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EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY 310 KM Mr. JAMIAKY 10, 1895.
thick, nvi:
VOIi. XLIV. NO. 8.
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AH on Account
-Osgood pipfiTM Co;
"he
The One Price Clothiers,
506 and 508 COMMERCIAL
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
We Wish Vou
R jHappy
3,
And will start the ball rolling by giving you a
discount of 20 per cent, for 10 days op all miscellaneous-books
in our store. "
Pacific Coast Almanacs and Tide-tables.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
The Packers of Choice
!olumbia River - Salmon
Their Brands
K AM E. LOCATIOW. BBAXD. AGENTS.
fAMOri Pk'gCO.
Astoria Fit g Co Astoria.. .... i Kinney's M. 1. Kinney Aitori
j (John A. Devliu-
BooUl A.Pk'gCo Astoria... otIuI!..?'!!! A. Booth ft 8ons Chicago
ColuabLRlTerPkOo AilorU Cocktail. Cnttlng Pkg Co .... San ftuicite0
B.more.n,ueI Astoria.... Ttfc ElmCo...B"
George ft Barker Artoria 5idemo.I 0tOTI1' Bker Aitorii
J,S MeglerftCo. RrookfleH.- tag,8t. George- J.Q. Megler. Btooknsla Ws
W Lheraen't Pkg Coktorit tl'uritn rUhJJc Astoria
I Fish-rmeu'f
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
Eny your GROCERIES bd1 PROVISIONS of nt, and we will yon money.
W hHnlu the best good and deliver free to traioi or boats. We buy and sell for
spot eaub. ani sell grxidg cheaper than any othar firm in the country. 8end,ns
your name and address, and we mail yon onr-new price lut, which will be oot
soon. oner uxtay : cumax tobacco.
California grannliiteu sacar in 100-1 b
sack 8500
Pest hmnd of flinr pir barrel 2 15
Bojal f!kK P.der h-ltt cans 2.0)
Bend us a list of what you need,
J1ARK L. COHN & CO.,
of the Tariff
Is the cause of the great r:
auction we have made m
Clothing of all kinds now on
h.in'l to make room for new
goods for the spring and sum
mer of 1895. Price our lines
of Men's and Boys'
Suits, Overcoats, Mack
intOSheS, etc., before buy
ing elsewhere and you will
save from 16$ to 33 1 per cent,
and $1.50 to $5.00 saved on a
rjuit or uvercoat is quite an
item to save in times of econ
omy.
Hatters and Furnishers
STREET, ASTORIA, OE. .
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
' 20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
flew Year.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
20 per cent OFF.
and Location.
41) cents ponnd,
$1.80
Arbnckle'rCoffeeperpoond.... 22J
California syrup 5 (tal kegs.... LOh
Saivilio Dr dwo bars 80
and we will make yon special prices
146 Front St. Portland.
The Committee Recommends
the Adoption of a Number.
GOOD SUGGESTIONS MADE.
No Revision Attempted but Some
Amendments of Much Import
ance Proposed.
The olity oounoll nrat at theilr rooms
laelt evenllng, iwtttlh the followiing' mem
bers anaweirtag at moll dull: O'Bara,
Schlabe, Sohrneckau, Wridh, Thomson,
XjaOTiwvi1i.hy and Young'.
His Honor, Mayor Kinney, bflng- ab
sent, Oouradnman O'Haira oooupled the
dhair.
A petltllon from h "Good Citizens'
League," wlilklh prlayed Wiait the cii'ar
ter toe eo aonended thait the pallce force
of the city shaai be aippolinited and or
gtjmilaed by the Mayor and dty council,
who sham exerolse certain powers and
duties. Referred lo the charter com
mUbtee. Pot(Uon that Seotdon 145 be amended
so aa to read iaa follows: "All county
roads lying1 within the lmlts of the
cflty wtiloh ihiave not been laid out or
ajocen'-ed aa streets by the authorities
of aadd city be counity roads until the
streets ame laild out and Improved "Where
said road ehall coonfoo'm to lhie stteets.
All road poll tax colleotaible within the
limits of ith9 city of Astoria shU.ll be
paid to and be oollocted by the puprin
tend'etn't of Sitreeta or ollher person deals
n'aited by the common council, and all
road work done within the city limits
aha.U be performed on, the roadu and
oros4ne3 of sadd olty under the- supcr
vlsflan of he BupenlnitemdeTiit of the
streets or oiher person designated by
the com'.mon council." Referred to the
chamt'er cammlttie. '
Judge K. CWburn offered lhe following
mendimenit to Seablon 69 of the charter:
"Thiait no ordinance Shlall go to Its Gijrd
reading and final puesiffe Wt thftja-in
lneoblng alt which It is Jnitroduced." Tto
farred to the charter comnTltitee.
