The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-04-09

From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator Jones, of
Arkansas. Chairman of the Democratic Ma
tonal Committee, has issued an address indoors
ing the appeal made 10y President Back, of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs, for
celebration of the 1aIth anniversary of the
birthday of Thomas Jefferson. the author OF
the declaration of independence and the found
er of American Democracy, on the 18TH day OF
this mCnth by all Democratic organizations.
The tariff bill has been in the hands of the
Senate Finance Committee long enough to
make 1t certain that it is going to be cut and
slashed very much by that commit ee, not to
mention what will be done 10 il after it gets re-
ported 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 sule
sign that it will be bettered in the Senate, mere
ly sign that it will be very much changed.
The clause making the duties imposed by the
bill when it becomes law colectahle on all
importations ordered after April l, is gener-
orally regarded as merely IL farcical scarecrow,
set up to brighten timid importers.
1t now looks as though Speaker Reed really
| intended to carry out the announced program
| ME of only having the House meet twice Il
week, on Wednesdays and saturdays, and ad-
journ. 1t may be that he can keep this thing
up during the two or three months that the
Senate will take to pass the iff bill, but many
are predicting that he will have to give the
House chance to d something or ii will do
| something in spite of him.
There is some very lively kicking among the
| newcomers at the work of Mr. Mcliinley's rule
against reapponting men who held office under
Harrison. When this rule was first announced
| the newcomers were delighted, but they look
at it differently now, when they see the case
| with which the members of the "cx'' brigade
| are quietly gathering up the good things. The
| re-appointment of Mr.. Palmer, to be public
| printer was received with wry faces by the new
| corners, but when Mr.. Palmer took charge of
| the Government Printing Office and reappoint-
ed w. II. Collins, Chief Clerk, and II. P. Brian,
| foreman, words were uttered that cannot be
| printed in family newspaper.
| y majority of the Executive Committee, OF
| the indianapolis Monetary Convention, more
generally known as the Bankers Convention,
are in Washington trying to t"lk Senators and
| Representatives into supporting Il bill provid-
| ing for Monetary Commission. The members
of the committee profess to lie iubilant over
| the outlook for the bill, but Senators and Re
representatives. appear TO be entirely indifferent
| to the subject. Representative Heatwoe, of
| Minnesota, offered resolution last week for
| the creation of such Il commission, but there is
nothing Ill sight to indicate that it will be acted
upon, Notwithstanding the implied support MIR.
Mckinley gave the scheme just afterthe Indian
| apOlis Convention.
! The selection of ex- Representative Benjamin
| Butterworth, of Ohio. to be Commissioner OF
| Patents, place he filled once before to the
satisfaction of all those having dealings with
| the Office, can scarcely he considered political
| as Mr.. Butterworth has expressed opinions
| upon the tariff and silver question that were q
| long ways from being in accord with those
| held by Mr.. Mckinley and the men who are
| dominating his administration and the Repub.
| lican party 1T this time Mr.. Butterwort1is APP.
pOiutment can be credited to tho Friendship u
| Mr.. Mckinley for him, and to his 3emis=5nt tit
| ness for the place. All of his experience anG
| wide knowledge of patent law and practice, as
well as the prestige gwen by his name, will be
| needed by Mr.. Butterworth TO put the business
of the Patent Office upon the high professional
plane it should occupy.
They are telling Il little story about Can
| Reed at the expense of a number of Senators
According to the story, the Car, just before
the meeting of the extra session, attended q
dinner party where the guests were nearly all
| Senators, some of whom were expressing dire
| full forebcdings about what would happen &c
Senatorial dignity when Billy Mason, with
his free and easy manners, entered that body.
The Gar finally, tired of that sort of thing, and
turning to the Senators asked in that exasper-
| ating 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 oGice-seekers have proven to be too much
for Mr. Mckinley and the official announce
ment is made that he will this week run away
from them by taking a little trip Of two or
three days for rest.
Not much surprise was caused by the an
nouncement that ex-Secretary Carlisle has been
retained TO look after the legal interests in the
South of the J. Pierpont Morgan establishment