The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-30
THE SAMOAN TROUBLE
EXHAISTINELi DISCUSSED IN THE
INIRED STATES SENATE.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GER
NAVY AND THE UNITED
STATED STATED IN
FULL
Congressional aud Washington News.

WASHINGTON. January 29.-The Senate
to-day continued the consideration O
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropria
zion bin The Samoan question was in
cidcnially discussed Consideration o
the Diplomatic bill was resumed al the
close Of the morning hour, the question
being on Mr.. GihsOn's amendment tC
make the title of ministers to France
Germany, Great Britain and Russia
Ambassador
Mr. SpOoner said that he was incli
10 vote against the amendment.
Mr.. Dawes opposed the amendment
He said there was something repugnanl
90 him IN the idea Of Americans going
abroad and losing their individual
character Mr. Merrill spoke in favor OF
an increase in salaries of American
ministers lie was followed by Mr.
George, who upheld the views expressed
by Mr. Dawes
After further discussion, the amend
ment was voted on and agreed to-yeas
26 nays. 2l. The division was not ON
party lines The amendments relating
10 the same having been reached, Mr.
Hale moved 90 go into secret session, and
40 2.j0 the galleries were cleared and the
doors closed
After some time spent therein, the
doors were re-opened, and Mr Sherman
gave a history of
UNITED STATES WeHTs oN THE SAMOAN
ISLAND.
The American Admiral Wilkes first
landed there and explored the islands
They contained about $4,000 native
population and about 300 foreigners. I'm
1878 @ treaty between King Male
tOa and the United States was
signed, by which the United
States acquired q coaling and naval
station al Pago Pago. Similar treaties
with Great Britain and Germany were
entered into. War between
native chiefs always existed, and i'm 1883
the con-uls OF the three powers-United
States, Great Britain and Gemany-set-
lied il, and Malietoa became king
and Tamasese vice-king. lie men
toned the arrival of German
ieet al the islands some time in
May, 1856, and of an insulting letter
from the Nice-Admiral 10 Malietoa, i'm
which he addressed him not as King,
but az head chief II was after these in
suits 90 the King that the United States
Consul, Greenbaum, raised the United
states flag, az the request of Ma.
lietoa, over the public buildings
i'm Apia. For time, be said
the practical effect of that action (un-
as 10 wasl had been 10 check
the action of the German local authOri-
Ties. After the German fleet had sailed
away the German and American cOnsuls
had aga u joined in q declaration that
Iamascse never had been recognized bv
either of them as King, and That Malicioa
was King This act had been wholly
without authority, and Mr Greenbaum' :
part in 10 had, very pr0peri
been discovered by the American Gov
eminent. he bad no more right 20 as
seri o pr0icctOrate there than the German
OF English consul had ltwas while the
agents of the three con ferees lMr Bay
ard and the English and German Minis
ters.l We're engaged in examining inf0r-
nation. that the German government de-
posed Malletoa and set mp Iamasesc This
was the worst feature of the case,
because. at this very time. the
negotiations wore going on on sound.
just. ud honest basis i0r the restoration
Ji the stflus QHD. There were inuiCa-
lions he thought that the German gov
.rnment was cOinciding with the German
policy. lie was not stating the facts for
he purpose of saying who was wrong or
who was right. or whether Ger
many was justified In the course
which she pursued. He could not
say however that he found in
he papers in justification for Germany.
Prince Bismarck, whose strong and i'm
lerial will was shown in an of his COM
asserted the equal rights of
hese governments, but insisted, as q
natter OF policy, that it would be better
10 place The custody of the
Stands under the control of
lne of the powers and as Germany
had the largest property interests there,
hat it would be best 10 place it under
5erman control and power That was
now the point in controversy.
Summing up his long speech, Mr.
Sherman said that the hrst thing to be
lone was for the United States 10 assert
ts power in the occupancy and posses
ion of the bay of PagO PagO. That
ought 10 be done Immediately. Ii did
not need war to protect a nations
lights The mere assertion of
hese rights, the due regard
or them, The expenditure of mOLey
here, the storing OF coal there, the call
ng OF vessels there, all of these things
we're assertions OF power far more in
luen ial than the protocols and diplo-
matte correspondence.
Mr. George-lhe amendments do not
menace war, do they
Mr. sherman DO not think il neces-
airy TO menace any one. | belieycthat
iraightforward manly negotiation should
be entered into between these three great
,owers First, we want To- assert and
our rights 90 station 90
ago Pago, and nobody will call
hat right in question Next We ought
o do what we promised to do-employ
lur good Offices 90 settle the difficulties
# this people Therefore 1 am willing
o vote any sum of money 10 enable the
President 10 conduct negotiations, TO
make surveys of the harbors, and TO get
ctter information i'm relation TO these Is
lnds. lam willing vote the sum named
n The amendment $500 OO0l and place
{ the discretion of Mr. Cleveland or Mr /
harrison, and | have no doubt that the
ower thus given, TO send agents there
nd TO send ships there, will bring about
prompt solution OF this small coniro'
ersy
The Senate, at 5.4j, adjourned until to-
borrow at II a. VI.
HOUSE.
The House to-day passed the sundry
iyil appropriation bill
Mr.. burrows, of Michigan. presented
D the House a petition OF 1900 citizens
( Utah against the admission Of that
erritOrv a. state.
The Sundry Civil bill was then taken
70. and the paragraph approprating
500 900 for the new library building
fas discussed at length, but was not
hanged.
An amendment was adopted appropri-
ting $1,000 TO equip and maintain me-
stations in the West Indies
f4o an amendment anurOpriafing - 600