Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-11
CUBAN POLICY.
Secretary Sherman Submits Definite
Proposition to Spain.
EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE.
President Mckinley VIII Only Deal with
the Subject of Revenue--Mr. Cleveland's
Civil Service Orders TO stand
Bankruptcy Legislation.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The new
administration has begun work on the
Cuban question. Secretary Sherman,
with the approval of the president, has
submitted to the Spanish gorernm ?
definite proposition. He has Az 4
that Spain shall issue orders establish
ing uniform policy regarding Ameri-
can citizens in Cuba. He wants these
orders to do away with imprisonment
and trial of such citizens and to direct
that Americans arrested for assisting
the insurgents shall be expelled forth
with from the island. The adoption
of such policy, the secretary has as
sured the Spanish government will be
satisfactory to the United States, and
will remove the repeated causes OF fric-
ton between the two countries. The
secretary eXempts from the operation
of the policy he asks such Americans
as may be taken under arms or fight
ing in the insurgent ranks. He leaves
them to stand the consequences Of their
acts. But where Americans show sym
pathy or offend against neutrality in
ways other than by actual force the
secretary desires Spain to make imme-
diate expulsion the only penalty. No
official answer to this request has as
yet been received from Spain. The
secretary, however, has some unofficial
assurances which encourage him to be-
lieve the request will be granted. If
Spain agrees to the policy of simple
expulsion he believes that the situation
will be relieved.
Presidents Extra Session Message.
WASHINGTON March 10.-At the cab
met meeting yesterday the president
laid before the members the message
which he will send to congress on the
converting of the extraordinary session.
This message was written at Canton.
1t is short, and deals with only one
subject for legislation. That subject
is the revenue. The treatment is close
ly in line with the portion of the inau-
gural address which dealt with the
tariff. The president lays special en-
phasis on the declaration that there is
no use trying to deal with thecurrency
question until the government is on a
paying basis After the message had
been considered, the cabinet discussed
the prospect for rapid progress of tariff
legislation. The president stated that
it was the intention, not only to hold
back, the patronage, but also the appro-
priation bills, until the tariff bill was
out of the way. He expressed the be-
lief that this policy would concentrate
attention upon the tariff and expedite
the passage of the bill. The subject
of patronage and the civil service was
then taken up and discussed at length.
and the president and cabinet decided
that the civil service orders of Mr..
Cleveland shall stand. They also
agreed that it would be better not to
dribble out the few appointments that
are to be made, but to prepare batch
of assistant secretaries, heads of bu-
reaus and leading ministers and send
it in at one time. This, it was thought
could be done within few days. Aft
erwards the announcement could be
made that the remaining patronage
would wait until the tariff bill is out
of the way. Such post offices and
other offices as become vacant will be
filed from time to time, regardless of
this general rule.
Need of Bankruptcy Legislation.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Ex.Attor-
ney-General A. H. Garland believes
that one of the greatest necessities in
the way of congressional legislation is
the enactment of uniform, compre-
hensive and just bankruptcy law. "A
national bankruptcy law" he said, sis
a prime necessity. The country is de-
handing it; the people need it, and
congress should respond to those de-
nlands. believed and hoped that leg
islation would be obtained under the
congress which has just adjourned,
but the senate was unable, for some
reason, to consider this question which
is so important to the material welfare
of hundreds of thousands of our for
merly best citizens, but now impover-