The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-03

ne passage by congress OF tLiS pa
ticular appropriation bill will lead to
some very desira bic thinking on a Pres
ident's duties as described and limited
by the powers bestowed upon him by
law.-New ork Sun.
This is interesting. Some time ago
the Sun pointed out that this commits
sion was appointed by citizen Roosevelt
and not by the President. and so had
no standing wha in law. In noting
the point. we said that While the Suns
statement was technically correct the
people did not draw this fine distinction,
and would never understand but that
the commission was an official body.
Our New Aork contemporary has now
reached the same conclusion.
The Richmond Times strenuously in
sists that the American people can
manage their own affairs in their own
way without the aid Of government, with
out the necessity Of government inter-
ference. without having the government
take them by the throat and say you
shall or you shall not" and we hear lily
agree with The Times. Government
ownership of coal mines and things of
that sort is not Democracy and nobody
Advertiser.
And it is good TO hear a staunch Dem
ocratc paper like the Advertiser pro-
claim the truth
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It's the woman behind the gun now
Tho daughter of the late Herr Krupp
falls heir to the gun factory and all the
other property, valued at saventy-five
million dollars, which makes her the
richest single woman in the world.
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Buffalo judge fined a man SO for
falling to answer when he was called
for jury service, and was about to issue
q capias for him when Informed that the
man had been dead two years. The fine
was formally RENTED.
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The first shot fred by Mr.. Cannon on
the assembling of Congress was at
fly thousand dollar appropriation to
settle the per diem bills of the arbitra-
ton commission, which may add trif1e
more to the coal bills.
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Calfornia,s 1S5 canneries put ND
=i3,000,000 worth OF vegetables and 81
0@,0oo worth of fruit annually Virginia
lets about that much fruit so to decay
every year.
Russell Harrison, OF whom we have
heard so little of late, turns up in wash
ington to urge Congress TO establish a
naval station in Indiana. but whether
on the Wabash Canal orntlo Skunk River
is not stated.
Senator Daniel declares that E1r. Wise's
cases are absolutely not worth talking
about. They were worth it to Mr. Wise
while the hat was being passed around
among the colored> congregations.
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No krupp guns We're ever used in
France. That country could not buy
them at any price. That was Krupp's
IDEA of patriotism.
Some Charleston. S. G.. gentleman
should speak out and let us know to
whom the Presidents personal letter vas
addressed
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Several Virginia mayors begin 10 want
10 be more than mayor in name, hence
the bills offered by request in the House
and Senate yesterday
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The lovers of the weed do not vet see
their proper alignment in the battle be-
tween the trust and the antitrust to-
kacco dealers.
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What Congress will not do at the pres
ent short session, if published, will make
the esteemed Record very bulky.
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The funny part about the thing Is that
Dr.. Ware is in dead earnest about his
anti-kissing bill.
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a so-caled short session of Congress
does not necessarily imply brief speeches
al the time, we are sorry to say.
The members Of the Legislature are
earning their per diem in committee
rooms.
Having segregated sufficiently. Cen
elal 1Alger looks fairly we'll as Senator
Alger.
An Ohio man forced his wife to live
Oh raw corn, and a Just judge is in wait
ing to put him in the pen.
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American dollars sell for IS in Mexico
We believe Mexico is a free coinage
country.
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It is good to hear from Mr.. Robert c.
Ogden that the Southern Conference for
Education will be held III Richmond
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With omment n Two.
Speaking about "elastic currency
a ccntem porary wants one SO elastic that
dime will stretch over a doa-l. ,sGs.-
Montgomery Advertiser.
-And about Six years age that same con-
temporary was doubtless tearing is hair
about the low prices of everything tie
poor farmers RAD to sell.
Mr.. Carnegie would like 20 give away
his indigestion, but he must Gle with it