The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-17
Senate VIII Dispose of the Hawaiian
Resolutions in short Order If
There Is No FiIibustering.
HOUSE LEADERS DIVIDED
ON THE WISDOM OF PASSING A CUR
RENCY BILL THIS SESSION.
All Are in Favor of Financial Reform,
Till Senate Is Republican.
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WASHINGTON, June 16.-The Senate ex-
poets to complete its business and adjourn
a week from Saturday. This expectation is
grounded on the belief that the proposed
filibuster against Hawaiian annexation will
fall fiat and that question will be disposed
of in short order. The obstructionists, on
the contrary. say Congress will be in SEES
sion all summer if a vote on Hawaii is
made condition precedent to adjournment.
If the latter theory proves to be the right
one and the obstructionists put up an earn
est fight. there will be a chance for House
action on the currency reform bill reported
by the banking and currency committee.
The committee on rules has before it a
petition signed by 142 Republicans asking
for a special order for consideration of the
bill reported by the banking and currency
committee. If this order should be denied
and no time given for the desired legisla-
ton it will be because. in the opinion of a
majority of House leaders, such legisla-
ton is inexpedient at this session. There
is an honest difference of opinion on this
point. Nine out of ten Republicans earnest
ly and honestly believe that Congress should
enact laws for currency and banking re-
form, and the provisions of the bill re-
ported by the banking and currency COM
mittee, generally speaking, meet Republic
approval. The only question in the minds
of the leaders is as to whether it would
not be best to defer action until both
branches of Congress are in Republican
control.
Speaker Reed is on the sick list. This is
the first time in his official career he ever
pleaded that excuse for being absent from
the House of Representatives. The testers
of the House say the Hawaiian pill was too
bitter for him.
There will be hot competition for appoint
ment on the nonpartisan labor commission
authorized in bill which has passed both
branches of Congress and which went to
the President this afternoon for approval.
The bill provides for a commission to con-
sist of five members of the House, five
members of the Senate, and nine other per-
sons who shall fairly represent the differ
ent industries and employments. These
commissioners will be appointed for two
years and will receive a salary of 1900 and
expenses. Indiana will have worthy candi-
dates.
Congress is turning a cold shoulder to
freak propositions to authorize the raising
of regiments representing special classes of
ment of free-silver boomers was the object
lesson, and no more politics or sectionalsm
will he tolerated in future enlstments. The
proposition for a regiment of Confederates
will be one of the projects doomed to the
pigen hole.
DR.. Calvin H. English, who has been APP
pointed brigade surgeon, with rank of
major, is one of the most prominent ply
sicians of Fort Wayne Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs J. F. Ellis, of Anderson,
Ind, who have been in Washington for
several days, left this evening for New
York, whence they will sail for Europe.
Dr. James A. Comstock, of Greenfield,
Ind, has been appointed on the board of
examining surgeons for the pension office.
Internal Revenue Collector d. w. Henry,
of Terre Haute, is in the city receiving in
structions and directions relative to the
machinery of the new war revenue bill.