Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-01-28

ests 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.'
Senator Lodge said ''The deplor-
able news from Hawaii emphasizes
the wisdom of Rear Admiral Walkers
recommendation for keeping man
of-war at Honolulu. Had a vessel
been there, as he advised the revolt
would not have occurred, or at least
there would have been no blood shed.
The responsibility for the loss Of life
must, therefore, rest with the ad-
ministration. 1t had ample warning
of what has taken place." Other
Senators and Representatives, not air
of them republicans, either privately
expressed similar sentiments. AL
though it is not certain it would sur
prise no one if the House and Senate
should adopt resolutions, Introduced
in both House and Senate, expressing
the sense Of Congress that one or
more vessels should be constantly
kept in tho harbor of Honolulu, or
one of similar nature.
Another dearly cherished democra-
tic scheme to break down an Ameri-
can industry is practically dead. That
is the free ship bill, which started out
with such rush. Representative
Fithian, of ILL.,, author of the measure
recognizing the impossibility of pass
ing the bill in it's original shape, is
now trying to get pledges for bill
granting free entry to foreign build
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
steamship line was granted American
registers for the foreign built vessels
New York and Paris.
In addition to the large number of
American lawyers and financiers in
Washington for the purpose of trying
to have a say in the proposed legis-
lation dealing with the Pacific Rail-
roads, Sir Charles Wilson, an English
financier, has arrived to look out for
the English money invested in those
roads. The impression is growing
that tllsAz another important ques-
ton that will be left unacted upon.
Senator Burrows, of Mich, began
his Senatorial career, and no man ev-
er started in with more good wishes
than he. Although one of the strong
est partisans on all political questions
who ever sat in the House, Mr.. Bur-
rows has always been highly esteem
ed personally by his political oppon-
ents. That his career in the Senate
will be quite as marked as the one he
made in the House is your correspon-
dents prediction
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 ini imical 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-
ton"
1t will be a long time before Sena-
tor Blackburn hears the last of his ri
diculous and silly statement that the
city Of Walla Walas, Washington, was
not on a railroad. 1t was one of the
most glaring displays of ignorance
ever made on the floor of the Senate,
and it will be strange, indeed, if those
who oppose Blackburn's re-election
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
be come 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 reconsi dered it's action, in order
to give Judge Kicks a hearing, and no
one will be surprised if the committee
HpaIlv uotac AGAINST imnoachmont.