniua Bay Railroad
till, which was lost by a vote of 31 to 10.
Fa- moved to take a recess uitil 11:30.
Lost.
Dolph moved to take up the lien law
bill. Lost.
Watson moved to lay the report of the
committee on the table losf.
Bristow moved to take a recess nntill
11:30 lost.
The reading of the report of the Com
mi! tee on Printing was ordered.,
Bri.-low moved lo take a recess unlil
11:45 lost.
Watson moved to refer the report lo a
special committee of three, with instruc
tions caiaied.
Strahan again moved to fake up the
Corvat is and Yaquina Bav railroad bill
lost.
On motion of Brown of Baker, further
consideration of the bill was itidefinateiy
postponed.
Watson introduced a resolution of
thanks to the President and ofiieeis of the
Senate for the pr01111.it and impartial man
ner in which was unanimosly adopted..
The motion by which Mr. Holiday's
invitation to the members o! the Senate to
go on an excursion on the Oregon and
California railroad, was reconsidered mid
declined wi h thanks. The Secretary was
instructed to communicate the tact to the
donor.
The committee appointed to wait on Ihe
Governor and inform him of" the adjourn
ment of the body, returned after discharg
ing" that duty. The Governor had nothing
to cointnnnicat.
A resolution was introduced allowing
Ihe Salem Hack and Dray Company $5
for carriage hire adopted.
Dolph moved to go itro committee of
the Whole and take into considera
tion the tax bill lost.
On motion of Mr. Cornelius the Senate
adjourned nine die.
the irorsK.
S. B. 70, fo authorize the sale ef lands
granted by Congress lo aid in the erection
of the Capitol Building, 10 sections of
land in number, was introduced ami
read under suspension of rules, and pass
ed wit hoot dissent.
La Dow offereo a joint r"solu tion to
amend (he Constitution of the State, fix
ing the stliries of officers as follows:
Governor, 52.500; Secret art of State mid
Treasurer, each. 52.000; Judges of Su
preme and Circuit Courts, each 53.000.
The resolution was adopted bv a vote
of 37 to 2.
A Senate joint Resolution amending the
Consi itulion of the State by providing for
the election of Judges' of Supreme and
Circuit (Join ts in distinct classes was con
curred in by the House by a vote of
35 to 3.
S. J. R., amending the Con. titu lion
by providing" that all public buildings
shall be at the seat of Government. tco.s'.s
otherwise provided, was killed by a vote of
13 to 28 the italicised clause being the
-skeleton in the closet' This clause was
an amendment.
S. J R. providing in the usual manner
to amend the CotiS'iintion of the State by
abrogating the anicie relative lo the State
Printer and providing that all necessary
printing be let lo the lowest rw-pomsible
bidder was adopted by the House.
A Senate joint Resolution 10 amend the
Constitution bv fixing the length or the
Legislative session at CO diys and increas
ing' the pay of the members to 55 per
diem was, adopted.
A mor.on to take up S. J. R. rcluive to
the appointment by the Governor of
commissioners and other elective officers
which may be vacant at ihe close of,
tj,e session provoked a bitter dis-cus-um
on the conduct of the DemotrraMc
members, who it was charged, refused to
.. :.,.,v ..,.,-.rM.r, that the a til'oiut ment
of these office! s
might be made by th
Governor. Several memoets weie o..i' t
to order for imp arlimerrary lat guage.
The debate was carried on principally by
Republican members, who oppo-e 1, on
constitutional grounds, the yestmeat of
appointing power in the Governor.
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COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
The motion prevailed bv a vote of 39
to 8. "
A vote was then taken on the adoption
of ihe resotu?km, which was lost by a
vote of 13 to 31. being a strict partisan
vote, save that Onsteia. Democrat, voted
against the resolution.
A resolution was adopted extending the
thanks of the House to the Speaker and
officers for their faithful and efficient ser
vices. La Dow off-red J. M. petitioning; that
further grants of land be made to the
Portland Di lies and Salt Lake Railroad,
which was adopted.
Simpson offered J. R. 10 meet in joint
convention at 3 p. m., w hich was adopted.
The House concurred in S. J. R. re
stricting commissioners from assntniug
liabilities against the State.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the Lill concerning the
tees of the ofiicers.
J. R., defining the kind, qtialify- and
si;' of paper to be used by Ike'Siate
Printer in printing the State documents,
was adopted.
Caples offered a resolution that, inas
much as the Senate had refused to act up
on any more House bii!s. that it be re
Solved that this House refuse to act on
any business of the Senate unless the
Senate recedes from their resolution.
