The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-08

WASHINGTON. ID. u, teD, y, 1898
Hon Don NJ Dickinson, who is regarded as
Presldent-elect Cleveland's personal represent
atiye. is in W ashington working in the interest
of the Andrews bill for the repeal of the Sher
man Silver law, which is to be taken up in the
House on Thursday and Friday next. Mr. Dick
inson is outspoken in favor of the annexation
of Hawaii. and in this he is in line with seven
tenths of Congress. without regard to politics.
The Hawaiian Commissioners arrived today.
and tomorrow they will present their petition
for annexation.l
There are so many complications > that would
have to be met if an act of Congress annexing
Hawaii is to be passed, and in the course of the
delay which would necessarily ensue, some for
eiRn Government might. by q revolution or
other means, secure control of the country, that
1t is probable that the outcome will be the
adoption of some quicker method of asserting
American control and warning foreign govern
ments to keep their hands off There is no poll
itics in this, simply Americanism, and. be it
said to his credit. Mr.. Harrison has consulted
as freely with the prominent democrats in Con-
gress as with members of his own party,
Notwithstanding the threats cabled from
London as to what England intended to do. it
can be stated without exaggeration that the in
tentions oi England or any other NATION is cut
is going to pass under the control of the United
States. That much is certain. but it is not yet
decided just how it is to be done. Another GER
tainty in the situation is that Hawaiian sugar
producers will not be paid the bounty of Q cents
pound now paid TO Americans under the Nc
Kinley law. which some allege to have been the
cause of the revolution and application for an
nexation. Whatever the cause of the revolu-
tion. there are many good reasons for our not
negiecting the opportunity to get control Of the
islands.
The majority report of the House Judiciary
committee. which investigated the Homestead
labor troubles. has attracted wide attention. 1t
was written by Representative Boatner, of
Louisiana, who says therein that he finds moth
ing in the Constitution which authorizes Con
gress to interfere with. regulate or prohibit the
employment of Pinkerton or other detectives.
by persons or other corpora rations, Except so far
as they may be engaged in interstate commerce
The trouble at Homestead" continues the re :
port - was beyond Federal or Congressional
Jurisdiction To permit interference by the
Federal authorities. without demand of the
States. or to make laws which woulu control O.
affect the relations of employer and employe in
the States. would be to undermine the just au-
thority OF the States and to interpose Federal
authority upon subject of whice the States
have. and ought to haYe. supreme control"
Twenty of the twenty-nine Senators that
voted against the anti-option bill when it was
passed by the Senate were democrats, and II of
the 40 votes cast in favor of the bill were from
democrats. Four democrats were paired and
did not vote.
The investigation of the whisky trust. au-
thorized by the House. will be conducted by a
subcommittee composed of Representative
Bynum. of Indiana; Stoekdale. of Mississippi /;
Buchanan, of New Jersey, and Powers, of
Vermont.
There was general surprise when the SEN
ate vote down the motion made by Sem
ator Sherman to make the Nicaragua Canal bill
the " unfinished business" of the Senate, which
would have given it the right of way every day
after o'clock.s There is hardly one chance in
ten that this bill can get through the present
House, but it has been supposed that the Senate
intended to pass it Anyway. Perhaps after all
it will go to join the numerous other matters
that are stated to be left for the Fiftythird
Congress to wrestle with
Representative Fellows. of New York. is
chairman of the committee that will investi-
gate the spending of Panama Canal money in
the United States. Col. Fellows is a shrewd
lawyer. and as a skillful cross-examiner has
few equals. Furthermore. he is deeply inter-
ested in the subject he is investigating, All of
which increases the chances for the exposure of
somebody. if there is any truth in the charges
that have been from time TO time made. both in
this country and in France, of the bribery OF
Americans of prom inence. Elk. Secretary
Thompson will be one of the witnesses heard
He was president of the American end of the
company.
The Senate. which has only passed two of the
appropriation bills seems at last to realize that
it is in hole. Beginning today, it will meet at
II O'Clock.
II the gold in the Treasury Is reduced as much
this month as last. Secretary Carlisle will find
less than the 100000 0OU. known as the gold re-
serve fund, when he takes charge. There is
now less gold in the Treasury than at any time
for many years, and of course what is there
will have to be paid out whenever Treasury
notes are presented for redemption.