The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-26
Tariff Bill Awaits Pleas
ure of Upper House.
Pullman, the Sleeping Car
Magnate, at White House.
The Exclusive Senate Finance CON-
mittee--Capital Gossip.


was expected by experienced observers, the
outlook for nm carly passage Of the tariff
bin in tho senate IS daily becoming more
ard moro clociay No one Of good infor-
nation row believes this measure will
PASS the upper branch before the middle of
Judy, and somc. believe all Of that month
saa good part OF August will have passed
hCiore tie I!aelcy bin Is ready for the sig
nature Of President McKialcy. The delay
IS euc not SO much 10 design or intrigue
on ihc part Ct the opposition as it Is To the
hcavincss Of the senate, the slow rate at
which it moves all its wonders 10 perform,
the Ironencss TO long debate upon any and
every question, ard the absence of any
rules which permit tho majority 10 cut of
debate and proceed 10 business. While IL
is true that the Democratic senator's want
"fulI t.lscTssion," they do not disclose
sny Intention TO Kill time. But "full
discussion in tho senate, conducted In
tie beaG of faith, is an almost interrninable
ailGir The best friends Of early action
urcn sAe tariff do rot SEQ how they are 10
get iLpir bill through Ly the 1st of July,
tho Late which President Mckinley long
ago set fer its passage.
Welcome at the White House.
While ! was Mt the White House the 9th
c. day George l.. Pullman, the rich sleep
ing car man, came in 10 pay his respects
TO the PRESIDENT. Mr.. Pullman, despite
Li3 immense wealth and great power In
the cCnmeIcinl world, is an unassurning,
pleasant gentleman, delightful compan.
len end good story teller. He has been
generous contributor TO several Of the re.
cent campaign funds Of the Republican
rarty, but understand he rarely or never
asks anything of the administration.
At tie White House Mr.. Pullman ap.
pcared 10 know his way about very well.
There Was not a door, q hall or nook which
10 was unfamiliar with. In explanation
e this 1.r. Pullman said he had had the
honor OF living at the executive mansion
for week some 26 years ago, when Gen
eral Grant was the master there. 1T Is
poL,o cd building" said Mr.. Pullman.
''and j hoge congress will never pull II
down 1t should be preserved as long as II
will stand.
II one t5.,es up his station in the presi.
dents room for half hours as one Is often
compelled 10 dowhile awaiting his turn at
the CHIEF magistrate, he will be sure to see
good dcal Of human nature. There Is the
shy, tiInid man, who sits away back In the
corner ard who is compelled to stay there
hour after hour while bolder men step to
the frcnt and gain their coveted few mo
ments With Mr.. Mckinley. There Is his
opposite, tco, the forward man, who crowds
IN ahead Of every one else, who talks In h
loud voice, who fastens himself upon the
president as if he were going to stay all
day, and who generally manages TO disgust
not only the president but every one with
A. 4 Il IL tc a.,
TO haya,d a guess that the timid man will
in the end make more Roadway in advanc.
ing lis cause than tho other fellow. 1t IL
worth fcing miles to see tie ease and grace
with " hich President Mckinley "slidee
,out from rnder" the clutches of the too in
sistsnt and voluble visitor. Practice has
made him perfect in that art. When q
visitor has SPOKEN for few moments, the
president concludes he has had enough.
Then be grabs the mans hand, shakes it,
Gays 'aoodty'' and turns with winning
smile TO The next in line.
The frnnicst man Is the one who whis
pers. ] saw such visitor the other day
He was frcm the south, and his greatest
object in lifo was 10 beat some other fellow
who wns TN applicant for office. For five
minutes lie had his mouth at President
McKinicy's left ear, and all that time he
whispered in most intense, rapid and ex
citable way. Long before he had finished
or even reached convenient breathing
place the president reached out, shook the
man S hand and gave him his most polite
and yet very cffectual congo.
+, Ways OF Presidents.
A senator who goes often TO the White
House tells me President Mckinley has
the sweetest manners ever seen In that
Office. II sometimes think he is too
sweet" said the senator. 1.-THE trouble Is
that he almost always leaves the impres.
sion in the mind OF a new man in politics
that he Is going to get his coveted appoint
ment. President Mckinley never says he
will not appoint a man, not TO the man
himself. lie is too anxious to avoid hurt.
ing any ones feelings. II he have any
disagreeahle news to impart, he will tell IL
10 the senator or representative who may
DO taking tn interest in the case, not 10
the applicant. President Harrison was
not so careful. He was as blunt as blunt
could be. have often heard General Har.
rison say, No, can't appoint you II
the man, taken back by this frankness,
asked for an explanation, be generally got
IL. The president had heard things about
ulm hc nau NOT Ialu DIS ueDts, or ne
drank whisky, or be did this, that or the
other thing. General Harrison believed in
coming straight 10 the point. Mr.. Cleve-
land was HAT way too. He made no bones
about coming cut with anything he want
eel to say. The result was that both made
enemies; but oh, how hard 1t was TO fool
themr'
A Most August Committee.
The lrance committee of tte senate has
been hard at work for some weeks on the
tariff bill. Tho committee has had rooms
st the Arlington hotel, the same apart
ments in which Judge Gresham lived and
died. Here the committee sits till late ev-
cry night koring over the figures and ad-
justing the rates according 10 their idcas
Around tho doors or out in the lobby Of
the hotel may he seen at any time n great
crowd e. well TO do men, business men
and manufacturers and lawyers, waiting n
chance at some member of the committee
So far but little Is known as 10 the pro-
cccdngs Of the committee Even senators
fnd A. almost impossible to gain any i'm
formation. When stranger goes up 10
fho desk Of the hotel Office and asks to soc