Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-01-24

latter on the late Senator Vance. That
shorte ned the time which could be given
to discussion of the Hawaiian resolu-
tons offered in both House and
Senate, and doubtless prevented things
being said for which both Congress and
the administration would have been sor'
~. Saturdayafternoon the administra-
ton ordered the cruiser Philadelphia,
which was ut San Francisco. to proceed
to Honolulu with the greatest speed,
and the intervening Sunday has given
Senators and Representatives chance
to calmly think over the situation and
to give their overheated blood chance
to cool down.
1t is the opinion of shrewd observers
that this revolt in Hawaii, together with
certain whispers concerning the aspira-
tons of Japan, famed by victories in
China, to acquire possession Of Hawaii,
will result in a speedy and radical
change in the policy of the administra'
ton towards Hawaii. if Congress, by
some hasty and injudicious action. does
not make it impossible for the admins
traton to make that change without
having to sacrifice that dignity to which
President Cleveland has upon more than
one occasion shown himself to be so
strongly devoted. But, if tie spirit
which characterized the discussions in
the House and Senate Saturday is main.
tanned in the discussion of the matter
this week there is little probability Of a
change, unless it be directly ordered by
Congress. There isn't the slightest
doubt that majority Of Congress favors
the United States controlling Hawaii,
either by annexation or by protector
ate.
Delegate Flynn, of Oklahoma, thinks
the half breeds are at the bottom of
much of the trouble of the Indians and
he attempted to get the Indian Appro'
priatlon bill amended so as to provide
that every person in the Indian aad
Oklahoma territories in whom the white
bio, d predominates, shall be con idered
to be a white person, become citizen
of the United s'atee, and be precluded
from holding Office in any Indian gov
eminent but the amendment was ruled
out on a point of order.
The decision of the House Judiciary
committee to reopen the case Of Judge
Kicks, Of Ohio, after having once order
ed an impeachment resolution to be re-
ported to the House, is regarded by
nearly everybody as indicating that the
committee will not report impeachment
resolution at all. An enormous amount
of pressure has been and is being brought
10 bear on members Of the committee in
behalf of Judge Kicks, and it is said
that Representative Bailey OF Texas who
has been pushing the impeachment and
who is now very much Disguised, may
49,. . H. ,o,..o - ,,1 J;,ol o,rroe ~ II, a
floor of the House concerning the mat
ter.
Many have been Tie attempts to form
ulate a compronis" financial bill that
eau command majority Of both House
and Senate, but up to this time the
would be- compromisers, or the preten.
ded compromlsers, as some think them
to be, have not succeeded in producing
bill that could be passed by either
House or Senate. There is suspicion,
as yet not very clearly defined, that some
people are not near so anxious for tinan-
cial legislation as they appear to be,
unless they can get it exactly as they
want it. In other words. they are per-
fectly willing to adopt compromise
measure if the other fellows will give
up all their demands and not ask them
to give up anything. Everybo ly knows
that sort of compromiser Senator Sher-
man calls his bill for the issue of 3 per
cent gold bonds upon which national
banks may issue circulation up to the
par value, compromise measure, but
it is not regarded so even by members
of his own party. Representative Walk
er, of Mass, who also has compromise
bill, says the Sherman bill can never
pass, and calls attention to the fact that
for twenty years periodical attempts to
pass bill in the House, allowing ma
tional banks to issue currency up to the
par value of bonds deposited by them,
have been made and that they have all
failed. Mr.. Walkers bill is the shortest
yet introduced. 1t simply gives the
Secretary of the Treasury authority to
issue 3 per cent short time coin bonds to
relieve the Treasury. The silver men
will support no bill that does not pro-
vide tor unlimited coinage, and without