The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-20


in NJ uotl Day ,xefc.,- ava from
Was ngtc and iat he ,",ld with
lis comrades Mt Arlington cemetry.
Cuban matters are rapidly coming to
head The. administration has re-
ceived information from Consul Gen
eral Lee and other U S officials in Cuba
which has been laid before the mem
bers OF the Senate committee OH Foreign
Relations, aud which it is believed may
result in definite action on the part Of
this government Whether this action
will be recognition OF Cuban beligerency,
as provided for in the Senate resolution,
dependence, Is a matter that is expected
to be speedily determined. 1t is very
plain that Spanish officials have been de.
ceiving this government right along as
to the condition of affairs in Cuba.
Senator Aldrich says he will call up
the tariff bill the Senate on the 18th inst
in accordance with the agreement made
when the bill was reported TO the Sen
ate, but it is the opinion of mauy Seu.
atOrs that the bill will not be taken up
until later, owing to objections that will
be raised Dy democrats Oh account Of
oi delay i'll furnishing them with com
parative statement OF estimated effect OF
The amendments. 1t is now practically
certain That the bin viii have to be
changed tU considerable extent before it
can De passed by the Senate, and it will
then be further changed Oy the confer
ence com uiittee before the House will
accept il One of the schedules hat it is
known will be radically changed in Tie
Senate is that dealing with sugar. 1t
is also almost certain that the clause de
caring tOr the maintenance OF the
Hawaiian reciprocity which was in the
House bill, but WAS struck out by the
Senate committee, will be restored, as
President Mckinley has taken especial
pains to impress upon the minds uf Sen.
ators and Representatives, that nothing
should he done that would be likely 10
aiienate the Hawalians 1t Is certain
that the President favors the annex.
alton of Hawaii in some form, and prob.
able that annexation will be an accom-
plisheu fact in the near future.
Probably the strongest endorsed man
who has been given appointment by
President McKlnley is Judge Albion W.
Tourgee, the we'll known author and
speaker who was this week Nominated
to DO U. 5 Consul at Bordeaux, France.
Senator Quay has offered two amend
ments, affecting the civil service Law,
to the Deficiency appropriation bill. One
provides that deputy collectors Of in
ternal ~ venue, storekeepers, and gaug-
ers snail be excluded from the cisesi.
fed civil service; also examining sur
ge0ns. The other takes Indian agents
out Of the classified Service and author.
lies their appointment by the Pres.
ident, by anu with the advice and con
sent of the Senate. The amendments
were referred to the Civil Service Com.
miLtee, which IL investigating the whole
subject.
TIE Senate committe on the Census
has reported favorabiy u bill providing
for the taking OF the twelfth and subse.
quent censuses, which authorize the
DirecLor OF the Census, AN official pro.
viued for by the bill, " appoint ali sm.
ployes except the assistant Director.
This il q direct blow aG the civil service
rules, whicu ID explained as follows in
the report accompany lug The bill: "A
majority Oi The commltLee are the opin
ion that the employees in the Census OF
tice should be appointed according to
The discretion vi the Director vi the Cen
sus, and not Dy the melhOd provided by
the civil service law and the existing
rules maue ia peisuance thereof"
Representative Hartman, vi Mont
while speaking against Mr. C!eveland's
sweeping forestry Reserves order, Was
asked by Representative Lacey II he
assumed that the President Mckinley
would repeat the mistakes oi Mr. Cleve.
land. He instantly replied: IL don't
think there IL amy man on the face Of
Vi tie earth such ulunderhead that
he Gould make tho one thousandth part
of the mistake made by President Cleve.
Iand Ididn'L su pport President McKin,
ley, but, thank Sud, ne il an American
aud the first one We have had In four
years %"
new policy has been adopted in the
handling Of business in the Pension Blu.
reau that means much to many appli
csnts ior pension. Under this policy
The applications for original pensions
are to be given preference over the ap
plicstions for increase made by those