Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-10

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cate weeks ago, unless the bonds
are to be so advertised as to make
it certain that the syndicate Will
be the only bidder!
What the Senate is going to do
with the tariff bill and the bond
bill is yet predetermined. A.report
is expected from the Finance Com
mittee this week, but a report was
also expected last week. Those
who ought to be good authority
say that the tariff bill is likely to
be reported without amendment
and that a substitute for the bond
bill, providing for the free coinage
of silver, will be reported and
passed. Meanwhile, the announce
ment of another bond issue by the
administration is daily looked for,
Notwithstanding the semi-ofiOial
amendment that Mr.. Cleveland
will wait a reasonable time to see
ifCOngress Will do anything.
Representative Boatner, of La,
has offered a resolution instruct
ing the House j Judiciary Committee
to ascertain "whether under pro.
vision eff any statute Of the .. g.,
there is any warrant Tor the refusal
of any executive officer to perform
any act necessary to the execution
of any law Of Congress; on the
execution of any law of Congress,
Oh the ground that such law Is,
IN opinion of such officer; uncon
stitutiOnal; whether any power is
lodged in any officer or cln be
constitutioDalIy lodged elsewhere
than in the Courts to annul any
act or withhold any appropriation,
and to report whether such action
is not in contempt of the authority
of Congress and in violation Of the
rights of the bene6ciarles, and
what action should be taken by
the House to vindicate its author.
ity." This resolution, 1T is need
less to say,is aimed at Comptroller
Bowler of the Treasury, who re-
fused to approve the payment OF
the money appropriated by Con-
gress to pay sugar bountIeS.
Mr.. Justice Rufus w. Peckham,
the "baby" member of the U. s.
Supreme Court, took his seat TO-
day, He didn't appear to he a
bit nervous, but several times an
expression passed across his face
which vas interpreted bv a bright
woman to mean: "pd like to know
whether my new silk gown hangs
all right.
Those who expected a dispute
between the u. s. aud England
over the Alaska boundary would
better pack those expectations In
moth balls and pIgeon-hOIe them.
There isn't the slightest probabil-
lty of their ever being realized.
When the report of the commiss.
ion headed by General Ddffield,
Chief of U. 5. Coast and Geodetic
Survey, now in the hands of the
Secretary Of State is sent to Con.
gress, as it will shortly be, it will
be officially seen tlat there Is
practically no difference between
the boundary line run by the
American engineers aud the one
previously run 10y English engln.
GERS. The difference between the
two lines at any given point Is six
feet and seven inches, or fifteen
seconds OF longitude.
The Venezuelan Boundary Com.
mission held Its first meeting and
organized for business by electing
Justice Brewer president. That
the commission enjoys the Coz
fdeuce of the public and Of Cou-
gress is plainly indicated wher.
ever tue subject is discussed. II
it is to be entirely untrammeled
10 its proceedings, aud will decide
entirely for itself not only what is
the true location of tie boundary
between Venezuela and British
Guiana, but also what is the best
way to 60 sbont getting the desIf.
ed information. 1t has already
been unofiicially announced that
England IS going to place he ude
of the controversy --lDoficialIy, Ct
course-befOre the commission.
Utah new has a member or the
House who can vote, and as quick