The Arizona sentinel., 1897-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Oar Regular Correspondent
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l DOluG thC ObhCI AlO'ASC
 until the meeting of the regular ses
 sion of Congress, next December. Tc
 all inquiries on tho subject the Speaker
 has replled in substance that he has
 not decided the matter definitely
 The impression left upon the mind oi
 those who have talked with him on
 the subject Is thst Mr. Reed will be
 governed by circumstances. There is reason te believe that the committee
 assignments have practically been completed and could be announced at short notice. A gentleman whose position is as good as anvbodvs for getting advance knowledge of Mir Reeds intentions, Said when asked about the'committees: q don't know, but my guess is that the committees will be announced at the present ses- sion, but not until the joint resolu- tion naming the day of adjournment has been adopted and sigued by the President"
 It having been made very plain by the business like beginning of the debate on the Dinglev tariff bill in the House that the Republicans int, nd to put that measure through just as it is on the afternoon of March 31st, in accordance with the rule which has been adopted, the men who are trying to get the bill amended in all sorts of ways have transferred their attention to the members of the Senate Finance Committee, which has already taken the bill up for consideration These men are now predicting that the bill will be amended out of all resemblance to itself in the Senate. but Republi- cans are 10th 10 believe that the Re- puhlic.us on the Finance Commit teee-Seuators Morrill,, Allison, Ald- rlcl', Plait and Wolcott-will sanction any amendments calculated to make the bill less protective to American interests. Senator Jones, of Nevada, holls the balance of powcr between Republicans and Democrats In the Committee, and he has only recently  said that he believed in protection as much as he ever did. Injurious amendments may be added on the floor of the Senate. but Republicans do not expect such from the finance committee.
 Representative Cannon, of Ills, has q habit of getting off retorts in such a drull and dry manner that he seldom fails to make his victim join in the laughter which usually follows. Speak ing of the Indian appropriation bill, one of those that failed tt the last ses- sion, Representative Sayres. of Texas, expressed the opinion that President Mckinley would not sign the bill if it were passed. Looking straight at Mir. Sayres, Mr. Cannon said very slowly and distinctly: "I have great con- idence in my friend, but would never shoot him for a prophet" MT. Sayres joined in the shout of laughter. The House acted promptly upon the advice of MT. Cannon, who was Chair man of the Committee on appropria- tions in the last House and who will occupy the same position in the pres ent House, and passed the appropria- ton bills that failed at the last Con gress, just as they had been passed before, with the exception of one paragraph in the Indian bill. There was no occasion to do over again what had been wcll-done at first.
 Senator Allen, of Nebraska, under took to give the Republicans and Democrats of the Senate, scolding because the vacancies in the Senate Committee had not been filled, but he had no reply to make when Senator Chandler sail: Doesn't the Senator know that neither party has majority here, unless it gets the cooperation Of the Populists. Nov l would suggest that if the Senator will only cast his vote with us, we will have the neces- sary working majority"
 The speech of Senator Davis, 0 Minn., now Chairman of the Commit tee on Foreign Relations, in favor of the Arbitration Treaty, has made new friends for the treaty. MT. Davis stated in his speech, which WIS made in executive session, that he lad op- posed the treaty as 1t was sent to tho Senate, but that the amendments, nov added, had removed the objectionable features and that he was heartily in favcr of its ratification.
 Postmaster General Gary las decid- ed that except in cases which present some extraordinary reason for devia- ton the old rules will be adhered to in the appointment of postmas'ers T'hese rules in brie' are about as f,l- lows. i, naulican senators will he 4i.awe.. t. azme the Postmaster of the largest ci.y .i tHeir c n4r-SSianal dis tr!c5; Keput.l "n k presentatives will name all other poStmnstors ill their