The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-12-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Nov. p. IS

WASHINGTON, Nov, p, 1899.
Gag law is to rule the House again.
aud, unless present indications are at
fault, the Mckinley gag is likely to be
even worse than the Reed gag. All
the pretty talk about changing the
House Rules in the interest of more
liberty for individual members, has
been hushed up by the application Of
the gag, even before the House assem-
bles. Even Henburg, Of Iowa, who
dsfied Reed in the last House and
made a savage attack on the injustice
Of the rules which made a tyrant OF
the Speaker, has allowed himself to
oe gagged and has acquiesced in the
programme which includes a readop-
ton Of the Reed rules without anv
changes that will lessen the Speakers
authority over legislation. The order
for the readoption Of the Reed rules
came from Mr.. Mckinley, who feared
that without them, he would be un-
able to jam some Of the legislation he
viii ask for through the House. with
It's narrow Republican majority.
According to present plans, the gag
rule is also to be applied to the gold
standard bill prepared by the House
Republican caucus committee, which
is now being considered by the Re-
publican members Of the Senate
Finance Committee, who for some
reason persist in withholding their en- |
dorsement of it. Instead of having I
the bill follow the usual routine OF be-
ing referred to a committee. it has
been decided to have 1t endorsed bv
the Republican caucus when it meets
to nominate House officers and ordered
passed by the majority Of the House.
AT the last meeting Of the Washing
ton Anu.Imperialist League, resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted, calling
attention 10 the anniversaries OF the
death and birth of George Washington
Dec. l4th, aud Feb 22nd-the trend
toward imperialism on the part of his
successor, now in Office, in direct con-
-radictiou TO the lessons taught by the
lie ana laid down by the farewell adj
iress OF Washington, and the necessity
II keeping the life Of Washington. a.
beacon light before his countrvmep
rs one Of the ways Of doing this. the
league offered prize Of $40. for the
'est essay, to be written by a school
hid Of the City Of Washington. on
he lessons to be learned from the life
f Washington.
Representative De Almond. Of Mo-.
ne OF the candidates for the Demo.
ratio leadership Of the House. has
cry positive opinions as TO the policy
nat should be followed by the Demo
ats Of the House, during the present
ssion Of Congress. He thinks the
emocrals should be aggressive from
art to finish in order to place the 4
epuDllcans on the defensive and ex. q
'se their weak spots to the country: Y
at they should put themselves ON
cora as favoring the withdrawal of "a
;. authority from the Philippines nv
d the establishment of an indepen- Nv
mt government by the Filipinos: ui'
at they should advocate the return
the Cubans Of their own-their~ NOT A
" by natural right, but by the "
emn promise and declaration #
ngress at the opening Of the War or
Ia Spain; that they should make to
lu to the country that the admins nu
uon party is the protector. as in 'u
&c degree it is the creator Of trusts. I'd
{ they should vigorously oppose the Mo
c'ment Of gold standard legislation and
he majority dares to attempt fo ~. ns
~ out plans which the money COR
IS are trying to compel them TO pair
.pt; That they should oppose the ..
zion OF large standing army as mo,
oi tue methods Of crippling i'm will
allsm, If it cannot be headed off Dru
that they should ruthlessly expose
steadily growing extravaganza in
nc expenditures, and the UNEQUAL I'M