Middletown transcript., 1901-11-16

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of that already begun; the new Bureau
of Soils will require, to properly con-
Time its work, $4,000, an increase of
$s2, 900; the investigations of plant pa
thology have reached point where an
extra $5S, 900 will be needed to carry on
that work. In my judgment there are
great possibilities for the silk industry in
this country and I have included in my
estimates $4,000 for the purpose ef in
augurating and investigation and expert
ments.
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| The Republican Congressman are COM
ing to Washington in considerable NUM-
bers and the President has received
them all and has had several conferences
with the members OF the Ways and
Means Committee. General Grosyenor,
of Ohio, believes there is no desire on
the part of the country for tariff revision.
He says: ''The result shows there will be
no more tariff revision by Congress than
there will be revision of the Ten Com
mandments. The verdict is not only
against any revision of the tariff but
against any reciprocity treaties that will
affect the principle of protection. Hon.
Serano E. Payne, Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee, is confident that
no change is needed and that to open the |
subject would have disquieting effect |
on business that would more than offset |
any good that might be accomplished.
Major Steele, another member of the
Committee, has seen the President and
states that in his judgment ''any tariff
tinkering would be most iniudicious. !"
So far as I have been able to learn this is
the almost unanimous opinion of the Re-
publican members with the exception of
few, who, like Representative Babcock,
have mistaken local sentiment for ma
tional opinion.
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Senator Hanna, who came to Wash
ington on Friday and called at the White
House for the first time since Mr.. Roose-
velt's succession to the Presidency, ex-
presses the belief that there is no occa-
sion to revise the present law and the
people would seriously disapprove such
action on the part of Congress. Senator
Plat concurs with Senator Hanna and
Senator Depew says RECIPROCITY is inn
practical and tariff tinkering not to be
thought of" In view of these decided
opinions on the part of the leaders OF his
party it is not believed that the Presi-
dent will make any recommendations to
the contrary. Whatever his private
views may have been, Mr.. Roosevelt is
too level-headed to consider himself in
as good position to judge of the wishes
Of the people as are their representatives
from all over the country.
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The President has, by his appointment
Of Robert G. Houston as Collector of the
port of Wilmington, practically defined
his position towards the j. Edward Ad-
1icks faction in Delaware. 1t will be re-
that Mr.. Addicks has been the
means of curtailing the Senatorial repre- .
of his State for number of .
Years. He is not sufficiently influential j.
% secure the Senatorial election himself =
md his contention has merely operated i
o prolong deadlock which has made
he election of Republican Senator from r.
hat State impossible. Mr.. Houston is a K
prominent anti-Addicks leader, is Chair
nan of the Sussex County Republican
Committee, and has the warm support of
representative Ball, the only Congress. "
onal representative of Delaware at the ca
resent time. The President recently az
ppointed Postmaster at Wilmington NJ
Vho was unfriendly to Mr.. Addicks and u
nth this new appointment it is predicted U
hat Addicks' power will soon be SO d.
that Delaware will be able to VI
end her full quota to Congress. W
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1t has been given out that the Presi- ca
ent has decided not to re-appoint Gov d'
rnor Jenkins, Of Oklahoma, who re.
eived his commission from President
dcKinley last summer. There have been :.
harges made against Jenkins at the o'
White House to the effect that his rela-
ions with certain contractors, who have - :,
'een engaged in.the construction Of some "
'ublic works, were not all that could be q
lesired. With characteristic fairness a, ,
dr. Roosevelt gave Mr.. Jenkins an op- p
to defend himself against his )"
ccusers but, as he has heard nothing a.
rom the Governor, be win probably ap- !"
'oirt his successor at an early date.
m told at the White House that the
resident has no intention of appointing u y
iach Mulhall, but it is rumored that the ns'
ppointment will.go to former Rough ~
lider. nt
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The large number Of Federal appoin. =
nents to be made before the reassemb- Us Us
ing of Congress is occupying great deal In
t the Presidents time, as he is most sp
areful and painstaking in his selections 'u
he judgeship in Virginia is attracting a = =
ood deal Of attention at the present time ~
nd it ie thought probable that Colonel
Ioge, who made such an excellent shoU.
ng in the race for the governorship, NAV
3 selected. "a
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One of the objects that brought Sena. Ei
Dr. Hanna to Washington this week was III
is well known devotion to the momory y
I William Mckinley Tue Senator &
itensely interested Iii the progress II lo'
be William Mckinley Memorial Associa- up
on and believes that the Memorial Arch lei
ssociation should unite with the former ~
hd the combined forces Of the two le - :,
irected to the erection of a suitable 81
Monument in Canton, and that accom-
lished, take up the erection of the me-
lorial arch in the national capital. He
1nsiders that the plans OF the Anh III
crapiqfinn ara rITsar ft.s l.~r,. . -, 80