The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-12-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 3, 1900
The Resembling Of Congress found
the Capitol full of ugly and sensational
rumors connected with the Isthmian
Canal question. Some of these rumors
make charges entirely too serious to be
repeated without proof of their truth
fulness, a. TO what has been accom-
plished by the lobbyists employed by
the Panama Canal Company, in their
efforts to delay Congressional action
authorizing the construction Of the
Nicaragua Canal. But there are some
facts which speak for themselves.
Sometime ago it was announced i'm a
semi-oflicial manner that the report of
the Canal Commission would be strong
y in favor of the Nicaragua route now
it is allowed to become known that the
report of the commission will not
specify preferable route but will give
its estimates OF the cost of the Canal by
the Nicaragua route, and the cost Of
the completion Of the Panama Canal,
together with the terms upon which
this government can secure control Of
the latter, and leave Congress to decide
for itself. What brought about this
change? That is the question that the
rumOrs deal with. The President Of
the Panama Canal Company had
long conference with the Secretary of
State, and, of course, everybody knows
what the gentleman is i'm Washington
for. Although the Nicaragua Canal
bill, which passed the House at the !
last session was, by resolution OF the !
Senate, made special order for We'd |
nesday Of this week, programme has
been arranged by which the Ship |
Subsidy bill will be used to side-track
the Canal bill, unless the programme
is upset by a majority vote Of the Sen
ate. The Panama Canal Company has
caused one great National scandal,
which disgraced eminent Frenchmen,
and from present indications, it may
cause another. that will disgrace some
prominent Americans.
Nominally the two branches of Con-
gress met today and adjourned without
waiting to get Mr.. McKinley's mes
'age, as a mark Of respect to the late
Davis and Grear and mem
,ers Of the House who have died since
he last session, but in reality the adj
ournment was for the purpose Of CIV
ng the Republicans a little more time
o try to reconcile their numerous
differences and to get together on a
legislative programme.
The Jackson Democratic Association.
f Washington, is arranging for its an
ual celebration Of Jackson Day, Jan,
tn next, with as much enthusiasm AS
IS members could possibly have dis
layed, had the party been victors i'm
ne late campaign The jacksonions
re Of the same undaunted brand as
as "Old Hickory" himself, and the
suit Of campaigns cuts no figure in
leir calculations when compared with }
he principles they value far more than
iumph 9
Representative Shaflioth, of Colo. 3
i'd Of the contest for the seat which :
I'll be vacated March 4th, dy Senator Z
.olcott: at promises to be the most ,
teresting, and the closest call ever y
lown in that section. Three of the g
rongest men in the state are now q
ndidates-Gov. Thomas, former Gov. >
nor Adams, and Thomas f. Patter- q
n, and it Is just possible that Mr.. =
larles J. Hughes, prominent min =
lawyer, may enter the field as the =;