The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-10
THE PATRONAGE E.
Appointments Will Dc Fow unti inc
 Tariff Question Is Settled.
ITO FORGE TARIFF ACTION.
Republican Leaders VIII Not Let tho Aw- propriation ;silis nn Passed by tho House Uatil the Scaate Has Voted
 on the Tar.T nin

WAsHlNerov, March 9.--Thc presi- dent talked long and freely to friend about both patronage and Legislation. lie intends to go slowly in the matter of appointments For week or ten d;-ys there will be very few nomina- tions sent to the senate. After that changes will take place gradually ia the assistant secre etaryships of the de- partment and bureau offices. These changes will be so gradual as to eausc no friction or interruption in the con- duet of public business Some of the most important diplomatic posi- tions will be filled early The baliS Of tho patronage will wait upon the tariH Legislation. The president said. iii SO many words, that he docs not intend to take up the distribution of the con sulships until after the tariff bill is passed by the senate He will make the appointments of postmasters and other federal officers as commissions expire, moi earlier. This may be taken as authoritative information of the ad- ministration's policy on patronage The appointments will be few until the tariff Legislation is out Of the way. As to the coming action of con- gress the president talked earnestly. He wants the new tariff to go into cf- feet at the earliest possible date, ma he desires to see coupled with it pro- visions which will, so far as possible, prevent importers from anticipating the advance of duties and rushing in goods to escape it. The president even ,tiscussec T temporary restriction on the bonding privilege to meet the as- tempted evasion Of incrcased duties.
 Plan to Force Tariff Action.
 WAsnNGTos, March g.'fhe repub- iican leaders of the house propose to force action by the senate upon the new tariff bill. The appropriation bills, which failed in the last congress, will not be reported to and passed by the house until the senate has voted on the tariff bill. In the meantime the present appropriations will be ex- tended as ossen as may be necessary through tho dilaG9riness of the senate. In 5his isag 1t is cs.l~ culated that if the senate should get into q snare, and obstructive tactics should be rasorted to in that body, pnblic claIaor would become so great that action would have to be taken. The tariff bill is now almost ready for the house Reasonable time will be given for debate when it is pre- sented. Probably two weeks may be taken Up. Thcn it will be brought to a vote and passed. Every hour spent by the senate in discussion, beyond the time taken in the house. is to bc charged up against that body as inter ference with the public interest. When the house meets on March 15 it is expected that the bill will be presented. It will then have to be referred. as ( matter of for fnaiiity, to tfic ways anti rneans ccnmit tee. This may be on the same dav. asit is expected that only one day will be os- cupied in the organization of the house and that Speaker Reed will appoint the ways and means committee irn- mediately The measure will then have to be considered by the fullconmittee, for the democrats. it must De resneEn- bered, have had TO part in the work of framing the measure. Two or three days wifi probably be regarded as sui ficient time to allot them and it is an- ticipated that by March 20 the bill 1s,, q Az *f,.