The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.


House hdd nerve 900 proportion ln inri
dissatisfaction, the Mckinley mull.e
would Dee quickly thrown aside and in'
House would dD some business in-i,al
of wasting time, a- ha- been done ete
since the Resembling of tmem-
waiting until ihr Committee hav,
prepared some hi.l. boo accnidauoe with
their instructions. a- lhe Democrats
stand ready Co help them go amy ,im,
90 restore the proper functions OF ihl
House. They nearly al have bills u
which their constituents are Interested,
that they would like lo get action upon.
but they dare not move without pef-
mission When lhc Republican floor
leader ne-i,cis ,o move au adjourn
mcnt promptly enough. Speaker Hcn-
derson prod- him by saying. "Ihc
genllena from New York moves ,hat
the House do now ADJOURN" A. Mr.
Mckinley. agent, Speaker Henderson
is out-Reediug Tom Reed RIGHT along
That the Republican leaders do not
feel sure Of their ability to jam the
smp-subsidy job through Congress is
shown by the presence in Washington
of Ex-senator Edmunds, who has
been employed, he says by the ship
ping interests. 10 lobby for the biil.
Mr.. Edmund, has made elaborate
argument, before the committee. of
the House and Senate in favor of the
bill, bat those arguments were NOT iu-
tended for the committees, a majority
of both having been persuaded to sup-
port the bill long ago by Boss Hanna
and his a,-l-tant pu-her-. Mr.. Ed
munds Is not cheap man, and he
would not have been employed If his
services had not been considered neccs-
sary. His arguments are expected To-
brace up the weak-kueed Republicans
who have caudidiy acknowledged
themselves To bee afraid Of the ship
subsidy bill, as well as To furnish texts
for the Republican editors to preach
from.
Democrats in the House were by no
means satisfied with Secretary Cages
alleged explanation of his relations
with two National Banks ia New
York city, and Representative Sulzer
offered a resolution, providing for a
Of nine To- investigate. The
Republicans had the resolution referred
to the Ways and Means Committee
where they can either smother it or
lis il up, as their orders may be- BY
he way, speaking of Gage and the
National Banks, one of mi, assistants,
Mr.. Nanderiip,-has had the nerve
10 say that such letters as the one from
4 New York National Bank. calling
attention to the political status and .
work of the members of its Board of .
Directors, as reason for demanding
avors from the Secretary of tle T.
Treasury, are often received If Mr. +
Ianderiip'- statement be correct, it W-
overs shameful state of Affairs, T
yhicn furnishes lhe strongest sort of .
m argument iu favor of the Demo-
ratio contention that the 4. s. Trea-
ury should bee absolutely divorced
rom the banking system of the couu-
ry, and the Democrats ian Congress
hould demand copies of every such
stter received by The Secretary of the
'reasury, in order that the names of
hese political bankers may be known /
D the people of the country.
1t begins to look as though the OPP
osition TO the reciprocity. treaties
egotialed under the Diugley tariff .
ct might be strong enough o. defeat
lem all. Mr. Ka--on, who represent
i the L. $. i'm negotiating them. and
no has been active jon trying To- get
voIable action on them. has gone to
lorida for his health, and they are
DIV at "a standstill. IL is said hat he
i'll return later i'm the session and
sumo his efforts IN behalf of the
eaties, but their opponents claim to
= gaining strength AN the time.
Senatorelect Blackburn spent Sun
~ IN Washington, receiving the con-
of his friends, but returned
Kentucky today so as to be present
his second reelection, tomorrow,
hich will be gone through SD as 10
ave no room for casting doubt ON the
5ality Of his election. When he
mes back to Washington, to resume
5 duties as Senator, he will be given
complimentary dinner, which prom
S to be an oldfashioned Democratic
'e-feast, participated in by all the
in Congress and 10y many
iers.
The friction between Gen Miles and
jutant General Corbin has reached
acute Stage, and Miles has filed
orous protest With secre AIRY Root,
which he asked whether he or
bin was in command Of the Army. .
cited instances where Corbin had !
con h0lod orders which did not suit !
!, instead Of issuing them. =
seems that one of Boss Hanna's
f literary agents, First Assistant 2
tmaster General Perry Heath, has 3
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