The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-03-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March % Is

From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington. March 90, 1897.
Speaker Reed has not authorized the
statement that he will not appoint the
other House Committees until the meet
ing Of the regular session OF Congress
next December. TO all inquiries on
the subject the Speaker has replied in
substance that he has not decided the
matter definitely. The impression left
upon the minds of those who have
talked with HIM on the subject is that
Mr.. Reed will be governed by circum-
stances. There is reason to believe
that the committee assignments have
practically been completed and could
be announced at short notice. A gen.
tleman whose position is as good as
anybody's for getting advance know
ledge of Mr.. Reeds intentions, said
when asked about the committees: 81
! don't know, but nv guess is that TIE
committees will be announced at the
present session, but not until the joint
resolution naming the day of adjourn
ment has been adopted and signed by
| the President"
! 1t having been made very plain by
| the business-hke beginning of the de-
| bate on the Dingley tariff bill in the
! House that the Republicans intend to
! put that measure through just as it is
| on The afternoon of March 3lst. in ac-
! In ~, ,,-iti, N l., Iinb
adopted, the men who ere trying to
/ get the bill amended il all sorts Of
ways have transferred their attention
! to the members of the Senate Finance
| Committee, which has ready taken
/ the bill up for consideration. These
men are now predicting that the bill
/ Will be amended out of all resemblance
! to itself i'll the Senate, but Republicans
are 10th to believe that the Republicans
| au the Finance Ommittee-Scnators
| Morrill,, Allison, Aldrich, Platt and
/ Woicott sanction any amendments
! calculated to make the bill any less
/ protective to American interests. Sen
ator Jones, of Nevada, holds the bal
ance of power between Republicans
and Democrats in the Committee, and
he has only recently said that he be-
hevcd in protection as much as he ever
did. Injurious amendments may be
added on the floor of the Senate, but
/ Republicans do not expect such from
the Finance Committee.
/ Representative Cannon, of His. has a
habit OF getting Oft retorts in such a
droll and dry manner that he seldom
fails to make his victim Join in the
laughter which usually follows. Speak
ing of the Indian Appropriation bill,
one of those that failed at the last SEES
expressed the opinion that President
Mckinley would not sign the bill if ii
were. passed. Looking straight at Mr.
Savrcs, Mr.. Cannon said very slowly
and distinctly: Il have great conf
dence IL my friend, bul | would never
shoot him for a prophet" Mr. Sayres
joined III the shout of laughter. The
House acted promptly upon the advice
Of Mr. Cannon. who was Chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations in
the last House and who will occupy the
same position in the present House.
and passed the appropriation bills that
failed at the last Congress, just as they
had been passed before, with the ex-
ccption OF one paragraph in the Indian
bill. There WAS no occasion to do over
agaln what had been well done at first.
Senator Allen. of Nebraska, under
took 10 give the Republicans and dem
ocrais Of the Senate Scosiin- hecanse
the vacancies IN the Senate Committees