San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-14
SHERMAN WILL DECIDE
THIS WEEK IF He WANTS TO BE
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Republican Tariff Bill-The Loud Bill
A Disgusting Speech = Senator
Mills Becomes Humorous.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. l4.-lSpe-
caD-Senator Sherman will probably
settle the question of whether he is to
be secretary of state in the coming
administration, during the present
week, as lie will, by special invitation.
have personal conference with Pres
ident-elect Mckinley ut Canton Mr..
Sherman's personal inclinationS are
not toward the cabinet, but he is pre-
pared to do his duty as n good RepuD-
lican and n 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 ac-
cept Il cabinet portfolio. he will not
allow his personal inclinatiOnS to
stand in the way. That he would
make Il good secretary of state is as
certain as that he has made a good
senator and good secretary of the
treasury, and while his colleagues
would miss his experience and wis
dom in the Senate. the knowledge that
President Mckinley and the country
would have the benefit of them would
go far toward cOnSOling them for the
loss.
Having heard what the parties direct
ly interested had TO say about the new
tariff bill. the Republicans of the
House Ways and Means committee
will this week begin the actual con-
StructiOn of the bill. The Democratic
members of the committee had the
ntN- ilnnn Of ottnn1innr hn
and some of them availed themselves
of it, but the construction of the bill
will only be participated in by the
Republican members. Chairman Din
gley has pointed out the difference in
this task and the construction of the
Mckinley bill in 1890, and il should
not be lost sight of by those who are
interested in seeing the arduouS task
successfully performed. In 1S9o the
treasury had surplus which was
growing larger all the time, ana the
tariff hill was intended TO project
American products and manufacturers
and ot the same time. TO increase the
REGENTS of the government. Now
again referring to Chairman DlhEle!
words. the new tariff bill must protect
American products and manufactures
and ot the same time. add from sou
600 900 to STj.000.00O a year TO the
government receipts, in order TOT Ihe
deficit made by the insufficlency OF
revenue produced by the Democratic
tariff bill. which Mr.. Cleveland de,
nounced 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 cop
les 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 its prospects of being acted
upon is far from bright. Tt will be
fought hard and time is getting
scarce.
The speech of Representative john
son, of California, on the Pacific
funding bill, which has been dis
posed of by the House. in which he
made vicious personal attack upon
Mr.. w. r. Hearst, proprietor of tn
San Francisco Examiner, and the
New York Journal. ism uch regrett-
ed by all who heard it. Some of the
language of Mr.. johnson was so vul-
gar and indecent that it could not be
printed in newspapers which 20
through the mail without a violation
of law-Such language as should new
er be heard in a gathering of gentle
men and which no prOvOcatiOn can
excuse. Disgusting people never
brings them to your way of thinking.
1t remained for Senator Mills to in>
trOduce Il humorous phase to the Gu
ban question. His resolution. upon
which he made speech in his
usual style-he works harder than a
blacksmith 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 a United States minister to
Cuba and apprOpriates $4,000 to pay
his salary and expenses. The idea of
appointing minister to country
which as yet has neither government
according to the common American
of government. nor cap
ital is regarded as about the choicest
tidbit of humor turned up at the pres
ent session of Congress. although Mr..
Mills doesn't pose as funny man.
Representative and Senator-elect
of Mississippi. is back from
his fool trip to Cuba. but if he found
out anything that the newspapers
have not already acquainted the peo-
pie of the United States with he has
not told il. He has suddenly adopted
an owl-like style. He looks mvste-
rious and drops mysterious hints about