Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-12-09
WASHINGTON NEWS,
There Will Be a Hot Fight on
Annexation
35 SENATORS ARE OPPOSED.
Annexation by Joint Resolution
Probable Other Matters.
35 SENATORS ARE OPPOSED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-In the SEN
ate, Davis, Of Minnesota, reported
from the committee on foreign rela-
tions bill for prohibiting the killing
of fur seals in the North Pacific ocean.
He asked immediate consi deration OF
the bill, but Hale, of Maine, objected
on the ground of the Importance of
the measure, and asked that the bill
be printed.
Allen, of Nebroska, presented res
olution declaring it the sense of the
senate that congress should with all
due and convenient speed accord by an
appropriate act, the political indie
peudence of Cuba. If necessary this
recoqnition should be backed by the
presence Of an American fleet in
Cuban waters.
PELAGIC SEALING.
The senate committee on foreign
relations authorized a favorable re.
port upon the bill prohibiting pelagic
sealing by the people Of the United
States. The bill is a joint produc-
tion of the state and treasury depart
ments and its passage is asked upon
the ground that with such a law
upon the statue books the admins
tration will be in a better position
than at present to ask other govern
ments to prohibit pelagic sealing.
PACIFIC ROADS BILL.
Senator Gear introduced bill au.
thorizing the secretary of the treasury
to enter a bid for the United States
on bond aided railroads and to close
off the liens. The bill is understood
to have been framed by the attorney
general, and it is intended to open
the way to the settlement of the
Kansas Pacific debt.
ANNEXATION TREATY.
Senator DAVIS, chairman Of the
foreign relations committee, seys he
is not ready to proceed with the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty, and cannot
now fix time when it will be done.
He thought it would be by the hol-
idays,
SENATOR M'LAURIN ILL.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caro-
lima, is confined to his bed with an at
tack of typhoid fever. l. is not con.
sidered serious.
RELIEF FOR KLoNDIKE MINERS.
Senator Mcbride has received a tele-
gram from w. S. Mason, president Of
the Chamber of Commerce ofPortland,
Or, regarding the relief of the peo-
pie IN the Klondike region, which |
says:
"Citizens of Portland are subscrib
ing with lavish hand to the Klon-
dixie relief fund. Por tland alone will |
donate not less than 100000 pounds of
food. Hearty contributions are ex-
pected from interior cities. The peo-
pie are enthuiastic, and wait with
eagerness for Congressional action"
IN THE HOUSE.
The session Of the houee lasted only
Is minutes. Stone, Republican, re-
ported the pension appropriation bill,
the first of the appropriation bills,
and gave notice that he would call it
up Immediately after the reading of
the journal tomorrow. The commit
tee on elections and the committee on
banking and currency were given leave
TO sit during the session of the house.
The house adjourned.
BANKING COMMITTEE.
The house committee on banking
and currency, which had the shaping
If considerable portion of the finan-
;ial legislation before the house, held
It's first meeting and outlined a gen.
eral plan of action. In view of Secre-
Lary Cages recommendation Of COM
revision of the currency
and banking affairs, a resolution was