The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-16
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
AND WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEES AT WORK.
Both Committees Intend to Have Their Bills
Ready When Congress Msets-secre.
tary Gresham's Position on Hawaii
Creates Much Talk.
COMMITTEES AT WORK.

hopeful indications that the coming
session will not last far into next sum.
mer as has been feared by those who
dread the ardor of the Washington
summer climate. There is quite a
rivalry between the appropriations
and ways and means committees as
to which shall get first consideration
for its measure in the house land while
party policy may indicate a prefer
ence to the ways and means com.
mittee and give practically the entire
months of December and January
to consideration of the tariff
bill, the appropriations COM
mittee will certainly have
its bill in the house ready for consid-
Grafton at date much earlier than
has been customary in the past.
Mr.. Sayers OF Texas, the new chair.
man of appropriations, in the city
ever since adjournment, is to be found
daily in the committee room porting
over estimates and collecting data
upon which to base forthcoming ap-
preparation bills, He has determined
the opening of the regular session in
December shall find the committee
ready to present the most important
bills to the house, and calls have been
issued to members of subcommittee
on pensions, Qualifications and sundry
civil bills, to meet in this city on the
goth instant and at once enter upon
the preparation of these bills, esti-
mates having been mostly received.
1t is now definitely settled that the
tariff bill will be ready by the opening
of The regular session, and with the
on ways and means and
appropriations ready for action it Is
likely the opening month of the ses-
sion will offer little of the monotony
of the previous sessions when the
work of congress was 30 frequently
delayed by business of the commit
tees There is we'll concerted de-
termination among the chairmen of
all important committees to conclude
their work at the earliest practicable
and Democratic leaders gen.
orally hope for adjournment OF the
regular session not later than June 80.
THE HAWAIIAN INCIDENT.
The United States is now represent.
I'd in Honolulu by the flagship Phila-
ielphia and corvette Adams. They
ire regarded as sufficient to enforce
my contention of this government. so
ar as known no steps have been taken
~ the navy department to reinforce
hem in anticipation of trouble follow
ng the execution of the now policy of
he United States. In case more ships
re needed it is regarded by some
'eople as a strong probability that the
yorktown at Callao, the Alliance at
IA LibertAd and the Monterey, Mo-
lican and Ranger at San Francisco,
ould be concentrated at Homo.
ulu in from two to four
weeks time. The instructions
# Minister Willis will be
Ound to be to ascertain if the pro. |
isional government in Hawaii will |
onsent to retire peaceably and make
way for the restoration of Lilioukalani, |
ielding to the employment only of
UGH moral suasion as this official re- |
uests from the United States minis.
or may carry, there will be no trou BILE
f they refuse to yield to this pressure
1inister Willis will probably be en-
owered only to wait further instruc.
ions. The steamer sails from Homo
llu today and will arrive in San
raj cisco according to schedule time
week from today, Nov. Is. Minister
Willis was due to arrive in Honolulu
ast Saturday. He will therefore have
cen there week when the steamer
ails from there to San Francisco
oday. This would give time for
linister Willis to have taken some
ction in accord with his instructions
efore she sails. Frank p. Hastings.
ecretary of the Hawaiian legation,
ec!ines to express an opinion, as he
as received no official notification of
ny change bet Seen the two govern.
lents. If instructions have been
iven Minister Willis to depose the
overnment he represents he points
ut that there is nothing in Secretary
'resham's letter to show that fact.
Navy department officials are ex-
remedy reticent regarding what &C.
ion will be taken to carry out the
olicy announced by Secretary
tresham in the Hawaiian question.
he navy department processes to
now nothing of any order Issued to
AIRY out the restoration of the queen
t the United States minister has in
tructions to carry out the policy of
he government he will call upon the
overnment's naval forces to assist
i'm. But In this case that would de-
olive upon Minister Willis the duty
f presenting his credentials to the
resent government and then pro.
eeding to take steps to depose it from
over. This embarrassment is point
d out by persons conversant with
iplomatic methods.
AS sufficient to preclude that
Method of procedure, there are also
in another possible
curse which has been Suggested
Which is that Minister Willis NAV
ave been accredited to Queen Lii.
ukalanl herself and to the former
overnment. Secretary Gresham ar.
ues that the provisional government
xpires by its own limitation and that
light involve the ignoring of the
resent government, but the present
overnment is equally recognized by