The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.


IlVuSc INST lalhtu ABOUT putting "a
duty on Porto Rican products, he even
went So far as 90 intimate To- Democrat.
he met that he would bee glad if they
would help defeat the proposed duty.
Now, lac has turned a complete 'mer-
sault, and announced, i'm advance Of it's
passage, that he would sign the bill
imposing a % per cent. duty. No
wonder Republicans in Congress laugh
when Mr.. Mckinley is spoken of as
their leader.
The bill providing territorial form
of government for Hawaii now before
the Senate, which means that Hawaii
will ultimately become a state, natural
ly raises the question of why the
Hawaiian- should be so much bet er
treated than the Port Rlcans? Surely
no one outside Of the clique which is
shaping the Republican policy can see
any good reason for making Hawaiians
American citizens and the Porto R.cans
Colonial subjects.
Senator TalIaierro of Florida, in adj
dition to making public and most
positive denial Of the story published
over the signature Of Jay c. Holland.
an alleged Florida detective, charging
him with having conspircd with Major
G. w. Ruthers. l.. :. A., and Mr.. G..
Is. Rogers, of Florida, % defraud the
government in connection with the
sale of lot Of bacon, has had Holland
arrested for criminal libel, and en-
ployed eminent lawyers to assist i'm
prosecuting him. Senator Taliaferro
expressed the opinion that ex-senator
Call had something to do with the
publication Of Hollands story, but Mr.
Call says he had nothing Whatever TO
do with il.
Representative John Allen, of Miss,
can deal with facts as well as humor.
as he showed while the House was dis |
cussing the responsibility for the con.
fessedy large number Of inefficient /
clerks on the government pay rolls M /
Washington. When Mr.. Allen got up
to speak, those who can see in him
only the humorist, expected something
funny" but they didn't get it. All
though inclined TO take many things
humorously, Mr. Allen is one of the
hardest working members of the Ap.
preparation committee. lie began his
speech by saying that there was suii-
Gent law TO get rid Of clerks who be-
come inefficient from age or other
causes and that the department oli-
Gals should not be allowed TO saddle
the blame for their retention upon
Congress. He said lac had made an
investigation and had official figures
to show that the average ,ge Of eleven
hundred Of the clerks reiustated by the
present administration, exceeded go
years, and he naturally thought these
'einstaiements explained "a large part
If the complaints about Inefficient
Jerks being kept in Office
A caucus of Democratic Senator
vas held to discus, The general line of
opposition to the Republican policy
owards the island possessions Of the
]. ;. a committee wa. authorized to
onfer with the Democrats of the
House, with a view to having the party
both branches Of Congress act along
ne same line. While no programme
'as adopted, there was a unanimous
eminent in favor of continuing the
pposition, and committee was
uthorized to arranged a programme.
Ex-Governor Peck, of bad Bow
'me, is one Of the two hundred clti-
ms of Wisconsin who are whooping
p Milwaukee, as the Democratic
ational Convention city. He says
nat everybody tells him Milwaukee
III win, but that the hustling is going
be kept up until the National Com
ittee decides where the Convention
to be held
Notwithstanding numerous denials
the story that Boss Hanna had
reatened to take the Republican
atioual Convention away from Phila-
lphia, if the money promised by the 81,
representing that city 10 /
e Republican National Committee.
Is mot forthcomi z, such a threat
's made, and as a result. Bo..
anna has received a check for 81. 900
account and a promise that the -
ler 900 will be raised and turned
er before the Convention meets.
e two Democratic members of the 81
Inference Senator Jones. -
Arkansas, and Representative Cox. w
tennessee, now considering the gold al
ndard bill passed by the House and
substitute therefor, passed bv the IL
late, can do little more than exercise
ir right Of making minority re- '0
t to their respective branches of fol
lgress, but they can be depended
ID to do that in a thoroughly Demo.
TIC manner. The four Republican
nbers Of the Commiitee-SenaiDr,
rich and Allison, and Representa-
IS Overstreet aud Brosius, will really
Ae the gold standard bill that will =