San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
0BLIGING M'KINLEY.
BAILEY OF TEXAS WANTS TO STEP
INTO BRYAN's SHOES.
Progress Of Tariff Bill-Postmaster Crop
To Ripen Early-To Enforce The
Antitrust Law.

Washington, June 11.-Special.-
President Mckinley is naturally of an
obliging disposition and nothing would
please him more than to accept all the
invitations that have been extended to
him by cities and towns throughout
which he will pass on his way to and
from the Nashville exposition, but it
is absolutely impossible for him to do
so, as the time set aside for the trip is
necessarily limited.
While the progress on the tariff bill
In the Senate is not altogether as rap
id. as Republicans would like it to be,
it is, circumstances considered, salts
factory. More So, in fact, than many
had expected it to be, just as the bill
is being made better than many Re-
publicans expected it would be when
the amended bill was reported to the
Senate. The original Dingley bill
was far more satisfactory to Republi-
cans of the rank and file than the bill
as amended by the Senate committee,
at the tendency of the steering commit
tee OF the Senate to restore the
House schedule, or at least to make
them nearer them than to the sched-
ules of the amended bilL-
The postmaster crop will ripen early
this year and big harvest is ex-
pected. Postmaster General Gary has
that the commissions of all
postmasters that expire between this
date and July Is, will be: considered as
having already expired, and their
successors appointed as early as pos
sible- This does not indicate any
change in the policy of allowing post
to serve a full term of four
years, unless there are causes for re-
moval, hut it is desired that where i'm
mediate changes are to be made, the
new official shall, so far as possible, be
In charge of his office at the beginning
Of the new fiscal year. July l.
The first result of the investigation
Of the workings of the civil service
rules is the unanimous cenort of the
on reform in the civil SER
vice in favor of Senator GalIihgeY's
to the general deficiency
bill, abrogating all civil
service rules which apply to any class
Of laborers. This amendment is in
line with common sense, and will be |
sure to become law. Talk with |
Senator Pritchard and other members |
Of the committee makes il rea sonahly |
that other and more important |
as to exceptions |
from the civil service rules will be
made by the committee a. little later.
In accordance with decision arriv-
ed at soon after his inauguration.
President Mckinley has nominated
Ellis H. Roberts, Of New York, to be
treausrer of the United States and
Conrad N. Jordan to be assistant treas
urer at New York. MI Jordan's nom
nation is for a second term, as he is
gold Democrat and held the position
under the Cleveland administration.
There is another B. in the field for
the Democratic free silver and free
trade presidential nomination in 1900.
1t is Bailey of Texas, who has the sup
port of a majority of the Democrats
in the House in his efforts 30 be their
leader. Mr.. Bailey figures that he is
quite as much of an orabor as Mr..
Bryan and quite as much entitled to
the nomination. After the nomination
of Bryan, no sensible man would
doubt the possibility of any action by
a Democratic convention.
Attorney General McKenna is going
to tEy-his hand aE enforcing the, Sher-
man antitrust law, which the Cleve-
land administration declared could not
be enforced. He has directed that suit
be entered in the United States Cir
cult court against the Traders Live
Stock exchange, of Kansas City, for,
violation of the antitrust law by boy
cotting commission merchants who
sold stock to those who did not belong
to the exchange.