Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-15
WARRINGTON LETTER.
rrom sur Regular cOrr.spOudsn,.)

fectual stop to the issue OF bonds
under the old resumption act, II IT
became a law. 1t provides that
no bonds shall he Issued until the
President shall acquaint Congress
with the necessity for their issue
aud Congress shall authorize their
payment. Bot 1t will not become
a law, tor varlous good and sufh'
eient reasons, one of which is that
it could not command the two
thirds vote that wOu'd I've necess
airy to pass it over the Presidents
veto.
r g investigation of the several
bond issues by this administration
which IS authorized By S'natol
Aliens resolution, adopted by the
Senate last week, is to be made by
"A sub committee of the Senate
Finance committee which Will sill
during the recess.
Although nothing Official can be
obtained, it Is known that S'cre
tarN O.ney has protested against
the execution of the Americans
captured on the Competitor by the
Spanish until an investigation has
been made Ivy this gov rnment as
10 their gull.
Congress talk economy, but
continues to pile up tue aplTOprla'
tons j lst as though the govern
ment was enjoying an income
which provided surplus. instead
of the yAwning deficit which The
ed of each fiscal year shows.
Representative DOcbery came very
u ear to sizing up the situation
when he SAID that every member
wanted economy, but he wanted 1t
to begin next door. Without en-
tering into the necessity or j lstice
of allowing members of the House
800 a month for the employment
of clerks when Congress is not in
s s,ion, which has been decided
upon by the House by a vote Of
100 to 10S, it canaot be denied that
this expenditure of nearly a quar-
ter OF million dollars year will
bs regarded by most people as an
extravaganza not justified by ex.
Isting circumstances. 1t is no valid
excuse for a member of the House
who voted for this allowance to
say "we have as much right to
yearly clerks as Senator's" The
has long known that the
great prepOndsrance OF wealthy
men in the Senate has made that
body luxurlant and extravagant in
Its expenditures for It's own ease
aud comfort, bat 1t doesn't expect
the House tn follow 10 that line,
and that 600 a month grab is
likely 10 cost many members of
the House their seats.
Senator Teller remarked when
asked If be knew ANYTHING of the
scheme to begin a financial
discussion IN the Sen ate for the
purpose OF forcing tn g National
to take decided stands
IN their plauks, and of pr0longlug
the session until the veRtiOns
had been held: eve can do moth.
ing If we stay here, and everybody
is so anxious to get away that we
could not keep quorum here after
the appropriation bills are passed.
That tells the story.
Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon, has
given notice of his intention to try
to get a vote on the resolution
prOyiilng for constitutional
amendment authorizing the election
of Senators by direct vote of the
people, before Congress adiOurns.
1t Is believed that the resolution
would be adopted If a vote could
be had. but very doubtful about
getting a vote.
There IS much nneaSlneSs among
the more conservative men in
Congress, regardless of party, be-
cause OF the apparent certainty
that Gov. Mckinley will be nomi-
mated for President by the repnbh.
cans. The older members of Con-
gress have not forgotten the scan
dals which AOated around Wash
IngtOn when the Mckinley tariff
bill was being prepared 10y the
House Ways and me ins committee
OF which Gov. Mckinley was then
chairman. 1t was charged that a
clique OF wealthy manufacturers
absolutely controlled the making
of such portions of that bill as
they were directly interested in,
which resulted in making the dut.
les on many articles outrageUusIy
much higher than was
needle for Legitimate protection
and finally resulted DIS everybody
Knows in the defeat of the republi-