Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
President Mckinley Not Taking
Sides.
He Desires Speedy Action on the Tariff
Bill. The Little Row Between
Democrats. Japan and
Hawaiian Island.

taWAilHh Asihuus
(From Our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, April 9.-President
Mckinley is not taking sides either
for or against any of the proposed
amendments to the Dingley tariff bill
All he has asked of Senators is that
they will act upon the bill as speedily
as possible. He believes that when
the bill is passed and the amend.
ments adopted by the Senate have
been acted upon by a conference
committee that the bill will be as
good a measure as it possibly can be
made under existing circumstances.
The much talked about amend
ments to the Dingley tariff bill,
which Western Senators have asked
for, turn out to be very different
from the predictions made by those
who have been hoping for breach
in the Republican ranks in the SEN
ate. wide enough to defeat the tariff
bill. The amendments deal mostly
with the wool schedule and are
largely devoted to so classifying
wool that some of the frauds known
to have been perpetratel under the
classification of the Mckinley tariff,
will be avoided 1t is also claimed
by the Western Senators that these
amendments are intended to equalize
the protection given to the wool
manufacturer and the wool grower
The regular semi weekly row be-
tween the followers of Representa-
tive McMillin, of Tenn, the rival
would-be Democratic leaders, has
become feature of the short meet
ings of the House, which draws full
galleries and which has crowded
Jerry Simpsons S little Populist cir
Tcus to the wall In this rivalry a
local paper, which poses as Bryan S
mouth-piece, has sought to convey
the impression in it's daily diatribes
against Bailey that McMillin was
the personal representative of Mr..
Bryan. One of these editorials was
denounced on the floor of the house
as ''an infamous and malicious lie"
by Mr.. Bailey, who added by way of
emphasis: 1 denounce every man
who has helped to circulate it as an
infamous and malicious liar" The
editorial in question said in effect
that the leadership of Mr.. Bailey was
the leadership of Mr.. Reed.
Not wishing to keep the new
Senators out of the privileges be-
longing to members of the commit
tees any longer, the Republican Cau-
Gus Committee charged with conferr.
ing with the Democratic committee
on the subject, reported to the eau
Gus in favor of accepting the last
Democratic proposition for filling the
committee vacancies. This pro-
gramme gives the Republicans all
vacancies, including chairmanships,
that were made by the retirement of
Republicans, and gives one place on
the Appropriation Committee that
was filled by Democrat to a Re
publican, while the Committee on
Post Office and Post Roads will get
one additional Democrat. This ar
rangement is not altogether desir
able but it is the best the Republi-
cans can do until they get major
ity in the Senate. 1t allows them to
retain the Craftsmanship of all the
most important committees, but on
some of these committees they will
be in the minority.
The opinion of a gentleman, who
has recently spent long period in
Japan, on the intentions of that
country towards Hawaii is interest
ing, in view of recent rumors con-
cerning the sending of warships to
Hawaii by Japan, and of the state
ment of the japanese minister to the
Unite States that this country has
no improper designs on Hawaii.
This gentleman is Mr.. W. B. Ed
minister, now in Washington, and
he says; "It is my opinion, based
upon long intercourse with the
japanese, that it is their ultimate
aim TO swoop down on Hawaii, cap
ture the island, and through force OF
arms set up a government of their
own. 1t is the common talk in the
streets of Japan s capital, that Japan
is entitled to plant her flag in Hawaii
for the reason that the japanese out
number any other nationality on the
islands. 1t will be remembered
that Congress has explicitly declared
that the United States would moi
countenance any interference witt
the government of Hawaii by any
foreign government, and many be
lieve that it is that declaration alone
which has caused Japan to keep hei
hands of Hawaii up to this time.
Judge Day, of Canton, Ohio, wh'
is going to Cuba as a special Unite'