The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-13
PREDICTS 4 LONG SESSION.
Col. Lewis Says Congress Will
Not Adjourn Before July.
WHAT HE THINKS WILL BE DONE.
No Appropriations for Immediate Use
Cuba and Hawaii Must Wait
Compromise Bankruptcy Bill to
he Passed-AIaska Not Ready for
Territorial Government Hopes
for m Assay Once ut seattle.

Congressman Lewis yesterday received
kilograms from the chairmen OF the Demo
cratic and Popu!isf caucus committees or
the house requesting him to come al once
He left on the Northern Pacific yesterday
a. D. m. accompanied by Mrs.. Lewis.
Upon being asked what the probable iegis-
lation OF the coming session would be as
CLEANED from his late advices. he said:
II arm afraid we Will obtain no appropri-
atoms for immediate use. Chairman Can
non OF the appropriations committee mas
announced that he concurs In the expressed
view of Speaker Reed, saying that as the
government is running behind at the rate
of so, sf.0do per quarter II will be necessary
10 use all the available money of the gov
eminent 10 redeem outstanding bonds and
pay running expenses. Therefore the riv-
ers and harbors bill and all other new APP
preparations will not be reported at all.
Unless a greater amount OF money shall
come to the government In the remaining
two quarters than in the past two quar-
tiers. we can expect nothing. That's APP
parent
las to Cuba nothing will be done. The
men who hold Spanish securities payable
ont of taxes drained from Cubans Will pre-
vent any recognition of the rights of the
reyolutionists.
THE annexation OF Hawaii viii be beaten.
Two-thirds of the senate is now unobtain-
is unconstitutional. II places by private
agreement Hawaii's debt Of four million on
US 10 pay without any action by congress
or consent of the people. The annexation
win then be left to Senator Morgan's joint
resolution. This win be defeated in the
house. | know of $50 Republicans and 200
Democrats and fusionists who will oppose
II on the ground have been urging-that
1t will force SO GOO Chinese, Japanese and
Portuguese in competition with our labor
ers. will draw $250 coo annually from US
on sugar hounties, cost $40, 600 900 annually
10 keep navy and army patrol TO guard
the island, bring in contact with our people
1000 infectious lepers, charge us with four
million gold bonds. thesnow assumed debt
OF Hawaii. and for an expediture of $780,
ooo.e0 in four years By us we get property
valued at $40, 600 and an agriculture
worth only the uses of destroying the sugar
beet industry of the Pacific coast and Unit
ed States. For the remaining reason
such policy OF annexation is contrary
to our American system as shown when
the congress declined 70 follow President
Grant in his recommendation of annexing
San Domingo.
There Will he bankruptcy bill passed
II will not he the Torrey BILL but COM
promise. 1t will limit it's benefits 10 one
year, ! fear. This will be done to pre-
vent the advantages from being extended
loo generally. The creditors oppose its
extension The public land laws VIII be
extended 10 Alaska. General. not special.
laws providing for rights of way for rail-
roads and tramways will be passed Alas
ka viii not be given a territorial form of
government She Is not prepared for such.
| think the laws Of Washington will be
largely. together with Oregon. adopted by
the commissioners for the government of
Alaska. | am on the two committees be-
fore which most OF Alaska legislation will
come.
Congress will give no financial relief:
no currency reform nothing but the con-
tinuance of the present system The ses-
sion viii be exciting and prolonged I
hope to get an assay office as the first act
OF the January session. The adjournment
will not occur before July