Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fspEr1Al OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF The MONITOR.
Washington, Dec. 27th, 1897.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27th, 1897.
President Mckinley believes that the ex=
listing critical condition of affairs in the
far east, owing to the grabbing of Chinese
territory by Germany and the contemplat-
ed grabbing by other European nations,
makes it imperative that the annexation of
Hawaii should be speedily sconsumated,
and he has lost no opportunity since Con-
gress adjourned for the recess to impress
his view upon such Senators as have called
on him. He may send special message to
the Senate. urging immediate disposition
of Instrumentation treaty, but that has not
yet been definitely determined upon, and
will probably depend upon whether the
Senate rshows disposition to speedily
bring the treaty to a vote or merely starts
in to kill time in a windy discussion of the
subject. The President shares the belief
of Senator Davis, chairman OF the Conn
mittee on Foreign Relations, that sufficient
votes to ratify the treaty can be obtained
IN the Senate.
Hon. H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of
Pensions, says on much discussed sub
ject: 1.-THE cry of pension frauds has be-
come so common of late that the people do
not regard it seriously. 1t was for the pur-
pose of proving the fallacy of this charge
that recommended to Congress, and will
urge in a bill, after the holidays, the pub
LEGATION of complete list showing each
pensioner, his address, disability and
amount of pension received, which would
do more to stop this idle chatter than any
thing this department can say" The pos
sibilit1es ofldisabilities aregreat, and every
one knows man apparently in the best OF
health, attending to his daily duties, may
have disability which entities him to
pension. This is hard for some people to
see. Perhaps, if they had an X-ray appar-
atus with them, there would be no diff
Guilty This list would show what was the
matter with such linen and why they re-
ceived pensions. But best OF all, it would
bring to light frauds which do exist, and
we all know there are some. But 1 say
without fear of contradiction that in no
other business enterprise where SO large
an amount of money is disbursed, are there
so few mistakes"
Had Senator Wilson, of the state of
Washington, who is one of the most ac-
commodating and obliging men in Con- !
gress, known that one of the yellow jour-
nails Of New York-the yellowest of them
to make him have personals
encounter with member of the House, In
the private office of Attorney General Nc
Kenna, he might not have left Washington
in advance of the alleged occasion, but as
the yellow fellow didn't inform him, he
went away from Washington before he
was made to engage in that scrap, and has
not yet returned.
There was no surprise at the verdict of
the British American Commission, chosen
to assess the damages for seizures of Brit
ish ships in Behring sea by the United
States. The total amount of damages I
claimed was about 81, 500, 900, and during
the last administration, Secretary Gresham
and agents from Great Britain agreed upon |
the sum of $425OOO, and Mr.. Cleveland
asked Congress to appropriate the money,
but Congress refused. Then Commission
to settle the matter was provided for. With
the official record of a president and a Sec
rotary Of State having said hat 1925, goo
ought to be paid, there was no possibility |
of our representative on the Commission
getting lesser amount named. The award
is 1854, OOO President Mckinley will for
ward this finding to Congress in order that
the money may be appropriated and paid.
Mr.. G. D. Stapleton of Iowa, who spent |
Christmas in Washington, is proud of the |
republican party of his state, of which he
says: ssThe republican party in Iowa is |
better organized, better managed and has
better discipline than in any other State in |
the Union. The Iowa republicans number
in their ranks, goodly list of able men,
but for years they have with unanimous
accord agreed to abide by the leadership |
of one whom they all revere and admire
Hon. VIM. B. Allison. It is worth while
belonging to party that acts in such a
spirit of unison and displays SO much sound
sense in politics. The result of good lead
ership and loyal following in Iowa is seen
repu blicans. If the repu blicans were as
sensible and free from pickering elsewhere
as in Iowa, their ascendancy in the nation
would be permanent"
Most men who know anything at all about
the subject will admit that there is no
man who knows Ohio politics better than
President Mckinley. Knowing this, and
that President; Mckinley has not single
doubt of the election of Senator Hanna by
the Ohio legislature, is why the ridiculous
stories of OBJECTIONS among republ lean
members of the legislature have found no
credence in Washington, either among
Senator Hanna's enemies or his friends.
Bees For. Sale.
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