Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-09

the intention of the silver Senators
to attach a free coinage amendment
to the seigniorage bill, but The
closest inquiry amorg those gen
tlemen has failed TO discover any
substantial FONDA ion tor any of
them. BY the way, some OF the
anti.sllver men IN the House are
saving some very silly things about
this bill. For instance, that on a
tull vote Of the House 1t would
have been defeated, and that it
only passed by a majority of 80, be
cause they did not have time to get
the opposing members here. They
had nearly three weeks, which
should have been time enough for
every Congressman to have gotten
here. The bill passed because it was
favored by a majority; that's all,
and il would have passed had every
member of the House voted.
Women aIe accused Of being
more changeable than men, but if
there IS a woman III existence who
can change faster or ottener than
the Senators who are tying to fix
up the tariff bill so that it can
command votes enough to pass the
Senate, she should be exhibited as
the greatest living curiosity. Six
different times the bill has been
printed and each time it was sup.
posed to have been complete, but
it is not yet complete, unless it has
been completeu within the last
three hours. The trouble seems
to be that when an item is changed
to meet the demand of one Senator
it lust as ike as not offends anoth-
er Senator and jeopardizes his vote
50 it goes. OF course some sort Of
a tariff bill is going to be passed,
bat lie is either a daring or a fool
ish man who assumes at this time
to tell its exact nature.
The testimony of Hon. josiah
Quincy, ex.Assistant Secretary of
State. before the Senate committee
on Printing, which is irvestigat
ing the giving out Of the contract
for printing the Patent Office
Gazette, was OF a sensational
Dature, although Mr.. Quincy
did not seem to think So,
and there was much surprise at
that portion Of it where be told Of
having endorsed a note of the
National Economist Publishing Co.
for 5000. That revived rumors
rife during the last Presidential
campaign, of the "National Econ.
Omist" being controlled By the dem.
ocrauc National committee, and
added additional interest to the
testimony. Mr.. Quincy admitted
that the present contractors owed
him considerable money and that
he had procured the contract for
them and aided them in keeping it
when fault was found with the work
but denied that there was any.
thing underhanded or improper in
what he did. Senator German
seems disposed to act with Senator
Henderson, Metropolitan member
Iof the committee, in getting at the
bottom of the whole business. 1t
may be all right, but things have
quite an ugly look tor Mr.. Carney
and some other people at this time
The investigation will be continued
this week.
Representative Bailey, Of Texas
has an internal machine in The
shape of a bill-at least it Will be
50 regarded by considerablenum'
Der of Senators and Representa-
Itiyes should Mr.. Bailey really push
lit, as he now says be will do. The
bill provides foran absolute divorce
of the Executive and Legislative
branches of The government, sc
far as patronage is concerned, ano
makes il impossible for any mem
Der of either branch of Congress tC
have any voice i'll the distribution
Of patronage. IL also provides
that when the President needs any
information or suggestions moi
containt d IN the papers OF appll
cauts he must get it from some one
not a member of Congress. Mr.
Bailey is unquestiOnably right in
believing that such a law would
make Congress more independent
than it haseyer been. 1t would also
bring many new men to Congress,
az there are few of the old ones
who could get back without the
aid of their patronage machine
A bill transferring the appointing
mower from the President TO Con.
press would be much more likely
to pass.
Representative Bryan, u Nebr.
has introduced o bill IN the House
1 condemnation mt