West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-05-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
cuBt'S CAUSE COMING TO THE
FRONT FOR ANOTHER HEARING.
1he Old Soldiers SIRE Marching On
TO Washington Again.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., J
May ~, 1897. {

a. 10y 70, 100 4.
FROM our regular correspondent.
IL is hoped that the Senatorial
pilgrimage to- the tsmb of JefTer.
son, which Senator Hoar is ered,ted
with being responsible for, will re.
SUIT In acareful study Of Jefferson >
I'te ana writings by the Senators.
~ 'iticition is to DO found therein
and some Of the pilgrims need edj.
hs"tton badly upon more than ON.
subject.
lTHl
Senator Kyle isn't the first ma,
wh" has made a bad thing worse by
trying to explain. Rising to =
question of privilege he attempted
10 explain away the charge that bo
had agreed to vote with the Renpb
means ia exchange for good COM
mittee assignments, but he nade :.
bad mess Of 1T, especially in SAVING
that his understanding OF the policy
OF the popuists was. to helm the Ro
PuoIIcins control the Senate.
BERl
Albion W. Tourges will not he
Ileve that pic hunting was ga
ROOFS Errand" in his case. as he
e'Ptured piece of pic that promises
10 oefar more satisfying than "Mak.
ing Bricks without Straw" was
lie has been nominated Unitod
States Consul at Bordeaux Fraroo
fl. I. Chcatam, the negro ex ror
gresham from North Carolina also
got good thing in the Recorder
snip OF Deeds Of the District If
Columbia.
HBlg
Evidently the House has NOT han
properly impressed with the im,or
lance of the policy of Sccra,orv
wilson in trying to spread the SUI
gar beet Industry in this couptrv
OF It would not have refused 70
agree to the Senate amendment. -
'ne Sundly Civil bill, appropriate
ing $1,000 for the continnatio, no
the Secretary of Agriculture of =
Investigation of the sugar beet in
oustry. Perhaps some of tho mem
oers OF the House have not FORGOT
ten the sugar fad of Mr.. LIE On.
VINO was Commissioner Of AoricnI
'are nader the Hryes adninjstra-
''on, which cost Uncle Sam censid.
er"oie money and did not reyolu.
''onize the sugar Industry.
The House showed its belief in
.he lab0rer being worthy Of his
hIre' by promptly agreeing to the
Senate amendment to the Sundrv
o'ViI bill providing that duplicate
e'octrotypS plates, from which
messages and Papers of the Prssi-
"eh's we're printed should be given
10 the compiler, Representative
Richardson, of Tennessee. notwitb
standing che objection Of Represen
'"tlVe Connolly, IllIaOis. who saia
'h't hrm had offered $4,000 for
the plates. Inasmuch a. Mr. Ricb
ardsoh had devoted two years 70
the work Of compiling this book
The House thought he should b, en-.
'It'ed to any profits there might be
IN supplying the book after the
number ordered for Congress had
been printed.
ll9g
AT last the administration has
found out the bunco game that
SPAN played on the Cleveland adj
miniStraiion and has been TRYING
70 play on the present one. tbnnks
70 the wide awake reports Of Con.
SUI General Fiizhugh Lee. and JUS
ice 10 seemingly gong TO be done
TO poor Cuba. Sir. Mckinley has
hnd a long conference with the
members OF the Senate committee
on Foreign Relations, az to what
should be- done. The impression
is that Senator Norgan's resolution
Tor the recognition Of Cuban bclli-
gerehcy hardly goes FIR enough and
'A't q recognition OF Independence
would be The proper thing. in view
OF The facts forwarded by General
Lee. 4 public mass mooung Of
Cub q symPIthizor8 Is going 10 be
hcId in Washington sunday.
5000
The sugar trust controlled the
Republican sub committee which