The herald., 1897-03-13
Will Not Hinder the Tariff
Legislation
NICARAGUA CANAL SCHEME
To Oct q Great Boost Through shsr.
mans Diplomacy
The Senate Committee Carefully Con siders the
Arbitration treaty with England but
Reaches No Conclusio n

| ASSOCldttu fTtSS 0ptCldi Wito
| NEW YORK, March Ex-senator Pet
tigrew of South Dakota in an interview
today said: "The five silver Republican
senators, Mantle. Jones OF Nevada. Can
non, Teller and myself. will not do any,
thing to hinder or delay the adoption Of
a protective tariff law. There are q
number OF Democrats who will be just
as considerate. If there is an attempt
to reorganize the senate we may be In
session all summer, and II there Is Sc
rious effort to seat the three new sena-
tors that have been appointed. great
breach will be opened and the tariff and
everything else may be lost sight Of.
There is also talk of passing other
legislation than tariff and appropria-
tions. 1t is my opinion that it Is tacitly
understood that the senate will not be
reorganized. that the new senators by
appointment will not be seated and that
there will be no general legirlation. In
that event the way Is clear to an early
passage Of the tariff law"
SHDRMAN'S STATECRAFT
CHICAGO. March 1.-THE Posts
Washington special says: Secretary
of State Sherman is said to be con-
templating negotiations for q treaty
with the five states composing the
Greater Central American republic,
along the lines of the celebrated Free
linghuysen-Zavala treaty, which, in ef-
feet, established an American protec-
torate over Nicaragua and committed
the government to the construction Of
the great waterway. This treaty was
pending when Mr.. Cleveland went into
the White House twelve years ago.
About the first thing the latter did was
to withdraw the agreement between the
two countries. his ground for so doing
being that the treaty, II carried into
effect would be a perpetual menace to
the nations policy and would provoke
| endless complications with other coun-
tries. It is now said to be Secretary
Sherman's purpose to resurrect the
relinghuysen-zavala treaty and frame
a new agreement embodying many OF its
salient features.
ARBITRATION TREATY
WASHINGTON March 12.-The SEN
ate committee on foreign relations has
been in session today considering the
arbitration treaty. Two members.
Gray and Mills, were not present. The
question of amendments consumed most
Of the time, the contention being
whether the treaty should be amended
as when reported at the last congress.
or whether the Turpie amendment. re-
| ferring all arbitration agreements back
to the senate for ratification. would
cover all the objections raised to the
treaty. 1t is probable the committee
will have the matter under consideration
several days.
The committee adjourned at 1880, after
an hours session. to meet again on
Monday. Chairman Davis would make
no announcement concerning the days
| work, except that no conclusion was
reached.
CABINET MEETING.
As this was cabinet day. there was
quiet about the White House during the
| forenoon, and the president was able to
give an uninterrupted half-hour to the
large accumulation Of routine business.
The cabinet meeting began promptly
at IL, all members being present. The
| meeting lasted until 1915. Secretary
Bliss and Attorney McKenna
remained some time longer. 1t was
stated positively that no changes in the
status of Cuban affairs were brought
to the attention of the meeting, and that
the present condition of that question
was regarded as entirely satisfactory.
| Most of the time of the meeting, II
was stated. was given to the organiza-
ton of the several executive depart
ments at Washington.
APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE.
Applicants for appointment to presi-
Dental offices in the treasury depart
ment already filed include the follow
ing: Collectors Of internal revenue
Robert Hester at Sacramento, Milton
| Warbler at Portland, Or; John +. Gar
vey of Olympia as registrar OF the
treasury at Washington.