Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-03-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR
Washington, Feb. ~, 1892.

Senate to ratify the treaty providing
for the annexation of Hawaii, and of
the report that nearly one half of the
Senate is is opposed to its present
ratification, some of them-mostly re-
publicans- they doubt the
wisdom of immediate annexation, be-
heveing protectorate preferable; and
others mostly democrats because
they do not wish the credit of acquir-
ing the islands to go to the republican
administration. Mr.. Harrison has
done what he conceived to be his
duty in negotiating the treaty and in
sending a message to the Senate rec
ommending that it be Immediately
ratified. When that was done the
responsibility was transferred from
HIM to the Senate, and there he is
willing to leave it. Mr.. Cleveland
may not have taken a hand in this
business, but the sudden change of
mind among the democratic Senators,
some of whom were only few days
ago clamoring for prompt action, is
people, but your correspondent is not
one of them, believe that Judge Ores
ham is responsible for the failure of
the Senate to act, and that he is OPP
posed to annexation for no better
reason than it is favored by Mr.. Har-
riSOn.
Unless there is a radical backdown
on the part of the friends of the
Sherman amendment to the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill, authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to issue
per cent bonds, if he considers it
necessary, an extra session of Con-
gress will have to be called. This bill
is now being considered by the House,
and the ultra silver men are appar-
emily determined to kill the whole bill
by fillibustering if the Sherman
amendment cannot be defeated in
any other way, and it cannot be, un-
less its friends-a majority of the
Housewife consent to it's defeat, and
there is no present indication that
they will do that. Republicans do
not favor an extra session, because
they do not believe that it will be ad-
vantageous to the business interests
of the country, although from strict
ly political standpoint it would be ex-
tremely advantageous to the repub-
ican party.
The President has issued the usual
proclamation converting the Senate
in extra session at noon on the 4th
day of March. This extra session is
called to act upon the nominations
made by the new president, but it
NAV in this case also act upon the
Hawaiian annexation treaty, unless
Mr.. Cleveland withdraws it or it shall
be acted upon before then.
Secretary Foster made, on Saturday,
a supplementary report on the condl-
ton of the Treasury to the House
Ways and Means committee, In which
a reduction in his previous estimates
was made. He said that when he
made his previous estimate he had
not made allowance for the payment
of the Choctow Indian claim, which
will take about So, 100000, and that
receipts from customs had already
fallen below his estimate because OF
the expectation of early changes In
the tariff law. He also told the COM
mittee that he thought it probable a
deficit would exist in the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1894, and that If he
were to remain at the head of the
Treasury Department he would like
to have an addition of $50, 000, 900 to
the balance, S25, 900, 900, of which he
would use to maintain the gold re-
serve. The secretary takes no stock
in the wild talk about the danger Of
panic, either now or in the near flu
ture. Such talk has been persistent
" put forward by those who expect
to benefit by a financial scare and it's
consequent effect upon the CONNER
cial interests of the country. 1t is
creditable to America that the most
of these financial jackals and Vul-
lures are foreigners, without interest
in the United States, further than the
money they can make.
Speaker Crisp was guilty of bit of
usurpation the other day that would
have been cried from the democratic
house, tops had he been a republican.
1t came about this way: The House
committee on elections decided by a
party vote contested election case OF
Miller vs. Elliott-in favor of the sit
ting democrat of course-and instruct
ed Mr. Paynton, of Kentucky, to pre-
pare the majority report and Mr.
Johnson of Indiana, the minority re-
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