Carried.
The bill for the construction of a wag
on road from Clatsop Plains to Tillamook
Bav, read third time and passed bv a vote
of 30 to (5.
Congle moved a reconsideration of Un
vote by which the House refused to transact
Senate business. There were several im
portant Senate bills which ought to re
ceive the attention of the House. Car
ried. Simpson moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
Patton offered a resolution appointing
John Carson. W. F. Boothby and .
as Capitol Commissioners.
Mallory favored this, inasmuch as every
attempt to go into Joint Committee had
ben overturned by the Democratic mem
bers. and fie wished to have the record of
the House shown against the attempt of a
high handed Fxecutive to override0the
wish of the people and assume that power
which did not belong to him.
Congle wished to amend by striking
out the name of Carson and substituting
that of E. M, Burton. Lost.
Bm haiiU- 1 i,u i'll to nniend !iv r Cf,
the name of Ilolman.
Maiv.n amended by subslituliug the
name of McAlexander. which provided
by leaving (.'arson. Boothby attd Alexan
der as the Commissioners.
Congle objected to the whole proceed
ings as unconstitutional, and moved to
lay ihe. entire thing on the table. Lost.
Simpson moved to postpone fun her
consideration irhtil the evening session,
w hich prevailf-..
A message fVom the Senate reported the
passage of Htimason's bill diverting 10
per cent, of the sales of the swamp lands
into the School Fund.
The question lending at the adjourn
ment was the election in the House uf
three Commissioners.
Roll was called and the following gen
tlemen received the number of votes op
posite their names: Boolhbv 25. Carson
17. McAlexander 10. Burlon s AppePson
12. Holmati 3. Tillotson 4. Boothby. Car
son and McAlexander hat ing received she
greatest nur.'r of votes, Simpson moved
tl.ey be declared the choice of ihe House,
which motion prevailed.
The reso'utioi!. which was amended by
inserting the names of these gentlemen,
was then placed before the House and a
vote taken.
La Dow ana Crooks not voling at tl.e
call of their names. Baiin. Patton. et ah,
insisted on their voting, which they refus
ed to do. These two gentlemen, with Oil
skin, were the only Democratic members
present. Onstehi haHig voted when his
nam" was called,! t was again insisted that
La Dow ami Crooks should Vote, which
(hey as stjidily refused to do. A call of
(he Druse was ordered and the S. rgeant-at-arms
ordered to arrest and tiling in 1111
exeused absentees Half an hour elapsed
and the Sergeant at-Ai ins not appearing,
a further call of the House was dispensed
with, although there was no quorum.
Some explanations were made relative to
the lime of making t lie excursion tut the
railroad and the names of members taken
who wished fo avail themselves of the in
vitation, and a vole of thanks tendered to
the8 President of the railroad.
Oiistien olfered a resolution to adjourn
sine die. followed with a forty-five min
utes" sfieetfb.
The res'dtmon was amended to read
41:30 o'clock and adopted.
At 11:30 the House reassembled a
quorum not beinr present.
S J. R. was adopted providing for the
appointment of a committee to wait on
the Governor and enquire if he had any
further in it'eTs to lay before the Legisla
tive Assembly, also to inform him that
the Legislature was about to adjourn. The
House concurred in the resolution. Biles,
Harrison and Martin, were appointed as
the committee.
Caples desired that it should be entered
on ivcord the disability under which ihe
House was laboring, and that while, every
Republican member was present there
was not one Democratic member in the
House, and that in order to block the
wheels of the Legislature the Democratic
members had repeatedly left the Hoifse.
that 1 hey might break up the quorum.
The committee appointed to wait on the
Governor reported that, they had complied
with ins'rueiions.,and were discharged.
The Speaker followed with a. neat
speech, complimenting the members of
the House for their cheerful aid iu moving
the wheels of legislation. He acknowl
edged his inability to com past the exigen
cies of certain occasions, and extended
his sincere thanks to the members for
their assistance in labors connected with
his woik. The only thing he had to de
plore was tliis laM dissension between the
members of different political parties.
I he hour id 12 ha in-; utiied thel
Speaker sounded ill" knell of the SeVohlh
Biennial Session id' the Leji 1-la u i e; ihe
wheels of the Legislative J iij.' t fei 0 ot
groaned and Ceased to liioVe, ciu-hiiij;
under its .-(upend 01 weigiil Ihe. (L'hisiiy
corpses of liuiiieiuus would be. Capiud
Cu:iimisio!iM s.
