Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the HERALr


Written and compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, August Snow that
Congress has at last Coz away Washing
ton is giving ITS undivided attention to
preparing to make the coming G. A. r,
encampment a memorable occasion. 1t is
already the principal topic of conveisa-
tion everywhere one goes, and everybody
seems determined to do something to add
to its success. Scores of our most pr0mi-
nent business men, instead Of taking
their usual summer vacations, are here
hard OF work as members Of the various
committees in charge of the preparations
for the encampment, and there is much
more enthusiasm among them than have
ever seen displayed over the preliminaries
of a Presidential Inauguration. Com
mander-in-chief Palmer, and number OF
his staff are here rendering valuable as
sistance to the citizens committees.
The news that Mrs. Harrison was not
making as much progress towards the
recovery of her health as had been ex-
pected was most sorrowfully received
here, and nothing but words of the most
heartfelt sympathy for the President and
wishes for her speedy return to gooc
health are heard on all sides. Private
Secretary Halford is in charge of the
White House and no business, unless it
be of the most urgent and pressing ma
ture, will be referred to the President
while he remains at Loon Lake with
MIS-. Harrison.
Senator Allison says that the appropli-
alton made by the first session Of the
Fifty Congress agsr' gate $780,
900 900. against 5 1863, 600, 900 made by the
first session Of the so-cal,ed billion dollar
Congress. an increase of S44,OOO,OOO.-
This increase would have been very much
larger if the actual necessities OF the
Government had been provided for, 10
say nothing of appropriations for needed
new public buildings, none of which pass
ed during the session just closed. 1t is
admitted by democrats in both the Senate
and House that the Post Office Appropri=
alton bill as it became a law is millions
of dollars less than the actual necessities
of the service calls for and that big
difcit is inevitable. The same is true to
| H.. o--to,t 81 ofbar onDrOnriations
and the fact Is we'll known to the demo-
Gratis who deliberately reduced the ap-
preparations for the purpose of deceiving
the people until after the National cleo
ton, knowing that the deficits will then
have to be made good, and notwithstand-
ing this scbeming this Congress has ap-
propriated S44 900, 900 more than the first
session of the last Congress did
Republican extravaganza will not be a
favorite text with democratic stump
speakers this year, and the msrepreGenta-
tions of 1890, cannot possibly be repeated.
Most men in political life have to con-
tent themselves with having their official
actions approved by members of their
own party, but ex-Speaker Reed is most
striking exception he has had every one
of the innovations he was responsible for
having introduced in the last House ap-
proved by his political opponents Of the
present House, with the single exception
of counting a quorum" The democrats
not only approved, but they actually
adopted the very rules they had abused
the republicans for adopting at Mr.. Reeds
suggestion. The clOture rule, which was
refused the free silver men, had to be re-
ported and adopted before the Worlds
Fair appropriation could be put through
the House, which was another evidence
of the hypocrisy of the democratic leaders
in dealing with legislation of national
| importance.