The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-04-08
DrMOGRATS % CELEBRATE.
On the 18th of April. Senate After
Dingley's Schedules Washing gton
Notes.

Cores spondence of the NEWS.
WASHINGTON, April 5 Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, Chairman of
the Democratic National Commit
tee, has issued an address indorsing
the appeal made by President Black,
of the National Association of Dem
oc1atic Clubs, for a celebration of
the 154th anniversary of the birth
day Of Thomas Jefferson, the author
Of the declaration of independence
and the founder of American Demo.
cracy, on the 18th day of this month
by all Democratic organizations.
sLAsHING DINGLEY's BILL.
The tariff bill has been in the
hands of the senate finance commit
tee long enough to make it certain
that it is going to be cut and slashed
very much by that committee, not
to mention what will be done to it
after it gets reported to the senate.
Republican senators are very free in
saying that the bill is not what it
ought to be. That, Of course, is not
sure sign that it will be bettered
IN the senate, merely sign that it
will be very much changed. The
clause making the duties imposed by
the bill when it becomes a law col
lectable on all importations ordered
after April l, is generally regarded
as merely faTcical scarecrow, set up
10 frighten tinlid importers.
THE HOUSE PROGRAMME.
1t now looks as though Speaker
Reed really intended to carry out
the announced programme of only
having the house meet twice Week
on Wednesdays and Saturdays
ard adjourn 1t may be that he can
keep this thing up during the two
or three months that the Senate will
take to pass the tariff bill, but many
are predicting that he will have to
give the house a chance to do some
thing or it will do anything in spite
of him.
HARRISON MEN NOT KICKING
ThaTe is some very lively kicking
among the newcomers at the work
ing of McKinley's rule against ap-
pointing men who held office under
Harrison. When this rule was first
announced the newcomers were de
lighted, but they look at it differ
emily now, when they see the ease
with which the members of the s'ex7
brigade are quietly gathering up the
good things. The 1eappointment Of
Mr.. Palmer, to be public printer
was received with wry faces by the
newcomers, but when Mr.. Palmer
took charge Of the. Government
Printing Office and reappointed W.
H. Collins, Chief Clerk and 81. P.
Brian, foreman, words were uttered
that cannot be printed in family
newspaper.
THE MONETARY COMMISSION.
A majority of the Executive Com
mittee of the indianapolis monetary
Convention, more generally known
as the Bankers Convention, are in
Washington trying to talk Senators
and Representatives into sup orting
bill providing for Monetary Com
mission The members of the Com
mittee profess to be jubilant over
the outlook for the bill, but Senators
and Representatives appear to be
entirely Indifferent to the subject.
Representative Heatwole, of Mimi,
offered resolution last week for the
creation of such a commission, but
there is nothing in sight to indicate
that it will be acted upon, notwith-
standing the implied support Mr..
Mckinley gave the scheme just after
the Indianapolis con vention.
The selection of e1 Representative
Benjamin Butterworth, Of Ohio, to
be Commissioner of Patents, place
he filled once before to the satisfac-
tion of all those having dealings
with the office, can scarcely be con
sidered political, as Mr.. Butterworth
has expressed opinions upon the tar
if and silver question that were a
long ways from being in accord with
those held by Mr.. Mckinley and
the men who are dominating his ad-
ministration and the Republican
party at this time. Mr.. Butter
worth's appointment can be credited
to the friendship of Mr.. Mckinley
for him, and to his eminent fitness
for the place.
FLINGING AT TOGA -WEARERS.
They are telling a little story
about Gar Reed at the expense of
q number of Senator's According
to the story, the Gar just before
the meeting Of the extra session, at
tended dinner party where the
guests were nearly all Senators,
some of whom were expressing dire
/ ful forebodings about what would
happen to Senatorial d gnitY when
Billy" Mason, with his free AID
easy manners, entered that body.
The Gar finally tired of that sort
of thing, and turning to the Sena-
tors asked in that exasperating
drawl which he doesn't drop into so
often in the House as he used to:
"Do you think Mason will stay in
the Senate long enough to become
as dull as the rest of you?"
The office seekers have proven to
be too much for Mr.. Mckinley and
the official announcement is made
that he will this week run away
from them by taking little trip of
two or three days for rest.
Not much surprise was caused by
the announcement that Ex-Secreta-
try Carlisle had been retained to look
| of4a, +ha looo1 ;ntaresfS in the South