The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON CITY,
The Prospects for Annexation of Hawaii
Not So Bright as When the Rev
olution First Occurred.

The sundry civil bill as reported to the
Senate carries the total appropriation up
to SAC, $50, ll6, an increase OF 1924, Id
over the bill as passed by the House.
The corresponding bill last year apprc-
priated $27 1885, ,075,
The President has approved the quar-
antine bill, officially known as the "act
granting additional quarantine powers
and imposing additional duties upon the
marine hospital service" He also ap-
proved the act providing for lighthouses
and other aids to navigation, known rs
the omnibus lighthouse bill"
II the Geary exclusion act, providing
that sll Cinnamon who have not regis
tered May 5 next shall be shipped TO
China, is carried into effect. ii looks as
ii very few Cinnamon viii be left In
New York city. So far only two China
men have been registered in that city
since the Geary act went into effect.
Senator squire has been successful in
getting amendments incorporated in the
snndry civil bill and having them agreed
to by the Senate. Among those which
be has secured are the following; Ma
rine hospital at Port Townsend, $50, 600;
amendment to Wilson's Gray's Harbor
lighthouse, provision that ii shall be
contracted for; establishing fog bell at
Marrowstone Point, Puget Sound; $500
increases for repairing lighthouses, and
increases for lighting Puget Sound; also
an increase for surveys for public lands.
Bids were optned in the office Of the
Secretary OF the Navy the other day for
6, 700 tons OF nickel-steel and Harveyized
steel armor plate for the vessels heing
constructed for the navy in conformity
with the act Of Congress appropriating
"a 600, 600 for the purchase. Contrary
to expectation, there were two bidders
only, the Carnegie Steel Company and
the Bethlehem Iron Works. On account
OF the complicated nature of the bids
submitted it is impossible at this time
to give acompasative statement OF them.
The price asked for nickel Hteel ranged
from S525 TO 1926 per ton, according to
the shape Of the plate, and for Harvey
ized steel from t575 to 1915 per ton.
The prospects for Hawaiian annexation
are not 90 bright az when the news first
reached this country Of the revolution
on the islands. Senator Sherman lie
quoted as no. being sure Of voting for
annexation, while there are enough
Democrats opposed to 1t to make it
doubtful II vote can be reached this
season. OF course II it could be imme-
diately taken up next session the treaty
might be accepted. The opponents SAY
that in times OF peace this country can
maintain o coaling station on the island,
while in case Of war England could take
the island away from us. The oppo-
nente OF annexation are also insisting
that the seal Of secrecy shall be taken OF
the treaty and everything connected with
it and pnbIic opinion heard through
the newspapers before the Senate acts.
Senator Stewart has given notice Of
substitute to be offered by him to the
Nicaragua canal bill. II authorizes the
President 10 contract with the govern
ments OF Nicaragua and Costa Rica for
the right OF way for an interoceanic ship
canal between the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans on the route proposed by the
Maritime Canal Company Of Nicaragua,
the canal to be constructed, equipped
and put in operation within ten years.
II authorizes the President TO negotiate
with the canal company lor the purchase
Of all its rights and property; also to
iasue bonds not exceeding sl00,000,000
in amount, and bearing interest not over
3 per cent, not over $B,0)0,00) Of which
shall be paid TO Nicaragua and Costa
Rica and the canal company. The Sec
retary Of War, through the engineers
corps Of the army, is to build, construct
and equip the canal.