Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-18

encamped in Mary land, hve miles
away, where it's surroundings axe
decidedly aniagOniStic, many CT
the Marylanders having refused to
either contribute or TO sell any
thing to its members, but they say
they intend to remain and avail
reenfOrcementS and to again come
to Washington when they get
enough of them. TIE application
for new trial for COXey and bis
two associates who were convict
ed of violating the law against
trespasslng on the Capitol grounds
will be heard tomorrow, having
been postponed to accommodate
Representative Hudson, Of Kansas,
one of their counsel who was out
of town. 1t is almost certain that
they will not get new trial, and
that sentence will be passed upon
them; but it is probable that the
sentence Will be a normal one and
that It's enforcement will be sus.
pended indefinitely by the judge.
Such action WOald he in accordance
with public opinion here.
As if there were not already COM
binations enough and to spare in
Congress, a new one has been
formed in the House, for the
express purpose of the Hatch anti
option bill. lis said that nearly
all nf tho mnmhrrS from the large
cities, regardless of politics, have
joined this combination which eX-
poets by hook or crook to down
the anti-op;ion bill. Mr.. Hatch,
however, still expresses confidence
in the early passage of the bill by
a substantial majority.
1t is now whispered around
that President Cleveland and all
the members Of his cabinet have
heen q1ietly using their influence
to prevent any decisive action By
Congress on tie admission of new
states, and that pledges have been
secured from a sufficient number
OF Senator'S to make it reasonably
certain that none of the
bill nov before the Senate
will be acted upon az this session.
Several reasons are gwen for this
autagonlsm on the part Of the adj
miniStratioD, but fraI Ofircreaslng
the silver VOC in tn Senate
seems to be most generally accep.
ted as the case.
The hearings before the House
Post Office committee in favor of
government ownership Of all
telegraph lines, are still going on.
Among the latest to make strong
in faver Of the change
we're Representative Mcguire, of,
California, and President Batter,
of the National Farm ers Alliance
aud Industrial Union.
The House committee on Labor,
which gave Coxey a short hearing
last week, has favOrably reported
chairman McGann's resolution
providing for the appointment OF
Joint Congressional committee to
investigate and report to Congress
within 80 days the cause of the
present industrial depression and
what legislation, If any. will
the trouble aDd give
lucrative employment to the citi-
zens of the Uniteu Safes.
States rights were 81 ven boost
when the House Judiciary com
mite ordered a favorable report On
5he Do ArmOnl bill, providing
that NO judge of a L. S. court
shall punish any citizen or officer
Tor being in contempt for refusal
70 levy a tax or collect a tax for
he payment OF any bond issued 10y
he municipality, county or state
where the levying or collecting
,uch tax is coDtr, r. TO The laws of
he state. The report was ordered
by a strict party vote.
Another tariff snag Is in sight /
The German ambassador regards |
he proposed amendment, said to !
rave been dictated by the sugar
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