Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
The Prospects for Annexation of Hawaii
Not So B ght as When the Rev.
oution First Occurred.

The sundry civil bill as reported to the
Senate carries the total Appropriation u ?
to SAC, $50, l1B, an increase OF 1921, l6l
over the bill as passed by the House.
The corresponding bill last year appro-
priated $27, 665, 055.
The President has approved the quar-
antine bill, officially known as the act
granting additional quarantine powere
and imposing additional duties upon the
marine hospital service" He also APP
proved the act providing for lighthouses
and other aids to navigation, known as
the "omnihus lighthouse bill"
II the Geary exclusion act, providing
that ell Cinnamon who have not regis
tered May 5 next shall be shipped TO
China, In carried into effect. II looks ae
II very few Cinnamon will be left in
New York city. so far only two China
men have been registered In that city
aimee the Geary act went into effect.
Cullom introduced j,int resolution
transferring to the State OF Illinois after
the Worlds Fair the naval exhibit for
the use OF the armory fer the naval NH
litia OF the State. Cockrell OF Missouri
objected, saying this was simply an en-
tering wedge OF Chicago TO get every
thing that would be sent there for exbi-
bition. The resolution was referred.
Senator Squire has been succeseful in
getting amendments incorporated In the
sundry civil bill and having them agreed
10 by the Senate. Among those which
he has secured arc the following: Ma
rine hospital Mt Port Townsend. t30, 0E /;
amendment TO Wilson's Gray's Hsrh &
lighthouse, provision that 1t 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 op 0e1 in the Office OF the
Secretary OF the Navy the other day for
d, 100 tons OF nickel-steel and Harveyixed
steel armor pate Tor the vessels being
constructed for the navy In conformity
with the act OF Congress appropriatinp
"a ,000, 900 for the purchase. Contrary
TO expectation, there were two bidders
only, the Carnegie Steel Company and
the Bethlehem Iron Works. On account
Of the com plicated nature Of the bids
submitted II 10 impossible At this time
10 give comparative statement Of them.
The price asked for nickel steel ranged
from $52b to t625 per ton, according tc
the shape OF the plate, and for Harvey
ised steel from 1918 TO 1915 per ton.
The prospects, for Hawaiian annexati, II
are not 90 bright AZ when the news first
reached this country OF the revolution
on tho islands. Senator Sherman Ii
quoted as not being sare OF voting for
annexation, while there are enough
Democrats opposed TO it to make II
doubtful II vote IN be reached thit
season. or course II 1t couid he imme.
diately taken up next session the treat y
might be accepted. The opponents say
that In times OF peace this country car
maintain coaling station on the island
while in case OF war Eng and could take
the island away from us. The oppo.
nents OF annexation are also insisting
that the seal OF secrecy shall be taken OF
the treaty and everything connected " itt
IL and public opinion heard through
the newspapers before the Senate acts
Senator Stewart has given notice OF 9
substitute to be offered by him 10 the
Nicaragua canal bill. 1t authorizes the
President to contract with the govern
menis OF Mica aqua and Costa RIGA fol
the right Of way for an interoceanic shiI
canal betweeu the Atlantic and Pacific
Dreams on the route proposed by ths
Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua
the canal to be constructed, equipped
and put In operation within ten years
II authorizes the President to negotiat,
with the canal company or the purchase
OF all its rights and property; also ts
Issue boHos not exceeding 800 ,000, 00(
In amount, and bearing intereat not ovel
8 per cent. not over Is, 900, 00) OF which
shall be paid TO Nicaragua and Costs
RIGA and the canal company. The Sec
rotary OF War. through the engineer.
corps OF the army, is TO build, construct
and equip the canal.
Senator Squire has introduced ar
amendment to the deficiency appropria
ton bill and had 1t referred TO his Com.
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
providing that $4,000 be appropriated
for the purpose OF carrying out the en-
abling act admitting Washington and
granting $4,000 for a penitentiary. The
reason this grant was made was because
the government had expended $50, 600
In Dakota and the same amount in Mon.
tsna upon penitentiary which was
turned over to these States, and the
same amounts were appropriated foi
Washington and North Dakota, ms the
prison OF Dakota Territory went to South
Dakota. An appropriation has already
been made and work begun on the North
Dakota penitentiary, and Senator Squire
aces no reason why Washington should
not have her s30,oUo for penitentiary.
Representative Cox. member OF the
Banking and Currency Committee and
an advocate OF tree coinage, has prepared
bill to repeal the sherman silver law.
The bill repeals the Sherman law, and
re- enacts the Bland law OF 1878. with
the proviso that the legal tender charac-
ter OF the notes issued under the Sher-
man law shall not BE- impaired. The
Secretary of the Treasury is directed TO
have coined the bullion purchased I'M
der the Sherman law into standard sil-
yer dollars and to cover them into the
revenues OF the Treasury, but the silver
dollars provided fer under the Baud act,
which Is re-enseted, are to have priority
in coinaga SO FAR as practicable. Treas
ury notes issued in payment for the bull
ion are to continue redeemable IA now
rs prov ded by law. and when redeemed
are to be destroyed. The tax OF 10 per
cent on the circulation OF State banks is
repealed.
II WAS impossible for the Sensts Com
mittee on Apprc priations 10 hold its own
against the river and hartor compina-
ton. and ia every cut made in the
amounts appropriated. over which there
was any dispute, the committee was
beaten. II was 80 with the appropria-
ION for the easeades of the Column hia.
" here Senators Mitchell aud Doip made