The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Apr. 80. 1897.

President Mckinley returned from
his trip to New York much benefited by
the temporary change of scene and very
much pleased with his reception in that
city and with the ceremonies attending
the dedication of the monument to Gen.
Grant, in which he was distinguished
participant.
The republicans OF the Senate Finance
committee will present the attended
Dingley tariff bill to the full committee
the first of next week, and the date up.
on which the bill will be reported to the
Sanate depends entirely upon the tao.
tics of the democratic members of the
committee. They say that they have
no intention Of delyayine the reporting
of the bill longer than is necessary for
them to digest the amendments, but
there are circumstances which have a.
reused the suspicion that they do not
intend to hurry themselves in ''digest.
ing" the amendments. However, it
isn't exactly fair to accuse them in ad-
vance.
Republicans generally are pleased that
the Kentucky legislature has elected q
republican Senator, but those from Ken.
tucky who are applicants for Federal
offices are especially pleased, because all
Kentucky appointments had been held
up on account Of the legislative dead.
lock. Although the vote of Senator
Deboe will not make republican ma.
jority in the Senate and was not needed
to assure the passage of the Dingley
tariff bill, he will get a warm welcome
from his republican colleagues in that
body.
Both branches of Congress met yes.
terday, but in accordance with the agree.
ment made last week adjourned with.
out transacting any business, until Mon.
day. There was not large attendance
in either House of Senate, as many
Senators and Representatives have not
yet returned from New York.
When Secretary Gage took charge of
the Treasury department he found a
rule in force by which all Official letters
prepared in all the bureaux of the de.
partment for the signature of the secre.
tary or of any ofthe Assistant Secretaries,
must be first sent to the chief clerk.
This rule was made so that Logan Car.
lisle, who was chief clerk, could examine
every important official letter sent out
by the Treasury while his father was
Secretary, but Secretary Gage couldn't
see that any good porpose was served
by such method, SO he promptly abolish.
ed the rule as soon as his attention was
called to it, and the present Chief Clerk
is almighty glad of it, as he thinks he
has quite enough to do without attempt.
ing to supervise all the official CORE.
spondence.
At the Grant birthday celebration ol
U. s. Grant Post, G. A. r., Pension Com
missioner Evans made speech in which
he clearly outlined the policy he intends
to pursue in the management of the
Pension bureau. He said: In my Of
ticial position I find myself confronted
by grav8 responsibilities. But I want
to say, shall endeavor to do my duty
to the old soldiers. am not here to
send spies out through the land to see
how can prevent giving pensions to
old soldiers. l simply want the gov.
eminent to do its duty to the old soldiers,
the men who saved this nation. l want
to grant them such pensions as the law
allows. We do not want any hair split
ting over these pension cases, but at the
same time We do not want to let the ma.
chine run away with US. As a public
servant / shall strive to do my duty both
by the government and by old comrades,
with full appreciation of the RESPONSE.
bilities involved in the performance"
misrepresentation of Hawaii in Wash
ington have become alarmed at the fight
that is being made ON the reciprocity
treaty, and Mr.. Thurston, who is in this
country as special commissioner from
the government of Hawaii, has presented
a long and carefully prepared statement
to the Senate Finanance committee op.
posing abrogation of the treaty. Accord
ing to Mr.. Thurston, the debtor and
credit columns between the United States
and Hawii since the reciprocity treaty
has been in effect stands as follows
Hawaiian duties remitted on American
products $2l 100000; profits made by
Americans from freights, commission,
ship building, insurance, sugar, and
merchandising $52,25l 1896; existing
property acquired by americans $43, ,73l,.
544, making total OF the accrued bene.
fits to the U. S. of $ll6,9 $40 And
against this he charges 500, ,s9O, ,242, the
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