The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-02

From our regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, IL. u. Marcn, ~, 1881.
| Speaker Reed has not authorized
the statement that he will not appoint
the other House Committees until the
meeting of the regular session of Con-
gress, next December. To all inquiries
on the subject the Speaker has replied
in substance that he has not decided
the matter definitely. The impress
sion left upon the the mind of those
who have talked with him on the sub
ject is that Mr.. Reed will be governed
| by circumstances. There is reason to
believe that the committee assignment
have practically been completed and
could be announced at short notice.
A gentleman whose position is as good
as anybodys for getting advance
knowledge of Mr.. Reeds inten ntions,
said when asked about the committees:
"I don't know, but my guess is that
the committees will be announced at
the present session, but not until the
joint resolution naming the day of ad-
journment has been adopted and sign
ed by the President"
l. having been made very plain by
the business-like beginning of the de-
bate on the Dingley tariff bill in the
House that the republicans intend to
put that measure through just as it is
on the afternoon of March 31st, in ac-
cordance with the rule which has been
adopted, the men who are trying to
get&he bill amended In all sorts of
ways have transpired their attention
to the members Of the Senate Finance
Committee which has already taken
the bill up for consideration. These
men are now predicting that the bill
will be amended out of all resemblance
to itself in the Senate, but republicans
are 10th to believe that the republicans
on the Finance Committee
Morrill,, Allison, Aldrich, Platt and
Wolcott-will sanction any amend
ments calculated to make the bill any
less protective to American interests.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, holds the
ba ance of power between republi cans
and democrats in the Committee, and
he has only recently said that he be-
lieved in protection as much as he
ever did. Injurious amendments may
be added On the floor of the Senate,
but republicans do not expect such
from the finance committee.
Representative Cannon, Ills, has a
habit of getting off retorts in such a
droll and dry manner that he seldom
fails to make his victim join in the
laughter which usually follows.
Speaking of the Indian Appropriation
bill, one Of those that failed at the
last session. Representative Sayres, of
Texas, expressed the opinion that
President Mckinley would not sign
the bill if it were passed. Looking
straight at Mr.. Sayres, Mr.. Cannon
said very slowly and distinctly: I
have great confidence in my friend,
but would never shoot him for
prophet. Mr.. Sayres joined in the
shout of laughter. The House acted
promptly upon the advice of Mr..
Cannon, who was Chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations in the
last House and who will occupy the
same posi- lion in the present House,
and passed the appropriation bills
that failed at the last Congress, just
as they had been passed before, with
the exception of one paragraph in the
Indian bill. There was no occasion
to do over again what had been we'll
| done at first,
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, under
took to give the republicans and demo-
Gratis of the Senate, scolding because
the vacancies in the Senate Committee
had not been filled but he had no re-
ply to make when Senator Chandler
said. Doesn't the Senator know that
neither party has majority here, un-
less it gets the cooperation of the Pop
ulists. Now l would suggest that if
the Senator will only cast his vote
with US, We will have the necessary
working majority"
The speech of Senator Davis, OF
Mimi, now Chairman of the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations, in favor
OF the Arbitration Treaty, has made
new friends for the treaty. Mr.. Davis
stated in his speech, which was made
In executive session that he had op-
posed the treaty as it was sent to the
Senate, but that the amendments,
now added had removed the objection
able features and that he was heartily
IN favor of its ratification.
Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at 720
Henry st. Alton, H., suffered with