The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
WASHINGTON T

Inc CIVIL service rules may DC Hken'
ed 10 a punching bag in a public gym.
nasium, and the senator's and repre-.
sentatives to the punchers. Whether
they a punch the bag 30 pieces is yet
TO be seen. The senate civil service
committee Is preparing to make an ex-
hass.ive investigation Of the workings
u the civil service under those rules,
hut that isn't going fast enough for
some of the opponents Of MIR. Cleve-
lands numerous extensions of the rule,
and Representative Corliss, of Mich,
has offered a joint resolution providing
fer the repeal OF every extension made
under the last administration. Nj.
Corliss tried to get immediate consider
alton for the resolution, but Speaker
Reed would not have it that way, so it
has gone to join the numerous bills and
resolutions which are awaiting the APP
pointment of the house committees.
MIR. Corliss says that President Nc
kinley has the authority to rescind
those rules, but that he thinks it would
only be right Nor congress to assume
the responsibility Of doing so.
The house is taking things quite easy
since the passage of the tariff bill. II
met Saturday but only remained in
session n short time, during which it
adopted the joint resolution to charter
a vessel to carry the grain which has
been contributed to famine stricken
India by citizens Of the United States.
1t then adjourned until Wednesday,
and the present understanding 10 that
1t will only meet Wednesdays and Sat.
urdays until the senate acts on the
tariff bill.
Members Of the senate committee on
finance are working night and day on
the tariff bill, their intention being to
90 over the entire bill item by item. II
they have arrived at any con.
illusions, they have not announced
them, Notwithstanding what purport
to be assertions 10 the contrary. Few
people believe that the clause making
the new duties go into effect April /,
will be in the bill when it passes the
senate, although 1t may be left in until
just before the final vote is taken, for
the purpose OF keeping down importa-
tons.
The western senators who have been
so vigorously protesting against the
order issued by President Cleveland
just before the close Of his term, setting
apart twen,y.one forast reservations
in the west have partially gained their
point. The national forestry commits.
sion has been summoned to Washing.
ton to talk over the matter with Presi.
dent Mckinley, who is already salts.
lied that President Cleveland's pro.
claniation was entirely too comprehen.
sive. IL Ia not expected that the Cleve.
land order will be officially rescinded.
but that AS each of the reservations arc
surveyed, the president will exempt
from the provisions of the Cleveland
order such lands as are of a mineral OF
agricultural character, or where set.
tler's right would be trampled upon.
1t doesn't seem to occur to some O,
the admirers Of ex~.secretary Carlisle
that they are not adding anything tc
that gentlemsnIs reputation by spread
Ing the news of his having been em
ployed al a liberal salary to look after
the legal interests in the southern
states of the great banking establish
msnt OF j. Pierpont Morgan.
No appointment made by PrcsidenI
Mckinley has been more generally
commended than that OF Hon. benjamin.
Butterworth to be commissioner OF
patents. Although MIR. Butterworth Il
credited to Ohio, from whence ht
originally came TO Washington as a
member of the house, he is actually a
Sesident and property owner of Wash.
%lpp Mr. Butterworth was commits.
Of pateuts during the Arthur
SS raiior5 pnd served when la,I
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