The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
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Tariff history is repeating itself. The
senate made the Mckinley tariff, by at.
taching about 500 amendments to the
original bill; the senate made the vii.
o tariff, by attaching Il few less
amendments than IL had put upon the
Mckinley bill, and IL the Dingley bill
becomes q law anything like the shape
In which the republican members OF
the finance committee have submitted
IL TO the full committee, the senate
will have another tariff bill TO its credit,
Notwithstanding the constitutional
provision that all revenu bills shall
originate In the house. In the number
of amendments added the Dingley bill
breaks all records, the number exceed
ing one thousand. No date has yet
been agreed upon to report the bill to
the senate, but unless something not
now expected shall occur to prevent
it will be reported inside Of ton days.
II looks now as though the hottest
fight over the tariff would be. between
republicans, instead OF between demo-
Gratis and republicans.
The civil service law 10 being attack.
Ell from ell directions, and n very
noticeable attack was that made by
Representative Corliss, Of Mich, in q
speech made at the annual banquet Of
me alumni OF Columbian university, Of
which he Is q member. He started out
by saying that the prosperity OF the
university was largely dependent upon
the number Of young men who come
to Washington as department clerks,
aud take up courses Of study after
of 60 hours, but that the civil service
law was shutting of this supply and
filling the department with a lot Of
worn out human machines. He then
said. "lu my judgment the civil SER.
vice was 4 system devised by some In.
aetious minister under a monarchial
government to protect the king against
the wrath Of the people. Under such
governments the long continued dis.
tribution Of the political patronage
made the people envious, and this sys.
TEN was no doubt devised TO prevent
revolution, but in a republican form Of
government, wha'e the voice OF the
people Is Supreme, this civil service
Law becomes a most obnoxious and
arbitrary restriction of human liberty.
The house OF representatives is the
most direct representative body OF the
people in this country. II the civil SER
vice law is wise why not apply IL to
this branch Of u governments How
mauy of the older members Of congress,
now holding the most important posi-
tious because Of their long service and
experience, could successfully pass a
civil service examination for the posi-
ton 0f messenger boy? In nay judg-
ment there Is not u Of them who
would not rather retire to private lite
than To submit to such humilia,ing OK.
aminations."
w ntio ~ - huOWu eh"e sSS'ooue WV
Kinley favo' the annexation Of Hawaii
aud believes that 1t will be accomplish
cd during his administration, there is
no probability that any steps towards
annexation will be publicly taken by
the administration until after the
tariff bill gets through congress, unless
II becomes necessary to hurry up an
nexstion ia orderto forestall any efforts
that Japan may feel disposed to make
tor the purpose OF bulldozing Hawaii.
MIR. Mckinley has fully determined
that so far as his control extends moth.
ing shall get before congress that would
be likely TO detract attention from the
tariff bill until that measure has been
disposed of.
Should Justice Field live until the
10th day OF next August, and the pres
cut state of his health indicates that he
will live much longer, he will have