St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-07
Especial to the CALEDoNIAN.)


Especial to the CALEDoNIAN)
The tariff bill has assumed form in the
senate. Probably the most startling
phrase in it, to those who have care
fully followed its provisions since 1t
emanated from the house committee on
ways and means and successfully passed
the lower house Of congress, is the fact
that it now contains a duty on hides, a
subject in which New England, her tam
ming and shoe interests, are vitality con-
cerned.
Only q short week ago ii looked to be
impossible to have this brought about,
but the Western senators have been SO
persistently persistent that the senate
finance committee yielded and have de-
cided to recommend duty on hides. The
New England senators Will protest, but
as near as l can ascertain, none OF them
will refuse to vote for the bill II 1t does
place a tariff on hides.
They believe that some remedial tariff
legislation with duty on hides is better
than no tariff legislation with hides on
tQe isl. lie NOtSO Va biiSSC WSoNSi -
senators are needed 10 pass the bill, and
they say they will lot vote for the meas
ure unless a duty on hides is incorpo-
rated in it. Ana so | look for a sight
duty on hides, although the general be-
lief here is that no such protection as
the Western men ask for now will be
given them.
Ten stalwart Indians from Oklahoma
have gone into the office-seeking bust
ness, and are in the city pulling wires
against the pale-lace. 1t is not known
whether they will see the president or
not. They want w. S. Field of Okla
homa appointed as assistant Indian
commissioner. They have visited sew
eral senators. In one instance they
made so good an impression upon the
wife of a prominent senator that size
pledged them the support Of her hu.-
band without consulting him. She has
forced the senator to carry out her
promise.
An application of the civil service law
Is soon likely to be made against New
England postmaster, John T, Amey Of
Lancaster, N. II. Mr. Amcy Is a Dem
ocrat, and charges are now on file in the
postoffice department that he solicited
funds from the employees in his office
last year to be used for the Democratic
campaign. An investigation has been
conducted by an inspector of the post
office department, in conjunction with
officials of the civil service commission,
and it Is claimed there Is sufficient pro T
to call for Mr.. Amey's removal, although
II is not revealed exactly what the
charges are, or exactly what has been
proven. Mr.. Amey Is one of Mr.. Cleve-
lands New England friends, and was ap-
pointed to his present post on Jan. z,
1886, and therefore his term will not ex-
pire until 1900 There are several can
didates for the position, chief among
them being Fielding Smith, clerk Of the
Coos county court. Mr.. Amey Is well
known I'M Democratic circles in New
Hampshire, and was at one time chair
man of the Democratic state committee
A matter that promised to make fric-
ton in connection with the visit of the
diplomatic corps to the Grant ceremonies
in New York last week was finally ami
cably adjusted. Under the original
plans the ambassadors alone we're to
accompany the presidential party from
Washington to New York the ministers
and their suites being attached to the
party of the vice president Objections
were made to this separation of the crops
In favor of the ambassadors, and the
plans were changed so that the entire
corps accompanied the presidential party
In a body
This has been a troublesome question
with officials ever since the ambassa-
dorial rank was first established in this
country, and is still far from settlement
An Issue has always been avoided by
both parties, and until now the necessity
for decision has never arisen. Here
tofore the di Guilty has been solved by
keeping the yice president and the ar :
bassadors apart whenever the question
Of precedence between them was likely to
arise.
For instance, the vice president was
never invited to the presidents dinner
in honor of the diplomatic corps, and vice
versa, the ambassadors were never in
vice president was expected to be pres
ent. The state dinners to the diplomatic
corps have established one thing in this
matter, however, and that Is that the
ambassadors are considered to have pre-
cedence on such occasions over the see
rotary Of state who in turn Is given pre-
cedence over the ministers and other
guests This is the rule at the White
House functions. despite the fact that
the secretary of state is next to the vice
president in line of succession to the
presidency.
AT the instance Of Secretary Olney
during the last administration Ambas-
sador Bayard investigated the practice
of foreign courts in the matter OF pre-
cedence, and he reported that ambas-
sadors invariably ranked next to the
royal families in all public and social
functions, and that he (Bayard) by vir-
tue Of his ambassadorlal rank was given
precedence over Lord Salisbury, the
British premier, and all the members OF
the British cabinet.
The proposition to send General Miles
TO the Grecian frontier to watch the
military operations now going on there
may lead to international complica.
tons, If 1t is carried into effect, and 1,
will he.
France refused TO allow General SherI.
dan to accompany it's army in the wal
with Prussia, and II is possible that tbs
same objection might be made By
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