The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
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WAsHINGToN, April >, 1900.
Are legal opinions made to order by
L. s. officials? 1t is charged that
Charles +. Magoon, law officer of the
division on insular affairs Of the War
Department, first wrote am opinion
that the L. > Constitution was, by
force Of the Paris treaty extended over
Porto Rico and tie Philippines, which
ne was compelled to suppress and then
to write another taking exactly the
opposite stand This last opinion has
been made the foundation for the
whole Republican imperialistic pro-
gramme and the Senate has just order
ed three thousand additional copies Of
1t to be printed. Representative Rich
ardson the Democratic leader of the
House, desiring to get at the truth. has
offered a resolution calling for copies Of
all of the opinions written by Mr.
MagOon.
The administration Programme is to
jam the Porto Ricsn bill. tariff and all.
through both Senate aud House this
week. 1t is certain that the Senate
will pass it tomorrow, and probable
that the House will do likewise later.
Notwithstanding the talk of RepubH
can members that they would vote for
free trade If given another opportunity
The Senate and all Washington are
still laughing and are likely to be for
days to come, at the humorous speech
Of Senator Pettus, in which he held
Senator Beveridye, "A would-be Demos
themes up TO ridicule. for his speech
declaring his opposition to the Porto
Rico bill and his intention 10 vote for
il. The Senate aud galleries were i'm "a
continuous roar of laughter from the
beginning To the end Of the remarks of
Senator Pettus. Afier rubbing 1t IN ON /
Beveridge for charging all those who F
didn't agree with him, with enmitv
towards the government, Mr.. Peuus
SAID; "The government ga his mind il
Me and my wife,
Ny son John and his wife
Us four
And no m0re.fn
Mr.. Pettus told this Biblical story AT
the close Of his speech: The Master
once had 10 select man Ia lead the
children Of I-real out of Egypt aud
through the wilderness TO Canaan. He
did not select an orator 40, he select
ed one Of those wise men. and mi.
name was Moses And he was "a stut.
tering man, too. But Moses told his
master to his face that he could not DO
II, because he could not speak TO the
people, and what was the reply?
There is Aaron, me speaks Well Aud
hey took Aaron along, not I'm come
nand, that was not allowed; bat they
.ook him along as kind of deputy.
And when Moses, on his Masters
rider, went up into the mountains for
he tables, The orator left in charge had
golden calf framed and he put all the ,
'eople TO worshippiug the golden calf }
More people worship the golden calf
low than did in those days. But
While Aaron and his people were all
own worshipping The golden calf. the
lan Of God appeared, and he pulled
ut his sword aud demanded To know
who il on the Lords dep Then the
rator jumped up from his knees. drew
is sword and got on Noses side and
'ent TO killing the lsraeites along
18th Moses. All these orators will do
le same thing-the Lass one If Them
Representative Rhea, of Ky, made :
'tiling good speech at a mass meeting
Washington Democrats. in which +
referred to Chairman Payne. the
epublican House leader as "the state, e.
an with the oue-night-slaud state Of
ind" and TO Representative Gros-
nor, as the "garrulous gabbler. from
mo, who acts as moulh-piece for -
e White House Sphinx After 80
curing various phases Of administra.
IN wabDlng, which he likened 10 the
lck of snake, Mr.. Rhea said: "Oh. "
anhood, where is thy shame? Oh
'kinley, where is thy blush? Oh.
ckiuley, you are the saddest spectacle
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