The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-01-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Turns Down q Free
Ship Bill and Favor Ameri-
can Register Only.
The Hawaiian Affairs Claim the
Attention of the
Senate.

Congressional Indignation over the
news OF the blood shed in Hawaii has
for the time overshadowed the founder
ing of the democrats in their futile at
tempts to get up some sort OF financial
bill, and will probably continue to do
so for few days. The tardy action of
the administration in ordering the PhIla-
delphia to proceed to Honolulu, which
was virtually forced by the angry pro
tests of democratic senator's and repre-
sentatives, is accepted as a tacit &C.
wledgement OF the blunder made in
not keeping warship there for months
past, but it is acknowledgement not
creditable to the administration from
any point of view. Among the demo-
Gratis who have not hesitated to critl-
else the course of the administratio are
Representatives Livingston OF Georgia,
who says that he thinks 1T the duty OF
this government to take charge of
Hawaii, either by annexation or by the
establishment of a protecorate, and
Sickles OF New York, who said: 1T 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 l imagine it
I, hor
than in Hawaii"
Senator Lodge said: "rhe deplorable
news from Hawaii emphasizes the WAS
dom OF Rear admirable Walkers recon-
foundations for keeping man-ofwar at
Honolulu. Had 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 adminlstr alton. 1t had ample
warning of what has taken place,
other senator's and representatives, not
all of them republicans, either, privat ely
expressed similar sentiments. Although
it is not certain 1t would surprise no
one il the house and senate should adopt
one of the resolutions, introduced in
both senate and house, expressing the
sense OF congress that one or more YES
sells should be constantly kept in the
harbor of Honlulu, or one OF similar
| nature.
Another dearly cherished democratic
scheme to break down an American in
dustry is practically dead. That is the
free ship bill, which started out with
such a rush. Representative Fithian, OF
Ill.,, author of the measure, recognizing
the impossibility of passing the bill in
its original shape, is now trying to get
pledges for a bill granting free entry to
foreign built ships only on condition
that those who bring them in shall con-
struct vessels of the same tonnage in the
United States. In other words copy
of the bill under which the American
steamship line was granted American
REGISTERS for the foreign built vessels
New York and Paris.
Senator Burrows. of Mich, today be-
gan his senatorial career, and no man
ever started in with more good wishes
than he. Although one OF the strongest
| partisans on all political questions who
ever sat in the house, Mr.. Burrows has
always been highly esteemed personally
| by his political opponents. That his
career in the senate will be quite as
marked as the one he made in the house
is your correspondents prediction.
Representative-electH Huff, of Pa, who
is successful business man, is in WASH
,ngton looking oyer the ground of his
future labors. He says: 1.-The country
is sick and tired of agitation and ought
| to be given a rest. The president may
| choose to call an extra session, but l
should think it very undesirable from a
democratic standpoint, as it is inimical
| to the business interests of the country.
Senator Sherman has advanced a good
plan of relief and do not see why demo-
| cratic majority should not act along
the lines of his measure if they really
| want to enact some currency legisla-
tion."
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 prep
aration and presentation OF an impeach-
ment resolution against Judge Kicks. OF
Ohio, the Committee has reconsidered
its action, in order to give Judge Kicks a
hearing, and no one will be surprised if
the committee finally votes against i'm.
parchment.