The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-04-10
THE WEEKS NEWS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6.

TUESDAY, APRIL 6.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY contemplates
a brief vacation from official duties this
week. He will go down the Potomac
for couple Of days on the Despatch
boat Dolphin, accompanied by his Pri-
vate Secretary and few friends. He
prefers this means OF diversion rather
than going to public resort.
THE President on Thursday sent to
the Senate the nominations of Andrew
D. White. of New York. to be Ambassa.
dor to Germany; William F. Draper, of
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to
Italy; Chandler Hale, of Maine, to be
Secretary of Embassy at Rome; Benja-
min Butterworth. of Ohio, to be Com
missioner of Patents. and Oliver L.
Spaulding, of Michigan, and William r.
Howell, of New Jersey, to be Assistant
Secretaries of the Treasury.
The Senate has confirmed the nomin.
atoms of Charlemagne Tower, Of Penn
sylvania, to be Minister to Austria. Hun
gary. and several other appointments of
the President.
THERE is an impression in Washing
ton that in the event Of the retirement
of Associate Justice Field, Of the
United States Supreme Court, and the
appointment of Attorney General Nc
KeDna to the Bench. that Judge Nathan
Golf, of West Virginia. may be induced
to accept the position of Attorney Gen.
eral.
A RESOLUTION was introduced in the
United States Senate last week by Mr..
Morgan, of Alabama. 1t declares that
a state of war exists in Cuba, and an
nounces the policy of the United States
to accord both parties to the conflict full
recognition as belligerents. Mr.. Morgan
gave notice that he would call up the
resolution at the next meeting of the
Senate. Another resolution offered by
Mr.. Morgan calls on the President for the
letters of General Gomez to himself and
Mr.. Cleveland, and for other information
on Cuban affairs. This was agreed to. as
was also resolution offered by Mr.. Mills,
of Texas. instructing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to report what obliga.
tions the United States has assumed by
compelling Cuba to remain subject to
Spain. A resolution offered by Mr..
Allen, of Nebraska. went over. 1t pro-
tests against the reported purpose of the
Spanish authorities to try General Ruis
Rivera. the Cuban officer. by military
drum head court-martial.
JUDGE WILLIAM r. DAY, Of Ohio, will
probably be sent to Cuba as the Com
missioner of the Administration, to Ie-
port on the exact condition of affairs in
that island. The Cabinet meeting of
Friday was devoted largely to discus
sion of the situation in Cuba and the
Forthcoming visit Of Judge Day. Sena-
tor Sherman had long conference with
President Mckinley upon this subject
before the Cabinet met. and laid before
the President all the information at his
disposal regarding the situation of af.
fairs in the island as shown by the cor.
respondence in the State Department.
The Dingley Tariff Bill having been
adopted by the House by decisive ma
jority, is now before the Senate for
action, and has been referred to the FL
nance Committee. 1t is announced that
the members of Senate Finance Com
mittee, who have been making an exam
ination of the bill, have made little
progress, the time having been mainly
devoted to careful study of the several
schedules with regard to relative rates
and the probable amount OF revenue
that will be produced. The examination
was begun when the bill was reported
by Chairman Dingley. and, although
number Of changes we're made in the
House. these do not materially interfere
with the work of the Republican Sena-
tors who have been thus engaged. NJ
merous communications have been re-
ceived by Senators Allison and Aldrich