The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 26, $50

. 10y telling them that the passage Of tht
Porto Rico tariff till was necessary tC
get certain big campaign contributions
is now vigorously welding the party
, whip on the shoulders Of the kickers
with able assistance on the quiet from
Mr.. Mckinley. 1t was TO help him
that Senator Foraker got the Senate
Porto Rico bill sent back to Commit
tee. This leaves the deck clear for the
House bill, which deals exclusively
with the Porto Rico tariff. Every
energy is now to be bent to force that
through the Senate without amend
ment Five or six Republican Sena-
tors still threaten TO filbuster against
vote.
Senator Cockrell, speaking for the
Democratic Senators, just before the
Senate passed the bill authorizing the
appointment Of Commission to 60 to
China and Japan and make report
on Commercial conditions in those
countries, said: "The Republican
party is in absolute control, and we on
this side of the Chamber are powerless
TO prevent the enactment of any legs-
latiOn coming from the Republican
party and deemed necessary by it.
will not antagonize this bill, although
do not agree with it in principle. l
want it understood now, and under
stood distinctly that hereafter, abso-
Lutte responsibility must rest upon the
Republican party for the passage of all
resolutions and bills.v
Senator Tillman utilized his pitch
fork, to toss few aggravating questions
to the almost distracted Republican
Senators, which furnished considerable
amusement TO the occupants of the
galleries and to the Democratic Sena-
tors. Among the questions, which no
Republican seriously attempted to
answer, were the following: "Has the
President changed his mind or not?
Is the President for free trade with
Porto Rico today, or is he not? Is he
leading his party or has he surrendered
to the dictates of special interest, fol-
lowing the triumphal car like a prison
er Of war? Will some gentleman
please tell me whether the President is
for free trade with Porto Rico, or is he
not?' After waiting i'm vain for a
reply to his questions, Mr.. Tillman said
with sardonic laugh: "a dumbness
falls upon us ALL" He then vividly |
sketched the present troubles of the |
Republican party, and predicted that |
the people would sweep it from power,
for not recognizing that the flag. the
Constitution and liberty must travel
together, and charged the Republican
party with indirection, hypocrisy. and
dirty work. Senator Spooner sought
to detract attention from Senator Till
mans plain talk about Porto Rico by
shifting the debate to the suppression
Of the negro vote i'm South Carolina.
but Mr.. Tillman met him at once by
declaring that he had no apologies to
make for the action of the white people
Df South Carolina. adding: "When
you could get nothing more from US by
aw, you turned horde of negroes and
'arpet baggers loose upon us to steal
everything we bad left. We are here
o stay, and we demand our rights
We are not to be trampled on and
and patronized any longer.
say that as South Carolinian. | am
he equal of any Senator on this floor.
propose to have my say here, no mat
er whose feelings are hurt
After ten years service in the House.
representative Cox, of Tenn, has an
lounced that he will not be a candidate
Or reelection. When asked why. he
nswered in three words-"Tircd of
l." He will be missed by the Demo-
rats OF the next House, as he has won
place as an able champion of Demo-
rattle principles.
mat the government overpays for
'w-grade work and under-pays for ?
igh-grade work has again been en-
hasized by the resignation of Hon. A.
. Greeley, Assistant Commissioner of
atents, because Of his small salary. TO
lgage In practice in Washington.
taking specially of trade marks and
reign patents The retirement of Mr..
reeley is decided loss to the govern
ent. He has been i'm the Patent
lice for sixteen years, has filled many -
lportant positions, including that Of y
besides writing several
orks recognized as authority on patent
W, and not only proved his ability.
It exhibited an amount of backbone
dom found in a government official.
re latter was particularly noticeable
the long fight which resulted i'm
STARRING the notorious John Wedder.
IN and other crooked patent attor-
VS.. -
Representative Caldwell, of ILL.,, be- \
yes that Senator Cullom will be sue. i
'ded by Democrat. He said: 81
NIX l have right to be sanguine in
: hopes that we shall elect Demo-