The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-01-20
IN THE SENATE
The Hawaiian Annexation Treaty viii
Be Considered This Week.

DC OOnSsueTeO tntS week.
\ Vote viii BE Taken on the Immigration
Bili-Our Foreign Relations VIII Re.
ssive Considerable Attention In the
H0use-Death OF Gen. Augur.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Hawaiian
annexation treaty will this week again
occupy the major portion of the time
Of the senate. 1t appears improbable,
however, that the treaty will be taken
mp on Monday. There is unanimous
agreement to vote upon the immigra-
tion bill during that day, and it is al
together probable that this vote will
be preceded by some discussion of the
merits Of the bill The friends Of the
measure are confident of its passage,
but they are not very hopeful of get
ting IL through without further de-
bate.
Senator Wolcott has given notice of
his intention to address the senate on
Monday, when he will make report
of the transactions of the recent inter-
national bimetallic commission. Mr..
Wolcott has never given extended public
utterance concerning the commissions
work and there is very general inter-
est manifested as to the course he may
pursue in his speech on Monday.
When the senate resumes considera-
9ion of the Hawaiian treaty Senator
Morgan will take the floor. and it is un-
derstood will consume at least another
day in the presentation of his views in
favor of annexation. He will be fol-
lowed by Senators Pettigrew and
White in opposition to the treaty and
by other senators for and against it.
There is no hope that the discussion
will be concluded during the week. A
great many senators wish to speak,
and us long as the result of the vote is
rs uncertain rs 1t is at present
neither side will be disposed to allow
the vote to be taken.
The senate has agreed to work on the
confirmation of Attorney General Nc
Kenna as associate justice of the su.
preme court on next Friday, and the
probabilities are that this.vote will be
preceded by some discussion as to Mr..
Mckenna's merits.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill will, in all probability, be reported
on Monday, and there may be an effort
to secure its consideration during the
week.
The house is likely to become the
arena for a general discussion of our
foreign relations in connection with
the consideration of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill during the
present week. The Cuban situation,
the annexation of Hawaii and the de-
signs of the European powers toward
China will, of course, be the principal
topics to attract attention. The house
managers do not want an extended
debate on Cuba precipitated al
this time but the minority Is
determined to press the question
during the consideration of this bill
opportune, owing to the anti-autonomJ
riots in Havana. Monday is District
of Columbia day and on Tuesday thu
consideration of the army appropria
tion bill will be resumed. This is like
ly to be finished Tuesday, after which
the consular and diplomatic bill viii
probably consume the remainder of tn,
week.
Mrs. Lucille Lane, youngest daugh
ter of ex-senator Blackburn, of Ken
lucky, shot herself in her apartments
at the Wellington hotel Saturday nigh
about midnight just as she was pre-
pairing for bed. The statement give1
out by the family is that the shooting
was accidental and was caused by ,
small pistol which, catching in SOM
laces in the drawer, fell as she lifte,
them and exploded by the hamme
striking the edge of the drawer. TIL
wound is in the left breast and is prob
ably fatal. Mrs. Lane is suffering fror
the shock SO severely that the physi
clans have not yet made any attemp
to locate the bullet.
Gen. Christopher Colon Anger, U.
A., retired, died of old age at his HON
in West Washington Sunday night. Ger
Auger was one Of the three survivin
members of the class of '43 at Yves
Point, the class with which Gen. Gran
graduated. Gen. Auger served wit
Grant in Mexico and afterward wit
distiction through the civil war. A
ter the civil war he saw considerabl
active service in the India
uprisings on the frontier and wa
later in command of various depar
ments of the army. He was retired |
1855 and has since lived in Washing
ton. Subsequent to his retirement h
was shot by negro desperate in tn
doorway of his own home but thoug
seriously wounded, recovered. He hs
two sons now in the army, Capt. Colo
Augur, stationed at Fort Riley, Kal
sas. and Maj. j. A. Auger, now {
Leavenworth.
The Catacombs to BE Lighted by Ele
tricity.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Jan. 17.-Withi
twelve months the catacombs of Rom
will be illuminated by nineteenth Gel
tury incandescent electric lights. TT
Westinghouse Co. has received cabl
gram from its Rome representa-,
announcing that he had secured Il