The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-11-29
CONGRESS WILL SOON
MEET IN WASHINGTON.
MANY SENATOR'S AND REPKE-ENTA-
TIVES ALREADY IN THE CITY
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Washington, Nov. 25.-One third
of the representatives and over one
half Of the members Of the senate
have already reached Washington.
Those mombers of congress who have
been here for several weeks but now
the hotels show the usual congress
crowd and job hunters seem to know
it. With the Republican majority Of
80 votes in the house and n safe mai
ority in the senate those policies which
receive the Administrations support
will trot right through both houses
after they have been we'll groomed in
the committees.
The reciprocity spirit seems to be
revived and it Is predicted that before
many months this give and take rule
will be more firmly established. Son
ator Hale Of Maine is one that does
not think that all the talk about re-
cprocity amounts to much. The
friends of the ship subsidy bill say
that that measure will become law
during this session as the bill has
been entirely rewritten rs we'll rs the
objectionable part that related to
foreign boats and several other minor
featnl ca have been stricken out. The
year preceding congressional cleo
tlons arc seldom very promotive of
new issues as the congressman gener-
ally are too busy working on the river
and harbor and special and private
bills. just 80 speech or two can be
printed and mailed to the boys the
average congressman will be satisfied
in knowing that he has indirectly
saved the uutry.
Five members of the Presidents
cabinet heard the reading of the
Presidents message last Thursday.
No intimation Of the contents of the
message has been given out but three
Of the cabinet officers have COM
mented on the message as being
"very able"
There will be no specific mention
of ship subsidies but the principles of
that measure may be discussed. 1t
is also claimed that the President will
not recommend any particular regis
lation, but this IS only surmise.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
and family went down the river for
sail of two days. "The Sylph" which
carried the party down is called the
Presidential yatch. As ducks are
plentiful down the bay perhaps the
Thanksgiving dinner at the White
House will be in part testimonial
to the Presidents sportsmanship.
The most unusual interest is be
ing taken in the trial Of Lola Ida
Bonine for the killing of James S.
Ayres Every daily paper hore al
ways give real or imaginary pictures
of the trial scene, and all the larger
papers Of the country are having
their Washington correspondents to
write up the case. Mrs. Bonine
weighs under 100 pounds, is woman
of about 80 years old and rather pre-
possessing in appearance. The pub
lie are only admitted by tickets to
the small dingy court room, and
only $50 tickets arc issued q day.
Mrs. Bonnie, along with her husband
and her two young sons, aged Is and
13, respectively, sit just in front of
the judge and to the left is her attor-
ney, Mr.. Charles Douglass, formerly
of Columbia.
The defense have not summoned
single witness, and what the defense
will be is not yet made public
Congressman Lever will arrive
next week.