The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-02-01
W ashingtOn Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan 25th, 1895
Congressional Indignation over the
news Of the blood shed in Hawaii
has for the time overshadowed the
foundering OF the democrats in their
futile attempts to get up some sort of
financial bill, and will probably con-
tinue to do 50 for a few days. The
tardy action of the administration in
ordering the Philadelphia to proceed
to Honolulu, which was virtually
forced by the angry protests of demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives,
is accepted as a tacit acknowledgement
of the blunder made in not keeping
there. for months past, but it is not
creditable to the administration from
any point of view. Among the dem
Ocrats who have not hesitated to crit
icize the course of the administration
are Representatives Livingston of
Georgia, who says that he thinks it
the duty of this government to take
charge of Hawaii, either by annexa-
ton or by the establishment of a pro-
tectorate, and Sickles, of New York,
who said at is Notifying that
American interests in Hawaii were
left unprotected. We should not have
been without vessel there. The news
must have interrupted sleep at the
White House. Imagine it may have
caused more uneasiness there than in
Hawaii"
Another dearly cherished democrat
ic scheme to break down an American
industry is practically dead. That is
the free snip bill, which started out
with such a rush. Representative
Fithian, of I'LL, author of the measure,
recognizing the impossibility of pass
ing the bill in its original shape, is now
trying to get pledges for bill grant
ing free entry to foreign built ships
only on condition that those who
bring them in shall construct vessels
OF the same tonnage in the United
States. In other words copy of the
bill under which the American steam
ship line was granted, American
registers for the foreign built vessels
New York and Paris.
Il addition to the large number of
American lawyers and financiers in
Washington for the purpose of trying
to have say in the proposed legisla-
ton dealing with the Pacific Railroads
Sir Charles Wilson, an English finan-
cier, has arrived to look out for the
English money invested in those
roads. The impression is growing
that this is anothert importan question
that will be left Enacted upon.
Representative-elect Huff, of Pa,
who is a successful business man, is in
Washington looking over the ground
OF his future labors He says: "The
country is sick and tired of agitation
and ought to be given rest. The
President may choose to call an extra
session, but | should think it very un-
desirable from a democratic stand
point, as it is inimical to the business
interests of the country. Senator
Sherman has advanced good plan of
relief and do not see why the demo-
cratic majority should not act along
the lines OF his measure if they really
want to enact some currency legisla-
tion."
1t will be long time before Scna-
tor Blackburn, of Kentucky hears the
last OF his ridiculous and silly state
ment, that the city of Walla Walla,
Washington, was not on railroad.
1t was one of the most glaring dis
plays of ignorance ever made on the
floor of the Senate, and it will be
strange, indeed, if those who oppose
Blackburn's reelection to the Senate
do not make good use of it in the
legislative campaign in Kentucky
this year.
Some of the members of the House
committee on the Judiciary having
become ashamed of the undue haste
with which that committee ordered
the preparation and presentation of an
impeachment resolution against Judge
Kicks, of Ohio, the committee has re-
considered its action, in order to give
Judge Ricksa hearing, and no one
will be surprised If the committee
finally votes against impeachment.