The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-08
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

New York Herald: We publish THIS
morning further details by the CON-
mercial Cable Of The recent meeting }"
London Of the representatives OF 'he
transatlantic steamship companies. IL j.
true says our correspondent, speahlHb
on the authority OF the manager or one
of the lines interested. that an arrange
ment has been come TO between the Ham
burg and Bremen companies regarding not
only Mediterranean but also transatlantic
business Next week there Is 10 be
another meeting IN Liverpool. when
matters will be put on working basis
II is promised that first and second class
messenger rates shall not be lnterfered
with. but Storage and freight rates will
he agreed upon that Will satisfy all the
companies
New York sun: An interesting novelty
in education is the opening by two offi-
GERS of the National Guard of classes for
instruction in military tactics. They have
enrolled as pupils a. number of boys,
whom they drill in the "setting-up ex-
ercise" and in the school of the soldier
and the school Of the company The
instruction given by these officers Is
thorough. and the result will b. that
their pupils will be straight and well
set up will stand erect. Will know how
10 walk Will know how 10 obey and how
TO command. Nothing better than military
training for the development OF boys ana
Young men has ever been devised: this
fact is recognized not only by practical
soldiers, but by educators. Military drill
brings out the better qualities OF boys,
who pick up the movements almost by
instinct. with our small standing army,
which must be the nucleus Of any
force ever TO be put in the field, IL be-
comes important that our youth should
know at least the elements Of military
drill Tire National Guards OF the va
iious States train many men: military
schools train many; but the new instrGc-
ton cannot fail TO be OF value 20 those
not wealthy enough or too old TO go TO
such schools. or not desirous of binding
themselves 10 five years service in
the National Guard. 1t is not expensive;
il should be n source Of profit TO many.
New York Times. Senator Hawley's
statement that the repeal OF the Federal
election law marks d new Interpretation
OF the Constitution" upon provisions
supposed TO have been settled beyond
doubt for hundred years" g rather eX-
traordinary. Nobody questions the au-
thority of Congress 10 ''maae or alter
regulations for the election of senators
and representatives, except is 10 the
place Of choosing senators. whenever II
sees tit. any more than anybody ques-
tions its right TO establish uniform
laws on the subject OF bankruptcies"
But If It does not choose to exercise that
authority the Constitution itself de
cared that these regulations shall be
prescribed in each State by the Leg
islature thereof" For much the greater
part of a hundred years Congress left
the regulation of the election Of repre-
sentatives TO the States and II IL chooses
now to return TO that policy, II ahandohs
no authority and puts no new interpreta-
ton upon the Constitution Does Senator
Hawley think that when Congress re-
pealed the national bankruptcy law II
lost its authority 10 enact another or
that it's repeal marked "a Lew inter
probation of the Constitution?
New York World. The postponement
of action on Mr. Peckham's nomination
by the Judiciary Committee ought TO be
favorable TO his confirmation. II shows q
dis, .oSition TO consider the mater On It's
merits, and not in relation 20 faciional
politics in this State. II the Senate iinds
Air Peckham 10 be worthy Of and fit
for the Supreme Court as the most emil
nent members OF the bar in this city
Of all parties agree that ne is. lie should
be confirmed The fact that he has incur
red the enmity OF one or both the sena-
tors from this State has nothing 10 do
with the case. Especially is this true
when it is remembered that this iii-wiii
was earned In defending our own highest
court from the intrusion Of tainted
candidate. Neither Republican nor Demo-
cratic senators should vote TO make the
nomination OF Isaac H. Maynard the
logical sequence to Peckham's rejection.