The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-06
Senator Hoar Has Another
Fling at Utah.
FORAPACLFIC NAVAL STATION,
on Friday, With their Chair
meR-Other Notes.
SENATE.


Gus Indian reservations, slso relating
to trespasses on Indian lands, and to
timber trespasses, were presented and
referred to the committee on Indian af-
fairs.
Among the petitions presented was
one by Blair, in favor of national
prohibitory amendment, and one By
Hoar against the admission of Utah as
State so long as its power is in the
hands of the Mormon priesthood.
Dawes, from the committee on Indian
affairs, reported bills to provide for the
compulsory education of Indian chill
dren and IN relation to marriage be
tween white men and Indian women.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
By Hoar-To provide for world s
exposition at the national capital, in
1892, and thereafter permanent expo
sition of the three Americas. Ia honor
of the 4OOth anniversary of the discov-
cry of America. Referred TO the select
committee on centennial celebrations.
By Dawes To establish postal tele-
graph system.
By Platt-For the formation and 'ad-
mission into the Union of the State of
North Dakota.
Mitchell called up the joint resolution
introduced by him, for the appointment
of commission to select q site for q
naval station on the Pacific coast, and
addressed the Senate in advocacy of it,.
The joint resolution makes it the duty
Of the commission to examine the coast
north of the forty-second parallel of
north latitude in Oregon, Washing
ton and Alaska, and to select suitable
site, having due regard to the CONNER
cial and naval necessities of that coast,
for navy yard, and to make a full and
detailed report to the Secretary of the
Navy, to be by him reported to Con-
gress.
Mitchell said that while SOC, ,O08
had been spent for navy yards and ma
val stations, of which amount only
per cent. had been expended west of
the Allegheny Mountains, there was
only one navy yard on the coast on
which about $780, Oc had been ex-
pended. One establishment, no matter
how well equipped it was, was wholly
inadequate to meet the wants of the
country on the Pacific Ocean. He
contrasted the indifference or criminal
neglect of the United States govern
ment on the subject of a naval estab-
iishment, with the care given by the
British, French. Russian, Italian and
German governments to the building
up of great naval establishments. 1t
was not safe to act on the theory that
this country could, whenever oc
casion arose, provide for it. The
rapid environment of the Pacific
Coast by important military and naval
establishments, representing British
Influence, the military occupation by
Great Britain of islands in the Pacific
Ocean, was of itself a subject which
ought to arrest the attention of the
government to such q speedy and
effective action as should be a fitting
response to this formidable extension OF
British power. The whole country
north and west was, in fact, environed
and menaced by Gordon of British
military and naval esta blishments, and
by lines of British railroad and steam
ships, which, in event of war between
Great Britain and the United
States, would give the former
immense advantages. These forces
would tall with unimpeded and relent
less power upon the people AID indus
tries and commerce of the northwestern
Pacific Coast. Oregon, Washington and
Alaska, with all their limitless resources
unprotected, would become the sport
and toy of Great Britain.
Dolph said that Puget Sound pos
sessed all the advantages that could be
found for a first class naval station.
The Importance of the subject could not
be overestimated. His colleague had
referred to British infuasce in
the Hawaiian Islands, but the
those
islands to pass under the control
their possession by any modern naval
power would give to that power con-
troll, not only over the Pacific COM
merce of the United States, but also
over its coasting comm rec. We can
not afford TO allow foreign guests and
acquisitions to be carried to our very
doors; if we do, we shall abdicate the
position of ch our power, our infiu-
ence, our wealth and our locatien per-
NIT US to retain among the nations of
the earth. qsl
The Senate then took up the Blair
educational bill as unfinished business.
Cameron moved that when the SEN
ate adjourned to-day. 1t adjourns to
meet on Monday. The motion was
agreed to; yeas 43. nays 10.
Reagan opposed the Dill. he felt 1t
due to the people of his State to tell
why he should vote against the bill. So
much OF the purpose of the bill as
looked to the enlargement of the COM
mon school facilities, had his hearty
approval. 1t was not to the purposes
of the bill, but to the methods
of the bill that he was opposed. 4
His opposition to it was based upon the
absence of the power of Congress to
enact such a law. Its passage would
be the adoption of a policy of central
ization, which would establish a ces-
potism of the popular majority, over
throw the Constitution and endanger
the liberties of tbs people. It offered a
bribe of money to the people to sacri-
fee their manhood, self-reliance and
State governments. 1t would be sur
r, nder by the people of their birthright
for a mess of poitage. He said the
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