Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-07-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and compiled TOR the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, July 2, 1888.


aturday in the u. s. Steamer
Swatara, bound for NOaquit on
Buzzards' Bay, Massachusetts,,
where he has a summer cottage. -
He has been getting along quite
well for some time, but the fact
that he was accompanied by all
four of the regular physicians who
attended him from the first, shows
that he is not con sidered out OF
danger.
1t is now a week since the ticket
was nominated, aud everybody has
an opportunity of calmly consider
ing the work of the Chicago con
vention, and the unanimous verdict
of the Republicans is "Good,' with
the biggest kind of a &. 1t is gen.
orally conceded by every Republi'
can, with whom | have talked, that
the nomination of Harrison and
Morton was not only the very best
that could have been made under
the circumstances, bat that 1t is,
all things considered, the strongest
combination that could possibly
have been made. | have never
seen nomination received with
such general satisfaction by all class
es of the party as this one has been,
and unless all the signs fail Har-
rison and Morton, with our glorious
platform, prOclaiming protection to
American labor aud industry, and
equal rights to all, will surely sweep
every Northern state and probably
three in the solid South, Virginia,
West Virginia, and Tennessee.
At haIfpast two o'clock Friday,
the House of Representatives con-
cluded It's consideration OF the free
list schedule of the tariff bill. Not
a change has been made in the list,
save such as had been determined
upon IN Democratic caucuses. The
Democrats are daily growing more
impatient, and are eager to push
the bill 10 a vote. But the Repub.
leans prefer to consider the bill
calmly and deliberately. The Dem
ocratic convention endorsed the
Mills bill, and the Republican con-
ventlon denounced it. 1t will be
the issue in the coming campaign,
and so the Republicans are natural
ly very anxious that the bill should
be perfectly understood blythe peo'
pie. Hence, care is taken that not
an item of the Mills bill shall pass
without being shown the people in
every phase of its effect on Amerl-
can industries, and by the time'thal
action is reached on the bill there
can be no wOrkingman in America
of ordinary intelligence, who Will
not understand the respective posi-
lions of the Democratic andsHpub.
lican parties. 1t is true that such
careful deiberatiOn will extend the
session, but no patriotic congress
man ought to object seriously to
that. The next sixty days will see
some hard work In the House, but
1t Is not likely that the session Will
end long before the end OF August.
1t is thought about August 20 will
be the day of adjournment.
For many years past people found
drunk on the streets were simply
locked up until sober. This was not
always the case, az the city ordl.
nance shows that law was passed
subiecting such offenders to a fine
of as. This law became inOpera-
tive by decision of the court to
the effect that a man had a right to
get drunk, and arrest him for sim
ply being drunk was unconstitution'
las it deprived HIN of the right OF
liberty. This class has been aware OF
the freedom granted them ever since
and has awaited itself of all the
privileges. The increase of drunk
enncss yearly has become source
of annoy ance to the people, aud as
this element gave more trouble to
the police than did criminals, the
authorities deemed it best to have
a law passed by Congress imposing
a fine upon persons found drunk
upon the streets. The House Dis
trict Committee considered the
matter carefully, and Friday they
authorized Mr.. Atkinson to report
favorably to the House a bill impos-
ing a fine Of twenty do liars on all
persons arrested tor drunkenness.
The saving clause Is that such OF
Tenders shall not be placed in the
chain gang when sent to the work
house. The police say that drunk
enness has become nuisance, and
added to this, is the practice OF
boys, as well as men, carry ing pts.
tolls, razOrs and dangerous knives.
The majority of those arrested in
drunken conditions have been
found to have concealed weapons
upon them. The passag, of this
bill will give great satisfaction to
the Gitizens
What Shall the Verdict Be7
ST. Louis, June ga special
from Parson, Kansas, says: The
cOroner's jury lmpanelled at Che
tOpa yesterday morning to inquire
into the Iynching OF two colOred
men by mob OF Chetopa citizens