Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-25

WASHINGTON, June %, 1886.

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his lady, OF larger proportion than has
been customary with him, for he has
not been much of a traveller. OF course.
1t is not to begin till Congress adjourns,
which will probably be about one month
hence. Two or three really hot days In
July are apt to produce sudden effect
upon Congress which they cannot with
stand.
If the Senate can pass whole patches
of pension bills, hundreds In batch,
In an hour or two, the President can
"follow suit" TO some extent. He has
Just sent back to the two Houses fifteen
vetoes, most Of them on pensions. be-
cause he thinks them unworthy. In
one case he Is very explicit, and con.
dennis the granting of public money to
individuals who have no right TO the
same. So with public buildings; he
objects to building large ediflces in
places that do not justify it, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, being one such.
1t seems that the Chinese legation is
not satisfied with their diplomatic quar-
tiers here. They would be glad If their
government would follow John Bulls
example, and build suitabl mansion
for their celestial convenience and CON-
fort. In such case their kitchen ar
rangements would doubtless be study,
and require Chinese architect to
plan them. have seen little, very
little, and heard more of their menage,
enough to excite curiosity, notwith-
standing occasional tendencies to retch-
ing and nasal protection. A considera-
Bile proportion Of these peculiar delica'
cies come all the way from China
itself, and often extend an uninviting
odor. Whether they import Chinese
rats, mice, birds nests and dead donkeys
heads, or use those articles as found in
this Western World, is more than |
would like to venture upon.
Our moderate and self-denying Re-
publican friends are dreadfully scam
dalized at Gov. David B. Hills remarks
last Friday evening at banquet in
Boston. He said 81 am utterly opposed
to any policy or scheme which prevents
any administration from recognizing
faithful party service in the distriSu-
ton Of the important offices OF the gov
eminent. | am not in favor Of mere
sentimental appointments" Those
who have a relish for manly, straight
forward words and deeds, will like
Gov. Hill's talk, no matter whether
they be Republicans, Democrats or
whatever you please. Hill is said to be
Sam Tflden's favorite candidate for next
President. Cleveland and Tilden are
"Out."
One of the surprising things of the
day is the exuberance of grace and re-
action exhibited by majority of our
presses in reporting the arrival on these
shores Of Monsignor Straniero.witt BE-
retta, or red hat; and Count Muccioli
of the Noble Guard of the Vatican with
a zucchetta, or skull-cap, for the new
Cardinal Archbishop James Gibbons, of
Baltimore, Primate of the Catholic
church in the United States and Vicar
Apostolic. Similarly sympathetic are
these newspapers with the elevation of
a Canadian priest to an archepiscopate.
Coming at the same time with Ward
Beecher's going to England to teach
the people there how to vote in juno
ture of extreme nicely and criticalness,
and the collection and transmission OF
large sums Of money here to be used in
the British elections, one is led TO ask
what has become of the Mayflower ideas
of olden times, or the more recent adj
monitions Of Washington to mind our
own business and leave to foreigners
foreign affairs?
The London Times publishes secret
circular laudatory of Fenian exertions
in the past, declaring for support of
Gladstone for the present only, and in
sisting that nothing short of Irish inde-
pendence will satisfy the demand. Mr..
Gladstone still insists on local self gov
eminent for Ireland with perfect Sc
curity to the Imperial union. His abil-
ity to carry out his programme is what
is doubted.
A good bill was yes terday introduced
into the House of Representatives by
Mr.. Gibson Of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, to establish an auxiliary
Court of Claims, to be of the same pat
tern as the present Court, with five
judges of equal powers, so that the vast
mass of accumulated private miscellane-
Gus claims might be worked off. BY
report from one Of the Clai ms
Committees of the House it is al
legged that at the present rate of pro-
cedure it would take the existing Court
fifty years to dispose Of the claims now
awaiting settlement, saying nothing
about those which should hereafter ac-
crue. This bill is referred TO the House
Committee on Claims, and ought to be
promptly reported and converted into
law. Thousands all over the land would
hail its passage as public boon.
The Down East legislators in Con-
gress seem to be displeased at the pros
pect of peaceful solution of the fish
cry squabble. They started the sore and
have done their best, or worst, to irri-
tate it into an ulcer. They would prefer
to read certain Scriptural text thus,
Cursed are the peacemakers.
The struggle between Tariff and anti
Tariff, or Randall versus Morrison,