Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23

OF defeating the bill, as it is gener'
ally admitted that the bill will pass
by a substantial maj )rity as soon
as its friends can get a quorum oil
their own on the floor. Here then
are several days absolutely wasted
for DO other reason than jlst to
delay the passage of bill certain
in the end to pass. Meanwhile
the statement is made by those III
authority that unless Congress
provides money in some other way
Secretary Carlisle will announce
another issue Of bonds before the
first of July. The n1mber OF
people who question the wisdom
of Mr.. r eed's method, when he
was Speaker, OF counting those
present and not voting, in order
TO make a quorum, grows fewer
week by week. tits every mah'S
privilege to favor or oppose any
measure, but no man should have
the right to prevent the House
dong business by refusing to cote
when in his seat. Congressman
are elected to legislate, not to
block legislation. The rule of the
majority is the theory upon which
this government was founded, but
in the II juse the majority no Ion
ger rules, except when large
enough to constitute It's own
quorum.
There was a hitch 10 the tariff
programme in the Senate last week.
The bill was not reported to the
Finar ce committee, although ii
was stated on Monday that 1t
would be. 1t is again stated TO-
day that the bill will certainly be
reported to the committee this
week. Tie changes are 50 con-
Trajectory that it would be a waste
of space to mention them.
Senator Pugh, of Ala, has taken
high rank as phrOphet in Senator
,al circles since tue rejection of the
nomination of NJ. Peckham for
that Supreme Court vacancy
Several days before the vote was
taken Senator Pdgh stated that
the nomination would certainly be
rejected and that the MAJ )rlty
against Peckham would be from
seven TO nine. When the vote
was taken it was 80 for and Al
against confirmation. Tle vote
for confirmation was % democrats,
S republicans and one populist-
KYLE; while that against conGrma-
ton was 10 democrats, "a republi-
cans and 2 populists. The admins
tratlon made extraordinary efforts
TO secure Mr.. Peckhah'S cOnfrma'
ton and It's members are cores
pondingly disappointed. a factor
in the defeat of Mr.. Peckham was
the presence in Washington of the
attorneys for a number of big
railroad corporations which have
suits ptnding before the Supreme
Court, and their open efforts to
secure his confirmation.
Some very shrewd tactics are
being used to work up sentiment
in Congress in favor of sbIogating
all existing treaties with what are
known as the FIVE civilized tribes
of Indians and the admission of
Indian Territory as a separate
state or as a part Of Oklahoma
The fact that there are more white
people than Indians IN the Terri
tory is most of, but nothing is said
of the fact that those whites went
their of their own free will, know
ing that the Indian laws of the
Territory would not allow them TO
become citizens. Tue Dawes COM
mission, appointed by President
Cleveland to negotiate with those
Indians with a view to their
abandoning their preseDt trlOal re-
lations, dividing their land in
severalty etc, etc, is helping those
who are working the state idea, by
telling the Indians that whether
they agree or not Congress is 60
Ing to legiSlate them into citizens
and their territory into a state.
No wonder an Indian, now in
Washington, said when he heard
that statement: Then why was
the Commission appointed 1t is
not a negotiation when one side is
given no choice as TO what must
be agreed TO-"
Here is bit OF history concern
ing the issue of bonds: In February
1903, Secretary Foster sent what
is known as a "rusL7 order for
the engraving of new bond plates
to the Bureau of Engraving and