The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsnINGToN, ID. G., Jan. 10, r.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Jan. IL, 1902
War talk ia again overwhelming eve.
rything else here, and nine people out Of
ten, who are informed on the question
believe that war will bc declared against
Chill within less than thirty days The
administration was led to believe by the
Chiian Minister that his government
was on the eve Of Offering satisfactory
PREPARATION for the insult to this country,
and for that reason the correspondence
and the Presidents proclamation was not
sent to Congress last week. ~ was the
original intention. But there is to be no
more temporizing, and the correspond
cnce and proclamation is to go to Con
gress as soon rs Judge Advocate General
Rcmcy, of the Navy, completes the tax.
ing of the testimony of the sailors OF the
Baltimore, aud the talk of Congressman
leaves no doubt of the reception IL will
meet In Congress.
Representative Jerry Simpson made n
very shrcwd attempt to obtain official
recognition from the Speaker pro tenn.
for the Peoples party when the agree
mcnt was made that each party should
he allowed two hours for debate on Mr.
Homan's resolution that the judgment
of the House IL against the passage of
any bill aiding in any manner private
enterprises, and against transportation
of any money, aside from that necessary
10 keep up the work of the departments,
by asking if that arrangement included
two hours for the Peoples party az well
IA for the Democratic and Republican
parties The Speaker made n diplomatic
escape from the dilemma by saying that
he assumed the division of time would
be between those in favor OF the resou-
ton aud those against it. The resolution
was adopted yesterday, and puts an end
to the hopes Of those who had been ex-
pccting appropriations for various things.
1t il thought by many thatithe decis-
ion Of the Supreme Court to the effect
that q witness cannot be compelled to
give testimony that will criminate him,
will seriously hamper the work of the
Inter State Commission, as il il regarded
ns next to impossible to prove violations
Of law without being able to compel the
shipper and the railroad men, suspected
of violating the law, To testify. An at
tempt will be made To remedy this very
serious defect In the Inter State Com
merce law by Congressional legislation.
Representative Harter, Of Ohio, evil
IDENTIFY remembers II statement made last
summer by Secretary Foster To the effect
that large number OF Customs collec-
ton districts in New England might be
abolished ut great saving to the govern
ment and without injury To the service,
for he has introduced bill for the reduc
Iaf of Al
ton districts in all parts of the country,
which he says will, If enacted into law.
increase the efficiency of the service aud
save $l78,000 n year.
The friends of free coinage were de.
lighted by the statement of Senator Nor.
gan that he had made AN examination of
the question propounded by Senator
Stewart, and agreed with that gentleman
in believing that the law of 1897, author.
izing the free coinage of silver, had never
been repealed, and was to-day the law Of
the land.
Representatives Of the labor organiza.
tions are urging Congress to support the
eight.hour bill, introduced in the House
by Representative O'Ncill, of Missouri
This bill was drawn by the labor men,
aud IL provides that no employer of labor
engaged in government work shall permit
his employees To work more than eight
hours day.
Representative Jerry Simpson wants an
investigation made OF the workings of
the Agricultural department, and Secre-
tary Rusk expresses the wish that MIR.
simpsons resolution will be adopted by
Congress aud the investigation be most
searching In its character, as he is anx-
i0us for everybody To know what his de-
partmcnt IL doing for the farmers aud
how IL is doing IL.
Senator Teller has introduced resolu.
ton providing for AN international con
ference with 81 many at the countries in
tcrested as shall accept the invitation of
the United States for the purpose of try.
ing u reach an agreement on the money
question, ~ represented by silver. lie
gave notice that while the free coinage
advocates favored such u conference, aud
hoped for good results from II, they
would not cease their Efforts TO bring
about free coinage, As this conference
was recommended in the Presidents an
nunl message, aud has been endorsed by
some of the leading Democrats in the
House, IL is fair 10 assume that Senator
rcler's resolution or a similar one will
be adopted Whatits result will be upon
the silver question in this Congress is not
yet apparent.
The talk cf members of the House
Committee on Patents indicates that the
voice of the inventors the country hats
ut last been heard, and that II bill making
il penal oiltnse to wilfully infringe n
patOnt will shortly be reported Ia the