It is flUOiY to In at' jK-uple u lut
SiH
e iti-l luiii .s'ii'UiliH With jn
over tlie victory of t oi 1 ujitioii ami
fVati'l in Pi iiiis.yh tiiiui taikinu,
altotit reform ami horn-sty in I la;
irovcrnment 1 New oik 1 ity.
This is :i curious uoihl atul, thv.-
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for all. -7 V. Sun.
A single California j.hintatbdi
lias tttrne-1 out :;0,000 worth of
cotton thl? vcur.
at-ei-i 1 ii m iiib 1 mm
Atlilress of the Aalional Democratic
Committee to tlie People of
tlie V nitt-d Stales.
The Oetolier elections are over.
They enable us to form a tolerably
accurate idea of the true political
situation of the country. "
In Georgia wc have to recount
a victory for the Liberal ticket so
unexampled as to take her out of
the list 01 doubtful State?, and piMC
ycally to pronounce in advance the
decision of 125votes in tlie elec
toral college. To this number it
it is only necessary to add sixty
votes to elect Greeley and Brown.
In Pennsylvania tlie distinguish
ed Chairman of the Liberal Com
mittee has eloquently characterized
the methods by which the result of
the election there was accomplished.
We commend his statement to the
thoughtful attention of the country.
In Ohio, despite most unprece
dented gains for the Liberal-Democratic
ticket, the Grant managers
have carried the election by a re
duced majority, having brought to
the polls their entire reserve vote.
Had our Democratic friends m cer
tain localities of that great Com
monwealth shown the satne earn
estness and activity, and enabled
us like our enemies to record our
entire strength, they would now be
exulting over a brilliant victory.
In Indiana the Democratic and
Liberal forccsehave achieved a most
important success over Pennsyl
vania tactics most unscrupulously
employed by the Administration
and its allies, showing thus that a
free people when aroused know
their rights and dare maintain
them. Indiana has fairly Vfemon
strated that she can neither be
"bought nor bullied." The moral
cf tliece results is that victory is
still in plain view for our national
ticket, and that energy and courage
will assure it. That victory must
be won. If we mean to preserve
free institutions' on this continent
we must assure it.
The event in Pennsylvania, on
Tuesday last, when considered in
its causes, is the most appalling
political catastrophe that has ever
taken place in this countiy.
Should th system through which
this catastrophe was brought about
be condoned by the people and
foisted on the other States, it seals
the doom of freedom in America.
A s:nl contrast it is surely that the
city in which 11 r Republic was
born ?,mid the anthems of3a free
people should now be the first to
toll tlie knell of its liberties. It is
for the free, unbought people of all
the States to calmly review the
fearful crime against suffrage iu
Pennsylvania, and fo decide
whither it shall be repeated within
their own borders.
For the f rt time the system of
free government and the sanctity
of the ballot are real!' on trial in
the Uuited States. From this hour
forward the preservation of the
franchise in its' integrity dwarfs all
other issues. 0 e
Let our friends in each of the
States catch inspiration from the
heroic conduct of our fellow citi
zens in Geoigia and in Indiana,
and from now till November let
their struggle be manful and un
ceasing for liberty and untainted
ballot-box, for reform and an hon
est administration of .the Govern
ment. Augustus Sciiei.b.
Chairman, National Democratic
Committee.
How- He got Over. In Scot
land they have narrow, open
ditches they call sheep drains. A
man was liding a donkey one day
across a sheep pasture, and when
Mr. Donkey came to a sheep-drain
he worth! not go over it. So the
man rode back a short distance,
.and put the whip to him, thinking
of course, that the donkey, going
so fast would jump the drain be
fore he ever knew it. Put not so.
On they came, and the donkey got
to the drain he stopped all of a
sudden, and the man went over
Mr. Jack's head. No sooner had
he touched tlie ground than he
got up looking 3Ir. Donkey
straight in the face, he said: "Very
weel pitched but then how are you
'JCoing to get over." :
It has been generally supposed
that the original purchase of .Man
hattan island for -$2o in IG2C Mas
a pretty good investment, but an
idle mathematician has made the
discovery that, if the sunesum
had been put out at tell per cent,
compound iutefe.nt, it would have
amounted by thi- Gum to '5v,i,5H)-
1 1. no -w a sum suiueUTit lo
mv
SiiVeial N e .V iiks, atid
oca 1 1 v i
fi j ; ai to I Le v o ,
leal a id p .1 . .. ai
not tie en t i t o I
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V ta the :
t ' UUe.it v!;il
in i o 1
vs at me 1 1 te-nt Uui- !
atot- K V. fiiuiien !
