Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-17
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
President Mckinley Sends the Hawaii
an Annexation Treaty to the Sen
ate Accompanied by a Strong
Message of Approval.
1T Is 4 LONG EXPECTED CONSULTATION
A Canvass of the Senate on the An
nexation Question Shows That 81
Members Are Sure to Vote for
Ratification of the
Treaty.
IT IS a LONG EXPECTED CONSUMMATION

Washington, June 17.-The presiden
today sent the following nominations tt
the senate: Jacob E. Houtz, collector oi
internal revenue for Nebraska; interior
Charles F. Nes.or of New Jersey, Indiar
inspector; John u. Smith of Oregon, ant
William j. Jones of Washington, com
missioners for Alaska Henry j. Cleveland
agent for the Indians of the Pima agency
in Arizona; Clinton A. Snowden, commits
sioner for lands of the Puyallup Indian
reservation in Washington; war, Charles
d. Chaffee Of Nebraska, member of the
Missouri river commission.
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
There was little delay in proceeding
with the tariff bill, when the senate met
today. Some of the early paragraphs
we're perfected. Then the senate entered
on the spirits, wine and beverages para
graph, making good progress.
The debate on the first paragraph of
the cotton schedule took wide range,
the Democrats generally contending that
America could compete against the
world, without high duties. The test
amendment on the entire schedule, pro-
posing the Wilson rate on cotton threads
and yarns, was offered by Senator Jones
of Arkansas, and defeated by vote of
20 to 30. Senator McEnery of Louisiana,
voted with the Republicans.
COTTON SCHEDULE.
The senate completed the wine sohed-
ule of the tariff bill in a little over an
hour and then took up the cotton schedule.
TARIFF CONFERENCE.
Conferences have been going between
Republican and Democratic senators with
the view of securing an agreement, which
will make more speed with the tariff bill.
Nothing definite has yet been agreed
upon.
The Republican senators have suggest
ed that certain time be allowed for the
various schedules and after that time has
been consumed, there shall be vote. In
this way consideration of the different
could be had, and some conclu-
sion reached as to when the bill shall be
passed. The Republicans believe that a
great deal of time could be saved thereby.
HAWAIIAN MESSAGE.
In message sent to the senate by
President Mckinley, accompanying the
Hawaiian treaty, he said: Not only is the
of Hawaiian territory to the
United States no new scheme, but it is
the inevitable consequence of relations
maintained with that mid
Pacific domain for three-quarters of
century. Its plishment, despite
successive denials and postponement, has
been merely question Of time. While
it's failure in 1898 may not be cause for
it is certainly proof Of
The disinterestednes of the United States,
q delay of four years having abundantly
,ufioed to establish the right and ability
of the republic Of Hawaii to enter as
sovereign into contract or upon con-
ventional union with the. United States,
thus realizing the purpose held by the
Hawaiian people and proclaimed by sue
,essive Hawaiian governments, through
,ome 20 years. In their virtual depend
snce upon the benevolent protection of
The United States under such circum-
stances, annexation is not change, it is
! consummation.
wEYLEB DENoUNoED.
The house today passed bill for the
relief of residents of Greer county, and
then adjourned until Monday. Repre-.
sentative Snlzer of New York, endeavored
10 correct the journal as to the Cuban
petition, but failed, though he was sue.
Dessful in making speech denouncing
General WeYler as thief and murderer.