Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.

J the explanation of the law under Sec
rotary Gage acted in ordering a
countervailing duty placed on Russian
sugar and a duty upon Russian pc :
| troleum, which Secretary Hay has
handed to the Russian ambassador,
will conviuco Russia that this govern
ment was not actuated by any feeling
| of antagonism towards Russian
| products, and that it Will result in
the removal of retaliatory duties
which Russia has placed upon
some of our goods, and the conf :
dence is shared by every member of
our cabinet. The Russian ambassador
also expresses the opinion that the
matter will soon be Strengthened out.
There is no truth in statements sent
from Washington alleging disagree
ment in the cabinet concerning Sec
rotary Cages acts. There was nothing
to disagree about. Secretary Gage
merely carried out acts of congress,
as he was bound to do.
The civil government of that portion
of the Philippines where peace and
order have been fully established will
very appropriately be inaugurated
July 4th, with Judge Taft, president
of the Philippine commission, as
governor, and on the same date Gen.
Macarthur as military governor.
Adjutant General Corbin, who left
Washington several days ago enroute
for the Philippines, where he will
make a tour of inspection of all the
military posts, carried, at President
McKinley's request, Governor Taft's
commission.
representative Steele, of Indiana,
who was member Of the ways and
means committee of the last house,
and will unquestionably be member
of the same committee in the present
house, said of the alleged demands
for tariff revision at the coming session
of congress: "There is no pressing
demand throughout the country for
tariff revision. Certainly there is no
such demand in Indiana, where even
the democrats are satisfied with the
present condition Of affairs. When
tariff revision is necessary, which is
not now apparent, it will be had along
republican lines. The business people
OF the country do not want tariff agi
tation. If they want anything, it is a
rest. They are doing first rate, and
they do not want their prosperity
jeopardized by tariff tinkering."
When asked about the Indiana senti
ment concerning Senator Fairbanks
as presidential candidate, Mr.. Steele |
said: ''Speaking as a friend of Senator
Fairbanks, think the talk about him
in connection with the presidency, is
without his consent. No one questions |
for a moment his fitness for the po-
sition, but to put him the attitude of |
formulating a boom at hits time, |
simply means making him target, for
the next three years, during which all |
the other candidates can fire at him.
OF the general political outlook Mr..
Steele said: "The democrats certainly |
cannot expect to gain ground if their
policy is correctly outlined by Senator
Jones, of Arkansas. He simply said |
that whatever the republicans do
about the Philippines, the democrats
will take the opposite side. I do not
think the republicans have much fear
from that sort of opposition"
The agitation for a new commission
er of pensions continues, but Presi-
dent Mckinley says nothing. It is not
as probable that there will
be any change in the pension bureau
until the president can find something !
that would be regarded as promotion
to offer Commissioner Evans, unless !
the latter resigns, and that he says he
has no intention of doing.
If you think of putting up new Steel Cell !