Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-19
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Immediately after the readlLS VI '"N
journal of yesterday motion was made
by Mr.. Mills to proceed to executive
business. He withdrew the motion,
however, at the request of Mr.. Berry
who desired to address the Senate.
Thereupon Mr.. Hoar stated that he in
tended to make some remarks on the
Presidents message in relation to
Hawaii but he had been requested by
two Senators (Mr. Berry and MIR. ref
fer) who wished to speak this morning,
to withhold his remards for the present.
In view of the fact that, after these two
speeches were made and an executive
session held, it would be rather late IN
the day he gave notice that he would not
call up the motion as to the Presidents
message till to-morrow-although, oil
course, any other Senator was at liberty
to do so.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Frye
calling upon the Secretary of State for
q statement of his reasons for granting
to foreign cable company the right to
land its cable from Brazil on the shores
of the United States after the State De-
partment having twice (under Mr..
Blaine and Mr.. FOSTER refused such
permission on the ground that the COM
pany was a monopoly and would not
permit the landing of the cable of q
United States company on the shores OF
Brazil.
Mr.. FRYE made q statement of the
facts, and was replied to by Mr.. Hunton
who stated that the Secretary of State
had had nothing to do with the matter,
as the legislatures of Virginia and South
Carolina had given the permission ask
ed for. He objected to the present
consideration of the resolution and it
went over until tomorrow.
The House bill to repeal the federal
election laws was then taken up, and
Mr.. Berry made speech in advocacy
oft.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the journal had
been read in the House, Mr.. Cochran
offered q resolution looking to the APP
pointment of committee to investi-
gate the Hawaiian question, and the
privileges of the House in such mat
tiers. 1t was referred to the committee
on rules, despite the effort of Mr.. Bou-
telle to offer an amendment. Then
Mr.. Boutelle submitted resolution
expressing the sentiment of the House
as adverse to the Presidents Hawaiian
policy. He argued that it was in or
der as question OF high privilege.
Mr.. Boutelle endeavored 10 secure
immediate consideration by the House
for his condemnatory resolution and
speaking to point of order made by
Mr.. McCreary, vigorously attacked the
iministration's Hawaiian policy as
calculated to plunge the country into
war. Finally his resolution was refer
red by the Speaker to the committee
on foreign affairs, over his protest.
Mr.. Boutelle appealed from the de-
cision, and his appeal was tabled: yeas
155; nays 64.
The yeas and nays were demanded
and the roll was called.
On the call for the yeas and nays Mr..
Boutelle' appeal was tabled, yeas $50,
nays SO.
Mr.. Blair asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of the following
resolution:
Resolved-That this House is in
favor of the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands to the United States.
Objection was made.
Mr.. Livingston from the committee
on appropriations reported the bill
making appropriations for fortifca-
tons.
Mr.. Wise reported bill from the
judiciary committee for the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate and
report upon the Nicaragua Canal.
A bill was reported from the judi
GARY committee fixing the limit of in
debtedness for Salt Lake CITY.
A bill was fayorably reported for the
relief of settlers who made homestead
entries of less than 160 acres in Okla
homa Territory.
The House then went into the COM
mittee of the whole on the urgent de-
fciency bill, the pending question was
Mr.. Holman's amendment to limit the
operations of special pension examiners
to original claims. A warm discussion
followed In the course of the d ebate,
Mr.. Picker scored Mr.. Livingston and
Mr.. Enloe accused Mr.. Holman of
demagogy.
Alexander B. Low, one ofthe jurors
trying DR.. Henry c. F. Meyer, indicted
for the murder of Ludwig Brandt, be-