A half-dozen hadles entered the court-
all chlaimtoar ejt itluls Juncture, chaperoned
by Mr. Q. Wtngaite, and thoae council-
men who were not aipprtsed of their
coming pulled mirrors from their pock
ets and adjusted thtelr collars and culW.
The tadles rwpresemited the Astor-la
Public 'Library, and voided their eewti
niewta tlnrough Mrs. 'Na.rrtla ' 'Wh.Ue
Kinney .who aluted th&ialiw;we "ft, there
In btflialf of the Astoria, Public Ulbrairy
Whildh had ireaohed thiU point where It
was necessary for tlhat wonthy Institu
tion to obDailn aid from the city, or
olose entirely, and now ithiad 'the pity
cHarter Is about 'to be amendied, that It
be rrtaide possible for the city to contrib
ute ait least $30 a month to the library's
support.
Mr. Thomson made a motion tWat the
charter toe so aimiended that a sum of
not more han $75 a month be sat
aisjlde .for the benefit of the library. Car
ried. Council m'an Weldh offered on amend-
memt thiait tllie water rates collected be
turned over to the olty treasurer. Re
ferred to the chtur'dar comimllftitee.
Mr. Thomson and Mr. Bergman were
pilaaod in nomllnalUon for president of
the countill. The former gentleman
withdrew. Bind Mr. Bergimlan's elejtlon
was mtuia unanimous.
ReooluUon by Mr. Welch: "That the
sea wall act, or some at similar there
to, should be enadted or passed at the
coming fftlate legisaoture, and that the
mayor or preHldtmt be, end Is hereby
requaated, to appotmt a comml ttee of
this oounoil, and they to chbose (wo ci
tizens, nvaklug a committee of five, who
Willi prepare and propose to this council
some measure of 'the kind referred to,
to be recommended to the legislature."
Carried.
Counollrrtaji SahernwJdau offered the
following resolution: "That the char
ter fae aimiended so as to contain a pro
vision that neKLher the oily nor mem
bers of the cfty council shall be held
liable for any Injury resulting from, the
defective condition of amy street." Re
ferred to the dharter cwmlateev
A motion by Councilman Welch that
the powers of itihe commMtee be ex-1
tended as .to draw up proposed taws and :
amendments, was carried. I
The council then voted to employ a
stenographer for the oimmi;'K?e. I
Ldgtits were ordered to be placed on'
Commercial and Eighth, and on Four
teenth and Jerome. i
Af Bar tfhe preslde'rtt had (appointed
MlesBrs. Toumg, Weddh and Ttuxnson as
a committee on Ore Sfi wall bill, the
oounall adjourned unta Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock for the purpose of
freartng the Bual report of the commit
tee. j
The Mknrtng report was handed In by ,
fhe charter amvnnsttee:
Astoria, O., Jan. th, 1S95. j
To the iflayor and Common Ooundl: j
Geritlamen: We, your comml Kee ap
pointed to exanrfne the city charter and.
to reaonrmsed such ainendments as w
consider advfaable, rwpeetfully report;
tttit we have examined the same and
reoennmend thta amendmetns to the;
same be made as follow: j
Frst We recommend that paragraph
U of BedOcn ZS, and Akxt Sec -Jon 103, 1
be so amended as to aulthvurlze the coon-
.il to drtiln any Innd thiat con
mlns water itlisut may cause la:id
;o slide. In the judgement of the
vnmnll, and to pre-a jiUbe apodal anai'W-
nont dltrki:s upon which aBserfaminif
Jin be levied to defray the costs of
nf. h drainage and to make such osse-sa-wents
and to upproprta'te rights of way
wer fjjflvblte prfpeirt-y both within such
jytrtcits and ouitnlde of the same for
wdh pipes and dmalins as may be ne
jo.:!! the mode of jnlaMng the as-
sossnrents and of condemning rights of
way to be similar to the imode of mak
ing dldtrtldt street aaseswmente and of
opening streets under the charter.
