The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-01-31
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON.

Cleveland's policy towards Hawaii,
but they are the only two men in
the Senate who have even pretend
ed to defend the policy during the
discussions which have been a feat.
ure of the morning hour in the
Senate this week. Senator Hale
has offered an amendment to the
Diplomatic and Consular approprI-
alton bill, appropriating 100000
for the survey Of the cable route
connecting the Hawaiian Isl lnds
rnd the United States, and has
given notice of his intention to
press it to a vote before the bill is
disposed of. From the sentiments
of opposition expressed in conncc-
ton with with Mr.. Cleveand's
endorsement Of the acquisition of
one of the Hawaiian Islands by
Great Britain, for cable station,
there appears to be good prospect
for the adoption OF Senator sHale's
amendment.
Since the failure of Senator
Ransom, on his financial mission
as am bassador from the democratic
Senators to His Majesty Grover /,
to bring about an agreement of any
kind, those Senators appear to
have adopted sort Of go-as-you
please, every-man-for-h himself idea
of The situation, and the result is
the introduction of two new finan-
cial bills, one by Senator Jones, Of
Ark, and The other by Senator
Smith of N. j., both providing for
the issue of 3 per cent bonds up to
$500,00O,000; but there the resem-
blance stops. The Smith bill is for
a nonpartisan currency commits
sion to make report next Deem
Der in changes which might be adj
vantageously made in the curren-
cy system while the Zones bill pro-
vides for the unlimited coinage Of
Silver, the government to retain
the difference between the market
value of the bullion and the money
coined,.as seigniorage; the reduc-
ton OF the tax on national bank
currency to one-forth Of per cent
and allows the banks to Issue
currency to the par value of the
bonds they deposit with the Treas
ury.
Representative Stephenson, of
Mich, gave banquet this week In
honor ex-senator Burrows, winch
was attended by number oe the
new Senators from colleagues in the
House and Several of his outside
friends, including ex-Congressman
Ben Butterworth, of Ohio. The
i
Senatorial harness sits easily upon
Mr.. Burrows, who has never had
an attack of that disease so com.
mon among those who are elevated
by the votes of their constituents
the big head.
The House committee on the Ju-
dietary, after examining Judge
Kicks, of Ohio, and ore of the prin-
cipal witnesses against him-a man
who was dismissed Fl ON Office by
Judge Ricks-decided that the
Judge had been guilty of nothing
mora serious than carelessness in
making up his accounts and that
there was no reason for his i'm.
peachrn4nt, a censure being suffici-
ent punishment for him. This
probably ends the matter, although
Representative Bailey, of Texas,
still says he intends to try to get
the House to adopt an impeach
ment resolution.
A decision of Assistant Secretary
Reynolds, of the Interior depart
ment practically drops 10000 Mis-
souri, pensioners froia the rolls, or,
rather, it would drop them if Con-
gress was not in session to prevent
| it. In all the pension laws previous
to that of 1890, the provisional mil
tia of Missouri, although it never
was formally enrolled as part of
the regular u. S. army, has been
re ognized as part of the army,
which it actually was 50 far as the
performance Of duty WAS co cerned
in the granting Of pensions to those
who served therein, AMI sabout 10,
| 600 of them have been drawing pen
sinns under the act of 1890: but Mr.
Reynolds decides that they can no
longer do so, because they are not
specially mentioned in that act. A
Joint resolution was promptly intro
duced and passed placing these
Missouri pensioners under the act
of 1890, so as to save these veterans
annoyance from the decision of Mr..
Reynolds.
Two important court decisions
were this week handed down In
Washington. The first was from
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