San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
BREEZY SPECIAL ABOUT OUR Ma.
TIONAL LAWMAKERS
McKinley's Wise Cabinet Choices The
Monetary Conference Cadets Will
Be in the Inaugural Parade.

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Senate committee Of foreign relations
having amended the arbitration trea-
ty to meet the objections to it, by the
insertion of a sentence excepting from
arbitration, except by special agree
men, all questions affecting the foreign
or domestic policy of either of the con-
tracing parties or the relations
of either with any other nation, and
by striking out that portion which gave
King Oscar, of Sweden, authority to
name the umpire, has reported the
treaty to the Senate with the recon-
mendation that it be ratified, and there
is now little doubt of it's speedy rati-
fication. Another treaty has just been
signed with Great Britain and sent to
the Senate. 1t provides for a deter
mination of a portion of the Alaskan
boundary line.
Had President-elect Mckinley tried
ever so hard, he could not have pleased
the old-soldier element of the party
more than he has done by the selection
of General Russell A. Alger of Mich
igan, to be his secretary of war. Gen.
Alger is also popular with the party at
large, and the Michigan delegation in
Congress is especially well pleased
with the honor bestowed upon him.
Although the Senate voted down a
appropriation to pay the expenses of
the West Point cadets in coming to the
inauguration, it is probable that they
will come after all, unless Secretary
Lamont shall decide otherwise. The
public spirited managers of a Wash
ington hotel have offered to board the
cadets free during their stay in Wash
ington, and any other expenses that
may be necessary will be met by the
inauguration committee. Public senti-
ment in Washington wants the cadets
in the inaugural parade, and nothing
will be left undone to get theM.
Ex-Queen Lii, of Hawaii, who is now
in Washington, is very discreet in her
utterances as to her object in visiting
the United States at this time, but
one of the hangers-on has let the cat out
of the bag, by stating that she thought
President Cleveland ought, before re-
firing from office, to replace her upon
the throne. She has been badly ad-
vised if she thinks any such thing as
that can be accomplished. Although
Mr.. Cleveland was at one time very
anxious to restore the deposed queen
to authority, there is reason to believe
that he has long since realized the mis-
take he made in his policy towards Ha-
vail. and that he would not now car
rv II out If he could. And everybody,
including the ex-queen ought to know
that he could not If he wanted to.
Several anti-Republican senators
made quite a bluff at the opposing bill
authorizing President Mckinley to ap-
point delegates to represent this coun-
try at any international monetary con-
ference that may be called by any otn-
or country or that he in his Judgment
NAV deem advisable to call, but wnen
n came I'D to the scratch only four
votes were cast against the bill in the
senate. No trouble is expected In get
ting the bill through the House. "A
notable feature of the snort ueDa.e
VI hich preceded the passage Oh the OH
nv the Senate was the speech maue ny
Senator Hoar, who, when aproau ias'
wear made it a point to secure lnhor-
nation on the growth OF bimetaillsh'
in Europe. He expressed the POSITIVE
oninion that international bimetalllsm
was bound to come in time. AS 10 the
length of time, he said: IF not IN
months. then in three years. 1t VIII
ba stronger twelve months hence than
~ is today, and it is stronger TODAY
than II was twelve months ago. MT.
uoar quoted original letters in his pos
session to show why he believed tha'
four great nations, the United States'
England. France and Germany were
steadily advancing towards blmetal-
lism. =,
while there are few Republicans In
Congress who would have named Mr..
LYMAN ]. Gage, had they been asked
70 select President McKinley's secre-
tary of the treasury, all OF them agree
in commencing the choice now tnat II
has been made by MAJ. Mckinney.
Many Republican senators ana repre-
sentatives are personally acquainted
with Mr.. Gage, and those who have
not that honor are familiar through
others with his splendid business car
eer in Chicago, where he has resided
for more than forty years. From a
business standpoint there Is not flaw
in the record of Mr.. Gage; from a po-
litical standpoint, there Is one flaw:
He voted for Cleveland when he was
elected president the first time. The
best proof that Mr.. Gage regretted his
action in that case Is found In the fact
that he did not vote for Cleveland the
second and third time that he was
candidate and that he was especially
active in the support OF Mckinley and
Hobart and honest money, during the
late campaien His administration of
the treasury department is likely to be