The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
Opponents of the Scheme Say They
Have Enough Votes to Prevent Rat
ification by the Senate.
'HINRICHSEN TURNED DOWN"
ILLINOIS SILVER sBUCK" SLAPPED
BY FELLOw-CONGRESS MEN.
How '.YOung MIR. Bailey" Proposes to
changed by Bryan and COnger.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12-The Hawaiian
annexation treaty is in danger of failure.
The annexationists must have sixty votes
and they cannot count for certain on more
than So The opposition leaders claim to
have SO votes sure or more than is neces-
sary, there being only SO in all, and that
they can put their hands on two more who
would vote against ratification if it came
to a question of must. President McKin-
ley is exerting his personal influence for
ratification and to-day won back Senator
Thurston, who had jumped into the OPPOSE
ton camp in obedience to the demands of
the Nebraska beet sugar interests. Senator
Gear, who made the same hostile move
for the same reason, insists on remaining
against the treaty. He is thus far proof
against presidential arguments. To both
Senator Thurston and Senator Gear the
President has argued that Hawaiian
nexation is a party policy and that they
must not let local influences swerve them
from their plain party duty. Senator Petit
grew, who is the bitterest opponent of the
treaty, said this evening: I'VE have the
treaty beaten by from three to six votes,
and we are strong enough to defeat any bill
or joint resolution for the annexation of
the islands by legislative process Four
senators who will vote for the treaty have
told me personally that in the event of
failure of ratification they would vote
against a bill or resolution to do what
could not be done by treaty. Any joint reso-
luton that could get through the Senate
would be pruned and cut as to be worth
less for the purpose intended"
The brutal humiliation to which his Dem
ocratic colleagues on the Illinois delegation
subjected Representative Buck" Hinrich-
sen to-day may result in his election to
the craftsmanship of the congressional cam
paign committee after all. There are only
three other Democrats in the delegation
besides himself, and two of these were
pledged to his election as the Illinois mem
Der of the committee Starting from that
point Hinrichsen inaugurated campaign
for the craftsmanship. A few days ago he
heard that his colleagues were going to
turn him down. To-day they did it and
elected DR.. Hunter, q member of the COM
mittee, Notwithstanding Buck had more
than enough votes to elect pledged for chair
man, but no status in the committee. This
performance is reacting in Hinrichson's fa-'
vor and tonight young Mr.. Bailey" leader
of the House Democrats, swears the free
silverites will elect the -Aamboyant Illinois
champion of Is to / chairman anyway.
He says it is not necessary for the chair
man of the committee to be a member. He
has buclled on his armor for Hinrichsen
and if the honor can be won for him it
will be greater than would have been the
case if there had been no attempt to humil-
late him. What lends piquancy to the af-
fair is the suspicion that Hinrichsen owes
his defeat to the interference of ex-Gov-
ernor Altgeld.
The accounts of the Postoffice Depart
ment for the first quarter of the fiscal year
have been audited and show receipts Of
$40, CLASPS. and expenditures of $24,O06 ,09S or
a deficit for the quarter of 49, ,172. If this
rate of loss were carried out for the year
it would be a record breaker, but the sum
mer months are obviously less favorable to
the postal business. The outcome, however,
will impress on Congress the fact that the
first great problen of the postotfice is to
make it pay expenses, which, perhaps,
should precede any enlargement of its func-
lions.
The customs receipts to-day were $685., O24,
the heaviest since the new tariff went into
effect Treasury officials are gratified at
the continued increase and confidently pre-
dict that the new law will provide surplus
Under a resolution offered by Senator
Collum empowering the committee on inter-
state commerce to send for persons and pa
pers and examine witnesses under oath
touching the investigation now going on
regarding the understanding business,
George Mckenzie. OF Chicago, was to-day
served with a subpoena to appear before.
said committee tomorrow, vita books and
papers. 1t is expected that he will be called
on to substantiate his previous statements
to the committee that So per cent. of the
scalping business was done with railroad
companies direction.
Representative Beach, of Ohio, has intro
duced bill providing for the much-talked-
of publication and posting of the pension
roll for every county in the country annu-
ally on March l, with full data of each case,
and to correct alleged abuses.
PLEA FOR ANNEXATION.