The herald., 1897-03-10
CAPITOL CITY ROLES

who generally appear to favor 1t.
CAPITOL CITY ROLES
| Statements and Specuiations Regarding
| Events Probable or Desirable
| WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Even
ing Star today says: 1t Is understood
| the president will not appoint members
of an international conference commits
sion or take any steps toward calling
conference until after the expiration
of the special session of congress. The
president has in mind a very compre-
hensive plan for dealing with the whole
| monetary question. He Will al first con-
| fine negotiations with foreign govern
ments to the usual diplomatic agencies.
| All the ambassadors and ministers to
| foreign governments appointed by Nc
| Kinley will be given special instruc-
| tions to devote particular attention to
bringing about friendly understand
| ing on the money question. They are
| expected to assume an attitude friendly
| TO bimetallism and exert what influence
they can toward inducing the countries
to which they are accredited to give the
matter serious consideration.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
All officers of the new cabinet have
| indicated a purpose to go very slowly In
the changes of the personnel of their de-
partments. This is not very cheerful
news to offlce-seekerS and has been
communicated directly to many of the
sspirants who have been unable to re-
press their ambitions and to add to their
discomfort, 1t is intimated in some quar-
tiers that there are to be very few
changes, save where the incumbent in
sists upQa immediate retirement, for
some time to come. This may be an
over estimate of the conservatism dis
played by the administration, but 1t is
recalled that Mckinley before his In
auguration, held to the view that the
changes in office. with accompanying
confusion and arrangement of business.
should not be undertaken until the tariff
bin is enacted. This view is brought
freshly to mind by statement made to-
day by prominent assistant secretary
in one of the departments that he has
been asked to remain in his place for five
months 1t Is expected that tomorrow
John Hay will be nominated for ambas-
sador to Great Britain and General Por-
ter of New York ambassador to Paris
and there may be a few other nomina
tons, including General Powell Clayton
of Arkansas as minister to Mexico. One
of the most important missions the presi-
dent will have to fill will be that of min
lister to Spain. In view of the Cuban in
surrection this post demands great ex
ercise of tact and skill. and the indica-
tions are that Mckinley will go very
slowly In changing the minister there.
Few of the thousands of applications for
office mention the post, which seems not
to be In demand and 1t is certain that
up to Sunday Mr.. Mckinley had no one
in mind for 1t.
Mr.. Mckinley settled on ]. H. Brig
ham of Ohio for assistant secretary OF
agriculture. and the nomination will
doubtless be sent to the senate within a
few days. Mr.. Brigham is master of the
National Grange. He is war veteran
and has figured considerably in Ohio
politics and is an old friend of the presi-
dent.
CAGES CALLERS.
Secretary Gage had another busy day
in receiving callers. The ways and
means committee of the house, headed
by Mr.. Dlngley, called in body at IL
o'clock and were presented to the secre-
tary Senator Teller, Senator Cullom
and Representative Hit were among
those calling to pay their respects. 1t
now seems improbable that any consid-
cradle number of treasury nominat tions
will be sent to the senate tomorrow
There are five or six vacancies in the Of
fees of collectors of internal revenue
and one or two places of q confidential
character In the secretary's office which
will be filled first The chief clerk and
the appointment clerk are usually
changed very soon after a new secre-
tary is installed and it is probable that
the usual course will be pursued In this
instance.
QUEEN ILLS HOPES
Liliuokalani of Hawaii still remains
In Washington, although the 4th of
March has come and gone. Her great
and good" friend has passed into the
shades of private life but she still holds
forth in Washington without giving the
least intimation of her purpose. She has
requested formally in writing an inter-
view with President Mckinley, but up
20 this time no word of reply has been
received from the. White House.
The Hawaiian annexationists, ex-Min-
lister Thurston and Attorney-General
Smith, are in town with a treaty of an
nexation which they will probably pre-
sent to the administration some time
this week. Liluokalani said, through
her representative last night, that she
has no comment to make on the presence
of Hawaiians. She places her faith in
what Secretary of State Sherman said
three years ago in bis book of recollec-
tions.
Mr.. Sherman, she says, was against
Hawaiian annexation. In fact he was
opposed to this country taking any more
additional territory 1t Is the opinion
in Washington that Liluokalani's pur-
pose in requesting an interview with
the president is to forestall an interview
with the Hawaiian annexationists If pos
sible.
THE STEERING COMMITTEE
Senator Allison, chairman of the Re-
publican caucus, named the remaining
members of the Republican steering
committee today. They are as follows
Allison, chairman; Hale. Aldrich, Cui-
lcm. Davis, Sewall and Carter.
FEARS OF FUSION
CHICAGO, March 9.-The Posts
Washington special says: There is a
prospect that the two leading parties
In the senate, the straight Republicans
and the straight Democrats. will come
to an agreement as to the organisation
CT that body which will leave the strag-
giers, consisting OF free silver Republic
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