Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
lrrom Our Rsgular cOrrssponden,.l
wAsHrsoros, D. G., Feb. 8, 'ss-

III the commissioners OF the provision
al government OF Hawaii. who are now
in Washington. are authorized to me-
gotiate treaty whereby the protec'
ton of the United States will be
thrown over the republic of Hawaii,
the President and his cabinet are pre-
pared to give II to them. and, although
the sentiment In Congress seems to
favor immediate annexation. there
will be no difficulty in getting such
treaty confirmed by the Senate.
The assuming of a protestorate over
Hawaii by the United States will, OF
course. be the first step towards uiti-
mnte annexation. but there are nu-
merous reasons why it will be more adj
visable than precipitate annexation.
It would give the people of that coun-
try control of their own affairs, and at
the same time the powerful protection
of this country, aud when they have
had sufficient experience in the duties
of citizenship under republican form
of government annexation will natnr'
ally follow. 20 the same advantage OF
all concerned.
What England or any other foreign
country will do about it is not serious
ly considered, because the opinion If
practically unanimous that this Is
question in which no European coun-
FRY will be allowed to influence this
Government. 1t is an American ques
ton aud Americans will settle 1t to
suit themselves whatever the conse-
quences. England has for many
years been trying to get its clutches
on Hawaii, and during Mr.. Harrison's
administration it made proposals
which was promptly rejected, looking
towards joint English and American
protectorate for Hawaii. 1t is suppos-
ed that the English government will
20 through the form of making a dip
lomatic protest against whatever this
country may do, but nobody cares for
that, or expects that it will be follow
ed by anything serious.
| Few measures ever before Congress
have been more talked about and more
abused than the anti option bill, which
was this week passed by the Senate by
a vote of 40 To 80. The bill now goes
to the House for concurrence in the
Senate amendments, and its final fate
is still considered doubtful, as some
of the shrewdest parliamentary jug
glers on the floor of the House are its
sworn enemies, and will, IL they are
given an opportunity, tie the bill up
30 tight that the knots cannot be un
tied before the 4th of March. A rumoI
was floating around day or two age
to the effect that assurances bad been
received by some of the opponents Of
the bill that the bill would be vetoed
it ever got to the White House
This may be set down as u lie, for ever
if the President fully intended to veto
this or any other bill he is not the kline
of a man TO advertise his intentions
At no time did politics enter the dis
cussion, but only Q of the 20 vote
cast against it were cast by republican
senators
The democratic era of simplicit.
: and economy Is TO bp ushered in b.
spending $4,000 in the decorating o
the big hall Of the Pension Office, II
which the Cleveland inaugural ball j
to be held. The contract was award
ed this week by the citizens inaugura
committee, and it is said to be anothe
Tammany plum.
Although most of those who favo
it have about abandoned the hope o
getting the bill for the repeal of tn
silver law through at this session o
Congress, it is evidednt that MIR
Cleveland has not. for this week h
sent Mr.. Don Dickinson 10 Washing
ton to inform the dem ocrats who still
decline to support the bill that unles
J the bill is passed at this session, h
J will call an extra session to meet with
in thirty days of his Inauguration. an
will make no appointments to offic
: until the bill is passed. This uessaR
il raid to have encouraged the ant
: silver men to believe that the Hons
! will pass the bill when it comes up o
the 9th and 10th of this month, b.,
Mr.. Carlisle, who is working the Ser
ate end, has only succeeded in gettin
= positive promises of support fron tie
. democratic senator's.
House subcommittee this week b.
u gan the investigation of the wbiske
u trust and of the alleged bribery {
&c Americans with Panama Canal none.
~ Bynam, of Indiana, is in charge of IL
first, and Fellows, of New York,
/, the last.
- Unless Congress does great de
~ more ia the next four weeks than it b.
u" done in the two months it has been
session, an extra session is inevitahl
u as some of the regular appropriate
~ bills will fail. This is fully recogniz
;" by the Senate, which now meets at
>" o'clock daily.