The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-07
PASSED BY THE SENATE
The Mineral Land Bill Scores a
Victory.
THERE WAS NO DEBATE
German Wanted to Have IL Brought
Up Again, But he Was Just
Little Too
Late.
ERE WAS NO DEBATE


when Clarence d. Clark, the new senator
from Wyoming, was sworn in to fill the
vacancy which existed for two years. The
credentials of Stephin b. Ekins of West
Virginia, as successor of Camden, we're
presented by Faulkner to-day. Coke sub
mitied the credentials of his successor,
Horace Chiffon, in the term beginning
March 4, next.
. The resolution of Mr.. PETER was added
to calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information as to the kinds of money
which had been realized from the sale of
bonds. When the vice president put the
question on the resolution there was so
little attention paid TO 1t that no one
voted. at is a tie vote" said the presId-
ing officer, mo votes in the affirmative and
none in the negative" PETER insisted
that he had voted n yea. The resolution
was again put to a vote and agreed to.
A bill was passed TO provide for the ex-
animation and classification of certain
mineral lands in Montana and Idaho.
The measure is of far reaching import
ance to the far North, but by an under
standing among the senators 1t went
through without debate.
The bill amends the bill already passed
by the house. Some time after the bill
was passed German gave notice he would
move a reconsideration of the vote.
The diplomatic and consular appropri-
alton bill was then taken up. The
Hawaiian amendment proposed an APP
preparation of S50O,00) to begin the work
of laying n cable between the United
States and Hawaii and authorizing the
president TO contract for the entire work.
Blackburn, in charge of the bill, stated
he expected this would occasion some de-
bate, but he asked the bill be passed over
until the formalities had been disposed of.
"Before that is done," interposed Mills,
II wish TO make a point OF order against
the amendment, and will ask for a ruling
now"
Mr.. Blackburn urged that this would
precipitate the whole Hawaiian debate,
and he asked Mills to withdraw the point
of order for the present.
Pending the reading of the bill, Morgan
presented an amendment embodying n
comprehensive revision and reform of the
foreign service. 1t is based on civil SER
vice principles and applies to the state de-
Iks-ment as we'll as to consuls, ministers
and other officers abroad. Morgan
stated the members of the committee
were substantially agreed on the amend
4
to the bill were amended to tho Hawaiian
cable item that came up again. Mills res
newed his point of order, saying the in
auguration of such a vast plan was gen.
eral legislation, and therefore could not
be added to the appropriation bill. The
immediate decision on the point was put
off in order to permit a general debate.
Hale addressed the senate in favor oi
cable connection with Hawaii. "Annexa'
ton of Hawaii is sure 10 come, cable or nc
cable" said Hale. The senator spoke oi
the efforts of Great Britain to build the
| Hawaiian cable and said we should no
permit q foreign power to get this ad
| vantage.
Vest and Palmer asked the cost of the
entire cable.
Hale said he had careful estimates
made by cable experts. The distance
along the surveyed route was about 2,l0
miles. The estimates showed the cost I,
be about $4,000 to $1,000 per mile. Thi:
would make the total cost of S2,50o,000 ol
| $4,000 for the entire cable. Hale said
the recent unfortunate events on tho
/ islands and the debates in congress EN-
phasized the need of cable. and he con
sidered the time opportune to commit the
| government to a simple plan.
Allen asked what right this government
had TO enter upon this project.
"The same right" said Hale, "that JEFF
ferson had in adding louisiana to on
territory; the Same right Seward had IL
securing Ala ska"
"Does it not look like paternalsm? p
asked Allen. He suggested an amendmen
that the Hawaiian cable should always
remain under government ownership and
control. Allen asked what difference
there was between this proposition t.
construct and own "a cable and the govern
ment ownership of a railroad.
Hale replied if a railroad ran into for
eign country and involved a question o
foreign policy, il should stand on tn
same principle as a cable; bu; that di
not concede the government the right t
construct a telegraph or railroad lin
wholly of an internal and domestic char
acter.
Butler cited the United States survey o
a continental railroad running TO Sout
America.
Allen said he was glad to commit a rel
resentative republican and a Representa-
tive democratic senator as favoring go,
ernment cons ruction and the ownershi
of foreign cable, or of a railroad whic
was an adjunct TO foreign commerce.
extended debate followed as to the const
tutional right TO own or construct raj
roads, telegraph and cable lines by th
government, being participated in b
Platt and Gray.
Teller took up some general phases {
the Hawaiian question. he laid down Il
rule of International law that the Unite
States was bound to project its cItlzer
domiciled in Hawaii, even though the
were enlisted in the service Of the eXis
ing government. Telier's argument WI
with n view OF showing that Secreiai
. Herbert had erred in ordering that a
Philadelphia. recently sent to II
waii, should not afford prote
2 tion to United States ciJ.ze
who we're serving under tho eNistli
government. The senator said the seer
, tary of the navy had virtually announce
: that Americans in Hawaii who assisted
maintaining peace we're forfeitinE the pr