Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-10

the contest was thought to be
about over. Mt so, however, fol
bef,re The coalreeS Lad tally
d,c.deduoon liat se,el1.c they
we're iufo.m,5 ib.t S aators
.Caf.ry apl B'aachHdo Louisiana
ana Alien, OF y -tr., AMI Ky'e, OF
S. d k, demanded an amen lment
providing fJr The payment of the
sugar bounty for the remainder OF
this year, AID that failing TO get
it they would cast their votes
against the bill, which added to
the vote Of Senator Hill would
mean defelt. This continuation
of the sugar bounty was refused by
both House and Senate while the
bill was under consideration, and
the demand for 1t at this time has
for the time absolutely blocked
agreement.
While tue iiJuSe committee on
Commerce has taken No flrmal
action on The subject, opinions
expressed by Its members indicate
that a bill along the line Of that
introduced by Representative
Brictner, OF Wis, providing that
all interstate railroads shall own
or control by lease all sleeping
cars run over their lines, will
sooner Ct later be fayOrably re-
ported to the House. 1t such a
bill be reported an attempt will be
made to add an amendment re-
gulating car charges.
People smile every tine the re-
ports OF the Senate sugar scandal
investigating committee are men
tened. Tue white wash was put
on too tuck, and as a consequence
it is a 'ready peeiing Of in spots,
leaving the dirt underneath IN
full view. O.e gentIeman-a mem
Der Of the HOuSe-exp1essed the
opinion held by many when lie
said; "Whle The reports are all
right as far as they 50, like the
investig ,tioD, they dc not go far
enough, particularly in their deal
ing with political contributions by
the sugar trust and with speculat-
ing in sugar stock by Senators
Besides that deficiency there IS
running all though the reports a
Senator can do.nO.wr0ng tone that
| do not fancy, and which should
alone be sufficient to shake the
coufi lence OF the public In them"
\ bill has been irtol ced in
the Senate b. Mg. p,A.r and Ia
Itbe House ly Representative
fB3gcr, OF Esrs, authorizing tho
Secretary If Agriculture 80 es-
tablish reservoirs for the storage
of rain water In the semiarid
states west of the 9G meridian, and
appropriating 100000 therefor.
Nobo1y takes Rapresenetatlv
BANDS resolution, lnstructlng the
committee on Ways and Means tC
report 4 bill for an income tax that
will prodlce a revenue Of $780,
100000 a year, aud a bill putting
all sorts Of sugar on tie free list
seriously, although it may play
an important part in the legiSla
ton of the ses ion. While Mr.
BANDS object In introducing the
resolution was probably merely tC
give the S majors who have been
preventing an agreement on The
tariff bill a hint Of .whAt the H)lse
can d. if no agreement is reached
! there is no doubt Of his intention
to push the resolution should th'
conference committee Idll to reach
an agreement on the tariff bill Of
shOJld an agreement be reacht(
by the committee and not b
accepted ly the S nate. Bills q
the line suggested could pIobabl,
get nearly a twC-thirdS vote i
the House, bnt their getting
through the S,nate would be doubt
ful, as 10 enc can tell Ill advance
whether Senator's would vote II
accordance with their persona
conYictions or toe orders OF thti
purity leaders.
Among the numerous fl sht:
between the H)use aud Senat
tn t over the bill providing, bind
ing an | distri5lt.0l Of pib.ic
documents Is deserving OF specia
mention because OF tbs principle
involved. This bill vas passed 10y
the House early in the session an
lit was recently passed by tn
Senate with numerous amendment
among them two giving the i)ini
committee on Printing Of the Sen
ate anG House control of tue al
Monument of che q lief Clerk of G
p. O., the foreman of printing