The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks IL Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington
Communicated
WASHINGTON. Sept. s. 1897.

WASHINGTON, Sept 5. 1897.
Such hubbub has been raised about
the construction that should BE- placed
upon Section - Of the D Ingley tariff
law, imposing discriminating duties,
which was amended by the conference
committee in a way alleged to be more
or less mysterious, and which has been
referred 10 Attorney General McKen-
ma for an official opinion, that Mr.
Mckinley has been asked to return TO
Washington at the earliest possible
date, in order that be and the entire
Cabinet may take hand in determin-
ing the opinion that shall be given out
by the Attorney-General. $50, 000, 90
year in revenue is involved in this
construction, and a possible demoral-
ization Of almost our entire foreign
commerce. 1t is understood that Mr.
Mckinley has promised to return
shortly, but has set no date. Attorney
General McKenna, probably thinking
it reflection upon his legal ability to
have the public know that this matter
is to be discussed by Mr.. Mckinley
and his colleagues Of the Cabinet, has
made public denial that the opinion
was being held back to await Mr. Nc
kinley's return. All the same, nobody
expects the opinion to be rendered
until Mr.. Mckinley returns and APP
proves Of il
a Kentucky Democrat-John g.
Woods. Of Louisville-has put por-
ton Of the administration on Plus and
needles by bringing suit against the
Postmaster General TO prevent his re-
nIOval, without cause, from position
in the classified civil service. He OBJ
tanned a temporary restraining order
against his removal, and the hearing
was TO have taken place Saturday,
but the government asked for con.
tinuance Of one week, and got it, The
case will probably be appealed to the
United States Supreme Court, no mat
( ter how il may be decided.
According TO advices just received,
I Senator Burrows has spent the entire
summer in trying to smooth the way
for his own return &c the Senate and
in placing obstacles in the path Of Gov
ernor Piugree, who thinks he would
fill that Senal orial chair much better
than Burrows does, and he j. not yet
easy in his mind. Pingree has got
Burrows where he has all the Other
Michigan Republlcans-afrald of him
The Civil Service Commission ha:
received such an avalanche of cores
pondence from the army of would be
recruits for Uncle Sans Civil Service
concerning offers made to furnish in
formation, for fee, by private parties
that it has issued circular letter con.
tanning the following pointed an
nouncement "No person has any in.
formation of importance to applicants
concerning examinations which can.
not be obtained without cost from the
Commission. All claims to the con
trary, therefore, are misrepresenta.
tiOns.n
The receipts Of the government fol
the month of August, under the Ding
ley tariff law, were So, 53s, 5S2 less than
the receipts for August 1896, under The
Wilson tariff law. 1t may be that the
claims of the Republicans as to the
Tevenue-producing qualities Of the
Diugley tariff will be realized at some
time in the future, but the above fig
ures Chow that they are, as yet, a long
way from being realized.
The Republicans are showing how
confident they are of carrying Ohio by
coloniZing voters there from West Vir.
ginia and other adjacent States The
Democrats are fully aware of what is
being done in that line, and Boss Han.
mas henchmen will find it much easier
! to carry men into Ohio and give them
4 temporary work than il will be to reg.
lister and vote.
The Spanish Minister is still keeping
the revenue cutters of the United
\ States government busy hunting fol-
Cuban filibusters. He Informed Score.
/ tary Gage that the filibusters had
abandoned Florida as a starting point
and were preparing TO send several ex.
peditious from the Carolina coast, and
Secretary Gage obediently issued an
order 10 the commanders of all revenue
/ cutters in Southern waters to keep an
extra close watch Oh the Carolina coast
for filibusters. This sort of work must
be more or less disgusting to the Off.
/ GERS and men in our revenue marine
| service, but they have no choice in the
matter. They must obey the orders OF
! the Secretary of the Treasury, even il
those orders are dictated by the Span.
! ish Minister.
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