The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-16
CURRENCY PLAN.
Congress Win Not Be Asked for a
 Commission Just Yet.
THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
A Treaty on the subject wn Soon Be Sent to the Senate-Pooling Bin Dead Cuban Report Denounced
 as False.

WASHINGTON, June 15-Positive as- sertions that the president will send message to congress for a currency commission are premature. Senators and representatives in close touch with the administration have been in- formed that if reasonably prompt ac- tion can be assured, such a message will be sent in. The president would like to have a commission at work dur ing the recess upon currency plan. He does not want to precipitate long, harassing discussion on the money question following the passage of the tariff. In various ways the admins tration is endeavoring to ascertain in advance of final determination upon action how a currency commits sion proposition will be received. This Is the situation. The message will de- pend upon the information which is received as to the probable reception. Up to the present time the prospect for prompt and favorable consideration is not encouraging. Informal notice has been served upon the republican lead CTS in the senate by Vest of Missouri, Jones, of Arkansas, and other free sen ators, that if currency commission message is sent in they will proceed to debate the money question without limit It is even threatened that the extraordinary session shall be pro- longed until it runs into the regular session in December. Opposition to the proposition is not confined entirely to the democrats. Some prominent re- publicans are advising strongly against prolonging the session to pass a cur rency commission bill
 Treaty for the Annexation of Hawaii. WASHINGTON, June 15.--A treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States will be sent to the senate soon after the return of the president unless present plans are al- tered. The treaty has been written and all the details were fully agreed upon before the president and Secretary Sherman left for the south. There is, no doubt. it is said, of the presidents acquiesence in the te rms of the treaty for the reason that he was made fully aware of them before he left. The treaty is on the general lines of the treaty negotiated during the admins
 
 drawn by President Cleveland. It pro- vides for the annexation without the exaction of conditions on the part of the Hawaiians as to the form of government to be vouchsafed to 1 Hawaii, leaving that question to be entirely disposed of by the govern ment of the United States. The United States wil agree, however, to assume the debt of the present Hawaiian gov ment but will come into possession of all the Hawaiian crown lands and other possessions.
 Pooling Bill Dead.
 WASHINGTON, June 15.-The pooling bill is dead for this session. At meet il g of the interstate and foreign com merce committee of the senate last week an informal ballot was taken to ascertain the strength of the bill, and the vote resulted in tie, five voting for and five against, Senator Wolcott the odd member of the committee, not being in the city. After the vote was taken there was some informal discus sion, and an understanding was reached that the bill would not again be pressed at this session. The members of the committee who voted against reporting it gave it as their reason that there was no hope of getting 1t through the house at this session, and to send it to the senate would only result in stirring up feeling which would be prejudicial to Legislation which there is hope of passing.
 Report Denounced False.
 WAsHNsToN, June 15.-The Spanish minister has received an official com munication that the report coming from Havana. via Key West, that the insurgent leaders Rivera and Bacalloa are in danger of being shot is false, for not single insurgent leader is under the death sentence.