Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The President Attends the De-
dioation.
Civil Service Rules TO be Modined-A
Bill TO Repeal Them-The Appoint
ments Beet Sugar Industry.
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The Tariff Bml.-Notes, Etc.
(From Our Regular CorrespOndent.) '
Washington, April 26th. .-Wash h.
ington isn't dedicating the Grant
Monument, but it is sending over to
New York some of the most pro-
minent persons who will take part in
or view the dedicatory ceremonies.
President Mckinley and his cabinet,
the diplomatic corps, the Supreme
Court, Mrs. Grant and members of
the Grant family, and a delegation
of prominent Army and Navy Off
GERS and their families went on one
special train to-day. The Senate
and House Committees, which go as
the official representatives of the
legislative branch of the Govern
ment went on regular trains and to
suit individual convenience, but the
members will meet and remain to-
gether during the ceremonies. Many
other Senators and Representatives
have also gone, as it was agreed be-
forehand that no business whatever
should be transacted at the meetings
of the House and Senate to-day, and
those to be held on Thursday, they
being held merely to comply with
the constitutional requirement as to
the length of time that either branch
of Congress may adjourn without
the adoption of a concurrent resolu-
ton.
1t is expected that President Nc
Kinley will shortly modify the civil
service rules. He has had an ex-
tended conference with the Civil
Service Commission. Secretary
Wilson stated before the Senate sub
committee, which is investigating
the workings of the civil service
law and rules, that the present
rules hampered him in selecting
efficient scientific subordinates, and
in written communication, Secre.
tary Gage expressed the opinion that
a modification of the rules would be
beneficial to his department.
Representative Dorr, of West Vir-
ginia, has introduced a bill for the
outright repeal of the civil service
laws, and he declares his intention
to do everything he possibly can to
get the bill acted upon.
Nothing could better illustrate
President McKinley's idea of the re-
lations that should exist between
the Federal administration and the
public than the official announce
ment of the selection of Judge VIM.
R. Day, of Canton, Ohio, to be First
Asst, Secretary of State, and Ex-
Representative Bellamy Storer, of
Ohio, to be United States minister to
Belgium, three days before their
nominations were sent to the Senate
President Mckinley believes that as
soon as anything has been deter
mined upon, the people have a right
to be informed of it, and acts ac-
cordingly.
Secretary Wilson is much pleased
with the reception of his effort to
increase the culture of sugar beets
in those sections of the country
where the climate and soil seems to
indicate success with this crop. So
great has been the demand for the
seeds that the large supply con-
tracted for by Secretary Wilson
when he first took char, g of the
Agricultural department has been
almost exhausted.
The death of R preventative Milli-
ken recalls the fact that no member
of the Maine Congressional delega-
ton died in Office before Mr.. Mill
ken, since 1888, when Representa-
tive Jonathan p. Cilley, of Maine,
was shot deaf by Representative
Graves, of Kentucky, with whom
he fought a duel.
Senator Allison, who is a member
of the subcommittee engaged in
going over the Dingley bill before
it is reported to the full Finance
Committee, by the way, this sub
committee is not taking any holiday
either night or day this week-gave
a caller a good idea of the manner
in which the work of revision il
being done, when he said: "Here is
a letter from a manufacturer of
blacking. How many ingredients
do you suppose there are that enter
into its manufacture? Well, more
than d dozen. Some of these in
gradients have been transferred from
the free to the dutiable list. Some
have had the rates increased and
some decreased. Each article has a
direct bearing on this mans busi.
ness. He writes us that backing is
in packages of a certain size, which
cannot we'll be varied also that most