Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-04-20

cratic Senators who are known TO
be opposed to portions of the bill,
will In the end vote against it.
Many believe that it is the amend
ment of the bill, not its defeat, that
they are working for, and that
whether they succeed or not they
will on the final vote support the
bill whatever rs condition may
then be. Several prominent re-
publican Senators have privately
expressed that opinion.
Representative Breckenridge s
attempt to get vindication from a
Washington jury was an ignomi'
NOUS failure. The jury rendered a
verdict in Miss Pollard's favor,
awarding her SO, 900 for damages.
1t is generally believed here that
the verdict is all she will get, as it
is understood that Col. BreckIn'
ridge has no property that she can
get at. The people of Washington
have not taken sides with Miss
Pollard in this case. although the
sentiment against Col. Breckln'
ridge has been intense aud the
verdict is generally endorsed.
Col. Breckenridge says be has been
treated unfairly by the public, and
rei;erates his determination to
make fight to be returned to
Congress, and, it is said, instead
of taking his seat in the House,
will IN a few days go to Kentucky
and begin a personal CANVASS OF
his district, seeking vindication
from his constituents.
Senator Pefer's position on the
tariff bill is thus, IN a hut shell,
up by himself: 81 am
to the bill now before US,
because 1t discriminateS against
the people l represent; because it
removes the duty from the farmers
wool while retaining it on the
manufacturers cloth, and because,
while i favor the income tax as a
good step in the right direction,
this bill does not 30 tar enough.
The bill, taken as whole, | do not
regard as any improvement on the
law now in force, and as to wool
and sugar it is much worse" And
Mr.. Pr fer very truly and slgnlh'
,antly added: Chow many votes
will be cast when the bill is put
upon its passage will depend Cd
what changes are made in the
Senator Hills tariff speech
easily doubled discounts any speech
yet made on the subject, so far as
circulation is concerned. Requests
arc beng received from all sections
for copies of the speech and it is
beng sent cut by thousands.
W neither this demand by curiosity
or by endorsement of the senti'
ment uttered by Senator Hill is
more than any one III Washington
can truthtully undertake to say,
but that it is pleasing to. Senator
Hill and displeasing to the admins
tratiOn democrats Is evident. Sen
ator Mills has been it is reported
selected 20 make a specific reply
to Hili's speech. If it is made it
will probably be very bitter as
there has been bad blood between
the two men ever since Hill de
Mills in the democratic
caucus at which the REVISION OF the
tanf1 bill was ordered.
S!nator Vance OF North Caro-
lima died suddenly at his home
here Saturday night, from a stroke
of apOpIexy.
The decision of the democratic
caucus to count a quorum in the
House was not a surprise 10 close
observers of things in that body,
Notwithstanding repeated asser-
tons OF prominent democrats, in-
Guiding Speaker Crisp, that they
would never do such a thing.
Every thing has tended that way
since the regular session began.
Ex.Speaker Reed and the repub-
llcans have made no secret of their
desire to force the counting
ofthe quorum if possible and
the n1n)er of democrats who
openly advocated such a step has
constantly increased as the necess'
ity became more urgent, and the
virtual tie-up which has been on
for more than three weeks, with
the exception ottwo or three hours,
was the last straw. Something
had to De done or else the maj 1rity
must confess to the country its
inability to carry on the public
business. That samethlng was
the action of the caucus authOriz