The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-01


WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-In the Senate
to-day Harris reported the Senate quaran-
tine bill with the appropriation clause
omitted as a substitute for the quarantine
and immigration bill passed by the
House. Hill objected to its immediate con-
sideration, as he wished time to ex-
anime it, and the bill went over until to-
morrow.
The Senate then took up Chandler's
resolution requesting the President to
transmit to the Senate any convention he
may make with the Provisional Govern
ment of Hawaii. and Chandler proceeded
10 discuss it.
Chandler explained his motives for
Offering the resolution. He had not in
tended, he said, that it should be acted on
without consideration by the Committee
on Foreign Relations. and he intended
yesterday to move its reference to that
committee. 1t occurred to him, however,
that it would be wise for Congress to
initiate action on the subject. The Com
missioners from the present Provisional
Government of Hawaii would not arrive
in Washington until the end of the week,
and 1t was fair to presume that the rest o
the week will be occupied by the EXecu-
tive in considering the subject. March
9TH would then be near at hand, and so he
thought that on subject on which there
Is such unanimity OF opinion among the
American people, that Congress might as
well initiate action.
The American interests are very extern
sive in the Sandwich Islands. and the
,-fr- To-,
owned by American citizens. The United
States Government had never shown any
disposition to destroy the native Govern
ment of Hawaii. On the contrary, it al
ways maintained such a Government,
land attempted to keep in power the ex-
listing dynasty; but at the same time there
mad been feeling that if the native Gov
eminent should fall an American solu-
ton would be found for the difficulties
on the islands; but if it should appear
that stable independent Government
could not be maintained, and the support
OF any foreign Government should be re-
CURED, then the sentiment was that the
United States would be willing and de-
slrous to annex the islands. In view of
the shortness of the session and the desir-
ability of avoiding an extra session he
thought that action should be taken on
the subject by Congress.
He thought it due to the Commissioners
on their way to Washington that a full
and complete statement should be made
to them on 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 Governments as might take
an interest in the question. He moved
the reference Of the resolution to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
Dolph (Rep.) of Oregon said that the
time had arrived for well-defined. ag-
gressive American policy, and he pro-
ceeded to read long statement on the
population, trade and commerce of the
hawaiian Islands. Before he concluded
the resolution was laid aside without ac-
ton and the anti-option bill taken up.
AT 3:l5 O'Clock the Senate proceeded to
vote on the anti-option bill. The first vote
was on Villas amendment to strike out of
the George substitute the words declaring
options and futures to be Instructions to
commerce and illegal and void. The
amendment was rejected-yeas p, nays
Jected-yeas 10, nays 81.
Various other amendments were
offered and rejected, and the bill passed
yeas 40. nays29. Folio ing is the vote in
detail:
Yeas-Allison, Blackburn, Call. Carey.
Chandler, Cockrell, Cullom, Davies.
Dubois, Faulkner, FELTON,, Frye, Gal
linger, Gordon, Hale, Hansborough,
Hawley, Higgins, Hunton, Irby, Kyle,
Mcmillan, Henderson, Mitchell, Morgan.
Morrill,, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew. Proc
tor, Sherman, Shoup, Squire Stock
bridge, Teller, Turpie, voorhees,, Wal
thall, Washburn and Wilson-40.
Nays-Berry, Blodgett, Butler, Gallery.
Cameron, Cole, Daniel, Dawes, Dixon,
Gibson, German, Gray, Harris. Hill.
Hiscock, Hoar, Jones of A rkansas, Nc
Pherson, Mills, Palmer, Plat, Hugh.
Ransom, Sawyer, Stewart, Vest, Villas,
White and Wolcott-29.
Pairs were announced between Car
Isle and Paddock, Aldrich and QUAY,
Bate and Allen, Jones of Nevada and
Saunders, Pasco aud Casey, Vance and
Warren.
The bill is the one passed by the
House on the 9th of July. 1892, with vari-
Gus Senate amendments thereto. Wash
burn moved that n conference be asked.
but on motion of Hoar this went over.
The fortitication appropriation bill was
taken up. The first amendment, an item
of S50,G00 for gun aud mortar platforms.
having been read, Dolph took the floor
and continued the speech he began this
morning on the subject of annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands. He yielded tenn
porarily to permit notices to be given of
memorial services, then went on with the
reading of his speech. Most of it was de-
voted TO the question of the Nicaragua
Ship Canal, it having been originally
prepared as an argument in favor of the
pending bill on this subject.
When he closed consideration of the
fertilization bill was proceeded with, but
no progress made.
The House bill to amend an Act for the
construction of wagon bridge across the
Missouri River at Sioux City, Ia, was
passed, and the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-After miscel-
laneous business the House resumed con-
sideration of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill.
When the paragraph making an appro-
priation TO continue work on the building
for the Library of Congress was reached
Tnloa of Tennessee moved an amend