Second friilat Paragraph 28 of saAd
seatlon ibe amended by correatflon so as
bo aiudhlooiizie tire council to prohibit all
persons from begging on the streets
r In public pltuces, or exhibiting any
aripple or deformed person In such
.muces.
Thttrd-ZThat Piiragtrairiih 33 of (ald
lecSJlon be aimondwl bo aa to authorize
he council in express languki?e to lst.ue
nid dispose of munkilpail bonds with
proper Interest coupons nlttfiched.
FourthTWat Paragriaph 47 be cor
recited by lneeit1ng after tha word
"city," In the third line thereof, the
part of Bald parae'ilaph comm'endng
.vtith ttiie words ""to provide," In the
flifllh line from It.h'elUett Kne of said rara
grajih, and ndl!ng with the word
"fires" In the nest to the last line of
jald pairtagitLph. " !
FHlJh Thtut PairagAiiiiih 68 be amjnd
ed by Inserting after the word "a. ' In
the seevmd line thereof, the words "In
the Judgment of (he council."
Slx'Uh Th'Ml Section 58 be amended by
fltrtklng oirt Ohe words "If money has
bsen B-pipnipiteted therefor, and riot
otherwise."
Sevenlth That Section 74 be ainweded
so as to shtw beyond questton that a
.special rttiiisat aaseBBmint district may
Include tldie-ilMid and water out. to-the
hlarhor.Jlne.
Mgrrflh Thlat Seotlion 74 be also
memd'ed so as to provide ithiat If the
pivweeds of Che sale of bonds be applied
iipo.i paym'enits fur Street Improvcfnents
the ibonds are tiot to be taken Into ac
count In carrtpuliing the limit of tndebt
edWeras preaori'bed by Seatlon 153.
Also that this seJdlon be amended so
aa to provide Hait if any Installment
due upon a stalest Imiprove merit be not
paid wlithln 30 days from the tlma of lta
beoomllng due, all unpiald lnstdlments
for the- aiinie improvement"-' aS3ied
alalinfclt Bhie atune paircel of land shall
beoomie due, If the council ap declare
by ordinance or resolution.
Nln'th I'fili'at an amendimer.t be made
to the effect Clit whenever in ttio Judg
ment of the council or Its committee
on siareelts or 'puiblic ways it is necessary
to repair a street or sidewalk In front
of any lot or parcel of land and the ex
pense of the reptutr will not exceed
$25.00 for each 50 feet of f ron'tage of the
lot on the- street, or amount In propor-
Won to the frooitiag'e at such rate, the
auperlnltcndonit of etreats may mlake
sujh Improvement at h;e expense o:
sujh lot or parcel of land If the ownei
thereof fall to make the Same aftei
hUvtng reccllved 24 hours' personlal no-
Clcie If he be in the oity at the Mrae,
or aftar a notice requili'ling such lm-provem-ertt
to be mlade has been posted
for 72 hours on the lot If he be not In
yive city or a resident theneof: and that
tihe laffldliiVlit of thle siti-eet superintend
ent of his having given such notice, and
of Dhe actulal cost of the repair or Im
provement may be filed In the office of
tha auditor and police Judge, and that
from the daitle of the Improvement oi
reptillr .there h!all be a lien upon such
Idt or parcel. of land for the amount
of the coat of the repair, with an added
penalty of 25 per cent of tne amount of
cout of the reiialr for the delinquency of
tha propetlty owner; and further, that
fium. tlmie to time the council are to
equalize such aiasafamenits of chkrgve
n lots laPter publ'Uiaililon of notice that
objeat'ions to the same wan toe heard
as in the case of the equalization of
jther afisesamtents.
TeiihJli Wr irecomimonid the amend
ment of Secftllon 76, allowing the jnten
ulon of the council 'to make an Improve
ment or repair of a street and the
dealgtoll'km of the special assessment
dlntrtct end the instructions to the
audttor and police Judg'e to give notice
by publldalrlon of euuh m.'enulon and
dlatricrt, to be dtedJared and given by
resolution as well as ordilrtance. Also
that the section be amended so as tc
allow a alHitenrerit of fhe improvement
or repair in genoKal terms. Also an
atrwrndmient o !at no plats, or dia
grams, or estimates will be required
until after the time for remonstrance
hKs expired, and no plat or diagram of
the locullty or district to be Improved
be required at ail. We also favor an
amendment tt the effect that the pub
Bca'tlon of the Intention of the council
to ir.hke en improvement -or repair
will be publiWhied ten dlays, but will re
quire the filing of a remonstrance by
the rime of the next regular meeting
of the council after the completion of
the pubilcn'j'.on. And we further favoi
am am-?ndiTM-nt to the effect tliat If t
remon.''Jrlarice aguinm the repair or Im
provement of a street Is filed by the
resident owners of more than half the
pwpty In the dS-frV the Improve
mont or nihlr cannot be made except
by a vote of two-thirds of the membtri
of the council. We, of course, favot
siki an anrendment as Is neceiwery to
SMalghten out the ornltf-nts of Hectlon
vh'h wera out of order when
he cW3rter was enacted.
