The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-11
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
WASHINGTON NOTES.

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with the late General Hancock, that
the tariff is a local issue, and, what Is
more important, are voting that way,
AZ the schedules are reached contain
ing protective duties upon products OF
their states. The most notable in.
stances N this during the past week
were the Georgia senator's Bacon n
Uay-who both supported the tariff on
Lumber, Notwithstanding the appeals
Of such leaders of the party as Senators
Jones, Ark, aud Vest Of Mo-, to keep
lumber on the free list. Senator
Bacon qualified his support by saying
that he was not a proteotionist, but
that the stern necessities of the govern
nent required "A tariff, and n high
tariff; but his colleague, Senator Clay,
in what was his maiden speech, de.
clMed himself emphatically against
free trade and in favor of a tariff
sufficient to carry on the government
economically administered, and of the
sHictest equality in levying this tarif.
Of course neither gentleman said any
thing about Georgia being a large
lumber producing state.
There is still more less grumbling
about the tariff bill not being disposed
Of fast enough by the senate, but as a
matter Of fact, 1t Is doubtful whether
there Is a single senator who Is not sur.
prised at the progress made on the biil.
All recent tariff records In the senate
have already been broken, and no dis.
position has been shown in any quarter
10 delay any Of the schedules by use.
less discussion, and the senator's are
living up to the agreements not to
make long sbeeches. II this state OF
affairs continues the bill will In all
likelihood become n law before the 18th
OF July. 1t will depend, however,
largely upon the sugar schedule. The
senate sugar schedule is regarded as
dead, AMI there are some ugly reports
sboat the intention Of the sugar trust
~ use is powerful influence to hang
the bill up as long as possible, II the
house schedule is put back.
Mai W. ID. Smith, an American who
is an officer under General Gomez, in
Cuba, has been giving the senate com.
mittse on foreign relations the benefit
Of his personal experience. The com
mi,tse heard Maj. Smith in secret SEES.
sion and his testimony will not be
printed. A bit Of what he said may be
found in the following remarks made
by him outside Of the committee room
"All talk about autonomy and oi
Spanish reforms for Cuba is so much
breath wasted. Not a man in the
Cuban army will agree TO accept any.
thing short OF absolute independence.
The Cuban army is now in better con
dii0n to resist The Spaniards and t.
msistain the tight fsr independence
than it has been since the beginning oi
the war. Gen. Gomez has a well. dis,
oiplned army Of about 10000 men
who are determined to hold out unit
their efforts are crowned with victory
Our soldiers are rapidly procuring
arms and every day serves to put then
on q better footing"
The senate committee on civil ser
vice reform, to which was referred
Senator Gallinger's amendment to tn
general deficiency appropriation bill
exempting laborers from the civil ser
vice rules, has unanimously reportet
the following amendment to the bill
"No laborer Of any class employed b.
the government shall be included II
the classified executive civil service
and all civil service rules heretofor,
promulgated with respect to this clas
Of employees are hereby abrogated.
There is no doubt of the acceptance O
this amendment. Senator Pritchard
chairman of this committee says Thu
Amendment is as far as the COMMITTEE
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