San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. y, 1893.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ~, 1893.
The President is not losing any
sleep because of the failure of the
Senate to ratify the treaty proNid-
ing for the annexation of Hawaii,
and of the report that nearly one
half of the Senate is opposed to its
present ratification, some of them,
mostly republicans, because they
doubt the wisdom of immediate
annexation, believing prOtectOrte
preferable; and others, mostly
democrats, because they do not
wish the credit of acquiring the
islands to go to the republican adj
ministration. Mr.. Harrison has
done what he conceived to be his
duty in negotiating the trea-
ty aud in sending a mes
sage to the Senate recommending
that it be Immediately ratified.
When that was done the respOn-
sibility was transferred from him
to the Senate, and there he is will
ing to leave it. Mr.. Cleveland may
not have taken a hand in this
business, but the sudden change of
mind among the democratic Sem
atOrs, some of whom We're Only'a
few days ago clamoring for prompt
action, is to say the least SuSpi-
cious. Some people, but your cor
respondent is not one of them, be-
lieve that Judge Gresham is re-
SpOnSible for the failure of the
Senate to act, and that he is OPP
posed to annexation for no better
reason than that it is favored by
by Mr.. Harrison.
Unless there is a radical back
down on the part of the friends of
the Sherman amendment to the
Sundry Civil appropriation bill,
authorizing the secretary of the
treasury , issue 3 per cent bonds,
if he considers 1t necessary an eX-
ira session of Congress will have
to be called. This bill is now be-
ing considered by the House, and
the ultra silver men are apparent
ly determined to kill the whole bill
by filibustering if the Sherman
amendment cannot be defeated in
any other way, and it cannot be,
unless its friendS-a majority Of
the House, will consent to its de-
feat, and there is no present indi-
cation that they will do that. Re
publicanS do not favor an extra
session, because they do not be-
lieVe that it will be advantageous
to the business interests of the
country, although from a strictly
political stand point it would be
extremely advantageous to the Re
publican party.
The president has issued the pro-
clamatiOn converting the Senate in
extra session at noon on the 4th
day of March. This extra session
is called to act upon the nominal
tiOns made by the new president,
but it may in this case also act
upon the Hawaiin annexation
treaty, unless Mr.. Cleveland with
draws it or it shall be acted upon
before then.
Secretary Foster made, on Satur-
day, a supplementary report on
the condition of the treasury to the
House Ways and Meand commit
tee, in which a reduction in his
previous estimates was made. He
said that when he made his pre-
ViOuS estimate he had not made
allowance for the payment of the
ChOctOw Indian claim, which will
take SS,OOO.OOO, and that receipts
from customs had fallen below his
estimate because of the eXpecta-
ton Of early changes in the tariff
law. He also told the committee
that he thought it probable a def
cit would exist in the fiscal year
beginning July |, 1894, and that if
he were to remain at the head of
the treasury department he would
like to have an addition of
S5O,OOO,OOO to the balance, S25,0OO,-
600 of which he would use to main
tain the gold reserve. The seCreta-
~ takes no stock in the wild talk
about the danger of a panic, either
now in or the near future. Such
talk has been persistently put for
ward by those who expect to bene-
fit by financial scare and it's con-
sequent effect upon the commercial
interests of the country. 1T is cred
liable to America that the most of
the financial jackals and vultures
are foreigners, without interest in
the United States, further than the
money thew can make
/ Speaker Crisp was guilty of bit
of usurpation the other day that