The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-11-28

Bulgaria responsible tor any injury
to Miss Stone, conseq upon any
attempt TO capture the brigauds who
hold her prisoner. President Roose.
welt is said, on cxccllcn, authority, to
have long ago resolved that when
Miss Stone shall have been rescued or
put to death, he will demand n heavy
indemnity from either Turkey or
bulgaria ms may seem proper, for the
wrong done her. While Mr.. Dicken-
sons purpose was no doubt com
mondablc, his dlrtum " III undoubtedly
cmbarass the President in his design.
Bulgaria will assert that, i. not inter.
fcrcd with by the official representa-
tive Of :he L. s.. il could have cap.
turcd the brigauds and rescued the
missionary. Whether this statement
he true or not M n matter OF fact, Il
will have much moral force and will
certainly reduce the indemnity
CLAIMED, il indeed II does not prevent
It's recovery altogether.
An interesting sale will soon take
place here OF the desks and chairs
used in the house Of representatives
for the last 2S years. during which
period they were occrpicd by many
distinguished men. When the house
decided to renovate iIs chamber with
new furniture, carpets. aud so Oh, !,
also docrced that the old desks should
be sold Mt auction TO the highest bid
der, rcserying 20 tbs sitting members
ihe'rlght TO purchasc their Own desks,
paving therefor the average amount
brought b, those that should be sold.
Out af SCI desks. all bat 30 have thus
fur been reserved, aud 1t is probable
that some oi these may also be, before
the sale takes place. Among the thir-
ty, is that occupied by President Me-
Kinlcy, that by Blaiuc, and that by
Reed. These desks are likely to
bring large prices from relic huntcrs
bringing up the average cost of the
sale aud taxing the congressman prob
ably good deal more than they M.
ticipated. House desks, By thc way
are occupied BY difIcren, member
at nearly every session, the seats be-
ing portioned by drawing lots for
right of choice. In the Senate, the
practice is different, each member re-
tanning his desk rs long as he remain,
n member. II he changes his location
in the chamber, he takes his dcsl
with him.
While there is little doubt that the
Chinese exclusion law will bp rc-cn
acted before it expires in May next
still il is useless to disguise tia fac
that there is rather strong objection
To IL IN certain influential ircasur'
circles, where ii is held that the onl,
effect of the law is 10 exclude the bet
ter class of Chinese, while the coolies
who are willing TO take the chances
slip over the border by hundreds
Practically all tho important men o
the treasury except Nr rowdorly
commissioner OF immigration, ihinl
the law wron. in priuriplc aud lncf
icrtivc IN operation. In daianlt o
! direct recommendation, on the sub
icrt from Secretary Gng'a) whose re
port will not be submitted until con
gress mceis,) 1, is Impossible to tel
just what notifications he will aug
gc,t, but it is not believed that H.
will 90 81 lar MS to oppose tho,law Al
together. Meanwhile the labor OF
gnhizaiions are taking STEPS to sccur
the rc-cuactuirnt of the law as
sianis AMI 1t Is probable that their ii,
flncncc is likely to be more poicu
with congress than Any merely acr
dcmic arguments against 1t. The
will also urge TINT II larger mnnus
appropriation be made for cniorcii
II.
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