The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09

| routes lot diplomatic INTERCOURSE, Whiri
pass through Downing street This is .
| long stcu toward the nationality OF the do
min!on, and as II is popular with the Cana
dians. It is suggestive OF the advancement
Of independent government.
i I...t
EVENTS In Nationai politics In tSe Uni.
ted States prior to March /, 1897. were few
and colorloss, andoxcept the signing OF The
IAnglo- Venezuelan treaty at Washington Oh
February 2 deserve little attention. by t''
terms OF this treaty the boundary dispute
| between Venezuela and Great Bitaih
witch had caused the suspension VI dipir-
matte relations between those countries
was submitted to a board OF Grbitfltion for
settlement Immediately after the iningn-
ration OF President mckinley ne issueu "A
call for nm extraordinary session OF con-
gress, which convened on the l0th day OF
March In bis message the president rec
I commended the revision OF the tariff aud
such financial legislation as would. ~ the
olinion OF cofgf css. insure the stability OF
the gold reserve and give TO the country 4
scfc and sound currency On the 1Hth the
itafim measure was Introduced, promptly
passed and referred TO the nenatp, where II
Wns reported on April |. After more than
three months OF debate tho bill finally
passed The senate by Il vote OF 'SS TO 2S,
and after emerging from the conference
oommtttee, was finally reported. passed by
n vote OF 1856 TO lis 10 The house and signed
by the president on july 20.
THE COMPLICATIONS OF the vone-
zuelan dispute, which were sup
posed to have brought the United
States and Great Britain TO the
verge OF war, produced a general discus
sion in both countries, which finally re-
suited In the formulation Of general arbi
| tIation treaty having for its object the
avoidance OF war and aorous international
complications by creating tribunal to
! which differences should be referred for
| adjudication. bill creating such u tr-
bunal was pending before the Fifty fourth
congress when It expired II was reiutru.
duced into the Fifty-fifth congress AMI
failed in the senate on May by vote of
~ 20 "a. two-tbirds vote being necessary
to pass 1t.
THE CUBAN QUESTION continues to
engross tho attention of the senate dur
Ing the extra session. Various resolutions
had been presented, referred, taken up,
discussed and referred back to the commit
tees until the news came that Or. Ruiz, an
American citizen, resident in Cuba. had
been arrested. placed in solitary conGine-
mcnt In violation OF treaty rights. and
finally murdered by Major Fondlsyeda, the
governor of GunnnD9cua. This and the fur
thor Information Of the great restitution OF
Americans who had been concentrated by
Woylor into fortified towns, induced the
president to send special message to
congress. asking for an appropriation OF
1000 For their relief. 1t was received in
the congress on May 20 and passed the
same day The senate at the same time.
by vote of Al TO II. passed II resolution
recognizing the beliigerent rights OF the
Insurgents, IL being a concurrent resolu-
ton, Speaker Reed succeeded In having II
referred to the sepulchre of committee,
where 1t still sleeps. The president APP
pointed w. J. Calhoun a special commits
sionor TO investigate the circumstances OF
RUIZ death and also the conditions pre-.
valling in Cuba. After an Investigation.
conducted on the Island by Mr., Calhoun. he
made report adverse TO the contentious
OF spain, which that country seemed will
Ing to accept and pay an indemnity TO the
family OF DR.. Ruiz. But congress nd
Journed, and n change of ministers to Spain
was made, and the matter seems also to
have been referred TO the diplomatic death
chamber The presidents message to con
Grcss Us the last phase of the Cuban o,les
ton His position as therein outlined ia
one OF non intervention, What the fate of
the question Ia 20 be. so far as Affected nv
the action OF this country, is is hard TO
say, but With the executive unfriendly 10
Any ae'lon on our part. 1t would seem that
Nupa has but little to hope .ram any Of
Iicial recognition OF the United states
PRESIDENT MkINLEY sent to the
senate on June IL treaty with Hawaii
whereby upon It's ratification TINT country
became territory of the United States, the
inlter assuming the public debt of tho
iormer' at that time amounting to 81 900
900 Japan entered protest against Tho
tventy, claiming that under It's provisions
Snoulu IL become operative, the rights of
Japanese residents In Hawaii would be |
prejudiced and many OF their privileges nav |
enjoyed under the government of the littIe |
republic would be annullcd Congress- nd
lourned without taking any action in tho |
matter, aud when congress- assembled In |
neremher The president. in HIS messnge Ia |
.l'"t pouS again recommended that the |
treaty should be ratified, But serious on. |
positloh to the measure has DEVELOPED in |
COMPRESS ana unless European aggression
III the Orient shall exert an Influence tha
treaty VIII not get the necessary two.
th'rus vote in the senate.
EA"Ll IN the summer the president, by
the sanction OF congress. appointed iva
committees, one TO secure International
and the other TO formulate
and suggest plans for revision OF the
currency. The gentlemcn appointed ON
this latter commission held several meet
lgs and finally submitted plan which
III tnelr Judgment, would insure a safe
sound and elastic currency The oonclu-
slons OF tho commission being only ad.
'isory, thoy were only partially adopted
by Secretary Gage, who submitted 10 CON
sress 4 bin drawn by hiinself, which com.
nuts the country more irrevoeaby to the
gold standard, and which. he claims. OBJ
'iates the endless chain" aud other OBJ
eetions TO the presen, system, under
winch n raid can he made on tho gold 'ie-
serve al the pleasure OF the note hcldefs.
me future of this bill can not be said TO
D" hopeful. The timetable commission,
composed OF Senator Wolcott General
Fayno and ox-Viro President Stevenson,
JAILED for Europe on its mission early IN
ne summer Despite the coquetting offer
y France and the conditional PROPOSE
Ion OF the Bank OF England, the iabors OF
ne commission were complete failure.
The protests OF British hnanciers drove
he hink OF England from further consid-
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