St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
SENATORS TALK ON HAWAII /
B0TH PARTIES BADLY SPLIT UP ON
TIE QUESTION:
NO FINAL ACTION WAS TAKEN.

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arguments For and Against An.
nexation of the Isiands-Aili-
son and Other Republicans
Object TO Any Indorsemant of
President CIeveland's Position
Lodge on the Election Biiin
WASHINGTON. Jan, 24.-The Hawaii
an question came promptly before the
senate again to-day and after all hours
brisk discussion went over until tom9r-
row. The result of the debate was zto
show that there is division both In the
Democratic and Republican ranks asito
the wisdom of adopting the resolution
reported by the foreign relations COM
mittee. Senator Vest objected to it en-
the ground that it Indicated the project
for annexation might be more fav0rably
received in the future, and Senator Afil-
son and other Republicans objected to
it on the ground that according to their
Interpretation the resolution pledged
the senate as altogether opposing the
principle of annexation and as approx
ing the policy of the president in this
respect.
= A half dozen amendments are now
pending to modify its phraseology, and
1t is likely to be subjected to material
changes before final adoption.
AT O'Clock the bill repeating the
federal election laws came up as the
unfinished business. Various amend
ments were submitted on the Hawaiian
resolution, and by agreement it went
over until tomorrow, when Senator Tel
Ter will
TAKE THE FLOOR.
Senator Lodge then took the floor in
opposition to the bill repeating the fed
eral election laws.
At 3:05 the senator concluded his re-
marks, and, OH motion of Senator ALI
son, the senate went into executive
session. At 3:l5 the doors were again
opened. and Senator Coke, of Texas,
called up the bill authorizing the Gulf.
Beaumont IL Kansas City Railroad com
pany to bridge the NecheS and Sabine
rivers Ill Louisiana and Texas. This
measure was made the occasion of a
detailed discussion by Senator Vest, OF
the recent veto by President Cleveland
OF the New York and New Jersey bridge
bill.
"The PRESIDENT" said he, sin his veto
message says: i am by no means GER
tain that the secretary of war, who is
invested by the terms of the bill with
considerable discretion as far as the
plans of the structure are concerned,
would have the power to exact of the
If hi
of bridge spanning the entire river
I'VE have i'll the New York bridge
bill the Identical provision that we have
here that the plans should be submitted
to the secretary of war and until APP
proved by him the structure shall not be
commented. The president, and
mention 1t with great respect. has over
looked the decision of
THE SUPREME COURT
of the United States Gil this very mat.
ter. In the New York case where the
Identical question submitted to the
court was the one raised by the presi
dent In his recent message, the court
decided as follows: 5e
lit is competent for congress, having
authorized the construction of a bridge
at given height over a navigable
water, to empower the secretary of wal
" UO'othiiuo WHOtueI tue pTOpOSeu Dll
Will he serious obstruction to naviga-
ton, and to authorize changes in the
plans of the proposed structure"
After these remarks by Senator Yes
the bill was passed, several minol
amendments being first adopted.
The bill eqnding the time for the
construction of the bridge across thu
Calumet river, Illinois: the senate bill
authorizing the issue of patent to ths
Presbyterian board of home mission
for certain lands on the Omaha Indiar
reservation Tor school purposes, and the
house bill to authorize the secretary O
the interior to reserve from sale certain
land i'll the abandoned Fort Cumming
military reservation were passed. A
D.. m. the senate adjourned,