The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondents
WAsH1SGroS. Jan. q. l524.

Once more little Hawaii Is almost NV II
ponoIiZng the attention OF Congress -
mos fortunate both for Congress ana lo' /
the administration that SATURDAY '''o
day upon which the rews OF Tue ia" ,
.,i,,n revolt was first puhiish'u '""
noon previously set apart for both House
and Senate ohear euloglts Oh utS'"''" .
membership the former on vi" ia'e
Representative Isle, Of Ky. ana III 'ne
latter on the late Senator Vance lh"'
shortened the time which could be gwen
IN discussion of the HaWaHah fe>oln-
tiou offered in both House and Senit'e'
and doubtless prevented things b'lhS
soid for which Congress and the adhli'-
istration would have been sorry Saul
day Afternoon the administration ol"e'
cd the cruiser Philadelphia, when WIS
at Sanfrancsco, to proceed IL hohoi"'"
with the ore ,test speed, and the inter-
yening Sunday has given Senators anu
REPRESENTATIVES chance 10 'al'h'l
think over the the situation and to give
their oyerheated cloOd chance 10 cooi
down.
II is tine opinion Of shrewd observers
that this revolt i'll Hawaii, to@e'hei WIN
certaju whispers concerning the aSp'ia-
lions of Japan, famed by yIc'oii'S III
China, to auucire possession oi ia" ''''
will result in a speedy and radical chai5o
m the policy of the administration TO-
ward; Hawaii, if Congress, by some
hasty and njudicious acton, does ho'
make it impossible for the adthlil's'ia-
tiop 70 make that change without nay
inc to sacrifice that dignity 70 WIG"
President Cleveland has upon more than
one occasion shown himself TO he So
: STRONGLY devoted. But, if the spirlC
which characterized the discussions Ia
the House and Senate Saturday Is niaih-
tanned in the discussion OF the ma'Ver
this week. there is little probability OF
change. unless ii be directly ordered by
CONGRESS. There isn't tine slightest donDI
that mai ,rity of Congress favors tue
r United States controlling Hawaii el'''e'
Inv annexation or by proiectorate.
Del, cate Flynn, of Oklahoma, THINKS
j. the half-breeds are at the Dot'oh VI
much of the trouble of the Indians anu
ne attempted TO get the Indian Appro-
prja,iou bill aLead-d so AS to provide
70 that every person il The Indian ana
Q Oklahoma territories, in whom the White
q blood predominates. shall be consloereo
to be white person, become cltlAei
of the limited States. and be precludec
- from holding Office in any lndiah gov
ernment, but the amendment was rhleC
= out ON point of order.
- Although some of the members oil th
II. House Pacific Railroads Committee sa!
that committee will, report fayorably
MI hin for the settlement OF the debts dat
-, from those companies, and that VIII b
alike satisfactory to the government ant
40 and the railroad people, few believe tina
this Congress will legislate on the ones
tiou. although the town is full OF ptopl
'se directly interested in It,
ne The decision of the House Judlcia'
nd tcommittee to reopen the case OF judy
|o9 Kicks. and it is said that Represents
tive Bailv of Texas, who has been pll>l
al ed The impeachment and who Is no
' very much disguised, may make sou
you sensational disclosures on the tloor OF &
by House concerning TIE matter.
Many have been the attempts to IL
mulate Il comp omlse financial Bill III
lest an command majority OF both Hou
ton aud Senate put to this time the would
Lor ompromisers, or the pretended compl
~ m.sers. as some think them to be, ha
IL not succeeded in producing bill n
could br passed by either House OF st
ate. There is suspicion, as yet not We
rnor clearly defined, that some pe"ple q
y.,; not rear so anxious for financial legls
tiou as they appear to be, unless tn
~ can get it just exactly as they want
dot In other words, they are perfectly W
life. Ing to adopt compromise measure
tone the other fellows will give up all tn
rs demands and not ask them to give
ANYTHING. f.,,,', ~ ~ AuOWS that sOrt
A'A a compromises. Senator Sherman q
very his bill for the issue of 8 per cent z
gov bonds, upon which national banks Il
mil. issue circulation up to the par value
comp,otn * ui,;l,l',r. but it Is not 50
gardeu even by nelubers OF his {
It to party. Representative Walker, OF MI
spite who also has compromise bill. says
Dital Sherman bill can never pass. and
- attention to the fact that for TIVE
wears periodical attempts TO pass
~. in the House, allowing national ba
haiI to issue currency up to the par value
, the bonds deposited by them. have
siana made and that they have all failed.
III - walkers bill is the shortest yet lntro'
49, cd. 1t simply gives the Secretar
rs on the Treasury authority to issue .
Hill cent short time coin bonds to rel
D will the Treasury. The silver men will
o for port no bills that does moi provide
G. unlimited coinage, and without
Vest '"f' ----------- ---ll--
, late You need not expect the other
But low to keep in good humor it
senate persist in treading on his corns
kind, ovon his toes. without those pest.