The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-08
rhree Imnortsnt Queetions.

The New York World has polled the Senate
on the Mckinley tariff, the Sherman silver
purchase act and Hawaiian annexation.
! There are eighty-eight members Of the SEN
are. or will be when all tie vacancies are
filed On Sunday, when the World inter
viewed the senators, there were eighty
three Of them IL Washington.
II the interviews are to be relied upon
thirty-nlne Of the eighty-three are in favor
Of the repeal Of the Sherman silver pur-
/ chase act and twenty-eight are against the
repeal Of it. There are sixteen who de-
/ clined to say whether they favor repeal
or not. With reference to the Mckinley
act there are not SO many who are non-
oJmmittal, forty-one favoring repeal, thirty
three opposing it and nine not being pre-
pared to say what their position in regard
to it is. Relative to the annexation OF
Hawaii a good many senators are not yet
ready to tell the public their views. forty
favoring it. twenty opposing 1t and twenty
three being on the fence.
A glance at the foregoing figures justities
the opinion that majority Of the Senate
can be depended upon to vote for the re-
peal Of the Sherman silver purchase act and
the repeal Of the Mckinley act A major
ity would also favor the annexation OF Ha-
waii If the policy of the administration
should be in favor OF annexation. But it
requires a twO-thirds majority Of all the
senators present to ratify treaty. 1t is by
no means certain that a two-Ghirds majority
could be obtained.
President Cleveland has not given any
intimation as to what his policy relative TO
Hawaii Is going to be, and, very naturally,
there is a good deal Of speculation in regard
to it, He cannot very we'll avoid giving
bis attention to the matter at once. The
Hawaiian commissioners are in Washington
waiting for definite answer TO the PROPOSE
tion submitted by the provisional govern
ment through them. President Harrison's
administration negotiated a treaty of an
nexation, and the treaty is now before the
Senate. 1t is but just to Hawaii that the
Senate should either ratify or reject 1t with.
out unnecessary delay.
Ii was clearly Mr.. Cleveiand's purpose
not to Ca! an extra session of congress to
deal with the tariff But will he call an
extra session to consider the silver ques-
LlOns 1nat Is matter JnaJ Is attracting
a great deal of attention. 1t is evident
that if it is the purpose Of the sdministra-
ton to maintain the gold reserve at $780,
100000 bonds will have to be sold for gold
very soon. The shipments of gold that are
to be made this week will leave very little
free gold in the treasury.
In his inaugural address Mr.. Cleveland
said that he should use every legitimate
means in his power TO prevent the currency
OF the country from being deoased It is,
therefore, safe TO assume thati If ne considers
it advisable to call congress together to leg
islate upon the silver question he will not
hesitate to do SO.
The tariff will, of course, receive attention
at the proper time 1t is highly probable
that IA the event there is no extra session
Mr.. Carlisle. the Secretary of the Treasury.
will have tariff bill prepared to submit to
congress as soon as that body meets in reg
ular session.