The Press., 1897-09-23
wa.hlnxson Letter.
Washington. sept. 20. 1877

Washington, sept. 70, 1877.
 Senator Elkins Is rather proud than otherwise of his connection with the much discussed section a of the Dingley tariff, the provisions of which are about the same as those contained in a separate bill introduced in the senate by Mir. Elkins. He says the section was intended to take away business heretofore held by the Canadian Pacific railroad, and thus en- phasizes his own position "I am opposed to the Canadian Pacific railroad securing business that ought to go to American railways. l think the business which the Canadian Pacific is now doing ought to be broken up and San Francisco become the port of entry of the goods now going to Vancouver. am in favor of Ameri- can shipping against foreign shipping" The candor of Mir. Elkins is decidedly re- freshing when compared with the dodging which has been done by some of the other gentlemen who are supposed to have had a hand in fixing up section %.
 President Mckinley has personally re- quested Consul General Lee to return to Cuba and resume his duties at the expira- ton of his present leave Of absence, and General Lee has agreed to do so. This Is authentic and official, and 1t effectuslly dIsposes of much gossip. It also indicates that President Mckinley expects matters in Cuba to reach a crisis at date not far In the future. General Lee does not ex- pect to return to Havanns until about the middle of October, unless something visable.
 Commissioner H. Clay Evans, of the pension bureau, estimates that the pay ment for pensions during the present fs- cal year will exceed the appropriation by more than &6,OO0, 900. The appropriation for the year Is $141 ,263, ,ssO. The d"ficit will, the commissioner says, be creatod by the old claims for pensions, some 2. GOO, ,OOO In number, which will be acted upon during the year.
 In the big batch of appointments, to oflce, made by President Mckinley while he was in Washington was a cousin of his own-Frederick K. Mckinley, to be re- ceiver of public moneys at Guthrin, Okla homa-and a cousin of Vice. President Hobart-Edward F. Hobart, to be re- oeiver of public moneys at SantaFe, New Mexico.
 : All politicians are deeply interested in the efforts of Senator Platt and his follow. CTS to get President Mckinley 10 commit himself and the administration against the independent municipal ticket in great. ) or New York headed by Hon. Seth Low exMayor of Brooklyn, and president oi
 Columbia college. While nobody car state positively that President Mckinley will do As Senator Platt wishes him to do, tn ere are several very good reasons foi believing that the outcome will be very near to being what MT. Platt wants 1t to be. It has been represented to President Mckinley, and Is probably true, that il Mir. Low succeeds in becoming mayor of Greater New York, he intends to enter the field as a candidate for the republican nomination for president in 1900. It is needless to say that Mir. Mckinley hopes to get another term he Is not less human than all his predecessors. So he isn't likely to assist in boosting a possible rival. But the strongest reason for be. flowing that Mir. Mckinley will throw the influence of the administration against the [ candidacy of Mir. Low Is the record ot MT. Mckinley at home he has always ! stood by the regular ticket of his party and opposed all independent movements , The only obstacle to the success of Sena. tor Piatt in getting declaration against
 Mir. Lows candidacy has been the doubt
 as to whether Mir. Low would succeed ir
 his efforts to be made the regular republi
 can candidate, a doubt his friends have
 made the most of, but which Senator Platt and his followers say does not exist , If Mir. Low gets the endorsement of tho
 regular republicans, he can count upor
 the support of the administration to tn, , full extent that 1t shall be doomed judi 3 cious to go in A municipal campaign
 otherwise not. While 1t Is not probabl,
 that Mir. Mckinley will support any candidate not endorsed by the Platt re 2 publicans, a condition may arise that will \ cause him to remain neutral as far as il
 may be possible. He knows how closet,
 his actions are being watched in thii matter, both by friends and opponents r and will exercise all the care for which h.
 has a reputation in Ohio politics not tC take a step that he may afterwards re lret