The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
TO CUT SALARIES.
A Bill by Gen. Wheeler fo Reduce the
 Salaries Of All Officials.
A COMMISSIONER TO CUBA.
President Mckinley Will Send some One to Investigate Dr. Esuiz's neath-PiclSier May Not Ise Commissioners of Tn-
 dian Asrairs -Eonapations.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-Gen. Wheel CT, of Alabama, has introduced in the house a bill providing for a reduction of all salaries. The important section reads: 'That so long as the gold standard is maintained Fl this country the salaries of all officials, including congressnen, but excepting United States judges, be reduced to three fourths the salaries as now provided by law" Mir. Wheeler proposes this reduction, he declares. in order to do measure of justice to the 0,000, 900 farmers and producers of the country. The reasoning which leads him to regard his bill as a meas ure of so much justice is: First, that the establishment of the gold standard in this country has reduced prices of most products to about half their valne under the double standard; and, second, that the farmers and producing classes. who from their incomes pay the salaries of all government officials, have by reason of the gold standard suffered 8 loss of one-half their in- comes. Under these circumstances, he thinks it is but fair that officials should suffer ;i loss Of oife-q tiai.tei.
 A Cofnmissiener to cuba.
 NEW YoRS, March 3O.-A Herald spe- cial from Washington says: President Mckinley has definitely decided to send special commissioner to Cuba. It was announced on Thursday last that the president and Secretary cf State sherman had the matter under consideration. Since that time the president has been looking over the list of available men for the important work, and l understand he will in q few days announce his selection. The president has in view a close personal friend and a man of considerable legal ability, in whom Mr. Mckinley has the great est confidence. The specific object of the special commissioners visit to Cuba will be to take part in the in- tended investigation of the alleged murder of Dr. Ruiz, an American. citi- zen. Consul II N has absolute l ly refused to join in this investigation on the ground that he is convinced the Spanish government will not conduct fair inquiry and that the decision of the commission will be ''whitewashn for all officials connected with Dr. Ruiz's death.
 The Commissioncrskip of Indian Affairs.
 NEW YORK, March 30.A Sun special from Washington says: It is not at all settled that Representative pickler is to be commissioner of Indian affairs. Two more formidable candidates are yet to be paciaed, Needles, of Illinois, and Elliot, of the District Of Columbia. When +. Clay Evans accepted the commissicnershiD of pensions it was thought certain that Maj Pickler would be Indian com missioner. The friends of the other :, two candidates, however, could not see things this way. They contended that Piclsler had never been candidate for Indian commissioner and had just east his eyes in tha5 direction after aceing that eyerytiiine else in sight was spoken for. senator Kyle, of South Dakota, who owes his election to Maj. Picker is doing all he can to have him placed. while both the Illinois senators, Cullom and Mason, are using tnelr eE0rLS 10 nave -NeealeS landed.
 Presidential rsonsinations.
 WASHINGTON, March 30.-The presi- dent to-day sent to the senate the fol- lowing nominations: Charlemagne Tower. of Pennsylvania, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary of the United States to Austria Hungary; Anson Burlingaine Johnson. of Colorado to be t.orsuI fo the IInited States at Flu Chan, China; William $. Hallenberger of Pennsylvania, to be second assistant postmastcr-gene Thomas Ryan, of Kansas. to be first as sistant secretary of the interior Henry Clay Evans. of Tennessee. to be com missioner of pensions.
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