Growth and politics shift noted in Walla Walla Union
The article comments on local business growth in La Grande and Jefferson avenues, rail rate regulation by commissions, and national political changes. It notes Wisconsin rail rates, a growing La Grande, and a set of shifts in congressional leadership with March 4 as a key date, highlighting Democratic decline and Republican gains.
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Jefferson Avenue
Adams Avenue
Depot
Fire Streets
la Grande
Almost Unprecedented Senate Party Split After March 4
After March 4 the Senate will sit 61 Republicans and 29 Democrats, the smallest Democratic share since Reconstruction. Georgia likely elects a Democrat in June, keeping Bacon as a candidate for minority leadership as Blackburn retires. Republicans gain treaty ratification power, while leaders Frye, Cullom, Nelson, Dolliver, Crane, Elkins and Warren stay. The piece notes Democratic weakness amid continued Republican confidence.
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Idaho
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Elkins
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Length of Legislative Sessions and Pay Said to Be Misunderstood
Pendleton Tribune argues the legislature can sit up to twelve months legally and that pay rules limit per diem to 1200 for a session, 3 a day, meaning forty days with adjournment or unpaid work. It notes extra days have been added, supports a constitutional amendment to extend sessions with reasonable pay, and compares to New York where members are paid yearly.
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