The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-23
The BILL IS OF The BEST
So Says the Treasury Department Of
The German Tariff.

Notwithstanding Which, However, It
is Not Believed the President Will
Sign It-A Republican ex-Treasury
ohcial of High Grade Adds His In
dorsement to the New Tarif-It is
Not a Prohibitive Measure Like the
Mckinley Law.
Washington, Aug. 22.- President Cleve-
land has returned, but his intentions in re-
gard to the tariff bill are as much sur
rounded in mystery as If he were still on
board the Ruth in Buzzards Bay.
The opinion has been that he would
sign the bill and accompany its return
with a characteristic message, urging the
passage of the ''popgun" bills. Opinion,
however, has shifted, and it is now
thought he will permit the bill to become
a law without his signature.
The constitutional term Of ten DAYS
will expire on Monday next, Those
who think he will permit it to become a
law without his signature, believe he
Will send In message urging the pas
sage,of the "popgunh bills on Monday, pre-
facing it with statement to the effect
that while he cannot approve the bill by
attixing his signature to it, nevertheless,
nc SdHuub ltCl JuSblltu III QlShppIONlnEl IL,
and, therefore, permit IL TO become a
law in this negative manner
Be these things as they may, IL
is believed at the treasury department
that the new tarlf bill will prove to be
one of the best revenue measures ever en-
acted. A republican who formerly held
high position in the revenue service,
said this afternoon that this act would
soon fill the treasury 70 oyerfOwing and
wipe out the deficit. This ex-olficial said
the great defect of the Mckinley bill was
that II was prohlbitive, and admitted
that in this respect the present bill was
superior TO the one it displaces.
TO RECEIVE THE DELEGATES.
large number Of southerners, resident
in Washington, assembled at Willard's
hotel tonight TO arrange for the recep-
tion OF the delegations expected here TO
the convention on Aug 80.
Col. Blackwell Of Alabama, third
auditor OF the treasury, We made perma-
nent chairman and DR. Water c. Murphy
OF North Carolina permanent secretary Of
the reception committee.
Over tOO notifications from prominent
business men, boards of trade and com
mercial organizations have been received
announcing their intention 10 be present
or represented at the convention.
THE PRESIDENT RETURNS
President Cleveland returned 10 Wash
ington tonight from his outing at Gray
Gables. Mr.. Cleveland seemed in the
best of health. His train reached here
at $50. Private Secretary Thurber
awaited him with carriage, and he was
driven at once TO the white house.
SEALING QUESTION REoPENED.
The state department has initiated the
next phrase of the sealing question by
addressing an identical note to all OF
the maritime powers, inviting them
TO adhere 10 the agreement reached by
the United States and Great Britain re-
latiye to the protection of the seal fish
cries. This was made necessary by the
award of the Paris arbitration board.
which found that the United States had
no exclusive jurisdiction over the seal
waters, and that these could be protected
only by mutual agreement.
BY the terms Of the treaty submitting
her case TO arbitration, Great Britain
was bound TO agree to the ARRANGEMENT
as to the closed seasons and closed zone
imposed by the arbitration tribunal This,
Of course, could have no effect upon other
nations and vessels sailing under the flags
or Germany, Russia, Sweden, or even
Hawaii, were left by the award free TO
prey upon the seals anywhere outside OF
the threemile limit from the Alaskan
shores and Islands. To meet this
SIS LIlbuHul recommended Llnb
an effort te made to secure the
adhesion Of other maritime powers TO the
same arrangement that bound Great Bri-
tain and the United States II is true
that the seal herds have not suffered
much as yet from the operations of the
sealers Of these nations but there were
indications that certain enter
prising merchants were making
ready TO conduct raid
on the seals under other flags than our
own and Great Britain, IDLY the Ha-
waiian and German tags, and it was felt
TO be the most prudent course TO avoid
any disagreeable incidents In the future
by securing the adhesion Of the remain
ing maritime nations TO the agreement
The United States already has a modus
vivendi with Russia, by the term OF
which the sealers OF each country are
prohibited from infringing on the seal
waters OF the other, and as Japan has ex-
tensive seal rookeries on her own coast IL
Is believed these two nations at least,
will accept the invitation, provided the
agreement Is mutually protective. With
Hawaii, ANXIOUS as she Is to retain the
good will Of tine United States, no diff
Guilty Is anticipated, so that the probabili-
ties are that the closed zone now bounded
on the west by the is0th degree, will be ex-
tended so as to include the entire North
Pacific ocean, north Of San rancisco. as
well as Bering sea. The identical note
bears date Of Aug. 20 and is couched in
the usual courteous Diplomatic language,