Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Presidents Trip 10 New York--Scna'e Changes
In Tariff Bill.

Washington, April 20.--The af.arg e-
ments fer the Presidents trip to New
York to attend the dedication OF the
Grart monument. April rs. have been
perfected. President Mckinley with
his family, the members Of the cabinet
| and their wives, the ambassadors ard
ministers Ct foreign countries and "A
few specially invited gues.s. will leave
Esre on a special train On the Penn
sylvania Railrc ad. al 1880 Monday
n,orrirg. arriving In New York at 4.3o
General Miles. commander Of the army
ard Admiral Brown. the ranking adj
| n irai Of the Eavy. viii accompany tha
President as a special escort.
Vice Pres.dert Hots.t and nen1be rs
CT his house viii leave en- special
train. Tuesday. The precaution 0i
having the President and Vice Preel-
dent travel separately on such coca
siors IS taken because While no dan
ger is ar:ioipa.od. it is regarded az
wise to guard against the remctest
| ;sossi b.lities of embarrassing the ad-
ministrative government in case of the
disability of the President.
Mrs. Grant said. today. that she was
going to New York, next week. to attend
Grant and 1t is thought that there Is no
basis for the report that her health was
too poor to permit her to be present.
The President today: gave q reception
to the members OF the National Academy
OF Sciences who were In session IN TINS
city.
Harold Sewall OF Maine, who Is an APP
p'ican, for the Hawaii mission; had Ian an
but declined to make any statement re-
gs,rding the subject of his visit.
The Kentucky thoroughbrsd witch was
ago. by a gentleman in Cincinnati. arrived
at the White House stables today. The
horse is a beautiful animal. spirited but
wen broken and trained Soon after
o o'clock Mr. Mckinley took his first ride
astride his back. Mr.. Mckinley Is very
fond of horseback riding. He does not
mount the horse at the White House.
id,ers who would collect there to witness
the President on horseback. but drives
out to one of the country roads In his
carriage to some appointed place. where
horse.
The presence on the floor of the Senate
of the members of the Republican sub
committee of the Senate finance commit
tariff bill. was made the basis of much
speculation. The members of the COM
n ittee were closeted for a time with Sena-
tor Vest of the Democratic side of the
finance committee. and afterwards held
Individual conferences with other sena-
tcrs on both sides of the chamber.
The committee is approaching the end
of its labors and various senators who
are making persistent demands for
changes were called upon with a view to
arriving at an understanding. Among the
problems which are yet unsettled are
those relating to sugar, lead ore and
wool. Some senators have manifested
disposition to hold out persistently for q
certain modification of the schedules re-
forring to these and other articles.
The members of the committee. while
not indicating their own position or that
Iof the committee. have thought it well to
talk over these matters with the COM
planning senator's. They are anxious to
bring in a bill that will command the
united support OF the Republican party
and that will be sure to become law.
They think they will succeed. but beyond
this they said little except that they ex-
pect to report the bill to the full commit
tee, next week. The committee takes
especial pride in keeping it's work private
and say that none of the changes will be
announced until all are given to the
public.
Members of the committee told their
colleagues that many reductions have
been made from beginning to end of the
bill be cause of the belief of part of the
committee that some of the House rates
would be practically prohibftive. They
have listened patiently to advocates of
increases but have granted but few re-
quests