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July 10, 1897. (
IRON our regular correspondent
For some unexplained reason the
members of the Senate committee
on Foreign Relations have changed
thelr minds about not reportiug
the treaty for the aRnexatlon of
Hawaii until the regular session.
anu will report il at once with a
accommodation that 1t be ratified.
An attempt is being made to get
the consent of the opponents of the
treaty to vote at this session, il
having been ascertained that the
necessary votes to ratify can be OBJ
tdlned.
Another proof has been given of
the power of the money kings over
this administration. Mr.. McKin-
ley has virtually been compelled to
send a special message to Congress.
asking for legislation to carry out
the wishes OF the bankers for the
appointment Of commission to re.
port what financial legislation the
country needs. Mr.. MCKINLEY
must know that tho silver Senators
will not allow this legislation to be
voted upon at this session; If he
doesn't, he will very soon learn if
an attempt is made to push it in
the Senate.
HHnn
The Senate this week passed the
tariff bill; the House declined to &C.
eept the Senate amendments. and
ehe trust-made document is now
IN the hands of conference com
mlttee. The confidential agents of
the various trusts are in Washing
ton IN force to see that their inter
ests are taken care Of by the confer
ence committee. The length of
time that the bill remains i'm con-
ference will depend entirely upon
the strength of the fight that will
be made against some Of the extra
ordinary fayors granted the trusts.
EGH
Knowing that the Will of Car
Reed, his utter disregard of the
Constitution, and his parliament
tarY somersaults when cornered a.
Representative McMillin cornered
him this week when he moved TO
suspend the rules and adopt the
Morgan Cuban resolution, are sufli
Gent to prevent any action by the
House, the Repu blican Senators
are trying to BAN boozle the voters
OF the country by little anti.Span-
lsh bTncombe. This week Senator
Lodge, from the committee on
Foreign Relations, reported a reso-
luton authorizing the President To
use force, il necessary, to compsl
SPAN to pay the indemnity de-
mlnded by two naturallzed Ameri-
can citizens who were ILLEGALLY mr..
rested IN Cuba in 1895. If there
were any intention to put this re,o
Iutlon through Congress, it would
De commendable thing to bring it
forward, as Spain has refused to
pay any attention to diplomatic de-
mlnds for this indemnity for two
much wronged cltIz,ns OF the Uni.
ted States; but to bring it forward
with no real intention Of having it
adopted By both branches OF Con-
gress, merely as political play, is
adding insult to the injury already
received by the two unfor,uultes.
fBB1
1t is not surprising that men of
ordinary prehension should find
it difficult to understand the theory
Of "protection" upon which the
Republican tariff bill, passed by the
Senate this week, was CONSTRUCTED
Take coal, for Instance. The duty
on foreign coal il advanced from
forty cents to sixty seven cents q
ton, yet Senator Elklns. himself
heavily interested in coal mines.
says the increase will not result i'm
adding one cent TO the pay Of the
miners, although be admits that
the price Of coal TO the consumer
will undoubtedly be advanced. In
other words the 27 cents a ton adj
ded IS gratuity TO the mine
owners. Senator Jones, Of Ar.
kansas, thus expressed himself on
thi5 subject "1hs coal miners
would be justified in asking and
expeclng higher wages after the
new tariff goes into effect. II the
Republicans were sincere In their
arguments no support Of higher tar
iG taxes. Tne burden OF their
speeches en- The coal duties, and ON
every schedule in The bill. was that
higher rates we're necessary 10 pro-
tect American labor from The COM
petition Of cheap foreign labor, and
20 enable American employers to-
ptY higher wages, but every ono
knows that is not what the tariff
was increased for. 10 was TO give
the Co9l mine owners and other
employers Of labor large profits.
NOtwi .hslautnng t1o increase in
She duty yu coal from 90 TO 81 cents
q ton, TIE miners viii be- fortunate
d Jhe.r wagcs are not reduced Foo.