The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-22
THE DEMOCRATS
viii Not Hinder the Rapid Disposal of
the Tariff Bill.
The Committee on Foreign Relations Will
Not Take Up the Hawaiian Treaty Un-
Til Next Regular Meeting-The Ex-
Queen Enters Protest.

The Com mittee on Foreign Relations Will
Not Take Up the Hawaiian Treaty Un-
Til Next Regular Meeting-The Ex-
Queen Enters a Protest.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Da-
vjs, chairman of the senate committee
on foreign relations, said Thursday
that the committee would take up the
Hawaiian treaty at it's next regular
NEE ting, which will be held on We'd
nesday of next week, but that no spe-
cial meeting would be held for that
purpose. He said that the treaty
would in any event be held in commit
tee sufficient length of time to per-
nit all sides to be heard but that the
time would be controlled somewhat by
the indications as to whether the SEN
ate would consider the treaty at the
present session. On this latter point
the senator declined TO advance an
opinion.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Some of the
democratic members of the finance
committee said Thursday that hence
forth they would interpose no objec-
tion to the rapid disposal of the
tariff bill They will suggest
amendments and ask votes on
them for the purpose of making
d record, but they will, if they
can control the matter, be no long
speeches on the schedules, with the
possible exception of wool. hides, the
reciprocity paragraph which the re-
publicans have promised to report, and
= of hn
now are that the republicans will with
draw the internal revenue provision of
the bill
WASHINGTON, June IS. = Assistant
Secretary Davis, of the interior de-
partment, has rendered decision that
will affect many claims for pensions.
He reversed the action of the pension
office in the case of Catharine Geron-
Yin (widow of a soldier in the Ohio in
fantry), which rejected the claim for
pension because there was no proof of
the death of the soldier. Geronzin
left home in July, 1866, since
which time nothing has been heard
from him. The assistant secretary
holds that further inquiry should be
made concerning the man and if moth
ing is thereby developed throwing adj
ditional light, death may be assumed
under the act of March 10, 1896, MAX
ing seven years absence from home,
without intelligence of his existence,
be sufficient for a presumption of
death.
About three o'clock Thursday after
ternoon ex-Queen Liliuokalani filed
protest against the ratification of the
Hawaiian treaty in the office of the
secretary of state. 1t was delivered
into the hands of Secretary John Sher-
man by Mr.. Joseph Heleluhe, repre-
senting the native Hawaiians duly
commissioned by two of their patri-
otto leagues. Mr. Heleluhe was &C
companied by Capt Julius A. Palmer,
the American secretary of Liliuoka-
lani Mr.. Sherman treated the bearer
most courteously but gave no indica-
tions of his action in the matter.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-A ca5legram
received at the state department from
ex-Secretary Foster, who has been at
st Petersburgh engaged in negotia-
tions with the Russian government
for the better protection by mutual
agreement of the seal life in the North
Pacific and Behring sea, announces
the complete success of his mission.
The commissioner is now on his return
to the United States.
WASHINGTON, June 1S-The presi-
dent has refused permission to the
Compagnie Francois Cables Telegraph
ique to land the new cable of that COM
pany at Cape Cod or indeed anywhere
upon the United States coast. The
question that was raised through the
French ambassador as to the power of
the federal government to deny ad-
mission to the cable will be referred to
the attorney general for an opinion,
but meantime the executive branch of
the government holds to the doctrine
that such landing can be only by ex-
press authorization of congress.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-It is form
ally announced that Stewart L. Wood
ford's selection as minister to Spain
was influenced by the fact that he
agreed to go TO his post Immediately
upon confirmation, something very
much desired by the president, and al
so to remain there throughout the pre-.
sent administration, an arrangement
not subscribed to by some other Dos
sible appointees-
The Report Contradicted