The sun., 1900-04-07
N 'K|NlEY IS WELL PLEASED
President Congratulated Sena-
tors Who Voted for Puerto
Rico Bill.
SYMPATHY FOR DEWEY
SYMPATHY
1t is Generally Thought That the
Admiral Has Been Influenced by
His Wife and Her ReIa-
tiYes to Aspire TO the
Presidency.
BY Special Dispatch to The sun.

Washington, April 6.-President Nc
Kinley has extended his personal con-
graduation to every Republican Senator
that voted for the Puerto Rico bill who
has been to the White House since that
measure was passed by the Senate, and
added his belief that public sentiment
would endorse the bill when its work
ing are more fully comprehended. The
Republican leaders of the House have no
doubt that the bill will be sent to the
President substantially as it passed the
Senate.
The general Republican sentiment
towards Admiral Dewey's announce
ment of his candidacy for the Presidency
is that of sympathy for the Admiral,
who is believed to have allowed himself
to be persuaded into doing foolish
hing by an ambitious wife and a sche NJ
ing brother-in-law. Mr.. John r. Nc
Lean, his brother-in-law, is generally
understood to have been in sympathy
with the movement engineered by Ex-
Senators German and Hill and other
eastern Democrats to defeat Mr.. Bryan
in the Democratic convention, and it
looks as though they intended trying to
use Dewey to do it, and in the event of
failure to make Dewey an independent
candidate. Republicans regard the re-
nomination and reelection of President
Mckinley as SO certain that they are not
seriously concerning themselves about
other candidates.
Solicitor General Richards has filed a
brief in the United States Supreme Court
against tile application for a writ OF
habeas corpus for a native OF Porto Rico,
who was convicted of illegal voting by
| of . ha fo ha icla
which strongly presents the legal posi-
tion of the Administration, that the
Constitution cannot be extended to new
territory without an Act Of Congress,
and const quently the United States Su-
; preme Court has no jurisdiction over the
case presented.
Representative Mcpherson, OF Iowa.
. who was this week nominated by Presl-
dent Mckinley to be judge of thy United
: States Court for the southern District o
! Iowa, has received many congratula
tions. TIE confirmation of his uomiba
5 tion by the Senate is likely to be unani
Z nous, as his reputation as leading
member OF The Iowa bar has been long
$ established.
! While President Mckinley and ever.
!, member Of the Cabinet agree III tile Ge
$ lief that the condition ut the Treasury
I in which surplus is steadily accumu
!, lating, is such as 10 warrant materla
iz reduction III the Internal revenue take!
Z imposed TO meet the expenses Of the wa
( with Spain, the time remaining OF TIN
present SESSION of Congress is so shor
and the matters TO be considert in th
fufmu lation Of legislation making re
duction so complicated and importaI
:. that the Cabinet and the President have
decide d that ii is ineXpedient to recon-
mend any legislation along that line a
the present session. MeahW hi.e Treas
!, ury officials will investigate and repol
. on the receipts from internal revenu
$, taxation, so that the President ma :,
i. clude recommendation for reduction {
e that class OF taxa.ion III his annual mes
Is age at the opening Of the next session ,
e Collr!ss.
n Secretary Hitchcock promptly accep
d ed ne resignation OF Hon. Webste
# DAVIS as Assistant Secretary of the Ii
terror. Mr.. Davis leaves the governmeI
n service in order that he might be free /
e take the STUMP iur the Beers withor
d compI omising the Administration
}. While not doubling his sincerely i'll Tia
# least, the best friends of MIR. DAVIS thin
,f that lie has made mistake. Nuthin
y can De gained either iur the Boers or fl
y ourselves by agltaling the matter.
d The House has passed its substitut
i for the Senate bill providing teiritori.
+ government for Hawaii Tie difference
! between the two bills are not iadica
d and no trouble is anticipated in quickl
: reaching an agreement hen the matte
. gets into the hands oi a cokference CON
mittee.