Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WHAT HARRIS NOTES AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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Vermont POstOfiice Buildings.--Dewe
TO BE Full Admiral --MOre "Betf
| lnqulry.--NIcaragua Canal BIlIShelved
1.-The Mormon Member TO BE Seated
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.
This town has suffered more weath
er IN the past two weeks than durin!
| all the time since Vermont had Dem
ocratic governor or Braddock's defeat
History verities every word OF this anC
if "Old Bill Jones was alive It coulc
also be proven by him. 1t has not on
| ~ been awful, it has been heart-rend
| ing. The Oldest inhabitant has moth
ing to say. Thirty-three inches o.
snow has fallen in practically one con
tinuous storm, much of which vet re
mains with us. The sidewalks are
simply tunneled, with a perpendicular
wad Of snow from three to six feet high
on each side. The first OF the week
business was entirely paralyzed and
suspended, something that never hap
pened south OF New York before.
But even the Master OF the elements
could not head of Congress. Monday.
the work day, Speaker Reed telephoned
to the House that he considered it in
advisable to hold a session ofthat body
that day, but perhaps thirty members
pulled in somehow, organized and dis
posed Of few private bills. About
the same number Of senator's also
drifted in and transacted a little bust
ness, enough so it could be said that
something was being done Nothing
on earth except ayisitation Of Provi-
dence or the arrival Of the fourth OF
March can check the devastating
course OF the American Congress.
The extra session question has be-
come the burning issue. Bets are
about even as to whether the horror
can be avoided. There are many inn
portant matters OF present pressing
necessity which win die unless an ex-
ira session is had but the country
could get along without legislation on
them rather than TO endure the atllic-
ton of another session. There is one
matter. however, which will not wait
That is the army reorganization bill.
Unless some measure is enacted within
the next fifteen days, the president will
call m extraordinary session ior that
purpose.
In respect 10 this matter, peculiar
condition exists The military com
mittce OF the Senate, which prepares
the measure for this purpose, is com-
posed Of six Republicans and five Dem
ocrats. The Republicans are llawley
Sharp, Sewall, Warren aud
Carter. The Democrats are Bate,
Mitchell and Pettus In the
absence of Senator Proctor, the COM
mittee has been equally divided, and
as "A consequence two bills were sub
mitted 10 the Senate Thursday, each
backed by five senators. But this Is
not all. senator Proctor cabled the
committee from Cuba that he was OPP
posed TO the bill drafted by his party
lssociatates and could not support IL.
Ills Cuban experience has evidently
him that an army Of occu-
patton is not needed there, and he has
come TO accept the Democratic view
lf the matter. II the senator Is COZ
-ectly reported he has placed himself
n antagonism 10 his party and the adj |
and those who knewhim as /
ne personal representative OF the pres
dent in administration matters hitherto /
ire astonished-Io put II mildly-at
he situation. The administration bill !
probably could not have passed at this
esSiop ANYWAY, bus lacking the pres
ige of a majority report and with the
,nown opposition OF Senator Proctor
( is lost cause from the start. The
,nly hope therefore of avoiding an eX-
IN session is i'm accepting the Demo
ratio bill or some compromise. lhere
.on have the situation, and You know
s much of what the result viii be Us
ither house OF congress.
With the permission Of the editor l
would like TO say 10 any voter in Yer
mont who reads this that ! have sever
/ thousand public documents, many
+ them LARGE and well-bound volumes
fyalue and interest, for iudicious dis
ribution. If such will send me their I
ames and addresses, directing simply /
, the senate. | will be pleased to for
,ard 10 them respectable beginning
,r a library. This offer also includes
arden and flower seeds. II the editor
ont hermit this invitation ! will send
inn an invoice as anatiiiction which
i'm at least cost him something TO re-
rove from the postotlice, ifnot Tor
forage hereafter ,,,
The bills Tor government buildings
Newport and Burlington were SAIL
10 along in the House the other day
MI were nearing final passage, with
large number Of other similar meas
res when an attempt was made 70
,clude A small town IN Nebraska IN
,hicb there was no necessity for any
,ino of the kind. and halt was
alled. Some fellow in the opposition
,owed up the steal in the case Of the
.ehraska hamlet-which happened TO 4
: the home of the chairman OF the
,mmitfee engineering the bills-and
I ! result of irving to bite of too
,nch the whole batch was "queered ,
nd hung up. There they still 1ane'
hi whether they will be taken down
Tain This session is beyond mortal
en II won't take a halt hour 10 dis
use Of them ii they could be got at
at there's the rub.
,s,,pa,ress i at work 10 make 6eorge ,