The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-12-09
SOME SENATOR'S
Want the Debate on Hawaiian Treaty
Open Instead Of in Secret Session.
Gen. Henderson VIII Introduce a Bank
ruptcy Bill in Congress Monday-Sub-
stantially the Same as Passed by the
Last House-The Cuban Question.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The senate
will have the appointments of about 1873
presidential postmasters on its hands
for confirmation during the present
month. All but 100 of these have been
made by the president since the close
of the extraordinary session of con-
gress. The postmaster at Detroit is
among them. OF the remaining 100
cases 40 are ready to be sent by the
president to the senate at the opening
of congress, and 60 of these are ex-
pected during the month.
There is disposition on the part of
some senators to have the debate on
the Hawaiian treaty open to the pub
lie, instead of in secret session as is
usually the case when treaty is being
considered. 1t is understood also that
the Hawaiian authorities here would
look with favor on such a move, as
they feel that the fullest publicity will
be helpful to the treaty.
On Monday Gen. Henderson, of Iowa,
chairman of the house committee on
Judiciary, will introduce bankruptcy
with the one passed by the house of
representatives in the last congress.
There has also been referred to this
committee the bill passed by the SEN
ate at the special session. There will
be meeting of the committee early in
the week and they will exchange views
on the subject and see what prospect
there is of favorable committee action.
Then a subcommittee will take the
matter up and frame a measure, either
a substitute for the senate bill or, TAX
ing that as a basis, propose amend
ments to it.
Pro-Cuban sentiment is strong in
both houses of congress, but the dis
position of many of the senators and
representatives to delay action, pend
ing the trial by Spain of the new
policies of the Sagasta ministry and
the influence of the administration.
and of the conservative leaders in both
houses, will be able to prevent any
action.
These are the conclusions arrived at
as the result of conversations with
practically all of the senators and rep
resentatives who have arrived in
Washington. The men talked with
represent all parties and all shades of
opinion, and their statements can be
accepted as fairly indicating the feel
ing on the Cuban question. Out of 2S
senators, IA are against action of any
kind by congress at this time. Six are
in favor of action, but do not believe
it is possible and eight are unreserved-
ly in favor of immediate action.
The speaker and Chairman Hit, of
the committee on foreign affairs, are
opposed to action. The republican
majority of that committee is in ac-
cord with Mr.. Hit, and the speaker,
backed up by this committee, can hold
any Cuban resolution back indefinitely
unless the pressure for action should
become stronger than it is at the pres
ent time.
The first day of congress will be de-
voted to listening to the message,
which, being the first that President
Mckinley has sent to the national
legislature, and being so full of
information on momentous questions,
will be one of the greatest interest
not only to congress but to the
whole world. AS soon as the mes
sage is read it will be referred to the
various committees and congress will
adjourn for the day. 1t is hardly like
ly that Secretary Gage will send his
report to congress on Monday, al
though it is possible he may do SO,
but it is generally reserved until
the second day so that the country
can read and digest the presi.
dents message before the secretary OF
the treasury submits his financial re.
port. That this session of congress is
going to be an important as well as an
interesting one, goes without saying.
The great question of the session will
be that of currency reform.
Even those who are most interested
in Cuba and Hawaii now say that
these questions will be overshadowed
for the time being, at least, by the
one of finance and reform in the
currency. All questions in regard
to the currency will go to the
of which Joseph H. Walker, of Mas.
sachusetts, is chairman. This COM
mittee is strongly sound money
one, and even the democrats on it
are opposed to the free silver idea,
the only out and out silver man on
the committee being Representative
| Newlands, from Nevada. While this
committee will have charge of the pro
posed reforms in our banking and cur
rency system, all questions of revenue
| will have to be referred to the ways
and means cOmmittee of which Nelson
Dingley, jr., of Maine, is chairman.
Pinar Del Rio Province Not "Pacifed."
New YORK, Dec. 6.-Senor Canalejas
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