Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-02-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fsrr rlAt cosHrs roaOHn0z OF THE MONITOR
Washington, Feb. Ist 1897.

to it, by the insertion of sentence
excepting from arbitration, except
by special agreement, all questions
affecting the foreign or domestic po-
] Icy of either Of the contracting par
ties or the relations of either with
any other nation, and by striking out
that portion which gave King Oscar
j of Sweden, authority to name the UNI
pire, has reported the treaty to the
! Senate with a recommendation that
| it be ratified, and there is little doubt
! OF it's speedy ratification. Another
treaty has just been signed with Eng
land and sent to the Senate. 1t pro-
vides for determination of a portion
Of the Alaska Boundary line.
Had President elect Mckinley tried
ever SO hard, he could not have
pleased the old soldier element of the
party more than he hasby the selec-
ton of Gen. Alger of Michigan to be
his Secretary of War. Gen. Alger is
also popular with the party at large,
and the Michigan delegation in Con
gress is especially well pleased with
the honor bestowed upon him.
Although the the Senate. voted
down an appropriation to pay the
expenses of the West Point Cadets in
coming to the inauguration, it is very
probable that they will come after
all, unless Secretary Lamont shall de-
eide otherwise. The public spirited
managers of Washington hotel have
ing their stay in Washington, and any
other expenses that may be neces
sary will be met by the Inauguration
committee. Public sentiment in
Washington wants the cadets in the
inaugural parade, and nothing will be
left undone to get them.
Ex-Queen Lii of Hawaii, who is now
in Washington, is very discreet in her
utterances as to her object in visiting
the United States at this time, but
one of her friends has let the cat out
of the bag, by stating that she
thought President Cleveland ought,
before retiring from Office, to replace
her upon the throne. She has been
badly advised if she thinks any such
thing as that can be accomplished.
Although Mr.. Cleveland was at one
time very anxious to restore the de-
posed Queen to authority, there is
reason to believe that he has long
since realized the mistake he made in
his policy towards Hawaii, and that
he would not now carry it out if he
could. And everybody, including
could not if he wanted to.
Several anti republican Senators
made quite bluff at opposing the
bill authorizing President Mckinley
to appoint delegates to represent this
country at. an international monetary
conference that may be called by any
other country or that he in his judg
ment may deem advisable to call, but |
when it came up to the scratch only |
four votes were cast against the bill |
IN the Senate. No trouble is expect |
ed in getting the bill through the
House. A notable feature of the |
short debate which preceded the pas
sage of the bill by the Senate was the
speech made by Senator Hoar, who,
when abroad last year made it a point
20 secure information on the growth
IF bimetallism in Europe. He ex-
pressed the positive opinion that in
;orYo tiopol hin, at n Ilicp, Woo t,oup6 to |
come in time. AS to the length of
ime, he said: eff not in three months
hen in three years. Mr.. Hoar quot
I'd original letters in his possession to
how why he believed that four great
lations, the United States, England,
Germany and France, were steadily
dvancing towards bimetallism.
While there are few republicans in
Congress who would have named L.
. Gage, had they been asked to select
PRESIDENT McKinley's Secretary of
he Treasury, all of them agree in
ommending the choice now that it
as been made by Maj. Mckinley.
1any republican Senators are per-
Onaliy acquainted WIN Mf. cage,
nd those who have not that honor
re familiar through others with his
plendid business career in Chicago,
there he has resided for more than
Dirty years. From a business stand
ONT there is not flaw in the record
f Mr.. Gage; from political stand
ONT there is one flaw. He voted for
cleveland when he was elected Pres /
ent the first time. The best proof {
nat Mr.. Gage regretted his action in
nat case is found in the fact that he ;
i'd not vote for Cleveland the second :