The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-05-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, April 80, 1877
1t is expected that President Mckinley
will shortly modify the Civil Service rules.
He has had an extended conference with
the Civil Service Commission. Secretary
Wilson stated before the Senate sub.com-
mittee, which is investigating the workings
of the civil service law and rules, that the
present rules hampered him in selecting
efficient subordinates, and in written
communication, Secretary Gage expressed
the opionion that modification of the
rules would be beneficial to his department.
Representative Dorr, of West Virginia, has
introduced bill for the outright repeal of
the civil service laws, and he declares his
intention to do everything he possibly can
to get the bill acted upon.
Nothing could better illustrate President
McKinley's idea of the relations that
should exist between the Federal admins
tration and the public than the official
announcement of the selection Of Judge
VIM. II. Day, Of Canton, Ohio to be First
Asst. Secretary of State, and Ex-Represen-
tative Bellamy Storer, Of Ohio, to be U. S.
Minister to Belgium, three days before
their nominations were sent to the Senate.
President Mckinley believes that as soon
as anything has been determined upon. the
people have right to be informed of it,
and acts accordingly.
Secretary Wilson is much pleased with
the reception of his effort to increase the
culture of sugar beets in those sections of
the country where the climate and soil
seems to indicate success with this crop.
SO great has been the demand FOR the seeds
that the large supply contracted for by
Secretary Wilson when he first took charge
of the Agricultural Department has been
almost exhausted.
The death of Representative Millikrn
recalls the fact that no member of the
Maine Congressional delegation died in
Office before Mr.. Millikcn, since ISIS, when
Representative Jonathan p. Cilley, OF
Maine, was shot dead by Representative
Graves, of Kentucky, with whom he fought
duel.
Senator Allison, who is member of the
subcommittee engaged in going over the
| Dingley bill before it is reported to the full
Finance Committee-Dy the way, this sub
committee is not taking any holiday either
night or day this week-gave caller good
idea of the manner in which the work OF
revision is being done, when he said, 'lIere
is a letter from IA manufacturer of backing.
How many ingredients do you suppose
there are lhat enter into its manufacture:
Well more than IA dozen. Some Of these
ingredients have been transferred from the
| free to the dutiable list. Some haze hal
the rates increased and some decreased.
! Each article has a direct hearing on Uhis
mans business. He writes US that black
ing is sold in packages OF certain size,
most of the backing is imported from
France, and that the industry in this coun-
try is in its infancy, but is making fair
progress. If we retain the House rates on
cel tain ingredients he mentions, he asks
that we also make small increase on
backing and suggests that it will be easier
to do this than to change the rates on the
dozen articles which enter into his product
His request does not seem unreasonable,
does it, il the facts are as he states? Well,
we have looked into the rates on every one
OF the ingredients mentioned their bearing
on his product, and find his statement cor
rect. That is the way we are doing our
work on the tariff bill, and l think it is
better than to do this man an injustice and
possibly give his business to the French
manufacturers. The subcommittee expects
to complete its work on the bill this week,
and it is hoped that the bill can be reported
to the Senate next week
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