Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-05-18

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Hill will vote against the income {
tax and some of the proposed a.
mendments, but / am satisfied that {
he will afterwards vote'for the en-
tire bill, although | am at present
in the minority by thus thinking.
The House Judiciary committee
has fcvorably reported Represent +
alive De Almonds bill providing
that no Judge Of U. S. court shall
punish any citizen or officer for be-
ing in contempt for refusal to levy a
tax for the payment of any bond Is
sue by the municipality; county, or
state, where the levying OF such
tax or collection is contrary to the
flaws Of the state. The demo-
Gratis on the committee saw moth
ING in the bill beyond a wise pre-
vention of the punishment OF CIT
liens for obeying the laws OF their
own states, but the republicans
promptly trottei out from the dark
est caverns of their Imagination the
state rights bogle man and proceed
i to give themselves a scare.
! The House committee on Labor
has made a favorable report on
chairman McGrann's resolution for
the appointment of four Represent
atives and three Senators, to inves-
tigate the industrial depression and
make a report to Congress within
30 days, if possible giving the cause
and suggesting a legislativeremedy.
Coxey's loafers have been driven
i, out of Washington by the health
Offices and much against the wishes
Of the people Of Bladensburg, Nd
6 five miles from here, they have en-
camped in the vicinity of that vii
! lage, and say they intend remaining
there until their number has in
creased sufficiently ia enable them
to come into Washington and again
It. try to bulldoze Congress. But
e there are several excellent reasons
is why they will find it difficult to re
!. main there. Their rations have
10 been scant for some days and tn
l. Maryland people say they will no
is give them anything, and some o
Of them even refuse to sell them any
m thing. Additional evidence wa
g. riven Of the character of the me-
if the agent Of railroad went to tn
n. camp and offered to give employ
no ment to- 200 of them. Not singl
'se one Of them accepted work. Th
wv argument fora new trial for Coke
Ike and his two assistants who were RI
o. Gently convicted for breaking tn
Ill law will be heard tomorrow, Thel
he is very little probability of the
Its getting a new trial, and no more {
use their being allowed to pose as ma
mt tyrs. The law under which the
at were convicted provides for fine
So Imprisonment or both in tt
On. discretion of the Judge. The
;he pectation Of those who are
ire position to give them some i'd
des of what will be done is that Il
i'll Judge will sentence them IN acco
ly? dance with the law, giving the
the the full penalty, and then suspe1
sed the execution of the sentence du
re ing their good behavior.
'ar- Washington is going through
old fashion smallpox scare. 1t b
been on for nearly week and
arrival Of a negro from Chicago,
Saturday fully developed has agg
waited it, and the doctors are re'
10 ing harvest, Everybody and
~ wife and children are getting v
~ cinated.
~ No appointments, except those
}, ~ :" foremanship, are to be made
D,'' Public Printer Benedict until
','' has reduced the force which
'S' found. nearly twice as large as
.ha+ ought to be. 80
10" ~ President Cleveland has g
'l down the. Potomac for few d
q ~ salt water fishing and recreatlo-