The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
IN BAD HUMOR
WITH THEMSEL YES
A Popularity With Some Of Our
Congressman.
REPUBLICANS ARE UNEASY
They Fear Their Party Will Be Held
Responsible by Voters for Forma-
ton of Great Trusts-Wash-
ington Notes.
By w. T. Manning.


WASHINGTON. June 1s.-Towards the
end Of long session or Congress, do
zens of members in both Houses are usu-
ally in very Ill humor with themselves
and the world In general. This is par
ticuarly true Of the present body. Dur
ing the past four or five months, begin
ming with the memorable Tillman-M Nc
Laurin outbreak, a good deal of acer-
bity has been injected into the debates
and as a consequence there are wounds
that ranke When elderly men quarrel
they rarely cordially become reunited
even when they have gone through all
the formalities OF apology. retraction and
pledges of mutual esteem. THE most
certain way to make friends quarrel
said one of the early statesmen of the
republic, lis to pit them against one
another in disputation in delberatlve
assembly, Humanity has not changed
in this respect from that day to this.
Again, scores Of members are in any
thing but an amable mood, because OF
the defeat of various measures, in which
they and their constituents were deeply
interested. Still others failed to capture
the patronage for their favoritesI SO that
altogether tho most irritable set OF men
to be found on the continent In these
June days are assembled on the moor
OF the Senate and House of Representa-
tives.
When the work of the session IS ex-
amined and analysed, the results so far
as what may be called home legislation
is concerned will not be found to De
very satisfactory. The promise last
March was magnificent. the performance
M to this GATE falls ridiculOusly below
the proclamation Beyond the passage
of the great appropriation bills little has
been done. Valuable time has been
wasted in a wretched wrangle over the
Philippines, and the Congressional Rec
ord filed with political buncombe, which
has made no lasting impression on the
country. The whole question should
have been disposed Of In ten days at the
outside. but instead of that the wordy,
rancorous debate ran along during near
ly two months. And then there was
the Cuban question The contention
with respect to our commercial relations
with that island has nauSeated the pun
lie and lost us a large measure OF the
respect OF the world. Men high In ma
tional councils have been swayed IN deal
ing with the proble!n-hy the pettlese 10
cal interests sacrificing therefor great
national principles and obligations. what
has become of the great reciprocity pol
lev which the late President outlined IN
his Buffalo speech. Immediately pelore
his assassination. and which met WIN tne
overwhelming approval of the people l. ne
session was not thirty days ola peiore
it's epitaph was written and It was lalu
aUay in the tomb of the committee rooms
Tho tariff lords gave the order that 1t
should be killed and it was killed They
commanded at the Same time that tarlII
revision should sleep the sleep thitt
knows no waking and there It IS. ne
fact is the great trusts have been IN the
saddle and they have driven the leaders
in Congress, and consequently congress
itself. in the way they would have them
60 That way has not been for the pest
interest of the whole people.
The appointment Of the Hon. Michael
Henry Herbert to the vacancy mace py
the death of Lord Pauncefote is consid-
cred, in diplomatic circles, grand pro.
motion for him. He was secretary OF
tho legation here in 1883 and 1899, lol-
lowing the withdrawal OF Sir L1onei
Sackville West. The position of charge
d.aff,ires at that time was a dii..cult
ono b,It Mr.. Herbert discharged his du-
ties with tact and efficiency He was
also legation secretary at Washington
IN 1892 and 1888 when the vexinS Vene-
zuelan dispute was in progress. ana was
British agent for the Venezuelan com
| mission which settled the boundary ols-
mute. Mr.. Herbert, VINO is now Secretary
! here as one of the most accomplished
| DIPLOMATS in nlng Edwards service. His
wife was Miss Belle Wilson. daughter
| OF R. T. Wilson. of New YORK
y
r. is not now believed that the admin
| istration of the Philippine Islands VIII
| play a very large part in the tan cam
! naign on the Democratic side OF the
| House. Wise old campaigners, IKE SEN
| atorelect German, have come to the con-
! c,,sion that very few votes arc to DC
! made by attacking the army in general
| because Of seventies inflicted py less
+hon =, score Of its members who were
promptly placed on trial for their OF
! fences against the usages OF war. rms
change of policy will consisn d loe W
! camnaisn literature to the paper mills.
h,,t Il IS thought that is the wisest dis
| position to make of it
Tho publication of the fact that Agutn-
! aldo Is confined in an establishment IN
| Manila. which rises to the dignity OF
being called a palace, and that ms sup
port with that of his family costs some
thing like $1,000 year. mas given rise
to many questions 10 Milien no at 800
! appear to be Forthcoming why shouid
| nearly one-third the salary paid the
| President be expended upon him? Why
| &c ba not turned loose and left to his
own devices in the way Of making ivo
| ing? Is he a pensioner or prisoner?
Ts T. NOT time that his status be de-
| fined. and the supply of money for his
hoard and attendance stopped?
MANY veteran Republican leaders do
not hesitate to express very grave appre-
sessions as to the effect upon the party l.,
If the enormous consultations of capital
/ which in one department or another Oh
/ Industry are announced every ,s" "eeh ZEN, ;;
| ,?,hev fear that the party will be held
responsible by the voters. particularly
the farmers, who look upon these II
nancal ventures with very unfriendly
avas What to do? Is the question 1t
- not thought now that the Attorney
VIII win many hoh no bss s en hand
1 mr. contemplates bringing. The fact that
important Tepeo eentr ne sTa tpE
~ ~ nlainly on the subject does
not tend to make things more cheerful
"Gf saws one Senator, we had only
devoted half the time we have given
era and the Philippines to the trusts
and the tariff, 1t would be. infinitely bet
l ,tara