Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspordent.)

The Monetary Commission resum
ed its slttings in Washington to
day. after recess of two weeks
The gentlemen composing this
commission believe that there II
going 20 he u big financial fgb
started in Congress soon aftel
that body assemblies, although
many shrewd politicians amOni
the republicans are working Il
prev ent The financial issue bain
raised in Congress, because o
their doubt az to whether an,
LEGISLATION OF that character cal
he put through during the life o
the present Congress, and fea
that sharp drawing OF hnaucla
lines IN Congress Will reHult II
harm TO the republicans. One q
the main objects of The MONETARY
commission is TO insist that there
shall be an attempt at fnancla
legislation at the coming session
If Congress aud that the attemp
stall be recommended by Presi
dent Mckinley and be pushed b.
the Whole power and irfnence &"
the administration. The lines arr
already being mapped ont, anG
the prediction has been made tina
the financial fight in Congress will
be the bitterest and most excl tins
since the Force bill WAS before
Congress. The lighting will b'
mostly In the Senate, as 1t W
be an easy matter to PAT any bill
supported by the President anC
Speaker Reed through the House
IL is assumed that any bill pro
DOS C. hy those who are pushing
this movement will be antagonlzro
by the silver men in the Scnate
aud as they control that body bA
a sigh margin it requires nc
prophet TO say that 1t will De
difficult. if not impossible, TO pass
any such measure IL the Senate.
if there Is any reason why
any set of meu in Washington
should hold q meeting for the par
pose of rstitylns the domination
Of a candidate for Mayor of New
York City, it is not apparent 10
the Q, es of an Ordinary individual.
BIT reason, or no reason, tue
single takers of Washington and
vicinity, more enthusiastic than
numerous, held meeting anu
to ratlfy the nomination
of Henry George to be M,yOr Of
New York CITY. There are two
reasons why Mr.. George was
probably not deeply Interested III
this meeting; none of those who
attended had votes in New York
and the single tax is not the issue,
OF even Que OF tie issues that Mr..
& eorge is making IN his present
ca npsign. In fact, he hasn't SAID
a word about 1t himself, and is
probably willing that others should
et 1T alone.
Whether England refused TO
participate in a conference ovrI
the protection of the seals in
Brhriug SEA and there about at
4 blch Russia and japan, as well
Is The United states should he
aDrtsented, after haylng one
Promised to do 80, has abolt got
Town to question of yeracItN
between Tx Secretary OF State
'Jster, who has had charge OF all
he seal negotiations for the United
states for several years, and Lord
,lisbury. Mr.. Foster says Lnd
.lIsbnry agreed to have England
in the CouteTence 10
Ihich the Unite Sta'es h al in.
i ed Russia and Japan to SCI d
representatives; Lord Salisbury
avs he did not; that he agreed
hat there sh0 Id bd a cO1frran Q
tween representatives OfErglard
nd of the Uhited States OF tie
ubiect and that he will have
eDts 10 Washington TO attend
, but that they will not be al
,wed 10 take part IN a conference
-l:h agents of Russia anI Japan
ficials of the Department OF
ate are reticent, bat there ar
rounds for the belief shat The
of State has accepted
Ir. Fosters version of the con-
Over>y anI will 80 state in a
lendly but vigorous communlca
on to the English Government
while arrangements are being
ade for two seal conferences; one
etween the U. s., Russia and
apan, and one between the U. 8
nd England.
Judging from Official utterances
MY one would suppose that the
,;lorf and his g. lhiuaf wareI