The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-12-14

he knows" Some are predicting tina
the bill VIII be allowed to fail in TIN
Senate. Representative Richardson
presented the minority report on the
Revenue Reduction bill. 1t does no
oppose any Of the reductions made, bu
favors more extensive reduction il
war taxes
The Senate has always been an ex.
travagant body especially in its expen
ditures for its own luxury, and the fact
that the Committee on Finance has
just paid S4,7O9 for refurnishng and
redecOrating the room in which il
meets, shows that it is growing more
So
1t was an Unexpectedly large major
ity-l9S to 92-that the House gave
the Circuit Oleomargarine bill Political
lines were not drawn at all. If any
line was drawn, it was the agricultural
against the manufacturing.
That everything is being done that
can possibly influence votes for the
Ship Subsidy bill, is apparent to every
body. Even the bidding for the con-
structiOn Of the six armored cruisers
and the five battleshlps authorized at
the last session Of Congress, was utilized
for that purpose. In order to create
the impression in Congress that the
shipyards Of the country were all on
the hunt for work, which the Ship
Subsidy bill would give them if enacted
into a law, these schemers had a whole
lot of small fry establishments, which
would be taxed to their utmost capacity
to build light draft gun boat, put in
bids for cruisers and battleships.
Senators are not showing much
to rush the Army Reorganiza-
ton bill through the Senate, which
was railroaded through the House last
week. To give the Senate Republicans
a chance to rush it, the House leaders
made the bill substitute for one that
was passed by the Senate at the last
session. The Senate could have sent
the bill to a Conference at once, but it |
didn't. The bill was referred to the |
Committee, and Senator Haw-
ley, Chairman Of that Committee, says
the usual routine will be followed i'm |
the consideration of the bill which be-
gan today. The anti-canteen amend
nent, adopted by the House to please
.he w. &. T. U. is already being made
he basis of much contention. The
chances favor its being struck out by
he Senate.
The story of Rathbone's extravaganza
With Cuban funds, which was quite as
lisgraceful as Neeley's stealings, is full
y told in pamphlet Of 292 pages, now
n the hands Of the Senate Committee
N Relations with Cuba. Although
tathbone paid the money out on
ouchers, they were vouchers which
lie knew that no honest auditing officer
you'd pass. In fact, vouchers amount
NJ to 69,6l9.2l have been thrown out
Y the auditors because Of the nature
the goods for which they charged,
lch as $40 month for rent for coach
lan's house, enameled bath-tub and
Their house fitting for one Madam
Drrlns and household furniture and
of all kinds, including such >
ems as lining furniture with brocad-
silver and gold" and harness and
her stable paraphanalia. Although
lese vouchers have been disallowed.
lie money had already been paid from
ie Cuban funds. 1t will in common
)nesty have to be made good, as well
the Medley stealing, and it is likely
at the task Of making good will fall is
tirely on the u. s., as there is no
obablllty Of recovering any consider +
lie sum either from Rathbone or Z
eeley. :"
Senator Teller, struck those who be- X
We or pretend to believe that we can
t construct the Nicaragua Canal
thout the consent of Great Britain.
solar plexus blow when he said i'm
'ech advocating action on the part
the L. 5. that would be absolutely ev
dependent Of England, that TO ask
glands assent to the construction of
canal was to admit that that CONN.,
had a right to express its dissent sto
warned the Senate that such a
itlon would not be accepted by the La
pie of this country. At the last
non OF Congress the administration
handed the ratification Of the Hay
ncefote treaty without amendment
v, its personal representatives i'm 7
Senate, gladly agree to having a
taken on the Davis amendment -
ch provides that nothing in the
ty "shall apply to measures which
I. 5. will find it necessary to take
securing by It's own forces the de. -,
of the L. 5. and the maintenance a
lbllc ORDER" next Thursday, when IN
know that it will be adopted a
administration is now willing to
pit the amendment simply because
nows that the treaty could not be
ed without it,