Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-31
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Chandler Talks Briefly on His
Resolution.
MR. DOLPH FURNISHES INFORMATION
About the Population and Re,
sources of the Islands.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Is Still Being Considered in the
House Of Representatives.
SENATE.

The credentials of Mr.. Mills as Senator from
the state of Texas for the full term. beginning
March 4 next, were presented and placed on the
calendar.
Among the petitions presented and referred
was one by Mr.. PETER (kan.) for pensions to
militia soldiers of Kansas and other states.
Mr.. Harris (Tenn.) reported back from the
committee on epidemic diseases the House
quarantine bill, with substitute, being the
bill passed by the Senate some weeks ago.
with the eighth section omitted. This sec
ton made an appropriation of million
dollars, and Mr.. Harris explanation Of its
omission was that under the House rule
bill or amendment containing an
appropriation would have to go to a commit
tee, and he wished TO have that delay and OBJ
struction avoided He asked to have the sub
stitute agreed to now and TO have conference
ordered
Mr.. Hill On. W said he had not been able to
be IN the chamber when the Senate bill was
under consideration. He preferred that the
House bill and the substitute should 60 over
till tomorrow that he might have an oppor-
tunity to examine them
Mr.. Harris-Let the bill go over till tomor-
row, and give notice that will ask the Senate
tomorrow morning to consider it.
The bill went over.
Mr.. Dawes (Mass.) offered a resolution au-
thorlzing the committee on Indian affairs to sit
during the recess. to visit Indian reservations.
Indian schools and the Indian territory. and TO
take testimony. The resolution was, under the
rules. referred to the committee on contingent
expenses, Mr.. Cockrell expressing the hope
that the committee would give full considera-
ton to the contingencies" involved in the
matter.
THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Chandler On. H.) requesting the President to
antar ipt IN lamentations NTH he fiyas
of the provisional government Of Hawaii was
was laid before the Senate. and Mr.. Chandler
explained his motives for Offering it. He had
not intended. he said, that il should be
acted on without consideration by the commit
tee on foreign relations. and he had intended
yesterday to move its reference to that COM
m;ttee. 1t had occurred TO him, however, that
IT would be wise for Congress TO initiate action
ON the subject The commissioners from the
present provisional government of Hawaii
would not arrive in Washington until the
end of this week; and il was fair to presume
that the rest of the week would be occupied by
the executive in considering the subject
The 4th of March would then be near at
hand. And so he had thought that on subject
on which there was such a unanlmlty OF opin-
ion among the American people Congress
might well initiate action. American interests
were very extensive in the Sandwich Islands;
and the property of those islands was
mainly owned by American citizens The United
States government had never shown any dis
position TO destroy the native government of
Hawaii On the contrary it had always main
tanned such government and had attempted to
But at the same time there had been
feeling that if the native government
should fail an American solution would be
found for the difficulties the islands.
But if it should appear that a stable. independ-
ent government could not be maintained and
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should be required, then the sentiment was
that the United States would be willing and
DESTROYS TO annex the islands. In view OF the
shortness OF the session and Of the desirabilty
Of avoiding an extra session. he thought
that some action should be taken on the
subject by Congress. He thought 1t due to the
commissioners who were on their way TO WASH
ington that full and complete statement should
be made to them of the American policy, and
that Congress should be prepared to state fully
and frankly the position OF the United States
with reference to Hawaii to such foreign gov
ernments rs might take an interest In the oues-
ton He moved the reference OF the resolu-
ton to the committee on foreign relations.
MR.. poLPH ADVOCATES AGGRESSIVE ACTION.
Mr.. Dolph (oregon) gave it as his opin-
ion that the time had arrived for a
well-defned aggressive American policy; and
he proceeded TO read long statement Of the
Hawaiian Islands. Before he had concluded
the resolution was laid aside without action
the anti-option bill was taken up and the hours
for taking the votes today were prolonged on
the George substitute from TO p. N, and on
the bill itself from 2 to 4 p. m.
The Chandler Hawaiian resolution having
been laid aside without action and the anti
option bill having been taken up, arguments in
opposition to it we're made by Mr. Wolcott
Col and Mr.. Gray OeL).
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman the time for tax
ing the votes on the anti-option bill was ex-
tended for fifteen minutes so as to give Mr.
Higgins (rep. Del an opportunity to conclude
his argument In support Of the bill
HOUSE.
On motion Of NJ. Wilcox (Conn. }. from the
committee on census, . resolution was adopted
calling ON the Secretary Of the Interior for in
formation as to whether manufacturers and re-
finers Of sugar have refused to answer questions
propounded TO them by the census officials and
il so what steps have been taken to compel
them to answer.
The House then resumed, in committee of
the whole. the consideration Of the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
When the paragraph making appropriation to
continue the building Of the Library of Con-
gress was reached, Mr.. Enloe (Tenn. moved an
amendment providing that the chief Of engin-
GERS shall award all contracts for material to
the lowest responsible bidder, and the prefer
ence shall be given 20 homo over foreign
products when material Of equally good quality
Of homo production b offered ct equal or lower
prices.