The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
A STRANGE INSANITY.
Frye Tells What He Thinks of
Cleveland's Election.
And Senator Vest Takes Occasion to
Show His Teeth on the Hawaiian
Annexation Matter.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Senate this
morning took up the sundry civil bill, and
Vest in a speech alluded to the depleted
condition of the treasury, and spoke OF the
Secretary in Wall street begging like an
Italian mendicant for gold from the banks
to sustain the public credit. 1t was openly
avowed by some statesmen that their object
was to tide over the next two weeks so as to
leave the present disgraceful condition OF
financial affairs on tile incoming admins
ira tiOn of Mr.. Cleveland. Whatever were
Mr.. Cleveland's faults as an administrative
officer or political leader, he had left net
surplus of 500. .000 900 in the treasury. The
other day Senator Chandler had proposed
legislation prohibiting for twelve months
immigration, because it was of a character
to threaten the moral and political welfare
of the country, and again, Decause of the
danger of cholera. Then, almost immedi-
ately thereafter when the news OF the Ha-
waiian commissioners arrival in San Fran
cisco had been announced. Chandler had
rushed in with resolution for the imme-
diate annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands with their o,000 inhabitants, about
four thousand of whom were whites, and
with the institution of leprosy firmly es-
tablished. Now we are told that there is to
be a provision made for an appropriation
for the late Queen of $4,000 a year and a
bounty for their sugar. 1t is singular that
in all this furor of jing0ism we hear moth
ing of the Hawaiian Commercial Company,
as it is called, an immense corporation,
90 per cent OF whose assets consist of sugar
plantations, and the stock of which is
owned almost entirely by Claus SpreckelS.
That stock too day is selling at a nominal
figure, but if ANNEXATION takes place mil
lions on millions will be put in the pockets
of the men owning it.
German also apostrophzed the Demo-
cratic Senators, telling them that in few
weeks the responsibility would rest upon
them and they couldn't evade il. By the
1st of July next tney will have to meet the
responsibility by increasing the revenues.
The amendment TO reduce the appropria-
ton for The Mississippi River was rejected.
The next amendment was one reducing the
appropriation for canal at the Cascades Of
the Columbia River, Or. from S1.410.000 to
SS69,000. Mitchell moved to amend the
amendment by making the amount S1,239,-
600. This was agreed to-ay5s q. noes 90
A number of other river amendments
were disposed of, and the next reserved
amendment was the one striking out of the
provision that no money shall be used for
warrants or arrests or prosecutions under
the internal revenue law the words, ''or
laws relating to the election Of members OF
Congress"
This brought on discussion concerning
the merits and demerits OF John Davenport.
during which Frye alluded to William G..
Whitney as IAN adviser of Mr.. Cleveland,
who had been elected President by some
strange insanity of the people,"
Hiscoek and Voorhees, had a brief per-
sonal spat over Davenport. and then Hill
took the floor. He opposed the amendment
and replied to Hiscock's remarks in favor
of Davenport. No action was taken on the
amendment.
The con inference report on the California
Debris Commission bill was agreed TO. The
Senate then adjourned