Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-03-20
CErcm sur Regular Correspondent,

substitute for the Senate resolu
tons. The difference between thu
resolutions Is about the same al
that "twixt twedledee aud TIVE
dledum, but so long as Senators
desire to talk the Rnles and Gus
toms of the Senate forbid any
attempt to force q vote. In thi'
particular case the result of thu
vote is 80 we'll Known in advance
that there is really no Importance
in the postponement. Ihe report
of the Com mlttee will be adopted
and there the matter will end for
time, unless it be stirred up by thu
message which President Cleve
land is said to be preparing t(
send to Congress, along with thu
Cuban information asked for by
the recently adopted Senate re
solution, explaining why he viii
not at present recognize Cuban
belIigerency. 1t such a message
be sent 10 it will be followed by a
lively time, as Congress will either
have to back down or fight the
President, and the general belief
is that it will choose to fight, not
so much because of Conscientious
conviction on the part Of It's mem
bers as because this Is election
year and the Cuban cause Is
thought to be popular.
Considerable gossip has been
caused by a letter written by
Secretary Lamont to Senator
nawley, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, oppos'
ing the bill to revive the grade of
Lieutenant General OF the Army
for Gen. Miles, on the ground that
Miles is not entitled to the honor.
Senator Tillman, Of 8. c., has
received from his admirers in that
state a silver pitchfOrk as a sOuve'
mir of his recent speech. He is
very proud OF it.
Senator Cockrell, could not have
known that the British Ambassa-
dor would enter the diplomatic
gallery of the Senate just as he
was closing a four hours speech
In favor OF silver, so that the Ian.
gusge which he used as the Brit.
ish Ambassador entered the gal
lery was merely one OF those odd
condolences which are constantly
turning up. Mr.. COckrell had been
speaking of our Monroe
ia the face OF England
and yet bending our knees to &C.
cept the English gold standard,
and was arguing in favor Of con-
tinulng our time honored ADDER.
ence to bimetallism when the burly
70 rm of the British Ambassador
was seen to enter the diplomatic
gallery. Just at that moment Mr..
Cockrell turned TOW ards thu dip
lomatlc gallery and concluded,
as though he were addressing the
cor else let us haul
down Old Glory, hoist the gold
standard, and cry out 'lOng live
the Q leen of England and the
h npress OF India.' The Ambasss.
doris face was impassive, bat there
was a twinkle in his eyes as he
took his seat and observed the
smiles around him and on the
A., - 1bo = ,roFa
Home rule got two knock downs
in the executive session of the
Senate which confirmed tie
Of w. II. Anderson, OF
Kentucky, to be register of the
Lind Office at Enid, Oklahoma,
Su1 of G. ii. Newman, of Tenn,
to be Indian Agent at COlyllle,
Washington There was no per-
sonal objection TO either, the fght
being solely made for the principle
OF Home Rlle. Ia Anderson's
clse the vote was % to "a and IN
Newmab's % to 10.
The Senate Committee on
privileges and elections by vote
of ) to 4, authorized a favorable
report on the Joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amend.
ment providing for the election OF
Senators by direct vote OF the PEG.
pie, and Chairman Mitchell, author
OF the resolution, was given the
task OF preparing The report. The
Committee did not divide on party
lines, the FIVE votes IN favor be-
log cast by three republicans and
two democrats. There are nc
on this comm ttee.
TbeSsnste committee on Terri
tories q Trccfss> favorable to the
al mission Of new states than the
IT,. Coum,ffee. IL has ordered