Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-06-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. G., June s5, 'g7.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June %, 97.
Neither President Mckinley, his
Cabinet, o anybody of prominence
in either branch of Congress expects
any trouble to grow out of the qualified
protest of japan against the ratifca.
ton Of the treaty for the annexation of
Hawaii. Japan has been given 20 un.
derstand in plain words that the posi-
tion Of that country towards the treaty
cuts not the slightest figure with the
President, and that nothing but the re.
fusal of the Senate will prevent q rati.
fcatlon of the treaty. After thus de.
fining the position of this government
Secretary Sherman took the trouble to
point out to the Japanese minister that
the greater portion of the protest of his
government was against what would
not exist. He told the minister that
the treaty between Japan and Hawaii
will not be recognized after annexation
but that the Japanese on the islands
would have ample protection after an.
nexation in the treaty between Japan
and the United States, which goes into
effect in 1899, and which allow Japan
ese to become citizens of the United
States. About thu only answer japan
can make will be that her citizens in
Hawaii will have no treaty rights be-
tween the date of annexation and the
date upon which the new treaty takes
effect, but that answer will not be eff.
fective, because it is an objection easily
met and remedied by diplomatic nego.
tiation.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, whose
nomination 10 be United States Minis.
ter to Spain has been confirmed by the
Senate, is in Washington for the pur.
pose of comforting with President Nc.
Kinley and Secretary Sherman and
otherwise familiarizing himself with
the Cuban policy that he Is to play such
an important part in carrying out.
Just when he will start for Spain has
not yet been determined, but he will
go just as soon as he car get all his ar
rangements perfected.
Republican Senators had their first
disagreement over the tariff bill, on
the floor of the Senate this week, but it
was soon adjusted, Notwithstanding
the efforts Of the Democrats to keep it
up. 1t was all on account of a misun.
d~erstanding concerning the wool seized
ule. The Senators from the wool pro-
ducing States thought their constitu.
ents were not being treated right when
Senator Allison offered another com.
mittee amendment, providing that
secured woods of the third class should
pay three times as much duty as In.
secured woods of the same class, which
was at once adopted by a vote of 30 to
20. "All's we'll that ends WELL" but
most Republicans would prefer that
the Democratic Senators should be
allowed to monopolize all the fussing.
William j. Calhoun, of Danville, ILL.,,
who was recently sent to Cuba as
President Mckinley special com.
missioner, has been asked by the Pres.
ident to become the successor of big
head Bowler, Comptroller of the Treas
ury, and it is probable that Mr.. Cal.
houn will consent.
The end of the tariff debate is al
most in sight, and 1t is believed to be
we'll nigh certain that the bill will be
passed by the Senate inside of ten days,
Notwithstanding some implied threats
of delay which have been made in Ger.
tain quarters. Although the contrary
has often been stated, it has been dem
onstrated too often to admit of q doubt
that the Senate responds to public
opinion whenever it is emphatically
expressed. The country is almost unan
imous in wishing the tariff bill put
through as soon as possible, and the re,
suit will be to break all records with
one exception, as to the time taken BY
the Senate to dispose of a general tariff
bill. The exception was the first tariff
bill, which was signed by George
Washington.
The few appointments recently made
in the consular service have brought {
crowd of would be %consuls and theil
friends to Washington, but most of tn,
appointments made have been to Ill
vacancies and 1t is stated that the Pres
ident adheres to his original determi
nation not to take up the general ap
%pointment of %consuls until the tariff
has been disposed of.
Senator Morgan has introduced
bill which provides for the annexation
of Hawaii on precisely the same term
that the treaty does. The bill will no
be pushed if the treaty is ratified.