The aegis & intelligencer., 1897-09-10

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, September 6.-Such Il hubbub
has been raised about the construction that
should be placed upon section % of the Ding
ley tariff law, imposing discriminating duties,
which was amended by the Conference Com
mittcc in way alleged to be more or less mys-
terious. and which has been referred to Attor-
ney General Mckenna for an official opinion,
that Mr.. Mckinley has been asked TO return to
Washington at the earliest possible date, in Or
der that he and the entire cabinet may take
hand in determining the opinion that shall be
given out by the Attorney General. $4,000
600 Il year in revenue is involved in this con-
struction, and possible de noralzation of al
most our entire foreign commerce. 1t is un-
Il, rstood that Mr.. Mckinley has promised to
return shortly, but has set no date. Attorney
General Mckenna, probably thinking it II re-
iection upon his legal ability to have the pub
lie know that this matter is to be discussed by
Mr. Mckinley and his colleagues of the Cabi-
net, has made public denial that the opinion
was being held back to await MIR. Mckiney's
return. All the same, nobody expects the
opinion to be rendered until Mr.. Mex niey re-
turns nd approves of it.
A Kentucky Democrat, John G, Woods, of
Louisville, has put portion OF the administra-
ton pins and needles by bringing suit
against the Postmaster General 10 prevent his
removal, without cause, from position i'll the
classified civil service. He obtained II tempo
rary restraining order against his removal,
and the hearing was to have taken place Satur-
day, but the government asked for Il continu-
ance of one week, and got it, The case will
probably be appealed to the L. 5. Supreme
Court, no matter how it may be decided.
According to advices Just received, Senator
Burrows has spent the entire summer in trying
to smooth the way for his own return to the
Senate, and in placing obstacles in the path of
Governor Pingree, who thinks he would fill
that Senatorial chair much better than Bur
rows does, and he is not yet easy in his mind.
Pngreu has got Burrows where he has all the
other Michigan Republicans afraid OF him.
Tho Civil Servi Commission has received
such an avalanche of correspondence from the
army of woud-bc recruits for Uncle Sans
Civil Service. concerning offers made TO furnish
information, for fee, by private parties, that
it has issued circular letter containing the
following pointed announcement No per-
son has any information of importance to APP
plicants, concerning examinations which can
not be obtained without cost from the Comms
sun All claims to the contrary, therefore, are
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
The receipts of the government for the month
of August under the Dngtey tariff law, were
ST, ,53S, $50 less than the receipts for August
1896, under the Wilson tariff law. II may be
that the claims of the Republicans as to the
rev, nue. producing qualities of the Dingley
tariff will be realized at some time in the future.
but the above figures show that they are, as
yet, a long way from being realized.
The Republicans are showing how confident
they are of carrying Ohio by colOIizing voters
there from West Virginia and other adjacent
States. The Democrats are fully aware OF
what is being done in that line, and Boss
Hauna's henchmen will find it much easier to
carry men into Ohio and give them temporary
work than it will be to register and vote them.
The Spanish Minister is still keeping the reve
nue. cutters of the u. S. Government busy hunt
ing for Cuban tilibusters He Informed Secre-
tary Gage that the tilibusters had abandoned
Florida as starting point and were preparing
to send several ex xpeditions from the Carolina
coast and Secretary Gage obedently issued an
order to the commanders of all revenue cutters
in Southern waters to keep an extra close
watch on the Carolina coast for flibusters.
This sort of work must be more or less disgust
ing to the officers and men in our revenue ma
rine service, but they have no choice i'll the
matter They must obey the orders of the
Secretary of the Treasury, even if those orders
are dictated by the Spanish Minister.