Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-01-27
CAPITAL ITEMS.

NGWG OlGVG1duU SCCAIS W nave uCNCA-
oped a ''latent inability to do
anything which pleases either the
party that put him in the White
House, or the average American
citizen. The course he pursued in
the Hawaii matter, and his subse-
anent treatment of his dusky friend
Queen Lii of that PARKWAY island;
his declaration that he didn't care
tinker's condemnation what Con-
gress did In the Cuban matter, and
that he intended to follow the
course which seemed to him and
his Secretary of State to be the
proper one regardless of the wishes
Of the people, have made him most
naagn1fic-ntly unpopular with the
people and his party. Recently he
has, il is rumored, suppressed most
important news relating to Cuba
which General Lee reported to him
during his recent visit. In his
last message to Congress the Presi-
dent intim ated that if Spain does
not SOON put an end to the war
we will find it necessary to take a
hand In the business. At the same
time his Secretary of State is as
snring Spain that the United
States will not do anything in the
matter, and together they are de-
flying Congress, taking the position
that it has no right to recognize
the independence of a foreign ma
4ion- His latest act IS the general
arbitration treaty with England,
and there are just two Democratic
SEN ators, Gray and. Villas, who
Will defend it when it comes up
for ratification. And as Senator
Chandler remarked, it will have
very rough passage before it reach
es vote. Besides offending his
party he has beyond a doubt Of
Tended Russia, and should the
treaty be ratified we will lose the
friendship of that country.
There are several democratic
Senators who are only waning for
an opportunity to ''pitchfork', Mr..
0lney and the president for their
treatment of the senate in the Gu
ban matter, and when this treaty
Is nnder consideration they will
without a doubt procede to get in
their fine work even at the ex-
gsense of the treaty. It IS reported
that the President has under con-
s1deration several plans for further
making himself unpopular with
his party but as yet they are not
sufficiently matured for publica-
1Tea-
The outlook now at the Capitol
rs that Congress will run well into
August W it'll only an intermission
Of a couple of weeks during March
from the shift from the fifty forth
10 the fifty fifth Congress. The
present session seems now to be
merely preliminary to the next one,
and every measure which can pos
SHY be delayed will be held over.
The tariff measure which the Re-
pRblieans propose to pass during
the extra session is attracting
great deal of attention just now,
and the Ways and Means commit
Rec of the House are feeling their
way very carefully in order to con
eiliate as much as possible all an
sagonlstic claimants. They APP
grsciate the delicate position
the administra ton will be placed
zn an regard to the senate and with
that in view they have called into
conference the protectionists on
the senate finance committee in
order that the leading Republicans
of both houses will be in harmony.
Il as evident that the Republicans
feed somewhat shaky as to their
ability to pass their tariff bill and
they intend to adopt concihating
pelicY-
Senator Chandler will have
charge of the Republican interna-
tienal monetary conference propo-
sition IN the senate in the absence
IF Senator w olcott, and on Janu-
airy ID, he presented the bill to the
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