The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-07

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer
WASHINGTON. May s.-Senator Han
ma, who is still looked upon as the NOV
ing spirit In national politics, insists that
the tariff bill will be finished, passed,
signed and go into effect before the be-
ginning of another fiscal year.
Conservative Republican senator's, who
have been here many terms longer than
Senator Hanna. and who are much bet
ter informed. from experience. as 10 the
dilatory methods of the senate in dealing
with such important measures. are quite
confident that congress viii sfil be IN
session and will stiil be discussing the
tariff bin as late as August /. and some
are inclined TO place the date even
month later.
The senate finance committee did not.
as was reported. write an entirely new
tariff bill, but IL made about thousand
amendments 10 the one sent TO IL by the
house, and many of these amendments are
of extreme Importance. so that the bill,
as 1t now stands. differs almost as much
from the Dingley bill as did the present
tariff act differ from the original Wilson
bill. after the firm of Brice. German ct al.
got through with il. II recalls the famous
resolution offered by Roger q. Mills of
Texas. when ne was a member of the
lower house. I'm which he angrily de-
nounced the senate of the United States
for the mangling and mutilation of the
tarim bill that bore his name. and declared
IL to be the sense of the house of represen-
tatives that the senate should be informed
that a constitutional provision required
taat all acts for the raising of revenue
should originate in the house, and not in
the senate. Mr.. Mills Is now a senator
and is as actively interested in making
rffa ~ ha
senators of former years whom he so Bit
teriy denounced for their radical amend
ments TO his bill. which passed the house
but never became d law.
The senate finance committee had more
trouble over the wooien and hides sched-
ules than any others. These two sched-
ules gave the members of the committee no
end of trouble. owing to the demands made
by certain Western senators favorable 10
silver upon whom they are compelled to
rely for votes sufficient 10 make a ma
jority in the senate. The silver men de-
manded revision of the wool schedule
which will provide for duties as high as
those demanded by the Wool Growers
Association. These duties. in some in
stances. are twice as high as those of the
Dingley and Mckinley bill. The rate de-
manded on irst-class wool was i2 cents per
pound. with a cents per pound for skirted
Australian wool. The rate asked on woods
of the second class was cents per pound.
The revision of the entire schedule was
demanded in such a way that wool would
have a far greater protected duty than has
ever been the case before. amounting to
rrphihitury dfftfes IN many instances The
Westerners were insistent upon a mate
rial increase in the rates of duty upon
carpet wool. which does not come into
competition with any wool raised in this
country.
From the same source came the demand
for duty on hides. The silver men COM
tended that unless they got this protectica
for sheep and cattle. they would neNtr
have the face to go hack TO their conslt-
uents and try TO explain their votes 3pr
the tariff bill. Mantle. of Montana: Cs n
non. OF Utah. Mcbride, of Oregon, AID
the Wyoming senator's are said 10 se
united In this
The more the situation developed the
more clearly it appeared that the house
committee was exceedingly conservative
in framing the wool schedule.
Judge j. y. Scott, of Port Townsend
whose relationship by marriage TO ex-
President Harrison makes him hope for
some good position at the hands of this
administration. has now been In Washing
ton for some time, awaiting the ripening
Of the expected political plum.
Judge scott tliflhS ne would make an
excellent auditor for the treasury depart
ment. and IS urging his claims for that
position with great persistency. He has
good aorsements-excellent ones, In fact
and a great many of them. But for the
position he seeks there are already l06
other applicants. The Endorsements OF all
these applicants have been thoroughly ex-
amined and sifted by the appointment
clerks in the treasury department. and
thirty-four names have been selected to
be submitted by Secretary Bliss TO the
president for his final consideration. Judge
Scott's name IS one OF this selected thirty
four. Just what rank he takes among that
number IL Is not possible 10 discover. Suf-
flee IL 10 say that the majority OF them
rank higher In the political world and
have done more active, energetic and ef-
fective work for their party in their re-
Spective states than Judge Scott. Stiil IL
may be that personal considerations will
have an effect upon the president in max
ING MS decision. In no other way can 10
seem probable that Judge Scott will re-
ceive the appointment he seeks However.
he will not be downcast in the event Of
defeat. bat viii At once proceed. so it is
understood. To apply for something equal
~ as good although the list Of such po-
sitions is now becoming very short.
Senator Wilson was al The White House
of presenting Judge Scott 10 the president
and OF personally Indorsing his applica-
ton.
Hon. W. II. Brinker. district attorney
for the state of Washington will unoues-
tionahiv remain in Office for his fun term.
dating from the dine of his confirmation
By the senate. and not froa that OF his an
pointmeut. Attorney General McKenna
made this statement 70 a friend OF Judge
Brinker. who asked concerning a. Mr.
Rrfuker was appointed 81 April IS42 but
for some reason Vas not confirmed BY the
senate until August OF that year
The contest among the Republicans for
this position IS a warm one. but at this
end % the line it looks a. II the result now
rested between c. r. Ciaypool. OF Tacoma
and r b Aihertson, of Seattle Albert
sons endorsements are o. the strongest
kind bat as yet he has not the name Of
Senator John l.. Wilson 20 his uapers
The latter's support. IL IS believed win
b given 10 Mr.. Claypool ard ia the case
% the appointment of the Tacoma man
w. r. Gay. OF Seattle, Il IS said. viii be his
assistant. There Is q possibility that
rather than aat2gonize either seattle or
Tacorna BY choosing between their re-
spective candidates. the Office NAV be
fra~~ go