Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18

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international parliaments will be
held in st. Louis during Worlds
Fair period:
May ID to 21 international
Press Congress.
May 10 to 21 - International
Good Roads Congress.
June 2S to July international
Congress of Education, under the
auspices of the National Education
Association.
August 20 to September 4 In
ternational Dental Congress.
September II to IS-Interna-
tional Electrical Congress.
September 10 to "a -Interna-
tional Congress of Arts and
Sciences.
October , to : international
Congress of Engineering.
October 10 to 10 International
Congress of Military Surgeons.
October 10 TO international
Congress of Temperance.
October II to l4-International
Sunday Rest Congress.
October Il to 20 international
Congress of Heads of Schools for
the Deaf.
October Is to u international
Library Congress.
international Congress Of For
eStry tdatc not fixed).
international Congress of Aero
nautics Cdate not fixcdD.
There Is one important fact I'm
connection with the session of Con
gresS just closed that cannot De
overlooked. and that Is the bearing
of the Democratic minority of the
House. Thanks To the untiring
industry, the parliamentary skill.
the brllliancy of intellect and the
honest zeal of their leader. the
Hon. John Sharp Williams. the
Democrats Of the House for the
first time in IA number of Years
rose TO the height of the political
situation. But with all his energy
the leader could have accomplished
little or nothing toward maintain
ing the strength OF the opposition
had he not made an army out of a
mob and thus been most heartily
seconded by his party associates i'm
the conflict with the majority. As
one of the results Of this harmoni-
Gus action, the Democrats are
inspired with fresh vigor and con
tdcnce on the threshold of the new
struggle with the party of tariff
Spoilation, class rule and patcrnal-
ism in government.
In session brought toa prema-
turc close. with many Important
measures unconSidcrcd. the net
result of general legislation /, null
save in the passage of the regular
appropriation bills. and those are
swollen beyond precedent of
Republican extravaganza. I'm the
abandonment of public duty. even
the legislation for the Panama
Canal is left To the arbitrary will
and pleasure Of the president.
For the barrenncsS of the scs-
sion the Democratic minority of
the House bears no responsibility.
On the contrary, it Is chiefly due to
their vigilance, under the inSpira-
tion of their able leader that the
Republican majority i'm Congress
precipitately closed the session
with their schemes suspended i'm
the air. There were all the old
bills. and some new ones. for
steamship subsidies, restraint of
immigration, modification of the
land laws, transportation of the
Philippines, and kindred objects.
Some have passed the House and
some the Senate, To hang up till
the short session of Congress. when
the Republican majority will he
relieved in large degree of the
dread of public opinion. Such but
partially describes the condition i'm
which the two parties enter the
presidential campaign. From a
mere party point of view the
Democrats surely have no cause To
complain of the situation presented
by the Republican majority at the
close of the session OF Congress.
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