Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-19
NEWS AND COMMENT.

NEWS AND COMMENT
Mr.. John DanfoTth, a step-sOH OF Gov
O'Ferrall. has been appointed to a cadet
shin at West Point. His examination
will take place in March.
There IS a disposition in some sections
TO have a constitutional convention. We
hope the bill will not pass, "bstter en-
dare the ills We haye than nv to those
we know not Of.
Capt. a. G. BAbcOck, prominent
Mason and one OF MOsbN's men during
the war. died at his home near Seven
Pines Yesterday. Deceased was I we'll
known horseman and owned several
trotters.
A bill was introduced in the Virginia
House of Delegates to prohibit the for
nation of pools, trusts, combinations and
conspiracies in this State; another bill!
introduced provides for the punishment
of any bank officer who receives deposit
when be knows the bank is in state OF
insolvency.
The persons Indicted for burning the
BODY of the negro Smith in the riot OF
September %, were tried at Roanoke
Yesterday. Walter Davis and joe Var
lila we're given one year in Jail ard fined
500 each. Harvey Dow and Charles
Mcdonald were given one year in jail and
fined s. each.
There will lie sos votes in the Congress
sional Convention, 155 being necessary to
to nominate. Rockingham will have to
delegates, Shenandoah 46, Frederick Al,
Clarke "a Warren % Page 81, Rappahon-
mock 81. Madison %, Green u, Albemarle
So. and the cities of Charlottesville L.
and Winchester II.
The proceedings OF Legislature outside
of the election of officers have been I'M
important. A new fish law tor the Shen-
andoah and its tributaries has been intro
duced, but as our representatives. have
not favored MS with public documents,
we are Unable 10 give orr readers the
provisions of this new law.
The Legislature has elected Mr.. Thos
Harrison, of Winchester, Judge OF the
Ci,cpit Court in this district, in place Of
Hon. Robt. Turner, who has very ably
filled the place for the last thirteen years
The bars of the counties in the District
we are informed, we're favorable to Judge
Turner, but the Legislature was not. Mr..
Harrison was a member of the Senate at
the time Of his election.
The Legislature of Virginia IS endeay-
oring to pass law, requiring railroads to
furnish free passes to members of that
body. As we understand the case, the
railroads now furnish free passes to all
members of the Legislature, as an act Of
co lrtesy, bat as the custom has occasion
ally been referred TO as polite way Of
distributing small brides the Legislature
proposes to remove the faint OF suspicion
bv rsoniiing the railroads to do what they
are now dong of their own accord. As
the State pays full milage to all the men,
hers of the Legislature, the Old Con-
monwealth certainly gives full evidence
Of her maternal solicitude for her law
making sons when she compels the rail
roads to furnish them free transportation.
Could they not with equal proprety re-
on;rs the hotels Of Richmond to fuIni b
fire.. board and other accommodations to
the members OF this body
We cli2 the following editorial COM
ments on the Wilson tariff bill, from the
Alexandria Gazette, whose Democracy
cannot be questioned. There 10 much
food for thought in it;
The platform upon which the Demo
cratic majority IN Congress was elected
declared in fayor Of tariff simply and
aDlelV Tor roNtUNo ebu IOl w ObucI puK-
nose. The tariff bill now before Con-
g,ess imposes protective duty of fOUr
dollars on every ten dollars Of New Eng
land anufscturss-almOst prOhibitory-
thereby tending to prevent the increase Of
revenue from the importation Of similar
articles. and it removes the duty on vir-
eiuia coal, 50 that no revenue can be OBJ
tanned froa imported soft coal The
mere statement of these two provisions
of the bill is sufficient to disgust old-tine
Democrats. And yet there are Virginia
Congrescmen who support the bill as 1t
is. without amendment. There will be
changes IN the Congressional delegation
from this State next fall. and the gentle
men referred 10 will then be remembered.
The tariff bill, as it stands, is not Dem
ocratic measure, is not bill for row
en only. and will not redeem the pledge
Democratic party made to the people
country"
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