El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19

Special Correspondence of The Herald.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. ~
Lightning calculators have ben anus
ing themselves with disappointment so
long that the house became tired Tues
day and passed the Burleigh bill at a
one-two-three rate, quite against the
| wishes of the republican leaders to
whom it was not at all agreeable. The
bill provides for re-appointment on
pretty much the present lines, but with
membership increased to 1856. Texas
gets three additional. In spite of the
fact that the vote was a democratic
victory, the democrats are not alto
gether pleased-democrats never were
pleased with the result of anything.
Which is why they're democrats. One
disgruntled Bourbon says: Our ac-
ton was a piece of political asininity.
To preserve to Virginia one repreSen-
tative, SO that her delegation will not
be reduced we have voted to give the
republicans net gain of Is members.
If there's any sense in that / can't see
it Maybe it was yelled blessing,
our defeat The bill was amended to
prevent the creation of shoestring dis
tricts, although just what congress has
to do with districting is beyond me.
However the house thinks otherwise
and I'll yield my opinion. The broth
er in black" down south received his
usual amount of attention. The con-
sideration congress in the aggregate
and in a purely theoretical way, always
has for the negro is truly touching.
Canteen and Veterinary Corps Killed
BY the Senate
The senate is wrestling with the ar
my bill and has killed the canteen and
a Si a
The alliance of the temperance people
and the groggeries was too much for
the first and the dislike of the unwield-
ly staff system was partially reSpOn-
sible for the decease of the last. Only
five senators voted for the horse doc
tors. The fight over the bill as a
whole has been miscellaneous and bit
ter and will continue next week. today
being devoted to the eulogies of Sen
ator Cushman Davis Nearly every
current question in politics has been
brought up at one time or another
during the week. HOar was anxious
TO secure an amendment yesterday
forbidding the use of military force in
the Philippines-which he didn't get.
Bacon of Georgia and the rest of the
democratic contingent are exercised
lest too much power be put into the
hands of the presidential least they
say so.
Grip Very Popular in Washington.
Grip has been a very popular thing
in Washington lately and most of us
have been sampling it. The weather
bureau has put up record winter
there are some questions of cutting
the appropriations-and so far we
haven't had no show. but nevertheless
we are as sick as such desolate local
WI T1<
president has been grip struck for
number of days. but is recovering. In
cidentally his illness has given a
chance to the young men with intel
lects-may their number decrease-to
figure out what would happen in case
of his decease before March fourth.
BY law the office would involve on the
secretary of state and. failing him, on
the next member of the cabinet (the
secretary of the treasury and so on
down till it reached the tail end in the
secretary of agriculture. But the
quibbling gentlemen say this would
not relieve the situation at Inaugural
ton since Roosevelt. inaugurated as
vice president would not be eligible |
to fill vacancy unless the vacancy |
existed which it couldn't if the office
was not filled. as it wouldn't be in the |
case of McKinley's death !
ting discussion which isn't worth re-
peating. AS a matter of fact. neither |
president nor vice president has been |
elected yet from a constitutional point |
of view. That will be done tomorrow |
when the members of the electoral col |
lege meet and count their vote in the |
several states, and, legally, we will be
in narrowing condition of uncertain !
ty as to their choice till February |
I,,x H. TOD
and announced. There is an impress !,
sion around town though, that the vote |
will be in favor of Mckinley and Mr.. |
Roosevelt. However there is no reas- |
on why it shouldn't be Mr.. Anybody |
and Mr.. Somebody Else, except that |
the electors would be lynched when |
they got home,
Arguments About Constitution.
The supreme court is listening to
more argument about the constitution,
which, as a document is like Shake
speare. there's more said about it than
it says itself. OF course the verdict is
not in sight, but the government seems
to be having the best of the case. 1t
will be a great personal triumph for
Griggs if it happens that way. There
are more high priced lawyers hanging
around the capitol corridors now than
ever remember having seen before;
more than there are in the FL PaSo
court room likely. Unfavorable COM
ment has been created around town by
the nomination of sons of Justices
Harland and McKenna to places in
Porto Rico. Which is not as a tactful
thing to do at this juncture as might
be: not as tactful as most of McKin-
ley's acts usually are. However both
men are too big to warrant the as
sumption that they will be influenced