said; "Xcgi'u sut;;:gu W4J.f.i jully
piovofe a war of uii' ta u hu h
either. blacks or the w hii - 4. J
the Sru,th woald be duiii oi((i j
a iid JSi such a contest lay t uip.i i
tidco would be with t-hu hiir,M j
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Joaquin filler's Drive
THU POET OF THE SIEItUAS KX.IOTIXQ
THE SCEXEIIY OP TIIK
CKXTBAL PA UK
Joaquin Miller, the poet of thd
Sierras, is stopping at the Astof
House. On Thursday he and CoL
Tennie C. laflin, Mrs Victoria
Vfoodhull, and Col. James Thom
as were driven in a stylish four-in
hand to Central Park. The poet
was elegantly attired in a plain
suit of black and wore a cosily e
Panama hat, his long, light-colored
hair hanging down on" his shoul
ders, lie carried a delicate cane,
and ever and anon stooped over in
a thoughtful mood and rested his
chin on his clasped hands Col.
Clallin, who wore a handsomely
trimmed dark alpaca dress, a lilao
necktie, and an English riding hat,
sat bolt upright in her seat beside
the poet, ami chatted pleasantly
with him, her large, beautiful ej'cs
beaming full upon him. Mrs
Woodhull, who was dressed in
somewhat the same style as lief
sister, the Colonel, sat beside Col.
Thomas with whom she kept up a
very lively conversation.
As the turnout sped over the
splendid drives, the morning visit
01s -to the Park hastened to catch
a glimpse oof it. Joaquin seemed
annoyed, and he blushed to the
roots of his hair. IIefrequently
turned to the fair Colonel by his
side, and said he failed to under
stand the rabid curiosity of Nev
Yorkers. As they passed the
statuary the blue ey of the poet
lighted up with a peculiar lustre,
his poetic fever returned, and he
spoke in rapturous tones of the
poets of old. Mrs. Woodhull was
inclined to talk politics, but the
varliHe Colonel of New York's ?
colored regiment seemed spell
bound0with the poet's talk.
At last they inched Stetson's,
and partook of breakfast. Many
flocked to the dining room to see
the yellow haired poet, whose mar
ried life has been discussedover
the entire globe, and the women
brokers of Wall street. After fin-
ishing their repast and spending
some time in conversation, the
party returned to their coach, aud
were drfven through the Park to
the Fifth avenue entrance, and
thence down town, the fair Colonel
and 31 rs. Woodhull going at once
to their brokerage oflice, 48 Broad
street, and the poet -and Col.
Thomas to their hotel. On their
way down town the7" were tfib ob
served of all observes, and the
poet drew a sigh of relief when
once more in his rooms in the As
tor House. X. Y. Sun. 0
licpert of Committee on' Commerce
Strahan o fie rod th following re
port from the Committee on Com
merce :
To the lrcstj2ut of the Senate:
The Joint Committee on Com
merce", as required hy II. J. R. No.
85, have proceeded to examine the
charges made against the tug boat
at Astoria of failure to perform
the duties required by the Act of
0
October 28th, 186S, have examined
a number of witnesses whose
names, with the number of miles
traveled, and the attendance of
each are hereto attached. They
find said tug-boat has not truly or
faithfully performed tlie pilotage
and towage required by said Act,
but in several cases there has been
unnecessary delay on the part of
said tug, in proceeding to tow ves
sels from Astoria over the Colum
bia bar to open sea, and from open
sea over the (Columbia bar to As--
toria :
md since July 1st, 1872.
one of the managers of the tug en
tered into a contract to transport
the military mails of the ofiicers
and soldiers and Quartermaster,
commissary and ordinance, and
starts twice a week from Astoria
to Fort Stephens and Fort Disap
pointment, W. T., under a con
tract with the military Department
of the Columbia, and that said tug
has been used in said service, and
that it is impossible for said boat
to discharge the contract with the
State and said contract with the
Department of the Columbia at
the same time. Your conimittee
therefore recommend such amend
ments to the existing pilot laws as
will insure the faithful discharge
of the coritract of the owners of
said tug with the State, aud rec
ommemPthe passage of the accom
panying bill., K. S. Strahan,
Chairman ; J. N. Dolph, G. Web
ster, Committee on the part of the
Senate ; John D. PilespT. Ilodg
kins, II. Shelton, 3f. Pile', N. N.
Matlock, Committee on the part of
the House.
The report shows that the ag
gregate mileage and pier diem of
witnesses is and that partpf "
the report relating to mileage arid
per diem of witnesses wafcVefergrd
to (he Committee on Ways and
MctiSs. and the balance of the re
port adopted. O
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