The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-13


OF tho younger mcmbors Of the committee
that they are Just beginning to realize
what an awful task i6 is. Instead of bav
ing their evenings for social pleasure or the
theater or attending to their correspond
enco, thoy find they must cit up till mid
night every night poring over schedules,
| comparing testimony, figuring out rates
and TRYING to agree with their fellow NOM
bers. The ways and means mombors-tbat
Is, the Republicans-will probably be in
continuous session from now till the 4th
of March, or very nearly till that date
They will need all this time in which TO
finish up their job
To he Done Quickly.
The chance for the early passage Of a
complete tariff bill is now believed to be
brighter than IL was some weeks ago. 1
have just had n talk with one OF the lead
ing Republican souators--one who Is look
ed upon as practical manager for his side
OF the chamber-and he tells me he has
taken the trouble TO inquire into the atti-
tude of the Democrats and silver Rcpub-
licans. "Wo are not going to have any diff
fculty In passing our BILL said this sena-
tor, whose word may be taken as high au-
thority. "Ihe Democrats do not intend to
delay our operations. They want to talk
little and To mako the record straight, but
1 am sure we shall be able 10 pass bill by
the middle of June. can almost assure
the country that the law will he OH the
statute books by July L. This, take 1t,
Is good news for the people-good both for
those who believe in the efficacy Of tho new
tariff and for those who do not believe in
IL. II the thing Is to be done, II is well
that 10 Is TO be done quickly.
a.. Ill IL.
showing signs of wear and tear in this
arduous task of tariff making. Naturally
the bulk of the work falls upon him. The
way tho committee has laid out its task
nothing il done except by the whole com
mittec, and this means dreadful amount
of work for the chairman. / am satisfied
that II it had not been for his fatigue in
these nightly ordeas Of tariff bill framing
Mr. Dngley would have accepted the sec
retaryship of the treasury when it was
offered him by President Elect Mckinley.
1.-THE wonder TO me is, said one of Gov
ernor Dingleys colleagues on the commit.
tee, "that the Old gentleman does not get
brain fever. He does not read anything
but economic literature He does not
smoke or drink or chew He never plays a
game, goes driving or attends the theater.
He does nothing but think, think about
the old tariff, and the rates, and the ad
valorem, and the revenue, and all that
sort of thing is enough to drive a man
crazy"
Lawyer Chonte and His Views.
From public man who has intimate
relations with the president elect ! learn
that Joseph Choate, tho leading lawyer Of
the New York bar, who wanted to be SEN
ator, but couldn't was Mt one time seri-
ously considered for secretary of state by
the president elect. 1t was conceded that
Mr.. Choate had the learning and the abil-
ity to make first class secretary OF state,
worthy successor to Mr. Olney. But
when Mr.. Mckinley discovered that in his
economic faith Mr.. Choate, though good
Republican, was good deal of free trad
err, his name was dropped from the list on
eligibles MS II 1t had been poison. What a
joke on Mckinley 1t would have been IL
he had actually appointed theoretical free
trader TO the first place In his cabinet.
"Joe Choate is ono Of the ablest men OF
our day." said "A well known New York
lawyer to me. He would make great
reputation as public man II lac could only
get tho chance. But no can't get the
chance He Is not enough of politician.
This reminds me that / knsw little story
about Choato. lt Is an old story, but
don't believe any one knows that he was
the man with whom it originated. While
Choate was out of his office one day client
for whom some work had been done came
I'm TO settle up. Mr.. Choate's clerk settled
with tho man and afterward reported to
his Chief what be had done.
"And how much did you get out OF
himg' asked Mr.. Choate
bu dollars - re,,lial tho riprk
proudly
"What7 Only hundredS You ought
to have had moro sense. Iwant you To un-
derstand that am not running a law Of
fee for my health / discharge you, sir
discharge you on the spot.
"B but I-I-got--all the man had"
explained the poor clerk timidly.
ooh, you got ali he had" said Mr..
Choate. "Well. that is different for
give you / take back what l said about
dischnrgiug you. You will make great
lawyer yet, my boy.
A Rare Advantage.
A western senator tells me u good story
about the boom days IN Minneapolis. Thore
lived near town farmer who was tired of
agricultural life, and who concluded he
would go into the city and got rich specu.
lating I'm real estate. So he went into
town, called on real estate agent and ex-
planned what he wanted. The agent, OF
course, had just the thing the man desired.
They jumped into IA buggy and started out
to see the property. After driving for some
distance out through the suburbs tho agent
pulled up at place where the praiTio had
been laid or into town lots
"Is It not beautiiuli" he exclaimed.
"Sce there Is 90 be public square. over
there IS park. Oh, this s. flno property
IL will jump up at the rate of 90 per conta
month Man. this ia the chance q your
life. / will trade you these lots nt the rate
Of one lot FOR each acre II your farm. You
will act rich ont uf it.
81 don't think VIII tcbo it, mister"
drawled ou; the ngriculturist. "You sec,
VIC passed my farm about a mile and a half
down the road thofe
WALTER WEiLNAN.
,scrsey Cattle.