Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-11

| 9Ctuated by SplllC OI IeIdllaViV"
but should it he convinced by ltS
invest cation, it will speedily show
that retaliation is a two handed
game,
There is said to be a difference
o opinion between President Me-
KIulcy and Speaker Reed as to
the advlsability of the House pass
ing a financial bill at this session.
Mr.. Reed thinks the voting down
of the Teller resolution by the
House was sufficient to put the
party on record against silver,
and that it would be wiser to have
tue House finish up the regular
business of the session and ad'
lourn as soon as possible, than to
have the financial debate that
would he necessary to pat through
financial bill along the line re-
commended by the presidents
message. While Mr.. Mckinley
thinks that il would be better for
bis party to further emphasize Its
position by having the House pass
financial bill. Although some
persons are predicting that this
difference of opinion Will lead 20
trouble, the chances are that IL
Will not. Mr.. Reeds position is
endorsed by the strongest men OF
his party in the House, and the
chances are that he will have his
way, and that the President will
not insist upon having a bill pass
ed.
1t is now kOOwn that Jerry
Simpsons speech about the Lon
don label IN Representative Din
gley's hat, which that gentleman
SAID was PIT there by the Amer
can maker to catch the dudes who
were wiling to pay extra for any
thing labeled London, was prompt
ed b, Representative Hepburn, OF
Iowa, who never lOOses an op.
portunity for a joke. he accident
ally saw the label IN the hat and
told Jerry to go aud look at it,
knowing that he would be sure to
make a speech about it. He did,
aud now some of the republican
members are expressing fear that
the London label IN Mr.. DingleS's |
hat will be heard from ofteDer
than his explanation especially IN
the rural portions of their dis
tricts.
Instead of being Offeued at the I
numerous jokes that are tod
about the autOcratlc manner III
which he runs the House. Speaker
Reed is constantly adding to them.
HIS latest was gotten IF in a
street car on Representative Hicks
who was absent when the House
voted on the Teller resolution. Mr.. !
Reed was in the car when Mr..
Hicks came in. AS soon as be
saw bIm, the Speaker SAID: 'h cks,
come here aud when Mr.. Hicks
stood before hin, he continued.
using the tone OF an irate school
master; Hicks, you didn't come TO
school last Monday afternoon.
Have you brought an excuse from
your mOlheIT The JOKE was so ap
parent that every bOGy in the car,
including number Of Congress
men, joined IN The shout Oflangh-
ter that fOllu wed, and MIR. Hicks
forgot to answer the question.
Commissioner Evans, of the
Pension Bureau, has tue courage
of his conviction as shown by his
present system Of medical examl
nation of applicants for pensions
and of pensioners, which he said:
The ex aiming boards are ex
pensive, inefficient, and swayed by
political and local influences.
There ought to be only Que corps
OF examining ply slcians and sur.
geOns that would travel from one
state to another at advertised
times to examine old soldiers.
Then they would not be swaYed
by local likes and dislikes, as they
are now, nor 10y the Congressman,
as The local boards are now" A.
an example of the kind Of work
done by these boards, Mr.. Il 'nsv
cited the C use of IN old soldier
that he personally took to Phila- ,
delphia and had examined by four r
boards, no one Of them knowing G
chat be was to go before the other.
They each rated him differently. ,
the ratings running from nothing. I
40 to S24 a month. Asked wheth- '