Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

not promising indications Of an early
and satisfactory ending of the debate.
Two days ago everything looked bright
for the acceptance of Senator Faulkner's
compromise-to coin $1,000 900 in silver
each month until $1,000, 900 should be
President Cleveland put a
damper upon it by saying that no COM
promise or concession of any kind would
be accepted. understand that twenty
seven Senators have pleaded themselves
not to allow vote TO be taken until ]
some sort Of concession has been OBJ
tanned.
The new Cleveland baby IS just now
exciting more immediate interest in
Washington than any other one thing.
By one of those unaccOuntable Shims,
every body seemed to have arrived at the
conclusion that it must necessarily be a
boy conseo uently when the birth Of
girl was announced, Saturday afternoon,
there we're many pressions of dlsappoint-
ment. There have been thrSe other
babies born in the White House, grand
children of Presidents Tyler and Grant,
but this one is the first ever born to tho
wife of President IN the historic old
building, and she will probably be known
all her life as the White House baby.
Mrs. Cleveland, who, with the baby, is
doing nicely, was attended by DR..
Bryant, who has for some weeks been a
guest of the family, both at Gray Gables
and at the White House, aud who has
also been in charge Of Mr.. Cleveland.
If China intends to retaliate she can
begin to put the retaliation machine in
order as the administration has decided
to inforce the Geary Chinese law and TO
deport all Cinnamon convicted of having
failed to register in accordance Herewith.
In view of the small amount Of money
available TO be used for this purpose, the
action of the administration is probably
intended as a gentle reminder to Congress
thyt it must either "ish or cut bait" III
other words, that the Geary law must
either be enforced or be repealed. The
new Chinese minister declined to ex.
press an opinion on the subject when
your correspondent called at the legation
By the way, Representative Geary, author
of the Chinese law, will probably find
himself in hot water because of the state
ment he made hers in published inter
view. He said 81 am perfectly willing
to vote for bill requiring every Ameri-
can missionary in China to return to his
country within year, the protection OF
this Government to he withdrawn from
him at the expiration of that time. l
would do this Just as would vote 20 sx-
pell every anarchist from the United
States within a year. The principal that
would exclude anarchists from this coun-
Try would keep American missionaries
out of China. Their cases are exactly
parallel
The populists IN Congress are taking
great interest in the Virginia guberna-
torlal campaign, and most Of them will
sneak one or more times in some section
of the State before its close. They express
confidence OF electing the Governor,
being of the opinion that the silver
fight in Congress has carried many
democrats into their ranks.
A very interesting question going to
to be raised If the Treasury department
attempts to carry out the circular issued
by tAe Commissioner of Internal Revenue
instructing collectors to ascertain the
amount of certificates of deposit, etc,
issued in their localities as substitutes
for L. S. currency, and report the same
for taxation. The New York bankers
have already sent agents here to show
that while the certificates or certified
checks issued by small banks, firms, or
individuals might be subject 10 taxation
as fern of currency, tAe millions in New
York clearing house certificates are not
II the Treasury department accepts this
view of the matter it might as well drop
the whole business, as it would raise one
of the biggest sert of rows in Congress
to attempt to say that certified checks
and certificates of deposit when used by
individuals we're taxable as currency,
while the clearing house certificates used
by the big New York banks were not.
It is a distinction too fine for the average
man to see or appreciate, and it Is hardly
probable that the administration will be
unwise enough to make 1t, although the
staten ont is BOW made that it has already
partially done so through a Treasury
Official who says the circular does not
refer to clearing house certificates.