Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-03-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Escm nnr Regular Correspondent.

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Washington, ID. y. March %
The,publlc, so far as it Is represent
ed III the Senate galleries, has
become tired of the manner in
Whic' tho Senate Is delay lug &C
tiOn upon the Cuba1 resolutions.
Fresh interest was arc sed today
and tue galleries giln llied, be
cause it was known that Senator
Morgan would call up his indie
pendent jOIut resolution for the
recognition OF Cuban Oelligerency.
II wasn't because fn4l action was
expected that the galleries we've
! 6lled, bat to hear the spirit d d =
bate. Senator Morgan said he
Offered his resolution to accom- no
date those of the Senators who
had said in their speeches that
they preferred a jOibt resolution,
upon which the President would
be compelled to act Que way or the
other, TO the pending concurrent
res buttons; but the fate of his res
OIuliOu was not hard to predict.
To have had any show to get
voted upon 1t should have been
reported from the committees on
Foreign Relations.
Tue republicans IN both S'nite
and House are lst DOw devOtlDg
much more attention to Prrsiden.
tial candidate mailing than to
Legislation, while the democrats
aud pOpullsts are Interested specta'
tors of the game. The Rcd men
say they will soon stop the Nc
Kinley wave ard will eventually
sweep it aside, but the McKlnl-y
men insist thai they have already
won the game. NJ any doubt the
ability OF either TO win, and pre-.
dict the success Of some Of the other
candidates, among whom Ex Presi
dent Harrison has again been
placed. The pace Is growing hot.
The opinion seems to be grow.
ing stronger that Col. d Up nut will
not be- seated as Senator from
Delaware. Topass, the reso luton
declaring him entitled to the seat
must receive the vote of every re.
publican Senator and of at least
one pOplllst. No repu blican has
yet spoken against the resolution
but around the Capitol it is un.
derstOOd that several OF them are
III doubt and may refuse to vote
for 1t. Senator Allen, the only
pOpulIst who has spoken, opposes
the resolution, but it is not known
to certainty how the oiber pOpu.
lists stand. IL is claimed that
Senators Jones and Stewart, of
Nevada, have both promised to
vote for the T, solution.
The Srnaie Committee cn Fer.
ritOries has reported talOrably Oh
Senator Carter's hill Tor the admIs-
sion to statehood of Arizona.
1t having come to the knowledge
of Members OF the House commit
teo on Commerce that tue express
companies we're doing large bust
ness in the carry lug of obscene lit.
erature aud articles for Indecent
aud immoral use that committee
has prepared and reported bill
making itunlawful 10 deposit With
any express company for interstate
transportation any articles Of such
nature, and providing penalty OF
five years in prison aud $4,000
hue for its violation.
Whether Speaker Reed had any
supporters among the delegation
Of officers OF Railway L,bjr or.
carnations, which called on him
several days ago for the purnOse Of
asking his aid 10 getting through
the House several bills in which
they are Interested Is not kuo wn,
tut il is q ,its certain that none
~ them we're supporters Of bis
,>stef that call. He did not treat
thea. with ss mDch consideration
as they thought themselves en-
titled to, and gave them no idea
of whatever be favored or opposed
the bills they are interested in.
They didn't say much. bat, as one.
of them iutlnated they thought y
loi.
Tie politicians are somewhat
worried about what may grow
from that meeting OF Pennsylvanii
manufacturers aud the republican
silver Senators who held up the
House tariff bill. These manu-
factureIs ere SAID TO represent n
total capitol Of $780, 10000, and
to be the same msu who contribn-
ted TO the much talked about