Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Frcm our Regular Correspondent


n stranger at the Capitol would
know Without being told that the
tariff debate is drawing to n clos g
in the Senate. The Senators
show it ly their general good
nature. OF course there are
Senators to whom the bill, which
will he passed this week. is any
thing bat pleasing, but 1t Is doubt
fnl v neither there Is single Sena-
tor who does not rejoice TO know
that the end is near at hand.
Unless there shall he much grea.
ter delay than ls expected 10 reach
lug AN agreement as to the Senate
amendments in conference, the
tariff bill Will be law before
Jdly 10 b, and Congress can al
iOurD by that date, as It is geuer-
ally understood that no Other
| legislation is to he attempted al
this session.
Senator Harris resolution, de-
clarlog that the government should
at once red, EN- the Union Pacific
Railroad from prior liens and thel
take steps TO tOreclOSe its mOr'g ga
ge, with an amendment offered by
Senator Morgan, requesting the
President t. suspend proceedings
to carry into effect the agreement
alleged to have been made to sell
the interests Of the u. S IN the
{. p. II. r., and IN the sinking
fund. until! further action OF Con-
gress is had IN reference thereto,
has been faIOrably reported to the
S nate. Senator Harris, of Kdns.,
wrote the report on the resolution,
and he presented figures to sho .
that if the proposed reorganlza-
ton is allowed to go through,
the government will lose near S2o,-
600 600 and other creditors will
also lose quite heavily. The Ie'
port makes what is very near TO a
direct charge against the last All
ministralion of trying to aid the
reorganization scheme, ana Ci
Withholding Information on The
suhitc CT from Congress.
S .nator HOar's report In favor
of seating ex Senator Corbett on
The certificate of tie Governor o.
Oregon has been ordered printed
by the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. but the Committee
has not voted either for or against
the report aud is not likely to 90
so at the present session OF Con
greSs.
Senator Butler is much pleased
THAT his resolution az to the
feasibility of applying the prlncl-
pie Of the initiative aud referendum
to Federal legislation is to b. IN
vesugatCd by a subcommittee.
A prouOSiiion is being talked o
an ong some SnatOrS to pFtsel
Vice President H1Cart vi n
COOL naturrd petition asking bin
to speak louder Mr. II Ihar
makes a fairly goOd presiding
officer, except that his voice Cal
scarcely be heard even by the Oc
cupants OF the seats nearest &c
MIN when he states his decisions
on points of order or says anything
relating TO the business of lh
Senate.
The opponents Of the treaty 70
the annexation of Hawaii ar
pla, ing it smart Oy trying to keel
as quiet as they can, lest the pre-
gramme Of allowing the treaty t
20 over to The next session shoul
he abandoned, and the treat
ratified before the present sesSlo
adjourns. According to some hint
} dropped by opponents of the treat
l llhey hope to accomplish the IT
: i-clion of the treaty 10y LAWS
) expenditure oil money to thro
g public opinion in the U. 5. sgatns
Il il. it is said that the money IL I
D come from European governmeD
f who wish the treaty to fail, br
J do not wish to appear to lie oppo'
| !ing it, and from the sugar trus
/. which has opposed it from til
y FIRST. The friends OF the treat
= say they have no fears. Tney b
G lieve that the Senate Will ratif
II the treaty. but if it fails, th
e Morgan bill, already introduced
e will bring annexation at once, an
II there Is not a bit of doubt a0ou
, their ability to pass that.
s Fewer e1-SenatOrs have been q
II he floor of the Senate since Sem
It tor Hale offered his resolution,
y amend the rules 10 exclude fr0I
o The privileges OF the hOor e.
d senators engaged IN loO0IlnI