EteventsA-We raoomnKnd an amend
ment that will allow a grade to be re-
MtabHe&ed or chlanged by a vote of
two-thirds of all the members of the
coundll, with the exception thht when a
street or portion thereof hias tot-en fully
Improved no cWajige of grade be made
exviept upon petition of the ownirra of
three-fourohs of the adjedninj property
Twelfth We recommend a provision
In the charter .to the effect that no
sale of property for a street or other
assessment, whdaier void or not, can
be t awde by isult wlohou't paying th
purrfilaser the amount of his bid with
Interest .thereon, at the legal rate.
ThCrteenlih We recommend an amend
ment to the effect that the members
of fhe waiter comimlsalon Shall hold of
flee for a term of fchrea years thlat the
office shall be elective, and that two
members of the commission shall b
elected at each election, except that
three membere be elected at each, third
eillecltlon, and thiait Uhe present encum
bents dltttermlne by lot the order In
which their terms of office will expire.
We also recommend .that It he provided
Dlifait all meetings of the commission be
public
Fourteenth We report favorably the
proposed bill conferring authority upon
the council to construct a bridge over
Young's Bciy, which Is submlaiod here
with. Flfteenith We report wlthlout recom
mendlution a prjportltkm requiiring all
plaits of property wl't'hiln the olty limits
hereinafter made to be sutomMted to
t)he council for approval -before the
daime are awarded, and malting a vio
lation of the provWlon a cause for line
or Imprisonment In the county Jail.
The following was offered by Coun
dllmhn Thomson:
The City of Astoria Is hereby author
ized amd empowered to provide, pur
JhJaae, aeiise, build, oonstmcit, maintain,
.ond'uett, conitavl, and mlanlage, a Bult-
ciible and comimoillouis bridge over and
across Young's Hay, at sudh place be
tween a line drtaiwn, ooa3h and south
tihiroug'h the center of Section 23, In
Townisltlp 8, north of Hange 10 west,
of the Willamette Mejiidlivn, and ex
tended noitaherly aiorons said bay, and
line draiwn noith and south along th
east line of SecUlon 17, In Township 8
North of Range 9 west of the Willam
ette Meridian, and expending souitherly
across saitd Young's Bay, by the
common council of said city may be
deemed most suitable and convenient:
slald bnldge to 'be managed and
oonkiuatied as a toll or free bridge
at the discretion of the said com
mon council and may be - contftruet-
ed for Che use and comvenftence of flail
Ways amd street iriallways a well as
far all ohissea of vehicles amd general
traffic provided, that all raillWays and
atreet rallwiiys attain be required to
pay a toll or Other compensation for
the use of the same; and to that end
tlaild city miaiy acquire toy cons'tTuotlon,
puMhiaae or otherwise, amd own and
possaas any bridge, trestle, and brtda
rlifhltyand fixmohlse, and any real t
taite, rililta of wtay, end personal p.-Ji'-
erty. wiltliln Che limits hereinbefore
nisntitoned as iu the Judgment of the
common council mlay beooma necosaa.ry
and for euth purposes mlay also -lasiue
bonds not exceeding Jn the aggragatte
itihe sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollains and dispose of the sarnie as
lKji'oln provided. Provided the place or
location of sudh brldgo and the plans
thereof, Shfall be submitted to and ap
proved by the secreoairy of war, except
In oase tha city acquires a looatlon and
plans or either location or plana whioh
hav been already submlftted to end ap
proved by sudh Beere'tJary.
The .power and authooHty g'lven to
j.ild alty by the foregoing section shall
be exarcilsed by the common oounoil
Mvereof, who ehall Make and prejortbe
a.11 rules and regulations for carrying
out the same, and tlx all tolls, charge
und compenaXlons to he paid the city
for the use of the said bridge, and who
a,re hereby fully authorized and em
powered to do all and every thing ne-
oeatlary or requlalte to carry out the
provisions thereof.
