The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent.

Washington. July 5, 1897.
! Although the secrecy maintained by
the Senators and Representatives on
the conference committee which is at
work on the tariff bill passed by the
| Senate last week is aggravating to the
newsgatherers, it is considered abso-
lutely necessary to avoid DELAY in the
final disposition Of the bill. If each
agreement reached by the conference
should be announced, there would be
no peace for the members Of the COM
mittee, owing to the objections Of those
who are interested. 1t has also been
| determined, to avoid delay, that no
partial reports shall be made to the
! house and senate, everything being
/ held back until final agreement has
been reached. Experience has proven
that partial reports are productive of
much delay, especially when the meas
urc under consideration is of such
complicated nature as a tariff bill ne
cessarilv is. Although there is nothing
official on the subject, haye excellent
reasons for saying that the Republican
conferees-the Democratic conferees
will take no part in the conferences I'M
til the Republicans have reached an
agreement-cxpect to complete their
work this week.
President Mckinley las indicated
quite plainly to a number of prominent
Republicans that he has about decided
to modify Mr.. Cleveland's orders for
the extension of the civil service rules
and the Presidents order may be ex-
pected at any time. 1t is not yet GER
tain how far this modification will go,
but it is the impression Of those who
have talked with Mag. Mckinley on the
subject that deputy collectors of inter-
nal revenue, who have charge Of the
distribution of stamps, and deputy col
lectors of customs, who are in charge of
sub-stations, will be among those placed
outside of the civil service rules.
AS was stated in tins correspondence
several months ago, Mr.. Cleveland's
consolidation of pension agencies, an
nounced to go into effect Sept. !, 1897,
will Tot 90 int effect. The Cleveland
order will in due time be officially re-
voked by President Mckinley, thor
ough investigation having shown that
the government would save nothing by
the proposed consolidation, and that it
would greatly inconvenience thousands
of pensioners.
The report that Japan will file an adj
dltlonal and stronger protest against the
annexation of Hawaii excites such very
little interest in Washington that no.
body appears TO care whether it turns
out to be true or not. Hawaii will be
annexed in due time, and Senator Nor
gan, dyed-in- the-wcol democratic
member of the committee on foreign
relations, says that if President McKin-
ley wishes the treaty to be ratified at
the present session of Congress, instead
of at the regular session, next winter,
he has only to say so and it will be
done.
TIE death ex-senator Harris, of Tenn,
has once more made Representatives
Ne Allllin and Richardson, of that state,
rivals; they both want to go to the SEN
ate, just as they both wanted the minor
ity leadership in the House, that went
to Bailey, of Texas.
Secretary Alger has accepted an invi
tation TO deliver an address ataG. A. r.
reunion at Spirit Lake, Iowa, on the
Dist inst, and from there he will 90 to
Chicago, to be present at the unwilling
of the Logan statue on tie 22hd inst
President Mckinley is very anxious to
be present at the latter event, and if
Congress adjourns this week, he will
| 90. There is a strong probability that
| Congress will adjourn as soon as the tar
! if bill has been agreed to, as it is un-
| likely that there will be any serious
attempt to secure action on the presi-
dents currency commission recon-
in the Senate. The House may act upon
| it. Present indications are that the
| tariff bill will he completed and signed
by the president before the end Of the
! week.
President and Mrs. Mckinley have
decided to spend the greater part of
their vacation on Lake Champaign,
| which makes it certain that they will
not be able to make their contemplated
visit to the Pacitic coast this summer.
They will not give up the idea, how
ever, as the President is very anxious
70 see that section of the country and
will 90 at the first opportunity, prob
ably next summer.