Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-03-01


secured which could never be Ob-
tanned when there was time for
investigation and calm deliberation
1t Is popular delusiOn that Con-
gressiOnaI legislation is shaped by
four hundred and forty odd men,
but that which goes through the
conference mill, aud it nearly all
does, Is shaped by less than a
dozen men when action is delayed
until timid directors can be, fright
entd into silence by the use of
the extra session blgaOOo. This
applies particularly to the legisla'
ton now pending, which includes
the most important Of the ap.
preparation bills and various more
or less important financial amend
mentS thereto.
The killing of the railroad pool
Ing bill can be credited to the
much abused Senate rules. The
lobby mad it all fixed to hold a
Sunday session yesterday and pass
the bill, out when an attempt was
made Saturday to carry out the
programme Senators Pettlgrew,
Allen, Chandler and Vest gave
notice of their intention to exercise
their privilege under the rnles to
take during the remainder OF the
session, if necessary, to prevent
vote being taken. That broke up
the programme and the Senate by
q vote OF AZ to "a decided not to
TAXI up the pooling bill. The
lobby has not abandoned hope of
getting the bill through during the
closing hours of the session, and as
It's friends are among the shrewd-
est parliamentariaGs In the Senate
they will do it if gwen all oppor-
tunity.
Senator Mills is in dead earnest
about repeating the law under
which S162, OOO,O of bonds have
been issued by the present ad-
ministration. When he first gave
notice of his intention to offer such
an amendment to the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill it was
thought that he did so while mad
and that he could easily be per.
suadcd not to offer the amendment.
Not so, however. His mind was
fully made up from the first that
the law should be repeated,
and his northumberland
all laws which authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to
sell bonds of the United States
TO: any purpose are hereby repeal
ed"-has been formally presented,
and be declares his intention to
have it voted upon, if possible;
and expresses the opinion that 1t
will pass the Senate. But others
do not share the opinion.
A portion Of the force OF the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
are working night and day to get
the new bonds ready for delivery.
A new amendment to an ap.
preparation bill provides for the
payment of two cents a pound
bounty upon such portion of the
sugar crop of 1898 as had not
been paid up to the date the new
torlff went into effect, and eight
Genths of one cent a pound on the
crop of 1894. As President Cleve-
land told a delegation of sugar
men who called on him, long ago,
that be favored the payment OF
this bounty it is presumed that the
influence of the administration will
be exerted in favor Of this amend
ment. 1t may get through, but
| 1t will certainly be bitterly opposed
particularly 10 the House.
Tnere 10 at least one retiring
Congressman Who Can joke about
his demise. When a friend said
to Representative Pigott, Of Conn,
"Shall We never see you III Wash
ingtOn againi7 he replied mOumful-
ly: II am afraid not" "Whyf" "Be'
cause" said Mr.. p, with a twinkle
in his eye, "the people of COnnecti-
cut are 80 much attached TO me
that they won't permit me to leave
them again"
There was a secret meeting OF
some of the prominent members
of the Bimetsllic League held here
several days ago, and rumor says
it was for the purpose Of discuss
ing plans looking towards a silver
Presidential ticket next year. A
number of prominent silver men 10
Congress, including Senators
Teller and WOIcOtt, did not at.
tend this meeting, and rumOr say s