For the purpose of carrying Inlto eff ect
the provisions of the two preceding sec
tions the said olty Is hereby authorized
and empowered to kwue amd (Uspose of
ihe bonds of said olty, of the denomina
tion of from $100.00 to 1,000.00, as the
purchaser may desire, with interest
cwunons allSaiched thereto, the par value
cf Which shall not exceed the sum ot
100,000.00. Said bonds to be Issued as
iand known as Bridge Bonds, and are
not to be considered as a part of the
imkiltednews for which a .limit has bean
placed In Section 152 of this OhUmer-,
. . nd the said olty by said bonds hhall
be held and oonsldored, in substance
and effeut, to undMrttake and promise, In
consideration of the premlsts, to pay
co line beutvr of eah of said bond, at
the exiraitlon of ixK less than fclilrty.
or more than fifty years from the fiate
thereof, Ulie sum named therein, togeth
er with Interest thereon at the rate of
not exceeding six per centum per an
num, payable half yeturly as provldvd
by said coupons; with full power of
renewal or Ismiance of stindlir bond
cf like amount 1n paymertt thereof at
the exph-aitlon of the time fixed for the
maturity of the said bonds.
The council shUll cause a quarterly
statement in dettull of its receipts and
tJkllmiW'jmvnrs in the matfer of the said
hf. miix'Me and aijuar from Us
other fiscal maHters, to be nrade, signed.
nd certified to by the cliiatrman of the
commltte havfng the matter In charge
and the auditor and police Judge, which
shall be filed with said auditor and po
nce Judge, who shall preserve the same
among the fires of Ms office, amd shall
muss the same to bt published In at
least one daily pawr of the oily.
(Continued on Fourth Fag.)
ON THE EVE OF BATTLE
Breezy Notes Picked Up at
Oregon's Capital.
WHAT WILL THE SESSION BE?
Probable Organization A Few
Points About the Senatorial ,
Fight Other Notes.
(Orcgonian.)
Salom, Jan. 8. Salvun is unueuHlly
quiet for a time only five days arway
from the legislative session. The usual
Inroad of new members looking up stop-
mirir nlaces. makliw the acquaintance
, "
of the staite iiouee, and Od.ueUHlp.g among
themselves over tlholr pet measures, Is
nOtlloeuMy lacking. Nobwly se.-tms to
have a 1111 ready, und there are many
mare members In Portland than here.
The dlwellem In the oa.ptUU city are
not, however, at all perturbed by this
airmairenftlv barren outlook. To them It
Is only the calm before an unusually
vehoment storm of boai-dters and lodg-ei-s,
generous-mliwied lobbylats, scdal
f-unOSIorus wBtihovft niimTjer, and, dohrest
of all, the less eenratlonfll but more
substantial . eeet'lons of appropriation
Mils which aarry their perpetual bene
dWt'lon during the two yeiaia of Interreg
num. Cruel dlaaipo!nltmont Is In store for
nine one. For while the campaign
and eleotlon Jusit'lfy an expectation that
aoonomy Is to be the Watchword of the
session, there ts a prevailing lmiprjaskvi
here that economy is well enough In its
way oa a campaign cry, but once here
"In tTne swim," the legislators will cut
loose In some sort of reckless fashion
and vote, eaidh for the other's raid on
the treaaniry, In tlie form of smttlonal
apptvjprtla't'lons, or the peiipgtua'tlon of
oommliwlons now (n office or tha crea
tion of tiew ones. There is a hu mutat
ing1 prevalence of opinion that much
money will be eint dumlng tho e).
oion, from the' Wlfatmi'aJ flfjh t down
through all tlhe varied proJ'ta of lob
byists. But talk of this kind is always In
the air, andto pronvdters are likely
to be the disuippdln'ted ones. Tho busi
ness interests of .the state are not those
whildh do the most talking, and It 1
well known thalt they have had a gneM
deal to do with the election of the legis
lature. It can be stated, authentically,
that the nepublictain leaders recognize
jhe force of itfie MltuuUon; which is, thuft
the party's burden or o-eyponibliny and
its opportunities alike lie along the lint
fi rediucttun of the publlo exiienses.
