The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-13
SENATE is POLLED
REQUISITE TWO-fHIRDs FAV0RS
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.

Which is the Only Remaining Act Nee
essary to be Performed-Session of Con-
| gress VIII be Short and Businesslike-
| Mutual Seals aud Fisheries Concessions
| Washington, Nov. 12-Rat atifcation Of
| the Hawaiian annexation treaty by the
| United States senate is assured.
The administration has made a poll
Of that body and as a result President
| Mckinley is stisfied that more than
two-thirds OF the senators will vote for
ratification.
1t is said to be the purpose Of Chair
man Davis at the first executive session
to ask that day be fixed for taking up
the treaty. Ratification during the
early part Of the year is confidently ex-
pected.
President Mckinley. in his message
to congress- will present as strong ly as
possible the arguments for annexation.
He will show that the treaty has al
ready been ratified by the Hawaiian
senate and that only the action OF the
senate of the United States is required
to add the islands to our territory.
SHORT AND BUSINESSLIKE.
Washington, Nov. 12:-It is the inten-
ton of Chairman Cannon of the appro-
priations committee of the house 10 he
gin the preparation of the appropriation
bills at the earliest possible date. He
has announced the appointments of the
subcommittee, and those on the PEN
sion and the legislative, executive and
| judicial bills have been called to meet
November %, a week in advance OF the
assembling OF congress. AS the house
| is fully organized by the appointment
of ali the standing committee it will be
! expected TO get down to business as
| soon as ii reassembleS for the regular
| session on Monday, December 3. Ordin-
arily it requires a month to organize
the house, and the month of December
at the regular session sees practically
nothing in the way Of legislation ac-
| complished. But the organization of
the house at the special session this
year will save valuable time and 1t is
almost certain that at least one of the
regular appropriation bills and probably
two will have been passed before the
Christmas recess is taken. Most Of the
members who have already arrived IN
town expresses the opinion that the
coming session will be the shortest reg
ular long session of congress IN years
Ordinarily the long session lasts from
six to ten months.
Mr.. Hopkins Of Illinois, one or the
prominent Republican leaders, predicts
that congress will have completed It's
work and adjourned before May /
The subcommittee of the appropria-
tions committee announced by Chalr-
man Cannon today are as follows: =.
sundry civil-Cannon, w. A. Se,tra.
Northway, Sayers and Mckae.
legislative Bingham, HemenWay'
Moody. Dockery and Livingston.
District of Columbia-Grout, Pitney,
Bingham, Dockery and Allen.
Pensions-W. A. Stone, Barney, Beld-
ar. Allen and Bell.
F,rtifcations-Hem Pitney and
Pugn-
Permanent appropriations Moooy'
Grout. Pugh, Allen and Bell.
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
Washington, Nov. 12.-Definite ar
raneements have been made for taking
IN the subject Of a reciprocity treaty
between the United States ana Canaoa,
and TO this end meetings have oeen nAeu
batyeen Hon. John w. kasson' VINO 10
snecially delegated by President Mchlh-
lev to conduct reciprocity Negotiations
and Sir Wilfred Laurier, the CanaoAah
nreuier and Sir Louis Davies. minister
of marine This is the result OF the long
o,5 frfendly conference held yesterday
between Secretary Sherman ana ."
Wilfred. The meeting will be heiu our
ing the present visit or the Cahdui"n
officials. but no exact time Tor 1t mas
baan fixed. as it will depend somewhat
m the time which can be spared lrohi
tho Rer;ng sea sessions. The arrange
,,,er,s also contemplate taknS up the
Questions of border imni grafton, noruh
Atlantic fisheries, lake fisheries, and all
other subjects affecting the two couh-
tries. The meeting with MT. Nassau
however. will fhe confined TO reciprocity
a. he is delegated by the president 10
treat on that subject alone
II not expected that the RECIPROCITY
+-aatv itself can be matured during the
lOraSent TRIP Oh tlc Soh"-
the desire being to arrive at some COM
mon understanding at tnis time ana
then perfect the details later Tne DIN
rer az fine White House last night as
sieta7 toward a friendly settlement or
nending questions. There were no
toasts and no speeches at the dinner out
ar its conclusion the Canadian guests
accompanied the president and his cap-
met advisers to the Blue room, Wnefe
U-h5ilv Informal and personal exchange
oe views occurred. They were on the |
Same friendly lines as those at the for-
mail conference between the secretary OF
state and Sir wilfred Laurier earlier in |
the 5av. and the general sentiment pre-
vaj,ed that the present time was oppor-
time for more cordial intercourse be-
tween this country and Canada. Inc
announcement Of the meetings with MI. |
Kasson followed this morning.
In view OF these meetings. il is point |
ed out that much apprehension exists as |
n the preferences which the Canadian |
tariff law gives to Great Britain. The |
law makes no mention OF Great Britain. |
II has two schedules. maximum and |
minimum. Al present Great Britain |
enf9ys the minimum rates but the same |
are open to all countries, the United |
States included. and there is nothing IN /
the law which contenplates giving |
Great Britain the exclusive benefits Of /
these lower rates. It IS understood to |
De the view % the Canadian officials |
that the markets OF the United States
and Canada are 50 closely connected |
geographically that IT IS essential that
the countries iook 10 each other. rather /
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