The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-24
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
OPPOSED BY REPORT or cOuuTT-
TEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Mr.. PETER Declares That the Secretary OF
the Treasury Has No Authority for
Issuipg and Selling Bonds.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 23.--The at
tendance Of senator's at the opening Of
to-day's session was larger than usual,
both political parties being pretty equally
represented
Mr.. Turpie reported, from the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, the following
resolution:
Resolved. That from the facts and
papers laid before the Senate, It Is unwse
and inexpedent, under existing conditions,
to consider at this time any project
Of annexation Of the Hawaiian territory
to the United States, that the provisional
government therein having been duly
recognized the highest international in
terests require that IL shall pursue It's
own line Of policy; foreign Intervention
IN the political affairs Of the islands Will
be regarded as an act unfrendly TO the
government Of the United States.
Mr. Turpie said that the resolution com
piled with the position OF the committee
save a dissent by the senator from
Oregon. as to the first condition. He
had been also directed by the committee
TO say that the resolution had no relation
before the committee. That was a sub
sequent matter lie had been further
directed to ask immediate consideration
Of the resolution.
The resolution went over till to-mor-
row, and was ordered 10 De printed. IL
is very likely to provoke discussion.
The Bond f-su.
The resolution offered by AIr. PETER
on the 18th instant, declaring that in the
opinion Of the Senate the Secretary OF
the Treasury has no lawful authority
for issuing bonds and selling bonds as
proposed in his recent notice. was laid
before the Senate. and Mr. Stewart spoke
i'm opposition TO it, Much of his speech
was given up 10 d rehearsal Of the ma
chinations of "the inner ring Of the gold
combine" lie denied the right of the
Secretary to issue the proposed bonds.
At the close Of Mr.. Stewarts remarks
the resolution was referred TO the Com
mttee on Finance The Senate then re-
sumed consideration of the House bill TO
repeal the Federal election law. and was
addressed by Mr.. Wilson uoNa) IN op-
position TO it.
Federal cction Laws.
Mr. Chandler Gep.. y. ID suggested
20 Mr.. Gray VINO is in charge of the BILL
that the bill should be allowed To so
over until the first Monday I'm December
next. lie said that, in the absence of any
recommendation by the President that
the bill should be passed, he was led 10
infer that the President was very willing
to have the Federal election laws remain
on the statute books. and q have them
again tested at the next congressional
election.
Mr.. Gray said that he felt unwilling
to wound the very tender feelings APP
pearing to exist between the senator from
New Hampshire and the President.
Q.aughter) lie would have 20 insist upon
the bill being kept before the Senate.
The election bin was laid aside infor-
mally, and Mr.. Cullom addressed the
Senate on the resolution offered by Mr.
Frye on the 81 of January, declaring
that. pending the investigation by the
Committee on Foreign Relations. there
should be no Interference on the part Of
the United States government. by moral
influence or physical force. for the resto-
ration Of the Queen or the maintenance
of the provisional government I'm the Ha-
waiian Islands. His speech was in line
with the resolution.
\ resolution was offered by Mr. Dolph,
and agreed to- calling for the correspond
cnce with the governments of Colombia.
Venezuela and Hayu on the subject Of
reciprocity.
The bill for the repeal Of the election
laws was again taken up. and Mr.. Chand-
Ter addressed the Senate I'm opposition to
the bill and in answer TO certain state
ments in the speech Of Mr. Vest last
week. Without concluding his argument.
Mr.. Chandler yielded to a motion To go
into executive session. which was agreed
10, and the doors were closed
At o'clock they We're reopened, and
the Senate adjourned.