The prunlng-knlfe will be tfiarpcned up
fvjir every deptartmenit of the state ad-
mlnllMtratllon. Yet at no point will this
pirograim escape oppcwltton of an artlve
ind organized kind. No offloe will be
ibolltftied without having to overcome a
trong efPort tj aVtlaln It. The taak
jf retrenchment will be a thankless
and arduous one; yift ita necessity is
none the loss Bipp.ire.nt, and the party
idVvau'tnge of Ita smx-eaHfirl achievement
Li as jjroCTVitfing s failure -"would be
pregnant w!it)h Jioredrt and disaster.
The RepulbUcan prty In Oregon may
iOW oomimKnid Htsidf to the business In
terests of the aaite tiy Ughtenlng theli
burdens, or it may fall to do this and
Iniour the merited odiumi of the tax
payers. Tills will have to be made
olear to the rank and file of the party
ind It rwmvs cettaln that tho leaders
we strong enoiuih to ftrce Its rocognl-
ion and b;-!ng about the desired result
As to the organization of the UrlMla.
lure, almost evo"0hlng Bpears to be
a f.rregvme omt'lui-lion. N'liUody Mm
yet hiKl thie tomerlty to offer Wmflelf
'or f (resident of tlhe senate In ojupoMlulon
jo the acknowledged iJ.ipnr man for th
place, Joseph Simon. It was a wise
holc tlutt flmt mentioned him Air thr
itennte eairty last sr1ng, for a strong
md CJipable perwonality fwas never more
ieedl for detcmrirted and ftarlc
voik. The R'ii1l!c5'n cutietis, wtslcti
jomprli5S 19 out of SO senators, will d
jlda upon him early Monday morning
It will also hgree iiwn chief dark, and
-Ms will likely 1m Walter BJmMalr, o
v'oos county, formerly a memlMV of th
state senate, and a man of many
frtendn, esie;1ally aanong the senators
C. B. CnKio, of '.Lincoln county, ha
Jlie strimguMt following f.r sergeant-at-arnm.
He sat In the lat smate, rep
rieiVt1ng Ilentoi oiinty, then Jncluaive
of Lincoln. J. B. Huntington, the rllver
tonguibd orator fnn Harney VitJley.
and "Prc4f" M. Worthlns'ton, of Uma
tilla, are out for the rfUd.ng olerki.'Mp.
The S3 Kerjubllcan nvemlMii-s of tlis
Highest of all in Leavening rowcr.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report
K f'
Sf vwU
house wlil have more- of n. hi t
decide on the prsvidiiitf otli.- -r .f V
bmly. Ti candlda'.vs f r th- ' :
.hlp aire ChVirlf I!. M-iori .i. cf i.t
oounty; J. A. WHK'ht, of l:i'";
C. A. SoUi-Nwde, of B.-biirif. Un n
served With afcitlnu'lon ns (1v.ti. r
&iwdy' inivAto rt'L . '-y. ". '; , '.
made a gxl record s civ.i ii ni'iii t !;
ways and means coirfmllti-e In the l-i '.
bouse. He was candidate for the
eirehlp two years ago. but vs .h ii :
it la undtTHtood, In favor of Keauy.
Solilbrede is a very popular limn in tin
southern pi-at of the Stafc'. Tlio Hi .-.iiv-
eitshlp contest po8eud the merit uf
being fi-4-einlly and rllirnifU'"!. O. 1'.
Miller ia making a strona- cunvas f.r
ihe ttliief deirkslilp of Uhe lunife. JL;
haa served In similar caiajilfi bufurn,
and a nioi'9 aocomiinodUt'lng man iH'Vt'r
lived. 8. A, Durlitum, of WnKhlimton
county, tappeara to have the InsMe tr:u-k
for the poaltiim of serges nt-ot-nrms of
the house. He 1s a brother of Hank.
R. L. Durham and Uaiwyor C.-oi.i it.
Durham, of Portltud, and at-hOfv.'il
fame aa the author of the Durham l -i!-
Kt ot, wlilch. Vvaa dP-ly tniinfonm-l
Into smithereens by a girbtt-niutoiria,! a ?t.
ft Is und'sitixd t'W.it Olcn O. Jf.ilm'i-i
would not den-llne the post of reading
clerk for. the house. Glen 1s u Mat-
man of retiring dlHixwition, and tin
attorney-at-law of uniiuestJoneJ powers
of voice.
