Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-12-15

fectS the interest OF aDOnO dS lcM
Americans as any foreign war could.
OF couase, every American would
like to see peace over there, but as
the belligents have not asked for our
good offices, a fact noted by the
President III lis message, it would be
sort of international impertinence
for us to interfere in any way, and
the adoption b. either branch OF
Congress, of a reso ution OF sym
pathy for either side would certainly
and rightly be regarded as interior
ence. This government is neutral,
and because of that neutrality, the
President referred a petition from
the Hollanders OF Michigan, asking
him to use his good offices to bling
about peace, to the Department OF
State without action.
The House Committee that is IN
vestigating Roberts, Is holding daily
sessions and hopes to get It's report
ready in a few days. 1t requires no
gift of prophecy TO sa, that Il = re-
port will be adverse TO Roberts, but
the attempts TO say just what shape
it will take, which are being made,
are simply guesses. The Committee
will conclude the investigation before
deciding the scope of its report. Mr..
Roberts shows very plainly by his
talks before the Committee, that he
doesn't expect to get the seat, or
rather to keep it if allowed to be
sworn in; also that he is a pretty
shrewd lawyer, and well posted in
parliamentary practice.
That Speaker Henderson knows
how to drop a hint was shown when
he said: 81 never had anything to
say to any Speaker, regarding my
personal wishes, or desires. do not
remember ever entering Carlisie'S
room when he was Speaker, and l
only called once upon Crisp, and that
was with my delegation. | never
went to call upon Recd-save to pay
nv respects-unlcss lie sent for me.
| knew they had too much TO do to
be boihering with me.
During the first week of Congress,
more than $500 bills and resolu-
lions were introduced in the House
alone. Nine-tenths of these were in.
troduce1 in the last Congress and
never acted upon, and the same fate
is likely to meet an equal percentage
of them again. The number of bills
introduced in the Senate is much
smaller, not only because Of smaller
membership, but because Senators,
do not as a rule introduce so many
bills in which they feel no personal
interest. just to please some constit-
uent.
Senators are much interested in the
cases of Senator Scott, Of " est Vlr-
ginia. who is charged with rot hay
ing been legally elected, because the
vote cast for him was not a majority
ofthe entire membership Of the leg
lslature; of Senator Clark, of Mont.
who is charged with having obtained
his election by bribery, and of MIR.
Quay, who claims a seat, on the
appointment ofthe Governor of Pa,
and who is opposed by the claim that
the Governor had no constitutional
right to make the appointment, all OF
which are now in the hands of the
Committee on Privileges on Elec-
tions, and will be disposed of as rap
idly as possible. The phrase "Dosses-
sion is nine points of the law" is es-
pecialIy applicable to the cases Of
the two Senators who are already
seated; the Senate never unseats a
member, except upon the strongest
kind of proof that he has no legal
right to the seat. And notwithstand-
ing assertions to the contrary, the
general belief in Washington stands
as 1t has from the first in the Quay
case-that he will get the seat by
vote of the Senate, even i'll
the committee reports adversely, |
which there are reasons to believe it
may DO
The debate on the financial bill
opened IN the House today and will
be continued all the week, the final
vote to be taken next Monday. The
bill was passed.
The President says that if Congress
will revive the grade of Wee Admi-
raj, he will nominate both Sampson
md Schley to the position, and thus
End the long controversy.
Where Organism Has Led DemOc-