The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-06-17
Washington Y; IS Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent. !

. n. 3$. WASHINGTON. June l6, 1897. Il
President Mckinley will digest the
official report of Consul Geperal. Lee
and the report of special commission
.er: Calhoun before his return to
Washington from the Nashville Ex-
position, and will then finally decide
upon his policy toward Cuba. It is
not expected, however, that any pub
lie announcement of that policy will
be. made until a new minister has
been sent to Spain, Ex-Gov. Cox, of
Ohio has been asked to take that 20.
sition and he will beside by the time
the president returns to Washington.
The democrats cannot hide their
chagrin and disappointment at the
harm nious action of the republicans
Senators on the tariff bill. It has en-
tirely upset all democratic calcula-
tions. They had expected that the
republicans would be divided and
that they could take advantage of
the division to secure changes in the
bill and to prolong the debate indef-
initely. Instead Of that they fndthe
republicans presenting solid front,
and refusing to be tainted into I'm:
necessary debate. Unless the demo-
Gratis change their tactics and resort
to open obstruction to delay the bill
it will probably pass the Senate be-
fore the first of July, and, Judging
from. the spirit shown by the senators
in steadily drifting, towards the
schedules of the house bill, not more
than ten days will be required to
reach an agreement in conference on
the Senate amendments to the bill.
Unfortunately it is in the power of
the democrats, if they dare to face
public opinion and do it, to change
this pleasing outlook, but as things
now look it is not an exaggerated
prediction to say that the tariff bill
may become as law in month from
this time. .-, z - z<>:f& :.,..;$ss,.,
/. Senator Bacon, Of Ga, has the hon
or of having offered the first amend
ment to the tariff bill that has been
adopted without the endorsement Of
the republican steering committee,
and the first strictly. protective
amendment to be fathered by dem
ocrat and voted for by as many as
six democrats. & Some Of the steering
committee schedules have received
the votes of one. or two democrats,
but when Senator Bacolt's amend
ment putting duty of 20 per cent
ad valorem on raw cotton was voted
upon it was supported by the follow
ing democrats: Bacon and Clay, Of
Ga; Tillman and McLaurin, of S. G.;
McEnery,t of La, and Rawlins, of
Utah, and by all republicans present
and was passed by vote of ~ to 10.
This action on the part Of these dem
ocrats nearly caused Senators Jones,
of Ark, and Vest. of Mo-, who are
jointly leading: the democrats, to
throw fit or two right on the floor
of the Senate. There. are several
democratic senators who would vote.
for protection if they had the nerve
to follow their inclinations. <s. IL
Senators German, Jones and other.
democrats are crossing bridge be-
fore: they get to it, by declaring that
! the democrats will notlallow legisla-
ton authorizing the appointment of a
currency commission to investigate
and report to Congress their conclu-1
sions as to how our present currency
system might be improved, to be
passed by Congress at this session. I.
! President McKinley's last act be,
fore departing for Nashville was to
send batch of important diplomatic
nomina tions to the Senate Among
them were those Of Henry T.. Wilson,
a brother Of Senator Wilson, OF the
state of Washington, to be minister
to Chill; William f. Powell, a colored
man Of N. j., to be minister to Haiti;
John G. A. Leishman, of Pa, to be
minister to Switzerland, and John r.:
Convey, of the state of Washing ION,
! to be consul general at Kanagawa,
Japan. Among other nominations
sent in at the same time were those,
of .Rob't S. Pearson, S. ID, to be dep.
uty auditor for the interior depart
ment; Daniel A.. Grosvenor, Of Md, J.
a brother Of Represents tive sGrosyen,5
or, Of Ohio, to be deputy auditor for.
the war department., and May Mos
| by Campbell, daughter Of Col.
John S. Mosby, to be postmaster 5 at
Warrenton, Va. n
The post Office department has
been breaking records this week in
the matter Of appointing fourth class.
postmasters, and the work will con-
|5tinue under high pressure for the.
rest Of this month, as It is desired.
that the acc counts of as many as pos
I,sible shall be opened with the new
fiscal year. l53 appointments il q
singh day is highWat ter mark, and it
has been reached twice this week
Prof. E. Earring ton Graduate
|sof the Chicago Opht halmic x College
and Hospital, will visit burlington
Eon Tuesday, June 22nd
He tests the Ely ESs FREE
|of CHARGE, and makes Glasses to-