Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

by the Senators and Representatives
on the conference committee which
is at work on the tariff bill passed by
the Senate last week is aggravating
to the newsgatherers, it is considered
absolutely necessary to avoid delay
in the final disposition of the bill. IF
each agreement reached by the con-
ference should be announced, there
would be no peace for the members
of the committee, owing to the OBJ
JectiOns of those who are interested.
1t has also been determined, TO avoid
delay, that no partial reports shall be
made to the House and Senate, every
thing being held back until q final
agreement has been reached. EX-
perience has proven that partial re-
ports are productive of much delay,
especially when the measure under
consideration is of such a complicat-
ed nature as tariff bill necessarily is.
Although there is nothing official on
the subject, have excellent reasons
for saying that the republican con-
ferees democratic conferees will
take no part in the conferences until
the republicans have reached an
greement-expectt to complete their
work this week.
President Mckinley has indicated
quite plainly TO number of promin
ent republicans that he has about de-
cided to modify Mr.. CIeveland's or
dnrc for tho ax-%nY7cioy, Of ;vyiI
service rules and the Presidents Or
der may be expected at any time. 1t
is not yet certain how far this modi
fication will go, but it is the impress
sion of those who have talked with
Maj. Mckinley on the subject that de-
putty collectors of internal revenue,
who have charge of the distribution
of stamps, and deputy collectors of
customs, who are in charge of sub
stations, will be among those placed
outside of the civil service rules.
AS was stated in this correspond
ence several months ago, Mr.. Cleve-
lands consolidation of Pension Agen-
cies, announced to go into effect Sept.
1, 1897, will not go into effect. The
Cleveland order will in due time be
officially revoked by President Nc
Kinley, thorough investigation hav
ing shown that the government would |
save nothing by the proposed consol |
idation, and that it would greatly in |
convenience thousands of pensioners. |
The report that Japan will file an |
additional and stronger protest |
against the annexation of Hawaii ex
cites such very little interest in Wash
lngton that nobody appears to care
whether it turns out to be true or not.
Hawaii will be annexed in due time,
and Senator Morgan, dyed in the
wool democratic member of the com
mittee on Foreign Relations, says
that if President Mckinley wishes
the treaty to be ratified at the pres
ent session of Congress, instead of at
the regular session, next winter, he
has only to say so and it will be done.
The death of Senator Harris of
Tenn, has once more made Repre-
sentatives McNIillin and Richardson,
of that State, rivals; they both want
to go to the Senate, just as they both
wanted the minority leadership in the
House, that went to Bailey of Texas.
Secretary Alger has accepted an in
vitation to deliver an address at G.
A. r. reunion at Spirit Lake. Iowa, on
the 21st inst, and from there he will
go to Chicago to be present at the un-
UnIlInCr nf tho OF
22nd inst. President Mckinley is very
to be present at the latter
event, and if Congress adjourns this
week, he will go. There is strong
probability that Congress will ad-
iourn as soon as the tariff bill has been
agreed to, as it is unlikely that there
will be any serious attempt to secure
action on the Presidents currency
commission recommendation at this
session; at least, not in the Senate.
The House may act upon it. Present |
Indications are that the tariff bill will Z
be completed and signed by the Pres
Ident before the end of the week. !
President and Mrs. Mckinley have {
decided to spend q greater part of {
their vacation on Lake Champlain, (
which makes it certain that they will
not be able to make their contem-
plated visit to the Pacific coast this
summer. They will not give up the
idea, however, as the President is
very anxious to see that section of {
the country and will go at the first
opportunity, probably next summer.
Beyond the fact that the general