The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-04
What the Senate and House
Will Do This Week.
The Hawaiian Matter Will Be Dis
cussed at Length.
Currency Plans for the Relief OF the
Treasury Will occupy Prominent
Position in the House.

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the financial situation snd the senate
Y amendment for the construction OF a
v cable to the Hawaiian islands, which
y will. in all probability, reopen the ems
| tire Hawaiian question. The District
'of Columbia bill will be disposed of
Monday by agreement.
Senator Allen expects to address the
senate on Tuesday on his resolution for
rthe investigation OF the Alabama cleo
tons, and il is possible the resolution
may cal! out other speeches. They are
liable to be cut short, however. by the
calling up OF the diplomatic bill, with
its Hawaiian amendment, and the pos
sibility OF many spsschea on ths sub.
lect. A contest is likely between the
lefriends OF the bankruptcy, pooling and
territorial bills for the tins which may
be available when the appropriation
n bills and tbs Allen resolution1 are not
under consideration, but this will
probably depend upon whether the
Democratic steering committee ehall
find itself able to agree upon a recon-
mendation. The supporters of the
W bankruptcy bill are still determined
ehot IL ihll uUlu its pihUo Al poooiOlo,
while the supporters OF the pooling bill
n are luit as eager to displacs 1t ii they
4 ind an opportunity.
The probabilities are now, however,
4 that but little il any time will be given
to either OF these bills during the week
1t is possible the finance committee
I may bring IL report on Soma of the
financial currency bills before it ON
Tuesday, and if il should do so the re.
port may have the effect OF adding zest
to the debate on this question. The
latter half of the Saturday session will
N be devoted TO eulogies on the late Soma
\ tor Stock bridge.
The question OF legislation for the re.
\ lief OF the treasury will be again debated
in the house this week. The admnis-
tration financial bill introduced in con-
|, nection with the presidents special
measure as amended by the committee
on banking and currency will be called
|. up on Tuesday and, according to the
present programme, will be debated
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 1t
is not the present intention to bring in
a special order to close the debate and
bring the measure TO vote when the
bill lie brought up, but to allow the de-
bate to run for day or two before
bringing in the order. Tomorrow will
be given to the committee on claims,
which has been shut out by the pressure
of business for some time. The remain
der OF the week will be- devoted to appro-
priation bills, OF which the legislative,
naval and general deficiency are as yet
undisposed of.
THE JAPa+ gary.
WARRINGTON. Feb. 3.--The belief ia
r growing in diplomatic circles that the
senate in attaching to the new Japanese
-eaty a proviso that i! may bs tsrmi-
4 4ated in one years notice after it goes
Ghto effect will operate to defsSs the
treaty, and it cannot be stated on good
authority that in lite present shape the
entire treaty will be rejected by the
Japanese government. 1t transpires
tkhat the senate WAS influenced in this
~ lion not by any fear that the inter-
w., or liberties Of American citizens in
sstn would suffer by making them
N Ia lot to Japanese law and reiinquish
Vie right to extra territorial jurisdiction
for this clause does no: go into effect
4 actual reason WAS founded in 5arif CON-
sideratlons,
BY the treaty the Unitsd States al.
lowed Japan within 80 davs after its
ratification to fix her own tariff charges
on imports from the United States in-
etead of holding her to the old treaty,
by the terms OF which the United States
itself fixed the rate at one figures per
cent ad valorem on all imports. In
thus admitting Jspan's right to fix her
own tariff schedules the United States
went further than Great Britain OF any
other great power. The Japanese looked
upon our action with deep gratitude as
the first recognition of the fact she was
really on even terms with other great
nations. The little amendment which
at first glance seems inconsequential,
really means much to Japan, for it is
said to touch the foundation of her
whole projected new tariff system. The
draft of the laws necessary to put this
into effect has been already prepared,
awaiting the ratification Of the treaty,
yet if Japan should accept the amend
ment she will be placed in o peculiar
position.
Having proceeded under the new
tariff for ehort time and in the mean
time having negotiated trade relations
with other nations, japan might be sud
denly notified by the United States of !
the termination OF the treaty in one
year. The relations OF the two countries
would then revert to those prevailing |
under tbs present treaty and that would |
Immediately make all duties on United /
Statea imports into Japan only per |
per cent.
This itself would seriously disarrAnge |
the Japanese revenues, but the second |
sry effect would be worse, for imme-
diately every other nation with which |
japan was in treaty relation wculd claim |
The benefits of tbs favored nation clause
and secure the per cent rate, tnug COM
pletely destroying the Japanese revenue
system. Inasmuch as it has been for
many years the object OF the most ed-
yanced Japanese to relieve their people
from the heavy burden of iaternal snd
direct taxation TO which they are now
(ubiected fos the raising OF revenues for
hhe support of the government, the pos
sibiIity of thus wreGking all their hopes
BIZ one slight amendment of tho treaty
inserted by the other nations to similar
treaties, it is said by diplomats &C
ouainted with the views of Japan, could
not be contemplated by the Japanese
with snything less than
alarm.