West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

Political and Personal Points From
the Headquarters Of Uncle Sam.
RsOn.oGr reguIar coIrcspondent.

ASHtNGToN. -. g.,
May %, 1896. I
Senator Quay rs going to, see Nc
kinloy to dicker for place in the
Band wagon. AND Speaker Reed. is
Shrinking uRprintabIe thoughts.
The Republican opposition to Nc
Kinley has about reached the cot
ihpsing point.
lHFF
Those two eminent Republicans
of the House, Walker, OF Massa-
chusetts, and Dalzel, OF Pennsyl-
Tania, exchanged this week the
complimentary terms Of "dema
gogue" and ''impudent, in little
discussion brought on by the former
making kick against boss rule in
tile blouse, which allows speaker
Reed to control all legislation In
that body.
Inc deoate on the immigration
Gill, which was passed, brought a
new orator to the front in the per
son of Representative Buck, Of New
orleans. AS a natIralized Amer.
Ican citlzen-he came to America
In 1852, whom only 0 years old-he
opposed any burdensome restoration
on immigration. At the close OF
ms speech he was warmly eongrat.
Mated, by those who agreed with
him as well as by those who did
not, Tor having made one of the
BEST speeches of the session, from
the stand point OF the admirer of
finished and eloquent oratory.
IHHH
Senator German this week made
good tho threat he made some time
ago, when he called attention to the
TACT that there would not be money
enough in the Treasury to meet the
extravagant appropriations made at
shls session of Congress, by Offering
an amendment to the Fertilization
bill authorizing the issue of 800. =
900, 900 in 3 per cent. certificates of
indebtedness. OF course the Re.
publlcans threw mp their hands in
holy horror at the very idea of such
a thing, but mono OF them offered
to JOIN Senator German in trying
to curtail the extravagant appro.
priations.
ElEG
Gen. Bitz Hugh Lee, now on his
way to Cuba, opened May festival
given by Southern ladies of Wash.
lngton IN aid of the proposed Battle
Abbey, tobe erected as a monument
to the bravery Of the Southern
soldiers, with spirited speech en-.
dorsing the Battle Abbey idea, and
highly eulogistic of American galor,
cen. Ice is endowed with that
mysterious quality which we call
personal magnetism to a marked
extent. AS one Of his old soldiers
and admirers puts it, 81 believe
fitz Lee would create enthusiasm
at Quaker meeting, if allowed tc
talk for five minutes"
Senator Villas naturally resent,
the charge that he secured The
adoption of the resolution by tn,
Senate ordering that Secretary Car
Isles recent Chicago fnaacia
speech he printed as a public docu
ment by a trick. lie states thaf
his action was open and above boarc
IN the matter, and that before HI
asked unanimous consent for tn,
adoption Of the resolution he con
suited with Senators Cockrell anC
Teller, as representative silver mer
Of both parties, and they assured
him that they had no objection II
the speech being printed az a publ,
document so as to make it fran kable
TlnT
Praise from your political en-
emiss is often more dangerous anc
undesirable than censure, bat tn,
reference to the immigration Ba
Teau made by Representative Cor
jiss, OF Michigan, doesn't belong Il
that class. lie said Of this bureau
IN speech made in The House thi
week at stands out as one de
partment Of tho government seek
ing earnestly aud faithfully 10 ex
ecute the laws with reference {,
immigration, and 7 want to con.
graduate my Democratic friend
that they have n this departmen