The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-24

Secretary Carlisle Will Soon Begin
Tinkering at the Tariff.
Woula Result In Dencieney-Mr.
Carlisle Il Also Using HE Az on
O0cial Heads.

Sio"1y IN washington City. IhlS II prob
ably due to the fact that they
have no representative politician or ''boss''
on the ground to take care of their appli-
cations upon arrival and file them at the
necessary departments. It is understood
here now that the Democratic state CEN
trail committee will be recognized to some
extent in the matter of appointments in
Washington state. Until something
definite is arranged between the president,
his cabinet officers and the Washington
state Democrats. few appointments will be
made in that state. Today Lewis Bradt.
Of Seattle, had his application filed at the
treasury department for tho position of
appraiser at Portland. Robert f. Bucher,
of Port Townsend. desires to be special
agent Of the treasury department, and his
application was filed today for this posi-
ton. The rush for Office continues and
the number of callers on the president to-
day showed no falling off as compared
with previous days. To gentleman who
saw him with reference to reappoint.
ment of two former Off ce holders, who
were indorsed almost unanimously by q
congressional delegation and by large
number of prominent people. Cleveland
intimated that if he made the appoint
ments desired he would do 50 with the
understanding that the people of the COM
nfunity would assume the responsibility
for the action. Secretary Carlisle evil
IDENTIFY intends to support the presidents
civil service policy as strongly a. possible.
Carlisle said today that no pressure could
be brought to bear on him which would
induce him to abolish the good rule, even
If 1t had been made under , Republican
administration.
Secretary Carlisle, il is stated on good
authority, intends to give much of his
time this summer to the consideration of
the tariff, with view to so thoroughly
familiarizing himself with the subject as
to be able to indicate in general way out
lines for the formation of q tariff bill by
the next Democratic house. Nearly every
mail that reaches the treasury department
contains suggestions from statisticians
bill. Some thirty or forty of these com.
implications have already been received,
prominent amonE them being that from
the New York Reform Club. The general
outline of the New York Reform Clubs
tariff proposition corresponds closely to
the proposition submitted in 1855 by Ed
ward Atkinson, of Boston, to President
Cleveland and Secretary Manning. This
proposition divided the tariff as follows:
A-Articles of food and animals.
B-Articles In . crude condition which enter
into the various processes OF domestic industry.
C-Mticles wholly or partially manufactured
for use a. materials in manufactures and me.
chanic arts.
D-Articlss manufactured. ready for consump.
ton.
E-Articles Of voluntary use, Iuxuries, etc
Since that time tie annual report of the
bureau of statistics contained a table
showing the duty collected on each of
these classed articles. From the report of
1892 it appears that $173O07.67O duty was
collected, of which $40. 300. 226 was col.
lected under class A, $l4OiS,42S under
class B, So, ,2ls 4l2 under class C, $76 627, ,sOS
under class ID and $40. 7Oo, 796 under class
+. Treasury experts assert that the
proposition Of the New York Reform Club
places articles in classes A and B wholly
on the free list, while many of the articles
in class are also placed on the free list.
II this statement is correct, the revenue
derived from the customs would be de-
creased by the addition to the free list of
articles now paying duty to the annual
amount of $24, 34s, $50, but might be in.
creased to some extent by the increased
importations of articles under class C. on
which the duty is reduced. They figure.
however. that on the recent basis Of re-
ceipts and expenditures, the proposed
changes would result in an annual def.
cheney.
As has been frequently predicted in the
recent dispatches 10 the Posr-INrELL1eES.
GER, decision as to the seating of the sem
ators from Washington state, Wyoming
and Montana is not likely to be reached at
an early date, owing to the fact that the
senate adjourned from today until Mon.
day without taking any action in this mat
ter. 1t is evident that no great haste will
be made to bring the case before the sen.
ate, and when 1t does come up the debate
is likely to last some time. Senator Allen
was on the floor of the senate for a short
time today, but did not attempt, and will
not attempt to influence any member of
that body to vote in his favor. Hefranklv
states that he would not care to be seated
and have the senators from Montana and
Wyoming. or either of them, prevented
from securing the seats to which they were
appointed unless upon constitutional
grounds alone.
Prof. Dodge said today that the state
ments made relative to his official
retirement as statistician of the depart.
ment of agriculture were unjust ali ke to
himself and to Secretary Morton. He
says it had been we'll known to his friends
for a long time that he intended TO retire as
early as practicable. 10 carry out plans for
more agreeable work IN agriculture. and
under date of March 10 he rendered mis-
resignation. to take effect upon the ap-
pointment Of his successor The resiena-
ton was duly accepted by Secretary Nor
ton in q felicitous note. wishing Prof.
Dodge every success in his new undertak-
ing.
All the delegates to the recent interna.
tional monetary conference have resigned.
Among the member. of congress il is be-
lieved that the president will send COM
mission to Brussels to represent this
country when the conference reassembles.
The secretary of state is now endeavoring
to ascertain how many countries will be
represented at the reassembling of the
conference. Some officials hold to the
opinion that the president will not send
another delegation TO Brussels, but will
designate our minister 10 Belgium to at
tend the conference as the representative
of the United States.
Secretary Carlisle has requested the
resignation of ]. NJ. Patterson, second
auditor Of the treasury. Patterson de-