The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-11-30

portnnt decisions from fh.ir mlk n 81
general way to each other Whether
tire whole story i- correct rnot. % is
absolutely certain that Mr. Mckinley
is plainly showing hi- anxiety % OBJ,
speedy passage hy Congress of the
Army bili
The l-Ihmnn Canal Commission ha-
handed Nr Mckinley i- preliminary
report As expected it mror- tlc
Nicaragua route for The Canal Tine
Panama Company'- lobbyists are mov
ing heaven and earth io prevent
legislation 10y Congress, in favor of the
Nicaragua Canal
According To Representative Hull,
Chairman of the House Committee ou
Military Affairs. which is now trying
to put together an army bin that viii
be supported hy all the Republicans.
many of whom have publicly expressed
widely differing opinions of what tine
bin should provide for, especially as fo
the number of men, the volunteers boo
the Philippines will NOT hc brought
home until regulars. enlisted under
tine bin NOT even yet written, can Doe
sent 90 take their places. AT least,
that is q fair construction To place upon
Mr. Huls own words-"The army
now IN the Philippines will have 90 be-
brought home iu the summer, that il.
those of the men who do not care to Ie-
enlist The transports which go out
for them should depart laden with the
troop, who are TO replace Them"
Representative Champ Clark, of Mo-.
returned To Washington, feeling a.
chippy as usual. lie said: 81 ana NOT
dowuca-t on discouraged by the lick
ing we got. The most unpleasant
feature is 1t Will take us six or eight
years To get the Senate. As to the
proposition 10 reorganile The Demo
cratic party, il is "a fact in natural his
tory that the tail cannot way the dog:
and the same is true in politics The |
party does NOT need re0rganziug to /
begin with Its thoroughly organized. |
and even if IL were % bee reorgmizcd. /
IL would not bee from ;he outside. We /
want everybody to come Don fhat feels
like helping us, but SIC have % perfect
organization of our oWn.n OF the
probable work of This session Of Con
5ress Mr. Clark said: 81 think this
viii be an extremely busy session.
The main thing the Republicans will
10 Will be To raiify Che Iiay-Pauncefote
reaty and pass Nicaragua Canal bin.
n accordance with it, and to pass Mark
1anna's ship.ubsidy BILL II the Su.
lreme Court decides the Porto Rlcan
.ct unconstitutional, then the RepubH
ans Will ran races with u- as to which
ylll drop the Philippine. ir,t Butifl
is decided 90 be constitutional. then
his session of Congress will have o.
.a-s some Kind of "a bin ur thc govern
ncnt and control of thc islands This.
with the routine measures and the
ew apporlionmcui under the last
ensus will make DO an exceedingly
usy session.
The reception of thc proposition ad
anced 10y the radical Republicans Go
'duce the representation OF the South
'n states which have restricted Negro 3
Mirage, has been of such general con ,
smnaliou that o. ha- been abandoned
" the present session and viii mot
cure in the re-apportoument bl 3
hch Will doubtless become lass in +
he near future bat some of it- adyo.
Ties hint their intention to trv to gei
ie question before the long session of %
le next Congress c
In the case of Minister Conecr. this
Vernment is presenting the extra
binary spectacle of Keeping man at
$ post which is supposed to carry q.
uch authority and discretion and at u,
e same time proposing scheme o. n
e powers, DOB absolutely ignore him. 80
cause Minister Congcr has view, OF al
s own, instead of having adopted q"
ose with which ihe Chinese Minister
Washington has in0culated tine sl
'kinley administration, "a proposi- re
n has been made 10y this government
the powers interested 10 take the
COLLATION. for "a settlement with China
Of the hands Of the foreign minis ,ee'
S at Pekin. and make a fresh start IN
.ough a commission The ground
This is the alleged fear that the
sent negotiations will fail because is
foreign ministers at Peku cannot jus
zee.
80 selfmade man is a hero to his W"
,nty-ycar-old SON. -.