Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-18

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beed merely d question 0i tIHe
While its failure in 1893 may not be a
cause for congratulation, it is Ger.
tainly proof OF the disinterestedneSs
of the United States, the delay of
four years having abundantly suf-
fed to establish the light and ability
of the republic TO enter asa sovereign
government into conventional union
with the United States, thus realiz.
ing purpose held by the Hawaiian
people aud proclaimed by successive
Hawaiian governments through some
10 years of their virtual dependence
upon the benovlent protection of the
United States.
"The report of the secretary of state
exhibits the character and course of
recent negotiations and features Of
the treaty itself The organization
and administrative details of incor-
poration are necessarily left: to the
wisdom of congress, and cannot
doubt that when the function of the
constitutional treaty-making power
shall have been accomplished, the
duty of the national legislature in the
case performed with the largest re
gard for the interest of this rich
domain and for the welfare Of the in
habitants thereof.
Signed, VIM. MCKINLEY,
Executive Mansion, Washington,
d. c., June 10th"
TARIFF BILL WORK.
The senate made greater progress
on the tariff bill than any day since
the debate opened. Two entire sched-
ules, covering twenty pages, were
completed, namely, schedule "H," on
spirits, wines and beverages, and
schedule 81, on manufactured Gotten
goods. This brings the senate to the
fax schedule with the important wool
schedule standing next.
The portion of the bill passed today
is substantially the same as that re-
ported, the committee changes being
unimportant, while the opposition
amendments of Jones, of Arkansas,
and Vest were Systematically rejected
by maiorties varying from five to
ten.
Allison secured the ADOPTION of a
new paragraph to the Gotten schedule.
with view of cOmpenSating the cot
ten manufacturers for the recent
action Of the senate In placing raw
Gotten on the dutiable list.
NO MORE OPPOSITION.
| Some of the Democratic members of
the committee on finance, said that
henceforth they would .interpoSe no
objection to.the rapid disposal of the
! tariff bill. They will suggest amend
ments and ask for votes on them for
the purpose Of making a record. but
there will, if they can control the
matter, be no loEg speeches on the
schedules, with the possible exception
of that on wool, hides, the recipro-
city paragraph, which the Republi-
cans have promised to report, and
some other sections. The indications
now are that the Republicans will
withdraw the internal revenue pro-
visions of the bill.
FRENCH CABLE.
The president has refused permis-
sion to the Compagnie Franchise
Gables Telegraphique TO land the new
cable of that company at Cape Cod,
or indeed anywhere upon the United
States coast. The question that was
raised. through the French ambas-
sador, as to the power of the federal
government to deny admission to the
cable will be referred to the attorney
general for an opinion, but meanteme
the executive branch of the govern
ment holds to the doctrine that such
landing can only be by eXrpess auth
oriZation of congress.