LAFAYETTE, YAMHILL COUNTY OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80,1887.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Two Dollars
tineni
J. Burt Moore,
IS THE ONLY
graph trunk lines, connecting the
principal cities of the country, ap- „-----
propriating four million dollars for
W ashington , Dee. IS, 1887.
the
purpose, and regulating the. tar
Withcharacteristic fairness Speak
iff
of
chargee, while it is "hat without
er Carlisle called Mr. Mills to the
its
merits,
one of the serious ob
chair this week, and descending to
the floor, requested the house to jections to its becoming a law is
choose the committee on elections. that there would be an immense in
This unusual action was taken on crease in the number of government
account of,the contest of Thobe employes. It, is also claimed by
against Carlisle, upon which this many that such a scheme would be
committee is to pass, and the speak an infringement of states’ rights and
er declined to have any voice in the a dangerous concession to the doc
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selection of the tribunal which will trine of federal centralization.
Senator Chandler’s bill to “regu
try the issue, so that, no matter
what the result, he cannot be late” congressional elections in the
charged with manipulating the states of South Carolina, Florida,
committee in his personal and po Mississippi and Louisiana by the
litical interests. Some of the re presence of federal marshals and
publican extremists favor seeding a supervisors is the very worst bill of
congressional committee to Ken all, and if it should pass the senate,
tucky to have an investigation would never become a law, because
chiefly for the purpose of making there is no valid reason why these
much needed political capital. But ,Ute* should bejdngled out for
this can hardly be done as the evi gulation. Such legislation is worthy
dence in the contest is virtually of this same “Bill” Chandler, who
closed and the care will probably was largely instrumental in steal
be conducted with the regular for ing the votes of three of these states
mality of judicial proceedings at the for his Fraudulency, Rutherford B.
Hayes, who was the first and only
bar of the house.
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As but two of the bouse commit man to dishonor the presidential
tees havebeen appointed, that body chair. The dissolving republican
has not begun its regular work, but party has given proof as strong aa
in the meantime, the members are holy «frit of decadence by spewing
mapping out much legislation, a into the American house of million
good deal of it on the tariff ques aires BAT Chandler, the sponsor and
the brasen beneficiary of the monu* ''-***'
tion.
mental political infamy of modern
Mr. Randall is preparing a rev
times. “Whom the Gods destroy,
enue bill, looking to a «0,000,000
they first make man.”
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reduction of taxation. Mr. Mills,
the probable chairman of the ways
and means committee is framing a
bill, baaed upon a reduction of 130,-
000,000 in internal revenue taxa
Achille Olivieri, of Venice, Italy,
tion and a largely increased free
list. It is certain that this meas a manufacturer of Venetian glass
ure will be carefiilly scrutinised by ware and mosaic jewelry, recently
Speaker Carlisle before he gives it sent to Mrs. Cleveland a jeweled
his support. Mr. Randall’s bill casket made expressly for her. The
proposes to make an equal reduction gift was returned with the following
in tariff duties and Internal taxa courteous note:
tion. It is believed that the speak
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W ashington , Dec. 12. |
er and the ex-speaker will come to
an\agreement on tariff reform that Mr. Achille Olivieri:
D kab S ib :—Mrs. Cleveland has
will be generally acceptable to the
democracy. Why, so widespread is requested me to acknowledge the
the conviction that tariff revision is receipt of your note of the 8th inst.;
necessary, that even the republicans and to say that she thoroughly ap
are working up a measure to that preciates the courtesy of your de
effect, so that in the event of deme- sire that she should possess the mo
oratic dissension, they can take ad saic jewel case which you have sent
vantage of the situation, rush their her. It is, however, of too much
bill through and steal the enemy’s value for he( to. think of retaining
it She prefers not to be the recip
thunder.
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The senate committees having inent of gifts from other than per
been organized this week, that body sonal friends, and without intend
is fairly progressing with its work, ing to be at ajl ungracious has in
and a shower of bills has been in structed me to return the casket.
troduced, many of them, however, The President and Mrs. Cleveland
being old to readers of the congres desir# me to thank you for the in
sional record. Among the more im vitation to view /bur picture, now
portant, mention may be made of on exhibition hare, but they do not
Senator Hoar’s bill to change inau anticipate that it will be convenient
guration day from March 4th to for them to do so. Very respect
D. 8. L amont ,
April 80th. In care it passes, this fully,
bill cannot become a law until after Private Secretary to the President.
the next inauguration, as the state
legislatures must first ratify the
measure.
Senator Platt has again intro
duced his resolution to abolish
secret sessions of the senate, but
that dignified assembly is so jealous
of its privileges and prerogatives,
that there is little probability of the
passage of such an act.
Senator Cullom’s bill making the
“United States postal telegraph” a
part of the postal system of the
United States, providing for the
construction of a number of tele-
To the members of the democratic
state central committee of the state
of Oregon: Notice is hereby given
that a meeting of the democratic
state central committee for Oregon
will be holden in the city of Port
land on January 11, 1888, at the
hour of 1 o’clock p. m., for the pur
pose of naming time and place for
holding the state convention and
for such 'other business as may
properly come before the committee.
B G oldsmith , Chairman.
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