Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-03

here has been lightning change in the
sentiment of quite a number of Senators
towards the treaty for the annexation OF
Hawaii. Ten days ago the opposition to
the ratification of the treaty appeared to
be Insignificant. today it IS regarded as
having sufficient strength to have chung
MP the treaty for this session. 1t re-
cuires two-thlrds of tie Senate to ratify
and many believe that 1t would be i'm
possible il vote were taken to get even
n majority in faver of ratification. Poll
tics have apparently nothing to do with
the opposition, although with the ex'
ceptiou of Senator Morgan of Alabama,
who is one of the Behring Sea arb,trators
and who consequently had to leave for
Enron before the matter was settled, no
democrat is strongly IN favor Of i'm
mediate action on the treaty. Senator
Allison of Iowa, heads the republican op-
positien, which includes some of those
Senators popularity known as anti Har-
rison men. Only a small fraction of the
oppositiop is based upon dislike to annex
alton the most of it appears to come from
those who believe that it will bs better
to 60 little slow in this matter, now
that it is in such shape that there is
little danger of foreign country picking
ND Hawaii. 1t is, therefore, doubtful
whether the treaty will be acted on at
this session.
The populists Representatives arc RICH t
in the fight now being made in the House
against the Sherman amendment to the
Sundry Civil bill, authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to issue, $5O'OCOOOO
in per cent gold bonds, to whio' hey
and many of the silver men are u-4lter-
ably opposed. The greatest interest IS
centered in this fight, because, if there IS
no compromise or back down on either
side il is bound to result in the failure OF
the Sundry Civil bill, and consequently
an early extra session of Congress, the
result of which no man is in a position to
predict with even the rcmotest degree of
certainty.
"a good bit of INSTRUMENTATION, " said a
citizen Of Atlanta, Ca, at present in
Washington, "has been given tie coun-
try concerning my fellow townsman,
Hoke Smith. He is constantly referred
TO as an editor. He is no more an editor
than he is a printer. or a blacksmith He
is first a lawyer, and next a politician
Several years ago be became the owner of
the plant of an unsuccessful daily paper
which by a liberal expenditure OF salaries
TO men possessed Of the knOw-hOw faculty
has been placed upon a self-sustainlng
basis. His only connection with the paper
has been that of financial hacker, and |
am quite sure be never wrote paragraph
for it, although he has, of course dictated
its general political policy. Smith IS a
delightful fellow to meet and will, !
think. become very popular in Washing
ton"
1t is not often that an oficeholder de-
cliues proffered promotion which carries
an increase of salary and high honor, but
that 10 lust what Assistant Secretary
Wharton, now acting Secretary of State
has done. President Harrison was will
inc to nominate Mr. Wharton to the
vacancy made by the resignation OF Sec
rotary of State Foster, who has gone to
Paris to take charge of the case of the
United States before the Behring Sea
arbitration tribunal, bat Mr.. Wharton
said no. His action is not remarkable
however, under the circumstances II he
became Secretary Of State he would be
ont of Office the moment that Judge
Gresham qualified, whereas he may con-
time to be Assistant Secretary for a long
time to come. as no preeipltate changes
are ever made in the Department OF state
A great head has brother Wharton he
considers S., 900 salary preferable to the
empty honor of ex-Secretary.
Many of the prominent popuhsts who
attended the meeting Of the bi-metallic
league and of the reform press ASSOCIATION,
held here last week, are still in Washing
ton. and some of them will remain to the
Inauguration, getting pointers for 1897,
when General Weaver says they expect to
inaugurate populist President
President Harrison has issued q procla-
NATION calling an extra session OF the
Senate of the Fifty-thlrd Congress to
meet at noon on March 4, to act on the
nominations made by President Cleye'
land and to transact such other business
as he may present. The opposition to
Judge Gresham, which at one time
threatened to reach such proportions as
to make a fight on his confirmation prob
able, has entirely died ont, and it is now
certain that no objection will be made to
the confirmation of his nomination.
The usual exciting rush and general
hurly -burly of the closing hours of Con-
gress has begun. 1t is now the season OF
shady Congressional JOBS, and tie CORR
doris of the Capitol are full of anxious
men, and there are women also, interest
ed in that "little bill" which they per-
sistently press upon the attention of Con
gressmen at every opportunity. The
great majority of these people are doomed
t. disappointment and, although it seems
almost cruel to say 1t, few Of them de-
serve anything else.
Only Waiting.