The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-11

shown couclusively 10 the people until
"A bill ignoring altogether Great Bri-
taius claim 10 consideration in the
matter is passed 10y Congress and sent
to the President for approval am
satisfied that Mr. Mckinley will have
To veto il, much rs he would fear the
result of such All act; then he and b s
party could no longer claim thai they
were not committed toa partnership
with England i'm this Canal PROPOSE
ton" Senator Allison very frankly
states that the administration Sena-
tors intend 10 defeat senator Morgan
and prevent The taking mp Of the Canal
bill 10y the Senate at this session Of
Congress.
Another play was made i'm the adj
ministration'- game with England,
when Secretary Hay and the British
Ambassador signed new agreement
extending the time within which the
two governments may exchange ratil-
cation of the Canal treaty, now hung
up IN the Senate, seven months from
the 9TH of next August, which was the
limit set by The last agreement. Tn.
less Senators eat their words, that
treaty will not be- ratified 10y the Sen
ate, As at present made up.
The Porto Rican law has already
had to he remedied by additional Con-
gressional legislation, and the Hawaiian
law will have To be. The latter failed
TO provide for collector Of Internal
Revenue, or for an extension Of the L.
;. Postal laws, and Secretary Gage has
Informed the Cabinet that he does not
consider the authority given him bv
the law sufficient to justify the pay
ment of the Hawaiian public debt.
The country will not forget that the
Republicans are responsible for this
and other slip-shod legislation, forced
through Congress under the party
whip and spur.
Senator Butler, Of n. G., Chairman
Of the Populist National Committee.
before leaving Washington to attend
the Sioux Falls Convention, declared
that the Convention would nominate
Col. Bryan for President 10y acclama-
ton, and would adopt the platform Of
96, with new declarations to meet our
foreign problems and the trust cues
ton. OF trusts, Senator Butler said:
The peoples party has always been
against trusts, and we believe that the
.hree greatest trusts relate to money.
transportation and the transmission Of
Intelligence. People who control these
rusts can control the government and
We will, therefore suggest that these
hree great factors in the nations
development should be under govern
mental control"
Democrats would ask nothing better
han that Secretary Long, who seems
ust now to be the favoriie candidate.
hould be nominated on the Mckinley
lcket for Vice President. Mr.. Longs
ttitude in the Schley. Sampson contro.
ersy has been such that he would
materially weaken the ticket.
The decision of L. ;. Judge Lochren.
I st. Paul, MINI, that the L. ;. Con-
titution was extended to Porto Rico
n the day that the terms Of the treaty
peace with Spain went into effect,
as greatly disturbed administration
rcles, foreshadowing, as it does, "A
milar decision on the part of the L.
Supreme Court when an opportunity
offered. If the power aud influence
the administration can prevent il.
o opportunity will be given the
upreme Court to pass on the question
ntil after the Presidential election.
Representative Dick, Of Ohio. other
ise known as Boss Hanna's man
riday, has gone to Cincinnati, where
le middle-of-the-road Popuists will 7
Did their national convention this
eek, and there are good reasons for [
e belief that he expects to play :.
aiding part in controlling the action
that convention. Senators have e
ell publicly saying for sometime that +
annas agents were offering free trans
ration and hotel expenses to dele "
ties to that convention from various a
;tions Of the country. 1t is Hanna's .,
Iention that this Convention shall
inmate ticket Of its own in opposi- T
n to that nominated at Sioux falls T
lich he relies upon to help the Re
blicans carry several states by split
Z the Populist vote, and Dick has -
IN sent to see that the intention is
'ried out