The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-06
SpOB FOR DIHGLEY
SO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE CON-
SIDERS SENATE ACTION ON THE
TARIFF.
BAD BLOOD Is RISING.
CHANCES FOR THE PAS SAGE UE ANY
TARIFF MEASURE BECOMING
SLIM.
CIVIL SERVICE BECOMES A FARCE.
Republicans Find Methods for Eyad
ing 1t in Many Depart
ments.
CIVIL SERVICE BECOMES A FARCE

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The con-
gress may not pass a tariff bill after
all, and you need not be surprised if
the debate is continued until the mid
Ole OF August, to adjourn then with
out having reached any agreement. I
have talked with Chairman Dingley. of
the committee on ways and means, and
also with Congressman Tawney, Dol
liver and Grosvenor, of the same COM
mittee, and have reached the conclu-
sion that they will fight any sort Of
bill which the senate may pass, and
fight it to the bitter end
Congressman TaWney SAYS: -"Our
committee worked conscientiously by
day and by night for four months.
We produced national bill; a bill with
less local bias than any tariff bill
which has ever been presented to the
mouse. When we concluded our Iabors
chairman Dingley informed us that he
mad been a participant in the COM
mlttee which framed three tariff hills
and that he had never known the en-
tire membership Of the committee TO
work so diligently and patriotically. as
our members had worked.
we had our bill reported and nass-
ed ana sent to the senate in good tima
TO nave secured it's passage bv the 1st
OF June But, instead of endeayorine +o
cooperate with the house in the adon-
ton Of tariff bill, the members of
the senate committee on finance went
10 private rooms in a hotel and arbi-
trarlly cut our bill all to pieces. They
show
the work Of the workers in a co-ordi-
nate pranch of the congress. On the
chemical schedule alone they have
thrown away about S., 900 of an
nual revenue, without reason and
without excuse
am willing to concede that the
senators know more about the tariff
than [ do; and would even be liberal
enough to concede that they know moro
about the tariff than any other NOM
Der of our committee. 1 might even ba
liberal enough to admit that thev know
more about the tariff than all the NOM
bers Of our committe combined. And
even then, I should say that thew have
no right to tear our bill to tatters fo,,
the simple reason that Chairman Ding
ley knows more about the tariff than
any man in the senate today; and no
senator, and no committee of senators
possesses enough knowledge and abil-
1ty to supervise his work. The bill was
framed under the direction of Chair
man Dingley. When that is said. if
is enough to say that the bill was
such measure as should have COM
manded the most respectful considera-
ton of the senators, for every one of
them knows that Mr. Dingley is
statesman in every sense of the word.
Before the bill becomes a law. it must
be a much better bill than it is in its
present condition"
Gen. Grosvenor said: 1--WE will have
something to say about that bill be-
tore 1t is ever passed. There are some
fools in the house of representatives.
but we are not all fools. Some of US
also have views, and also have wills of
our own"
Conversations had with other men,
berS of the committee disclosed the
fact that there is an intense bitterness
towards the senate, which is ill-con-<
cealed.
Senator Davis, Senator Nelson and
Congressman Tawney are making a
strong fight for protection on flax. Mr.
Tawney has produced a. strong inn
preston by exhibiting the linen spun
in Dublin from Minnesota flax. It is
splendid specimen, and demonstrates
the fact that flax, which is Cultivated
in Minnesota for the fibre and not for
the seed, is as good as the flax pro
duced abroad.
EVADING CIVIL SERVICE.
President C1eveland's civil service or
der will not prevent the. appointment
of Republicans to positions of chief of
division in the executive departments.
1t can be lawfully evaded This will
be good news to the anxious Republi-
can people who want Office, and it will
be particularly gratifying, because the
positions which are to be made avail
able are all especially desirable. The
salaries are $1,000 up to $4,000 per an
mum.
There is Democratic law clerk In