People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1895 — FROM THE CAPITAL. [ARTICLE]

FROM THE CAPITAL.

HAWAII DISCUSSED YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE, Resolutions Offered That Result In an Animated Debate Secretary Carlisle Has a New Currency Scheme — Judge Kicks’ Denial. Washington. Jan. 22. —Minister Thurston of Hawaii occupied a .front seat in the diplomatic galleries of the senate when the session opened yesterday. Mr. Lodge speedily brought forward the Hawaiian question by presenting the following: “Resolved. That the senate cordially a pprove the dispatch of a war ship to the Sandwich Islands Saturday last, and is of opinion that an American man-of-war should be kept at Honolulu.” He also wants a cable constructed, and that immediate steps be taken to secure possession of the Sandwich Islands by their annexation to the United States. Mr. Lodge asked immediate consideration for the resolution. “Let it go over,” interposed Mr. Blackburn. The presiding officer construed this as an objection and under the rules the resolution went over until to-day. The Hawaiian subject was again brought to the front by Mr. Frye, who called up his resolution presented Saturday, expressing the profound regret of the senate at the latest effort to restore the queen. A sharp debate was at once commenced, but the whole matter finally went over. FOR MORE SMALL ONES. Carlisle Wants Greater Use of Sliver Certificates. Washington, Jan. 22.—An important meeting of the house appropriation committee was held yesterday, in which Secretary Carlisle took part at the reqnest of Chairman Sayers. The conference was over the adoption of a policy by which the secretary hopes to put into circulation an increased volume of silver certificates of small denominations in place of treasury notes. The committee decided to strike from the sundry civil appropriation bill a stipulation that for several years has been added to the item providing for printing treasury notes to replace those received at the treasury. Secretary Carlisle stated that it was his desire to get more silver certificates of small denomination into the hands of the people, but explained that other notes occupied the field and crowded them out.

Seven hundred thousand dollars in gold was yesterday withdrawn from the New York subtreasury, $600,000 of it being for export. This leaves the true amount of the gold reserve $69,963,117. Two financial bills were introduced yesterday by Representative Warner (N. Y.), a member of the banking committee. One, “To maintain the credit of the United States,” gives the secretary of the treasury discretionary authority to issue bonds in denominations of SSO and multiples thereof, payable in coin at the option of the United States after three years and due in ten years with interest at 3 per cent, providing the total outstanding issues shall not at any time exceed $250,000,000. Also authorizing the appropriation of surplus revenue to the redemption of these bonds upon the most advantageous terms he can secure. The second bill, “To reduce the demand obligations of the United States and for other purposes,” proposes to repeal the act of 1878 forbidding the further retirement of legal tender notes, and provides that all hereafter received, except those .issued under the act of 1890, shall be destroyed. To carry out the redemption of notes the secretary is authorized to sell no bonds at less than par similar to those described in the act of 1890, except that interest may be fixed at the most advantageous rate not exceeding 3 per cent. Also to repeal the provision of the banking act of 1882 that stipulates that no national bank that makes a deposit of lawful money to withdraw its circulating notes shall be entitled to receive any increase of its circulation for the period of six months. JUDGE RICKS' DENIAL. He Declares Central Labor Union Charges Are Untrue. Washington, Jan. 22.—Judge A. J. Ricks, of Cleveland, accompanied by his counsel, has arrived in Washington to appear before the committee of the house of representatives to answer the charges preferred against him by the Central Labor union of Cleveland. In answer to questions Judge Ricks said: “The substance of the charge made is that I have retained fees, claimed by me by virtue of my former clerkship, which 1 should have paid over to the United States, There is absolutely no truth in this charge. The whole accusation embraces three items aggregating some $766, and in my reports as clerk for the year 1886 and the first half of lsß9 I charged myself with this very amount as part of my compensation as clerk, the charge being made upon account of records in what are known as the Birdsell cases. The actual making in all clerks’ offices is always many months_behind the dis-

posal of cases, and in this way it happened that the record in these cases in which I had so charged myself with $766 before actually receiving the same were not completed until after my appointment as judge. When the fees in the case were paid they amounted to f 1,792. Germany’s War on American Cattle. Washington, Jan. 22. —The latest restriction imposed by Germany on our stock exportations through prohibition of shipment from England is regarded here as merely another attempt on the part of the imperial leaders to conciliate the agrarian party who are tingling under the recent sugar legislation. It is generally understood that England does not produce any considerable amount of stock for shipment to other countries. It is believed the action of the Hamburg senate was the result of a demand by the imperial authorities.

THEIR FRIENDS DISCOURAGED. Little Chance for the Nicaragua Canal and Free Shipping Bills. Washington, Jan. 23.—Friends qf the Nicaragua canal bill and the free shipping bill are greatly discouraged at the outlook for obtaining a hearing in the house for their measures, and are about ready to concede that nothing will be done by this congress. Speaker Crisp said Saturday he thought it rather improbable that the committee on rules would grant time for them, and his statement may be taken as practically conclusive. The Nicaragua canal bill reported to the house differs from Senator Morgan’s plan, which has been debated in the senate. Representative Mallory has charge of it, and says he has abandoned hope, though he retains his belief that it could command a majority if the rules committee would bring it to a vote. c • For Two Public Buildings. Washington, Jan. 22.—The house of representatives yesterday authorized the erection of a new public 'building on the old site at a cost of $4,000,000. the bill passing the house by the vote of 19 Zto 51. Among the other public buildings passed was one for South Omaha, Neb., the appropriation beinir $200,000. Sugar Trust Decision. Washington, Jan. 22. —The Supreme court of the United States rendered an opinion in the sugar trust case of the United States vs. E. C. Knight and others, involving the validity and copstitutionality of the Sherman antitrust law. ‘The decision holds the law to be inapplicable to the Case in hand and confirms the opiriion of the Circuit court. Debs Can Get Out. Washington, Jan. 22.—The Supreme court of the United States yesterday ordered that Eugene V. Debs and his associates in jail in Illinois be admitted to bail in the sum of $2,000 each. The hearing to show cause is to be had on the 25th of March.