The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-06-24
WASHINGTON.
v.om our Regular Correspondent.

Mr.. Mckinley is graduate OF the
Ohio school of politics, and few
slicker individuals hold diplomas from
that source. His trotting out of that
new treaty for the annexation Of
Hawaii at this time is very slick at
tempt to take advantage of the popu-
larity of the idea of annexing Hawaii
to distract public attention from his
failure to announce his Cuban policy,
in accordance with promises made on
his behalf in Congress. Had the peo-
nle not been clamoring for action
towards Cuba it is not likely that the
Hawaiian treaty would have been
heard from before next winter, not
withstanding the declaration of some
of Mr.. McKinley's friends that it was
brought forward to assist the Senators
TO intellgently dispose of the tariff.
Although it is well-known that
many of the democratic Senators ia
vor the ultimate annexation of
Hawaii very few of them have COM
mitted themselves on this new treaty.
II is too important a matter to be de-
cided on the spur OF the moment, and
it will not be surprising should the
democrats oppose any attempt to
railroad the treaty through the Senate
at the present session. Nothing will
be lost by allowing the treaty to go
over to the regular session of Con.
gress. Already the question is being
asked, why do SO much for Hawaii,
several thousand miles away, and
nothing for Cuba, which is suffering
right at our doors, SO to speak There
is some talk about delaying action on
the Hawaiian treaty until Mr.. Nc
Kinley agrees to do something for
Cuba, which many think must also
ultimately come under the control Of
the U. S. in some form or other.
Some democratic Senators favor hold
ing caucus to decide just what atti
tude they shall take towards the
Hawaiian treaty, but nothing definite
has yet been determined upon.
Senator Tillman has proposed ar
amendment to the tariff bill thai
would do more than all the recent at
tempts to restrict immigration. L
provides for head tax of $Ioo OF
each immigrant and makes it misde
meanor for any alien who does no
intend to become an American cltl
zen and to remain such to enter th'
U.s. for the purpose of engaging IL
any mechanical trade or manual labor
This is provision that the head ta'
shall cease to be levied as soon as tn
U. S. adopts the free coinage OF silver
Fearing that the antitrust tart
amendment offered by Senator PETIT
grew might be adopted on a direc
vote Senator Allison, who is in charg
of the tariff bill during the absence {
Senator Aldrich, resorted to llttl
parliamentary trick to kill it, and sue
ceeded. He moved that it would b
laid on the table and the motion wa
carried by vote of IS to 81. Ha
Senators Morgan and Pettus, the onl
democrats who voted for the motion
voted against it, it would have bee
defeated by vote of "a to 33 an
the antitrust amendment would ha'
been added to the tariff BILL 1t
but fair to state that Senators Morga
and Pettus stated their opposition
the amendment to be that it wou
create more and worse trusts than
would injure existing trusts.
Senator Vest gave Senator Allist
several blows straight from the Shot
der in a few remarks dissecting Il
figures set forth by Mr.. Allison
place of those submitted by Mr.. Al
rich when the change was made
the sugar schedule. Mr.. Vest b
lieves that each sugar schedule h
been little better for the sugar tru
than the one 1t succeeded, notwlt
standing the public howl against
voring this colossal monopoly, al
he presented figures to back his
lief. According to his figures, t
present tariff gives protection
96-degree sugar of 81 cents P
hundred pounds the Dingley sche
ule al cents the Aldrich schedule
cents, and the caucus schedule, aft
wards adopted by the Senate,
cents. Thus it is that the republic
Senators who opposed the Wilson
because they said it gave the SUI
trust too much protection have
themselves on record in favor OF
ing the trust exactly ten cents h
dred pounds more than the WI:
tariff bill gave it.