Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-25

ulScuSSlnS Appropriations anu Ldnu
Forfeiture bills and questions re-
lating to the District of Columbia.
Scarcely a day passes but some
Congressman gives his opinion OF
the civil service law, and no sub.
iect connected with finances can
come up for debate without provok-
ing a fight on the Tariff.
While the House was discussing
a money bill, the able Republican
leader from New York, Mr.. His.
cock, announced that he had
figured ont a large deficiency in
the Treasury, the appropriations
being largely in excess Of the re-
ceipts. He made an argument,
which might apply to the tarIfl, to
show that no reduction was posi-
bic, and he held democratic extrav-
agance responsible for this. lie
explained where the next fiscal
year would, on the most conserva-
tive estimate, see a deficit Of gil,
10000 The House was on the
eve of an attempt to reduce tariff
taxes and he thought it was an oc-
casion on which to call its attcn-
ton to these startling figures.
This reminds me of what Repre-
sentative Bantelle, of Maine, said
in regard to the defects Of the pres
ent Administration. Instead Of the
retrenchmcnt and economytha was
promised, the estimates for expen-
ditures have been largely increased,
until the Democratic State COnven-
ton in Maine, is found denOuncing,
on its platform, Congress in which
its party has a large working ma
jority, for having devoted six
months OF It's labors in deyislng
ways and means to deplete the
Treasury OF its surplus millions to
the neglect Of important legisla-
ton.
As to the manner in which the
party has fulfilled its Civil Ser
vice Reform promises, the same
gentleman from Maine says, that
that law has been used as a door
mat by that distinguished office.
broker, Eugene Higgins, apd has
been trampled under the muddy
boots of the "hungry and thirsty
until a Democratic Commissioner of
Pensions is enabled to testify that
under the rules, as now applied, he
obtained 1lS Democrats out Of l52
appointments, and the Democrats
of the House are asking to amend
the law so that the "reform" party
can get the other four.
Political affairs are SO much mix
ed in different states that the Dem
ocratic members of Congress who
have not already gotten the sane
ton of their districts and yet have
not given up the fight, are very
anxious about denomination. Even
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, the "Great
Objector," has felt constrained to
20 home in the interest of his fences.
He is a man who probably could
not be easily beaten, but the Re-
publicans are sure Of gains in many !
Democratic districts, and Mr.. Ilol-
man felt that the situation was |
such that even he had better not |
,e so tar from the bosOms of his
constituents.
The luxury Of leisure which the
resident enjoyed during his nine
lays of honeymoon, is his no long
r. The mass of legislation which
vas dumped upon his desk during
lis absence, for his approval or
eto, requires his examination of
ourteen or lifteens bills day
here has just been published from
he White House another official
emonstrance against a too sociable
ublic, asking it to respect the
ours for official business, by call
~ to pay respects only on the
avs and at the hours specified for
hat purpose.
Before the evacuation of Rich.
lond, the Bank of Virginia, IN that
ity, sent $4,000 in specie further
outh to escape seizure by the fed
raj army, That money was sub
eauently captured by the federal
,rces at Gainesville, Ga, but was
Don afterwards turned over to the
ank officers. On its way back to
richmond, however, It was seized
Y other federal forces, by whom it
.as turned into the Treasury of the
'nited States. At the sale of the
fleets of the Bank of Virginia some
ears afterward, all its effects were
ought by w. b. Isaacs & Co., who
ave been trying ever since to have
le money referred to returned to
lem. For several years past they
ave been engaged in an attempt
, have their claim referred to the
Durt of Claims. Last night Mr.,
Use got a bill for that purpose
rough the House, being assisted,
: some republicans, among them
r, Rowell, of Illinois,
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The work of obtaining a jury in d
licago for the trial of the anarch. ] J
Is is in progress,