Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-17
WASHINGTONLE
CONFEREES r1AY MEET
THIS WEEK.
CIeveIand's Civil Service
Rules to be Modified.
Pension Agencies not to be
Consolidated.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. July u. 1897.

WAsHINGToN, July u. 1897.
Although the secrecy, maintained
by the Senators and Representatives
on the conference committee which is
at work on the tariff bill passed by the
Senate last week is aggravating to the
newsgatherers, it is considered abso-
lutely necessary to avoid delay in the
final disposition of the bill. If each
agreement reached by the conference
should be announced, there would be
no peace for the members of the COM
mittee, owing to the objections of
those who are interested. 1t has al
WAYS been determined, to avoid delay,
that no partial reports shall be made
to the House and Senate, every thing
beinp held back until final agree
ment has been reached. Experience
has proven that partial reports are
nroductive of much delay, especially
when the measure under consideration
is OF such Il complicated allure as a
tariff bill necessarily is. Although
there is nothing official on the subject.
I have excellent reasons for saying
democratic conferees will take no par {
in the conferences until the republi-
cans have reached an agreements X
pect to complete their WORK this week
President Mckinley has indicated
quite plainly to a number of promi-
nent republicans that he has about de-
cided to modify Mr.. Cleveland's or
ders for the extension OF the civil ser
vice rules and the Presidents order
may be expected at any time. 1t is
not vet certain how far this moditica-
tion will go, but it is the impression of
those who have talked with Major Nc
Kinley on the subject that deputy col
lectors of internal revenue. who have
charge of the distribution of stamps,
and deputy collectors of customs, who
are in charge of suh-stations, will be
among those placed outside of the civ
il service rules.
AS was stated in this correspond
ence several months ago. MIR. Oleve-
lands consolidation of Pension Agen-
cies, announced TO go into effect Sep
TENDER l, 1897. will not go into effect,
The Cleveland order will in due time
be officially revoked by President Nc
Kiniey, a thorough investigation hav-
ing shown that the government would
save nothing by the proposed consoli-
dation, and that it would greatly in
convenience thousands of pensioners
POOR JAPAN.
The report that japan will file an ad
ditional and stronger protest against
the annexation of Hawaii excites such
very little interest'in Washington tina
nobody appears to care whether i
turns out to be true or not Hawai-
willsbe annexed in due time, and Sen
ator Morgan, dyed-in-the-Wo wool demo
cratic member of the committee OF
Foreign Relations, says that if Presi
dent Mckinley wishes the treaty to bs
ratified at the present session of Con
gress. instead of at the regular session
next winter, he has only 70 say so anC
it will be done.
ONLY ONE.
The death of Senator Harris of Ten
nessee has once more mad Represen
tative McMillin ard Richardson O
that State, rivals they both want t
go to the Senate, just as they bot
wanted the minority leadership in tn
House. that went to Bailey of Texas.
SECRETARY ALGERs' ROUTE
Secretary Alger has accepted an in
vitation to deliver an address al a {
A. r. reunion at Spirit Lake, Iowa, o
the 21st inst and from there he wi
go to Chicago TO be present at the VI
yelling of the Logan statue on tn
22nd inst. President Mckinley
very anxious to be present at the la
ter event, and if Congress adjourns tn
week he will go. There is stror
probability that Congress will adjouI
as soon as the tariff bill has bee
agreed to, as 1t is unlikely that theI
will be any serious attempt to seeul
action on the Presidents currenC
commission recommendation at tn
session; at least, not in the Ssnat
The House may act upon it. Presel
indications are that the tariff bill wi
be completed and signed by the Pres
dent before the end of the week.
PRESIDENTS RETBEAT.
President and Mrs Mckinley ha
decided to spend a greater part
their vacation on Lake Champlai
which makes it certain that they "
not be able to make their contempis
ed visit to the Pacific coast this sui
mer. They will not give up the ide
however, as the President is very an
ious to see that section of the count
and will go at the first opportunr
probably next summer.