A Joint caucus for the .United St nies
senate nomination seems to be on Un
carts. The impression that FuIUin'B
friends would resist it is now freely dis
credited. It Is clear that the oppuKi: km
to Dolph Is Fulton. Everybody knows
Chiat Judge Lord's name him never beeix
munitioned In conneMtlon v, fih the otlK-e
In Slncwllty, never mentioned excel for
mteelli'lef-imaklng. Every body know?
that Tongue has an understanding with
Fulton. Of course, this meana thsut lb"
oivpoaMon 'to Dolih will concentrat- on
Fulton. All tlaiik about a compromise
Oand'iilate is miisliia'dUng. T)ie Is no
aompiiOTilse to be mule. Anyone t".'l:o
Will not vote for Djlih can go to Ful
ton. No one inimical to Do-i; !i can fie
flor anything more than Fuii.m. S !ii"n
a) man says: "It mlay be litis or that
or the obiter man, but it will nt be
Dolph," he simply mefcuis Fulton. Ti e
opposition to DoIiwa in not an a!mfl,
fiitlherless 1mpensotv.il somnrtlulni; Kprung
from 'nothing. It Is active, iii':-i;il,
nrgamisiml,. aswrestflw. TWat 1i. it i.i
Fulton. ' Fulton's friends claim 41 votes
in the caucus, 37 being jifvecai y to n
oho'lee. . The friends of Beinutor Dolph
do not" concede more than 2ft vuuiv.
The senatorial caucus w-lll get togMther
about Thursday niglilt.-
The Untied' Stoles stnl;itir, it la jiro.
Vlded by the etnKutes, Is to be eler.ied
tiha seeiond Tussdity after oa".m!xs J...U
Is , effatiusd. If the orgynizaUo.-i if if
faoltcd Che first, day, the vote will a--ooivllngly
be taken on the i!.M n--i. if
the speakership contest sliould put over
tlho orga.nl JJ.ilt.lim of the houe, the dclny
Would set the eenoitorlal election on tho
29!ih. On that day an election 1s h.-ld in
each house seriaa'a'tely. If an election
is had in each house, then the twn
Houses meet In Joint seivlon, tUnvfm
bh vote and declare the result. If im
oloJtlon Is not the result of the Biiira'ie
balliiiUTig itihe first day, the Julnt p-won
ennclmies, for the purpose of btiaUnitlmt,
urttll an election Is had.
An, Imiportanit branch of leptKlaiinn
Will be the piWposed sulMsMtutlon of i.l
antes for fees In the tate o1tk'e. No
dou1)t a number of settomes will lie of
fered In this dlreUtlon, some of which
Will require ameiwlments of the cont lt
tutton. One at Hast la Jn prnprws cf
preparation wlilrth may be outlined e.n
folloivs: The govermir t reoilve J.'OeO
a year; the secretary of slate $tiuft;
tha Judges of the siipnnm) court Itii'W;
the treawirer J4000; tiha suite jvi-in'ei
4000. Also all fees now paid to tl.f
amirtary cf state U bo jnuld to the
state treasurer and nitwlo Into a salary
fund, out of which salaries to be paid,
the deflnfamiy, If any, to be Batten from
the general fund. Tlnine 'Wi'no claim t-i
know mi!'.!nta1n than the fees received
by thn seanelllary of suite and !aif
treaiirer fur same years pat -uceld
be sufficient to pay all the tnt sal
aries during tKat time. The R:!;ieJ'"i,
of counse, tt ta conternyJaited, wvmlJ I
fixed, and no additlilonal wmiii':l
would be pewnlt'ted. Tluls Ihe v,ver!ti.r
now receives a nominal salary of tiw
year. But for other duties the 1 . :.
Mtura Mis voted added ni i'i. -at .n
0 tht It Is figured that ftivnnmr I'en-
noyer Was Tecolveil about )'!7'0 a yoar.
Tha seiftftary of state lias bc-n rv-
jelvlng fees and co7ni-iiKii:.lvn hiuh it
Is claimed amount to over t:l,im a ywtr;
wd no3ody has l.a-1 any niin nf
knowing whiit the iftaite tiv-amir-r h.ii
received. All1-d with the tJ.-t i.-i (;.
ixf tnwk1nr dtxifUirle-M of p.i.-.v oti.i
county fund.-), as . prNtiii!1n : , ue i
i lamtils, ftUhmigh It m.iy be nn-1 nti!l-
be srid to the credit tr( ir. sr , e.
etilK, that no sueh Hcatni.il has c :;.-. -i i:,
oWrtlu tln With their o!"..M.
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