The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-01-11
For American Commerce In
China Has Been Guar
anteed.
Army Promotion Sent to the Senate
Financial Bill--Demoerats
Looking for Political
Capital.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s, 1900.

n ury as repositories Tor money COL
lected for internal revenue taxes, and
/ any Democratic Congressman who
chose to 60 to the Treasury Depart
ment for it could have obtained any
desired Information about 1t. But
there would have been neither motor
j, iety or political capital in informa-
ton so obtained. For that matter,
there was very little of either gotten
through the resolution offered in the
Senate by Mr.. Allen, who seems to
have a greater craving for notoriety,
|, If that were possible, than he had
n during his former term in the Senate,
land in the House by Mr.. Sulzer, the
(Tammanyite, whose ridiculous posing
fas the man who looks like Henry, Clay,
}has made him the laughing stock of
(even his own party. Republicans had
fno reason for preventing action, but
1.-THE resolutions will be amended SO
Athat Secretary Gage may include in
answer everything connected with the
lbusiness relations of the Treasury
Department with the national banks.
/ On motion of Senator Aldrich, who
is in charge of the financial bill, that
measure was taken up and made the
'S"unfinished business" of the Senate.
SRepublican Senators do not intend
making many set speeches on this
bill, and it remains to be seen whether
ithe Democrats and Populists in the
{Senate will be as afraid of the 16 to
|idea in their speeches against it as
Ttheir party associates in the House
r,were.
| Although Speaker Henderson an
tnounced the House committees before
{the recess, none of the committees
lheld meetings until the reassembling
tf Congress. Consequently very little
business has been transacted by the
House this week, but the committees
Ere now how at work and the effect
will be seen in few days.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who
INIT as much of Bryan man as he
las in '96, said, speaking of the Ne
braskan: 81 gave Bryan some good
advice once, but he probably thought
Tightly of it; anyway he didn't fol-
low it. l told him to go abroad, to
ltravel over many lands, write descrip-
tive articles of his journeyings, and
I later to 60 back to Lincoln and enter
|Iupon the practice of his profession.
forsaw that even as great a man as
4he is can't be too much on exhibition
without weakening himself. He will
see this some day."
The War Department has found the
irregular running of line of steamers
owned by the Government between
New York and Cuban and Porto Rican
ports such a convenience that Secre-
tary Root has ordered the establish
ment of similar system between San
SFrancisca, Honolulu and Manila. The
B)Government already owns the trans
Exports that will be used in the Pacific.
$} The Chinese Minister could not be
Mmore pleased at the diplomatic sue
lcess of Secretary Hay, in securing
pledges from the principal European
governments for a perpetual "open
door" in Chinese commerce, If he were
! a full-fedged American. He said
II regard the action taken by this
Government as a token of friendship
u lfor China, in addition to its avowed
purpose to protect American com
merce in my country. China will, OF
course, continue to treat the United
States with the same consideration al
n %ip the past, and will accord to itf
\ Merchants, under the most favored
pation clause of our treaty, the priv
ileges that we may accord to other
eations." When Secretary Hay in.
formed the Cabinet of his success he
was showered with congratulations
by the other members and President
1 McKinly, and he is being compli-
l Aented by all the able men in Con-
y fess, regardless of party. Secretary
Hay has never doubted his final sue
Cess, but it was not until this week
II that it was actually assured.
In order to obtain personal infor-
lnation that would enable him to rec
II bmmend Congressional action that
would do full justice to all the officers
u ind men of the North Atlantic Squad
ION, which destroyed the feet of Ger
tera, President Mckinley ordered the
y captains of the eight warships which
participated or were in close prox-
n unity to the fight to come to Wash
Ngton for the purpose of conferring
nth himself and Secretary Long,
chey were all present at the confer
fnce and all were requested to correct
Sny erroneous statement made by any
bne of them. The result of the con-
vference will be seen In the special
Nhessage that President Mckinley will
|hortly send to Congress on the sub
ect.
Subscriptions to the Lawton fund
Fere closed today, with the total well
eyond $4,000.
President Mckinley has sent the
Nominations of the following officers
p be brigadier generals in the regu.
hr army to the Senate: Col. Arthur
facA Arthur, now serving In the Phil
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