Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-24

ident Mckinley has become exhausted
by the repeated failure Of the sultan
to keep his promises to pay for proper
ty belonging to American mlSSlOna-
ries in Turkey, which was destroyed by
a mob, several years ago, and he has
made "A peremptory demand upon
the sultan to settle up or take the
consequences. That is AS far as the
matter has gone, and that no inn
mediate rupture is expected is shown
by the fact that the president, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mckinley, has gone
away for q week, and that Secretary
Hay is in New York, looking after
some private matters. The sultan
has the choice of paying that money
willingly Or being made to p y 1t, but
President Mckinley is determined
that be shall pay 1t.
The house spent the greater pOr
ton OF This week in condsldering and
passing the naval appropriation bill.
AS usual, the Democrats made a dis
play of themselves, by trying to
strike out the clause in the bill plac-
ing 100000 at the disposal OF the
president, to be spent in his discre
ton, in case Of an emergency. The
attempt failed, OF course. Secretary
Long explained to the naval commit
tee the necessity for the insertion Of
that clause, and it had been told
privately to every member OF the
house. but that didn't keep the Dem
ocrats from voting again st It.
The house bill providing a govern
ment for the territory Of Hawai- has
been agreed to by the conference
committee. 1t provides executive,
legislative and judicial branches, the
latter to consist of a supreme court,
circuit courts and inferior courts.
Hawaii will have a delegate In the
house whose status will be the same
as the delegates from other territOr-
ies-he can talk but not vote. Tbs
much talked OF crown lands, which
are claimed by the ex-queen, are
made public lands, and corporations
are not to be allowed to own over
1000 acres of land on the islands
The Chinese already there are giver
one year to obtain certificates o
residence.
Speaker Henderson has received
two petitions, one signed by 125 Re
publican members of the house AND
the other by 125 Democrats, askin!
that a rule be reported for the con
sideration Of the Nicaragua cana
bill May L.
A big delegation of the druggists o
the country are IN Washington en-
,deavoring to pursuade the hous
ways and means committee tt
recommend the repeal of that claus
of the internal revenue law requirin
stamps to be attached to paten
medicines, proprietary articles an
druggists sundries. Owing to lack Q
time, it is not probable that tn
question of revising the internal rev
enue laws will be seriously taken u
by that committee at this session
although it is willing to grant hea,
ings. 1t has been suggested, and tn
? suggestion has met with SO muc
: favor that 1t may BIZ adopted, Lha
the committee be authorized to ST
during the recess, for the purpose c
granting hearings to those lntereste
. and perfecting DILL that will reduc
receipts from internal revenue to tn
requirements of the government.
Governor Allen will start at one
for Porto Rico, in order to arrang
) for his Inauguration AS the first civ
. governor Of the island, which will OF
cur May /, and be made an impress
slve event, participated in by all tn
available forces of thu army an
navy. At meeting of the cabinet
held before President McKiniey's de
parture from Washington, it wa
settled that General Davis, who ha
: made such a fine record as militar
, governor of Porto Rico, should re
, main on the island as commander c
, the military department for som
time, as his presence will be inval
liable to Governor Allen, to whor
he will be an informal adviser.
President McKinley's appointment
of Frank w. Hackett, of New Ham T
, shire, to succeed Charles H. Allen, G
Massachusetts,, who has been aI
pointed civil governor of Porto Rico
as assistant secretary of the navy, i
generally commended. The selectlo
was. made by Secretary Long, VIII
has been an intimate friend of MI
Hackett for many years.
Governor Taylor, of Kentucky
has been in Washington for severa
days. He talked with President No