The times., 1897-07-13
CAPITOL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Wien the Senate Committee on For
eiSn relations meets tomorrcw TO take up
the Hawaiian annexation treaty, Senator
Tutpic Will offer an amendment Intended
To Protect the rights of native Hawailans.
1t is patterned somewhat after the pr')-
visions OF the third article OF the treaty
by which france ceded louisiana 70 the
United states aud the ninth aIticle OF
the treaty of peace with Mexico, signed
at Guad;tiupe, Hidalgo, February 2, ls4S.
These treaties, under both Of which terri
tory was annexed TO this Country, pro
vided that the inhabitants of the ce'led
territory should be incorporated III the
Union Of the United States and admitted
AZ soon as possible, aceor ding To the terms
OF the federal constitution 10 the gu 10Y
ment Of all the rights, advantages 1na ili-
u.unititS of citizens of the United States
in the meantime such persons to be main
taineG and protected III the free ENJOY
neIt OF their liberty, property and the re
iigion which they professed.
Ii is not MI. lITpie's intention to 50
frame his amcndsse.ls as to take in the in
laLitauts of The island, iut native Ha wall
ans only, thereby avoiding the japanese
and Chinese WHO inhatJit the islands III
large Numbers There will doubtless be
some opposition to the amendment, gu
the ground that under it there may be
some shadow Ui claim for the ex-qGeen
TO secure the crown lands that belonged To
her While the reigning sovereign. This
will be provided against, however, al
though some hold that this is not neces-
sary fol the reason that she held these
lands as queen, and not as a private citizen.
The Democrats of the Ohio delegation
held caucus yesterday and elected Rep
resrutative Lentz, of Columbus, as the
States representative on the Congress
sional campaign committee, tosuceeed Mr
Sorg, who was not reelected. This is the
first step in the direction Of filling the
vacancies on this committee. The Repub
fici;ns are quite active and have a full
fiedged committee at work Secretary
Lawrence Gardner thought the Democrats
ought to be equally as wide awake ana
the filling Of vacancies is due to his sug-
geetion. As soon a the vacancies are all
filled the committee Will meet aud or
guuiZe aud begin the work OF the next
campaign.
There may be another Hawaiian out
break in the Senate today, for Senator
Morgan viii eDdea vor To call up his Joint
resj Ution providing for the annexation
OF those islands TO the United States Mr..
Morgan fears the process OF anne alton
through the instrcmentality Of a treaty
VIII be too slow and cumbersome, for
there is every Indication that ii will not
be called up at this session Of Congress.
II the Senate could be prevailed upon
to pass tie resolution at this session,
annexation being one OF the favored
projects of the Administration, the matter
could easily be put through the House
before adjournment The language OF
the Joint resolution is almost Identical
With that of the treaty
|, The debate On the deficiency ailI is
drag ging out to an interminable Ie1,rch.
auC there are Some who predict that IL
VIII not be passed this week Senator
Morgan yesterday made a long attack
on the item granting several thousands
OF dollars 10 the new syndicate that pro-
poses TO buy the Union Pacific Railroad.
and there are many Others, who favor
the Immediate foreclosure OF the mortya ae
on that mad. who will also oppose the
passage OF the item. The debate on The
armoT plate has not yet been concluded,
and the private claims tackled on The bill
viii meet with vigorous resistance. The
bill is far from being passed, and this
Is due entirely to the fact that il has
been loaded down with matters that have
no business on deficiency measure