Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
Presidents Cuban Policy Not
Changed.
The Treaty with Hawaii-McKenna's Con-
firnation-A Southern Claim Badly
Hit.-Paying the Bonds In Silver -
The Civil Service rules.

The Civil Service Rules.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1898.
President McKinley's Cuban DO.
icy has not been changed one iota
by the Democratic hubSub in the
| house, last week. He stands now
where he has stood from the begin
ming, and when he makes q move, il
will be because of the happenings in
Cuba and rot because of bowling
among Democrats. For weeks this
government has been ready to move
at the proper time-wheD it shall in
the eyes of the civilized world be
justified in moving to bring about
peace in Cuba. 1t will not delay
because of lying Spanish news from
Cuba, any more than it will hurry
because of Democratic ranting. TIL e
Republicans in Congress are sup
porting this policy solidly and are
likely to continue to do so, notwith-
standing Democratic prophecy to the
contrary.
The Republicans of the house are
as solidly behind the administration
on the Hawaiian question as upon
the Cuban question. This is shown
when Chairman Hit, of the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, moved to
table a resolution calling upon the
president for his authority for nego-
tiating a treaty for the annexation
of Hawaii in which it is agreed to
pay the Hawaiian public debt of ST.
900, 900 out of the United States
treasury. The Democrats tried their
best to prevent the resolution being
laid on the table, but Mr. Hits mo.
ton was supported by the Republi
cans and was carried. There are no
new developments in connection
with the consideration of the annex
alton treaty by the senate.
Notwithstanding the honor paid
to the memory of Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth, late Commissioner of
Patents, by the president, the cab
met and other distinguished public
men, who attended his funeral, last
week, he is to be further honored by
public memorial meeting, if pres
ent plans are carried out. The ser
vice that he rendered the country
in purifying the practice of patent
attorneys, though known by COM
paratively few, is inestimable in
value. 1t is expected that Acting
Commissioner Greeley, who was in
accord with Mr.. Butterworth and
his able co-adjutor in the recent re-
forms, will succeed him as commits
sioner of patents.
1t is Mr. Justice McKenna now,
the late attorney generals nomina-
ton to the bench of the Supreme
Court having been confirmed by the
senate without roll call Gov.
Griggs, of New Jersey, who will, as
soon as his nomination is confirmed
by the senate, assume the portfolio
of attorney general in the cabinet, has
been extending his already large &C
quaintance among public men during
a visit to Washington consequ
emily the president is receiving more
praise than ever for the selection of
50 able a man as Gov. Griggs to sue
ceed Justice McKenna.
Representative Dalzell, of Penn
sylvania, hit the southern Demo
Gratis who are trying to get a bill
appropriating $28S, 900 to cover al
legged damages in consequence of the
war to the Book Publishing Com
pany of the Southern Methods
Church substituted for the senate
bill giving that company the righ
to refer its claims to the court o
claims, heavy blow when he re
called to their memories that al
unanswerable report had been made
against these claims twenty-five
years ago, when they were before
the house, by subcommittee com
posed of Secretary Wilson, of tn,
Department of Agriculture, Re 1b
lican, and Hon. w. r. Mon N
Democrat, both then members o
the house. Mr.. Dalzell said tht
claim was at that time thrown on
as unworthy of the attention of pat
riotie representatives, sent to Wash
ington, not to loot, but to guard tn
treasury.
There is some misapprehensiol
even in congress, of the nature o
J the old Stanley Matthews resolu
tion, expressing the opinion that tn
government has the option of payini
its bonds in silver, which was re
Gently reOffered by Senator Teller
and which is now under considera
tion, and will this week be readopt
ed by the silver majority of the sen
} late, and there is probably mucl
more throughout the country. 1t
now, just as it was twenty year
ago, when it was adopted by bot
branches of congress, merely a con
current resolution, not requirin
the presidents signature and nc
being binding upon anybody, eve
when adopted by both senate an
= house. In fact, such resolution
+ are nothing more than an EXPIRE;
Z sion of the opinions of those VIII
!. vote for them. 1t will be remen
= bered that Mr.. Cleveland ignore
G one or two resolutions of this nl
!, ture, declaring the opinion of COZ
:. gress as to what he should do 0
= the Cuban question. In this cas-
the resolution will not get ia
J. enough to need ignoring, as OWN
g to its failure to be acted upon by Il
o house, it will never be ofiiciall
n brought to the attention of PresideI
q Mckinley.
" House Elections Committee N
/ 1 has reported in favor of seatir
Aldrich, the Populist contestal