The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-16
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National tayitai.
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Ja.k k,on Au,iiaicI Currency
Cancelled.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
W .sHIN,.T0N. Feb. &. iS9

! P''l"''i'h'ii INT t''tiilflli iSSlDIltt
from the new provisional government ,
Hawaii for the annexation uf that t.our
try to the United State. and is now. wit
his usual thnroughncss and care. stud,
ing the question. in all its bearings. il
order tn make up his mind whether h,
VIII take any steps toward annexation
make an. recommendations 10 congress
or leave the whole matter for the ncom
ing administration and congress- Bcror,
! the commissioners arrived il wa.
/ thought probable indeed il was inform
ally agreed that "a treaty by which Tho
United States took the republican gov
! crnment of Hawaii under It's protection
would be about the proper thing for tn.
present. leaving annexation to follow. as
il unqucstlonahl. would have done in a
few years. But when he ultima,um If
the commissioners annexation or moth
ing was received the situation was
changed. The president and all Of his
cabinet are favorable to annexation. but
a1 It wonld have to be- preceded 10y con
gressipnal legislation. and the life of the
present administration and congress is
50 ncarl. spen, il may be deemed aGyis
bic by the administration not to begin
what would probably have To be ended
by the new congress and administration
\ decision will probably be reached in "A
few days. The Hawaiian flag red
white and blue stripes. with red cross
III the corner is flying from the top of
the hotel al which the Hawaiian com
missioners ARE quartered. There it moth
ing foreign hooking about the members
ef this commission.
\ determined effort is being made to
secure some silver legislation on Il com
promise basis before the session closes.
Dan Lamont and Don Dickinson are
here in the interest Of the new admins
tration. and Ia submit to the silver men
several propositions for "A compromise.
all Of them involving suspension Of the
purchase of silver b. the government.
They say that if their efforts are not
successful an extra session Of congress
will certainly he called.
The bill authorizing the expenditure
of s.N.WD in the preparation Of an cxhib-
it for the Worlds Fair. showing the
progress of the colore,l race since 1863.
has been favorably reported to this
house. and the favorable manner in
which il is spoken Of by members indi-
Gates that it may pass. but. owing to the
crowded condition Of the calendar. ac
tion on no measure is certain.
Probably no single action of the presi-
dent during his entire term has been
more talked about than the nomination
Of Judge Howell +. jackson. Of Ten
ncssee. an able iurist. but an uncom-
promising democrat. to succeed the late
Justice Lamar on the bench Of the U.
S. supreme court. The president had
stated to number OF gentlemen his in
tentiOn to nominate republican. and
such was intention until the day before
he nominated Judge jackson. and the
cause Of his change Of mind was notifi-
cation he received to the effect that
twelve republican senators would vote
with the democrats against the con
tirmation Of any republican he might
nominate. The reason given by most
Of these republicans was tnat an at
tempt To force the confirmation Of
republican would result in either bieing
up the senate for the rest Of the session
or the adoption of Il cloture rule. and
that they would not take any chances
of either. Contrary to precedent Judge
Jackson's nomination has been referred
to a committee. 1t has been customary
to confirm the nomination Of ex- senators
without referring them to a committee.
Judge jackson although a democrat is
not IA believer in the doctrine of states
rights. Democratic senators say pri-
vately that his confirmation depends
upon Mr. Cleveland's wishes. The
house whilc;ssitting as committee Of
the whole adopted very sensible
amendment to AN appropriation bill,
giving the owners Of American auarries
chance To compete with foreigners i'm
furnishing the marble for the new con
gressional library building. but when
the Yea and nay vote was taken in regu.
lar session the part. whip was brought
into Use and the protection" cry raised
consequently the amendment Was he.
lected b. party vote.
See. FOSTERS report ON the condition
OF the treasur, and his estimates and
receipts and expenditures for this and