The sun., 1897-01-16
1--WE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
ca1IRMAS JoNEs's POSITION oN
o"gr REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL.
-..,s,r Even Attempt 20 Block Its
h~....ss by Onerisg . Free-coisnxe
..am.nt Methodist Churches Ter
= p.v, to rresident-elect MeKtn1cy.

E.. by O6eri.g Free-Coinaxe
.-,,am.nt Methoaist Churches Ten
-. P.vs to rresident-elect Mckinley.
w,.u,sgroS, Jan. lb.-Senator Jones Of Ar
-. chairman Of the National Popocratio
s-.,i,,.e says that II he can have any In
go. in the matter no captious opposition will
I'D, TO the Republican Tariff bill during the
,o,,beomng extra session. He docs not favor
w. ,o,clpc Of a deadlock in tho event the Re-
-.,,c.n leaders show no disposition to do any
thing for silver
4. "r.uppose eone will offer a free-coinage
.,dm.nt with a view Of putting every body
A.. Senate on record but would not advise
- -, ,.o,ls TO try to block all legislation II we
s.nro, cot what we want. My own opinion 10
A., r,osp psrlty will not come until something
4, don, with the financial question in the near
s,,r,s ofcour.e we expect TO debate thorough
l. ali the leading schedules on the Tariff bill
n, Rspublicans will not be permitted to rush
a., cu,.snd dried measure through Congress
=, long As we have the power to prevent It."
Senator Jones. on being asked for an opinion
,.s.rding the visit OF Senator Wolcott to Lon
don in the interest OF international bimotallism.
MA he hoped the Colorado Senator would meet
with success.
"u 1. the solemn duty OF tho Republican
oarty' he au0eu, 10 carry out the Pledges
made TO the people In the st. Louis platform.
n they were In earnest, and II they accomplish
ANYTHING will be only too happy should they
bring about an International agreement Butt
90 ,SinS for Wolcott will fail in his mission"
Senator Teller SAYS that the Republican silver
senators have not yet had n formal conference,
and they have not mapped out any plan OF sc-
ton In response to the direct question as to
whether or not he and his friends will antag-
onlze the Tariff bill. he replied:
a.. tell ha
sides we must wait and see u the Republican
party leaders are sincere in their efforts TO se-
tIon Our action will depend largely on the de-
yelopments OF the next few weeks. do not
Britain into line on the bimetallic question will
succeed
The trustees OF Ave OF the Methodist churches
IN this city-the Foundry, the Rev. o. A. Brown,
pastor; the Metropolitan, the Rev. Hugh Johns
ton. D. D.. pastor; the Union. the Rev. Alex
snder Belaski. pastor; Trinity, the Rev. Gus
tavus W. Hobbs, pastor. and the Fifteenth
Stree, Church; ;orms,,E the Koy : w. ". Ssnarsdsi.
Elm to worship with them. All OF them have
Ing his thanks for the courtesy. but the letters
are non-committal and resent BILE each other
. Closely that the smar.es, expert IN mind
Grant. while he was President, attended the
and MsHIrC most III influential MetSodist Church in
washlngton but II Is situated near the
First Presbyterian Church in the old. fashioned
business portion OF the city. and has been run
ming down for several years. Its most active
members have moved to the modern fashiona-
are more convenient The First Presbyterian
Church suffered In similar manner until Tai.
Ps.D os rs sssSreS and The fact ,hs.
much in its revival. While Major. Mckinley
hs attended the Foundry Church, only
block from the. Ebbitt House. where he
made h..II his re.idenee: and was vas therefore
Mr.: Hayes also attended Foundry Church.
and for q time taught Bible class in the
are younger and are generally branche. of the
two that have been mentioned. but they all
60. son,ide, tha, the addition 81 President to the
vantage. That has been demonstrated by eI-
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. President
Garfield the Disciple Church on Vermont ave-
st. ss
Church of the Covenant. The desire and ex-
pectetion OF seeing these dignitares and their
the churches who as ono plain-spoken pastor
oppressed II, came not to worship God but to
annoyance to tho pewhoiders. they contributa
nothing. and are apt to keep away regular at
It is 20 important that Bishop Hurst should
know the President-elect's intention at tho
earliest possible moment that he has sent an
subject before the assignments OF pastors are
assumed chat Major Mckinley viii go back TO
the Foundry Church. which he attended regu-
arly for ten years. DIR. Brown, the pastor OF
that church; finishes a term OF five years about
the rules OF the Church he will have to go
somewhere else, and there are n good many
nplrant. for the pulpit Among them are
n mn nlnAn nd
euent preachers In the Methodist d nomin alton,
and Bishop Hurst would like to know as soon as
picatlons are increasing. Among those spoken OF
oaspirants are the Rev. J. VI. King. ID. D.. pas
.0r ] Of the cn!Hn L Ghgreh: New Iork city. who e
hkely 10 be selected II any one outside the
Washington conference is called. The Rev.
Church, Baltimore. who is also compelled to
shange his pulpit under the fve-year limit: the
Esv Luther 7; Townsend OF the Mount Vernon
Shnrch, baltimore, and the Rev. Luther II.
Wilson. who is now presiding elder OF the
washington district, are also talked about
Friends Of Gen. Fltzhugh Lee. Consul General
ofthe United State. at Havana, think he wants
70 remain In Cuba for year or two after Major
Mckinley is inaugurated President. and that
Mr. Clevel and will do all he can to induce his
,Hecessor nsc 70 permit the Virginian to hold the
mi xf5y eonns %sn on H WHICH bs
pioughed Ike an ordinary farm hand in 1885,
he year ne was nominated and elected Gov
ssIhor o! his state. His book on the war brought
MN some money, but that was exhausted long
aeo as ne has large and expensive family.
stnere mas been some talk OF running him again
,a agovernor OF Virginia this year. but the sill
Ipemocrats have all tho machinery. and no
"ehd OF Cleveland could get that nomination.
rnVa'e Secretary Thurber tells . story. as
naV'ne come from Gen. Lee while no was In
"mhington recently. to illustrate tho bitter
Hssing that exists in Havana between the resi-
sad: ~ 'Ho Sp"n'eo'' o'"' Aeo
n.A group OF Spaniards were in q cafe and
,nr,st sot INTO heated conversation with some
souk souuk men from the United States II was, OF
| G"ne,a about the probable complications this
CUt,hment might have with Spain over the
csmN question II Congress should pass the
n beioh or similar resolutions. When tho talk
eIs,mseS emphatic one OF the Spaniards ex-
Suppose spain should send an army right
bs,IsNeN l"tk. what would your mercenRry
"'Wsss people dor What would they dor
tai. Why. we would inst simply have the police
b.hssnnat nat army In charge. and IL they did not
w..u ~he Tue whole crowd would be locko cd up
efeply OF the American.
frora anth ine Spaniard wanted to fight tho man
patched up" ''' '"o 1'o'' ""'
,s'ueht Cleveland recently Issued an order
Why Wing me clerks and messengers in tho White