Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-02

rFrom our Regular Correspondent
WARRINGTON. March 29th. Is

Washington Letter.
IRON our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March 29th, 1884
Education in the Senate. whisky IN
The House Of Representatives, and The
anxiously awaited result OF the Demo-
cratic tariff conference have marked
the week at The Capitol. At the ap-
pointed hour on Tuesday evening when
The caucus was called to oder one
hundred and eighty four Members were
present. After a talk Of several hours
40 understanding was reached without
anyone being read out Of the party"
Ii was decided By vote of one hun
dred and fourteen to Gfty-seven. that
the Morrison bill should be discussed
for q reasonable time in Committee of
the Whole, where it should be subject
10 amendment, after which it should
be reported to the House, and then put
Upon Its passage. A resolution was
adopted declaring that no Member
should be bound by this caucus action
except 90 far as be. as Democrat, felt
bound by The action Of a majority Of
his party IN caucus. II was also agreed
that il was expedieDt 10 abolish the
internal revenue tax on tobacco, ard
to reduce That Oh fruit brandy 10 ten
cents a gallon. The benefits Of the
Educational bill being distributed upon
the basis OF illneracy are 10 be shared
BY lie South in the largest proportion.
All sectional objection to the measure
emarates exclusively from Republican
Senators, Mr.. Sherman is one Of the
prominent sectional oppOsers, the man
who has so recently been loud in pro-
fession of friendship for the colored
race. As Senator Vance iOrcibly ssid
in debate upon the bill Now when a
practical opportunity Tor the negro pre-
septe d i,self. Mr.. Sherman thought that
an ignorant negro could answer his
purpose at the polls better than an
educated one." The Inconsistency of
Mr.. Sherman has been puch commen-
ted upon by TIE Democrats OF the Ser
ate. Nor did the Senator from South
Carolina spare the Senator from Massa'
chusetts. Referring 10 remark made
by Senator Hoar in relation 10 the Tilt.
eracy Of The old North State, saying il
vas at the tail end Of I'LL the States in
the matter of education, Mr. Vance
spoke sarcastically OF the prostrating
eject Of such q blow. end said 1t was
especially crushing coming from the
Senator from TeW ksburv, the represent
tstlve OF State that bad sacrificed
every principle Tor gain, the Slate that
was more responsible for slavery than
ary oil er. and which, when it found
slavery did not pay IN Massachusetts,
sold her slaves to TIE South. sang the
lone.meter doxolOgv, and Thanked God
sic WAS not as other States.
The District Judges bill has passed
the Senate at last. 1t makes their
salaries 1000. per annum, and prohl-
bis Il en- from appointing to position
10 their courts relatives within the de-
gree of frat cousin. During debate on
ths bill nepotism as practiced bv the
Federal judiciary was scathipgly Ie-
nounced, Senate Coke saving there had
not for several years been a U. S.
Judge in Texas. save one, whose
repoiism rad not become a scardal.
Early in the week the House voted
against orpropriatlng s3OuO0O, for the
Louisiana food sufferers but later and
urgent appeals for relief caused further
discussion and finally a resolution
passed providing that sl25.000. Of the
uuexpended amount granted for the
sufferers by tie Ohio floods NAV be
used byihe Secretary of the War to re-
lieve destitute persons in the district
over. flowed by The Mississippi. The
measure was strongly opposed by Mr..
Rice. OF Msss., on the ground that the
Government was not an insurer against
water any more than against fire, and
that relief should DC granted BY the
localities themselves.
The long whisky debate closed on
Thursday with defeat of the Bonded
Extension bill by majority OF one
hundred. During its discussion Mr..
Hewitt made long speech on the re.
yirion of The tariff. lie took free trade
ground AID declared emphatically in
favor oil the abolition Of all taxes Oh
raw material. lie wanted free wbisky
because alchohOl is a raw material use
in manufacturing snd the fine arts. lie
-rdiculed the idea OF morality entering
into the question of taxation and tsun-
ted the Republicans with what be term
ed their tariff for protection with incl
dental morality. Taxation lie said had
uoIhiDg TO do with morality. He closed
by saying be had been brought up to
believe that taxation Is for revenue ar q |
for revenue only.
Ii is thought the tariff | i'll will come
up Tor discussion in about two weeks,
or as soon as the Indian, agricultural.
aud pension appropriation bills can be
disposed Of.