The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-20


The Senate is getting into a seri-
Gus fight over the amendment of
Senator Bowers, of California, pro-
viding that Indian reservations be
placed under the charge of army
officers, instead of civilians. The
bill is intended to prevent the abuse
and robbery of the Indians, and
has the support of several promin-
ent Senators.
The Chamber Of Commerce of
San Diego is attempting, through
a petition to Congress, to compel
the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany to comply with the provisions
of its contract with the United
States Government.
The Worlds Fair National Com
mission has asked Congress to APP
propriate large sum of money to
meet the expenses of the big Expo
sition. The attitude of Congress
on this subject is not known.
AMCLLCdA OLltICSs
The Democratic Senators of New
York have revolted against David
B. Hill, candidate for the Presi-
Dental nomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket. The cause of the
revolt is Hills attempt to dictate
to the Senators what should be
done with the new Re-apportion-
ment Bill, which is calculated to
make Hill stronger with the dele
cation.
Grover Cleveland addressed a
large mass meeting in Providence,
Rhode Island, in which he made
his usual attack upon the Mckinley
Bill. He was enthusiastically re-
ceived, and afterward held recep-
ton.
Cleveland is having hard fight
in Indiana to get the support of
that delegation at the coming
Presidential Convention. Judge
Gray is successfully opposing him
for the nomination. The adherents
of both are at loggerheads, and the
Cleveland men have tried to get a
promise from the Gray crowd that
the votes for the latter will be
thrown for Cleveland when it is
known that Gray cannot be nomin-
ated, but, thus far, the effort has
failed.
Rhode Island Republicans have
scored a great victory at the late
elections. The vote was the largest
ever cast there. They get nearly
everything in sight. In the Senate
the Republicans have thus far
elected 20 of the SO members, and
in the House Al of the 70 members.
This gives them 81 on joint ballot,
a majority of 6, besides the vacan-
cies yet to be filled by second cleo
tons.
The Kansas Democrats are solid
for Cleveland, and Senator Hale,
of Maine, says that Jas. G. Blaine's
refusal to run for the Presidential
nomination was sincere, and that
CleveiainRd tbs has aWGfftten a letter to
a Tennessee Democrat, in which he
says that he will not be disap-
pointed whether he gets the nomin-
alton or not. He wants a good
man at the head of the ticket.
A despatch from Washington
says that there is a split in the
Democratic party in Congress
which promises to defeat the party
next November. There are three fac
tons among the tariff reformers,"
each of which desires it's views to
be embodiedin the platform. There
is also a row among them on the
silver question, and the feeling is
SO bitter that the leaders fear that
an adjustment cannot be made.
]. G. Blaine, whose health has
been in such a bad condition for
long time, has placed himself in
the hands of William Muldoon, the
famous trainer Of prize fighters, and
daily takes athletic exercise under
Muldoon's instructions. He is i'm
proving in health, and has hopes
of ultimate recovery.
Secretary Blaine, speaking of the
probability of his becoming a can
didate for the Presidency, is re-
ported to have said: "The Presi-
dency is an office without sleep.
L am now sixty-two years old, and,
although you have told me-and I
believe-that in heart, lungs, kid
neys and otherwise I am free from
organic disease, suffering only from
torpidity of the liver, l do not
believe that if l were to be inaugu-
rated President tomorrow I would
live out my term. | find life too
full of congenial work and too full
of happiness to feel called upon or
inclined to throw it away. If [
were assured, therefore, of a nomin-
alton and election to the Presi-
dency [ could not accept it. At
my age and with my temperament,
knowing what the effect of long
life of exhausting labor has been
upon my vitality, it would be con-
suicide"