The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.

AtnOUS INC IhChs iniPoI'uut vi
which were President James B.
Angel, of the Michigan State
University, 10 be minister to
Turkey, and ex-Repres.ntatiyo
MsikeljohD, Of Nebraska, to he
Assistant Secretary Of war. This
is not Mr.. AngelI's first diplomatic
appointment, as he went to China
us minister during the Hayes adj
ministla,iOn, especially to secure
revision Of the Bullingams
treaty, and succeeded in getting it.
He is thought to be we'll qualified
to enforce The determined policy
Of the administrator in making
Turkey pay for the property of
American mis- il naries destroyed
by rioters last Year. MIR. Msikle
john served two terms in the
House which credit and will
make an efficient assistant to
Secretary Aigsr.
Senator Morrill,, the Chairman
of the Committee OH Finance, cele-
brated his eighty. seventh birthday
this week and had the honor of
making The motion upon which
the first tariff test vote was takes
in the Senate-to refer Senator
Vests resolution, declaring Score
tary Cages order to Collectors OF
customs, concerning the clause Of
the Dingley tariff bill making the
duties take effect April l., to b.
without authOrity-and Of seeing
his motion carried by majority If
one. When the Dingley bill is put
upon it's final passage it will have
a larger majority than that.
There ale no longer any scoptics
concerning President McKinley's
intention to live up to the st. Louis
platform, by making every posi-
ole effort to bring about the
acceptance OF international dimets
allism by the great commercial
nations OF the world In appointing
three diplomatic Commissioners TO
visit Europe and ascertain by mcgee
tiati0n with other countries, what
cun DO done to bring about an in
crease In the use. of silver as
money, he chose men who are
widely known as st9unch advo-
Gates of bimetullism Senator VOL
colt, Of Colo, Gen. Paine, Of Mass 3,
and Hon. Adlai e. Stevenson, of
I'LL, these gentlemen expect to
start fer Europe in about a months
time, and will probably remain
there until the attitude Of all the
important Europe governments is
officially made known to them.
The committee from the executive
board of the Tennessee Centennial
Exposition which came to Wash
ington to invite President McKin-
ley to attend: the opening Of the
exposition al Nashville on May /,
went home delighted. The Pres
ident told them that as himself and
cabinet would attend the dsdica-
ton of the Grant monument in
New York, on the, 9th OF this
month, he was afraid that he
couldn't be in Nashville as early as
the opening day, but that he would
if he could, and would certainly
e. visit the exposition and bring as
many members of his cabinet as
could make it convenient to &C.
company him, and, that if unable
to be in Nashville at the opening
he would start the machinery from
Washington, by electricity.
Believeing that the Carnegie and
Bethlehem Steel Companies are
trying to embrass the government
by refusing to make armor plates
for the naval vessels now building
at a reasonable price, Senator
Chandler has introduced two bills
, providing that the Secretary of the
: Navy shall take possession of the
armor-plants of those two compan
les and manufacture the armol
plate needed for the three battl,
, ships now under obstruction, anC
authorizing those companies t,
bring suit in the Court of Claims
for their compensation. Represen
, tative Cannon, of ILL.,, who will b,
s chairman of }the committee OF
e Appropriations when it is appointed
was asked what would be done t,
meet tire stubborn attitude of tn
armor-makers, and he replied"
! suppose we shall have to remov
j the limit of cost and allow tn
Y contractors their blood money
The ships must be finished, and tn,
armor must be had. But if l coul,
have nv Way. 7 do not think an,