The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-28

ana means for its prosecution. With
regard to Hawaiian annexation there
IS no doubt that if the present treaty
Is abandoned in the senate no move
Tor annexation by legislative enactment
Will be initiated by the house. The
opponents OF annexation in the house,
is that, after the long contest at
the other end of the capitol, the senate
should retain Jurisdiction Of the sub
Ject. Action by the senate upon res
olut1on Of annexation would, therefore,
precede any action by the house, and
1t is this which gives color to the gen.
eral impression in the house that ac-
ton upon resolution in the senate
can be delayed until both houses have
completed their other work, and that
then an effort wiliibe made to adjourn
and leave the question suspended.
Opposes Annexation.
Speaker Reed makes. no concealment
of his personal opposition to annexa-
ton, and says that other very prom
inent Republican members, like Can
non, of Illinois; Walker, of Massachn-
sets, and Johnson, of Indiana, are out
spoken. Some Of the others, like
chairman Dingley, of the ways and
means committee, have made no pub
are believed to be in sympathy with
the opponents Of annexation. A large
majority OF the Republicans, however,
are, of course, in favor of the admin
lstrat1on policy, many of them enthu-
siastically so. Chairman Hit, of the
foreign affairs committee, is placed
among the supporters of annexation,
but 1T is probable that the real brunt
of the battle, if the contest is trans
ferred to the house at this session, will
be borne by Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
and Gen. Henderson, of Iowa, both Of
whom are enthusiastic in their sup
port of it.
AS stated, the indications all point to
concerted plan on the part of the en-
em1es of annexation at both ends Of
the capitol to hurry through the ap-
preparation bills and adjourn before &C
ton can be had on the joint resolution
in the senate. This, it is pointed out,
would be the easier way to defeat or,
at least, postpone action, as once the
resolution got into the house the di-
visions in the Republican ranks would
be uncovered, and the leaders would
be forced on opposite sides. Some of
the Republicans who are opposed to
annexation do not care to be forced
into a position of public antagonism
to the administration if it can be avoid
ed. They would, of course, prefer to
see the question postponed, rather than
have 1t brought to an issue in the
house. The Democrats, with COMPARE
lively few exceptions, are hostile to an
neXation.
The Programme
of the house for the coming week in
cludes the completion of the sundry
civil BILL which has been under con-
siGeration since last Wednesday; &C
ton on the bill for the relief of the vic
Tins and survivors Of the Maine dis
aster; the senate bill authorizing the
enlistment of two additional regiments
of artillery, and the Loud bill, relating
to second-class mail matter. The lat
ter bill has been made the special order
for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. A spirited contest is anticipated,
but Mr.. Loud, the author Of the bill
and the chairman of the postOffice and
post road committee, is confident that
it will pass.
The bill takes all complete books
printed as serial form out of the sec
ond-class rate Zone cent per pound
and placed them in the regular book
rate class, which pays eight cents per
pound. 1t also prohibits the transmits
sion Of sample copies" at pound rates.
If the bill should pass and be executed
according to it's spirit, Mr.. Loud esti-
mates that the annual saving to the
government effected by it during the
next four years would approximate
$12,000,000. Many publishers and news
papers are very hostile to the measure,
but thus far the opposition has not
been so active as 1t was during the last
congress. Tomorrow, under the rules,