Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-22
Correspondence Of the Public Ledger.]
LETTER IRON WASHINGTON.
WAsnINeToN, July i6, Il

WASHINGTON, July 10, 1901.
The Japanese Treaty passed the Senate
yesterday, without division. 1t will be
followed by treaty Of commerce in very
shor. time. The Reciprocity Treaty was
also up, bu, discussed only in conversa'
,ional manner. MT. Mason, Chairman Of the
Commute on Foreign Affairs, however, gave
notice that he should press the treaty 10
vote in the course of this week. Though
the treaty has been attacked by the press,
and though some of the Senators are opposed
10 it on Constitutional grounds, believing ,ha,
any proposition TO alter the tariff Of import
duties, ought, as a revenue measure, 10 ORR
gina,e in the House, yet all these objections
are by the maturity deemed Of so little con.
sequence, aad so easily refu;ed by argument
that there is but very little doubt of the rati
fication Of the treaty by constitutional ma
iori,y
The Homestead has rather got into tight
place in The Senate quite number Of Sen.
aiors from the South being in favor of Mr..
Hunters substitute. This substitute, how
ever, cannot carry unless the original friends
of Mr.. Dawson's bill agreed 10 it. This
am incned-to believe, they will not do, and
| thus the bill is most likely 10 be postponed
Till the next session, when il will be taken
in charge early. The maiu point will be
10 postpone the consideration Of the bill 10
an early day Of the next session.
A last effort will be made early this week
TO get up The Military and Navy Reform bills
They will come up very well in conjunction
TO the Army and Navy appropriation bills
and help, in measure, TO explain those bills
1t is absurd 10 continue the low pay of oul
soldiers and sailors, when every other hon
cradle pursuit is yielding far greater remu
netatlon. The low pay of soldiers on ou
frontier posts and in California, is only pre-
MUM for deserlion. Where there is no pro
motion in the army, except as high as an or
derly sergeant, then the soldiers ought a
eas, TO be paid in proportion TO other remu
neratve labor. As TO the sailors, i, is pre-
posterous TO expect them TO enlis, on boar,
of ouI men of war, when they can earl
HedTly Twice dS mucn IN merchant service.
There are now bu, fifteen working day
lei, Of the session but il is believed tha
Congress, with diligence, will be able 10 sc
through with all important bills, besides tn
regular appropriation bills, aud the las; hop
Of prolonsing the session beyond The 10Th @
August, has now completely disappeared.
The sending of Commissioners TO Spair
on close examination, is found 10 be SUI
rounded with more difficulties than at fir.
anticipated, and the subject is undergoiu
a careful re.examination in cabinet counci
1t will no, DO 10 send commissioners aud ia
in the enterprise, and there is, besides, tn
, question as 10 the proper time for seudir
! the commission.
Among the lucrative appointments tn;
are TO be made before the adjournment
Cogress, are those of Consul TO London, an
:, Consul TO Houoluia-the present ircumbau
! having both been rejected by the Senat
!, The Consulate to Honolulu, is probably II
:. most lucrative appointment in the gif, OF Il
Y President, There are, of course, few a
picants for both OBSERVER.