The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. G. Jan. Hth, 1896.

| Senator Sherman will probably set
tie the question Of whether he is to he
Secretary OF State in the coming ad.
ministration, during the present week,
as he will. by special invitation, have
a personal conference with President
elect Mckinley at Canton. Mr.. Sher-
mans personal inclinations are not to-
wards the Cabinet, but he is prepared
to do his duty as good republican
and patriotic citizen, and if it be the
wish of President Mckinley and of
the Ohio republicans, who have given
him such great political honors in the
past that he should accept cabinet
portfolio, he will not allow his personal
inclination to stand in the way. That
he would make a good Secretary of
State is as certain as that he has made
good Senator and good Secretary
of the Treasury, and while his COL
league would miss his experience and
wisdom IN the Senate, the knowledge
that President Mckinley and the
country would have the benefit of them
would go far towards consoling them
for the loss.
Having heard what the parties
directly interested had to say about
the new tariff bill, the republicans of
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee will this week begin the actual
construction of the bill. The demo-
cratic member of the committee had
the privilege of attending of it, but
the construction of the bill will only
be participated in by the republican
members. Chairman Dingley has
pointed out the difference in this task
and the construction of the Mckinley
bill in 1890, and it should not be lost
sight of by those who are interested in
seeing the arduous task successfully
performed. In 1890 the Treasury had
surplus which was growing larger all
the time, and the tariff bill was intend
ed to protect American products and
manufactures, and at the same time,
to reduce the receipts of the govern
ment. Now, again referring to Chair
man Dlngley's words, the new tariff
bill must protect American products
and manufactures, and at the same
time, add from $50, ,000, 900 to $75 ,O0O,-
QUO a year to the Government receipts,
IN order to provide for the deficit
made by the insufficiency of revenue
produced by the democratic tariff bill,
which Mr.. Cleveland denounced as an
outrage and refused to sign, and
which he now declares to be a good
thing, Notwithstanding all the trouble
it has brought to the country.
The Loud bill depriving sample
copies of newspapers and books of the
right to be sent through the mail at
pound rates was passed by the House,
and has now gone to the Senate, where
It's prospect of being acted upon is far
from bright. 1t will be fought hard
and time is getting scarce.
The speech of Representative John
son, of California, on the Pacific Rail
road Funding bill, which was today
disposed OF by the House, in which he
made vicious personal attack upon
Mr.. W R. Hearst, proprietor of the
San Francisco Examiner and the New
York Journal, is much regretted by all
who heard it. Some of the language
Of Mr.. Johnson was so vulgar and in
decent that 1T could not be printed in
newspapers which go through the mail
without violation of law-such Ian
guage as should never be heard in a
gathering of gentlemen and which no
provocation can excuse. Disgusting
people never brings them to your way
of thinking.
1t remained for Senator Mills to in
troduce a humorous phase to Gu ban
question. His resolution, upon which
he made a speech today in his usual
style-he works harder than black
smith when he makes speech, after
reciting that Cuba ought to be free
and declaring that this Country
recognizes its independence, and that
the President must act in harmony
with Congress, provides for the appoint
ment of U. S. Minister to Cuba and
$4,000 to pay bls> salary
and expenses. The idea of appointing
a minister to country which as yet
has neither government, according to
the common American conception of
government, nor a capital is regarded
as about the choicest tidbst of humor
turned up at the present session of
Congress, although Mr.. Mills doesn't
pose as funny man.
Representative and senator-elect
Money, of Miss, is back from his fool
trip to Cuba, but if he found out any