The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-22
THEY WON'T HAVE IT
HOUSE DEMOCRATS KILL TIE HA-
WAIIAN AMENDMENT.

peais to- Democrats ia Disregard the
Party Whip are All in yain--Siekles De-
clares That a Policy That Suited JefYer-
son and jackson is Democratic Enough
for Him--Importance OF the Cable to
the Pacific Coast States.
Washington, Feb. 21-The house de-
voted most Of the day to the considera-
ton of the senate amendment to the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, appropriating $500, 900 for the con-
struction of a cable to the Hawaiian
islands. Messrs. Ryan, Bartlett and
Sickles, Democrats, Of New York, spoke
in favor OF the amendment which was
defeated by vote of ia to 152, sixteen
Democrats voting for the cable. The
bill has been sent to further conference.
The conference report on the bill to
provide for the examination and clas-
sification of certain lands in the North
ern Pacific grant in Montana and
Idaho was agreed to and a short time
spent in the consideration Of the gen.
eral deficiency bill, the last of the appro-
priation bills to be passed by the house.
The remainder of the day after 800 was
devoted to eulogies on the life and pub
lie service of the late Senator Stock
bridge Of Michigan.
Mr.. Hooker Dem. Mass.) a member
of the foreign affairs committee open
ed the debate in opposition to the pro-
posed appropriation. BY the terms OK
this amendment, he said. the govern
ment was 20 own, control and operate
this Hawaiian cable. Such a PROPOSE
ton had never been made before. Let
private enterprise construct this ca
BILE if it is so desired.
OUGHT TO BE GOOD YET.
Mr.. Storer Rep. Ohio deprecated this
matter party question but said he
realized il was only in this way that the
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs hoped to defeat this project.
Party lines had been broken in the SEN
ate when this amendment was voted in
to the bill He called attention to the
necessity for the cable as expressed in
two of President Cleveland's messages
and the recommendations of MIR. Bay
ard Wherr he was secretary or state.
That was when there was Democrat
at the head of the department. Things
were different now that there was a
secretary in the state department VINO
rose above or below party accordingly
as he was viewed. Still If the admins
tration was now opposed to this cable
the manly thing for Cleveland TO 90
would be TO send a message 10 congress
saving that he had changed his mlno.
In conclusion Mr.. Storer said that a
submarine cable was now as Hluch d
necessity TO the navy as the eiectrlc
signal which connected the pilot mouse
Nth the engine room of battleship.
Mr.. Draper Rep. Mass said that he
feyoreG this cable as preliminary step
toward the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands.
COAST STATES DEMAND 1T
Mr. Hermann Rep. Ore) declared
that to the Pacific states the question
of a cable connection Win honoiuiu
overshadowed and transcribed all otn-
ers. save only that OF the cohStl uI.io' .
Of the Nicaragua canal. The peopie ol
the Hawaiian islands gave US ninety
ner cent of their trade. More OF our
sbins entered the port of Honolulu thah
anv other port in the world last SeaI'
Ijyerrsool not excepted. ASIDE rom
the commercial reasons TOT the oo-
struction of this cable, there were pau
otic and public reasons. .h,t
Mr. Harter dem. o. thought ina
this cable should be laid by private
caDitaI and he concluded by sayiiis
That private parties had appeared pe-
fore the committee. and hao askeu ioi ="
charter for this purpose. ..,s
Mr.. Ryan (Den. N 4-,) thouEnt .nis
Democratic house could wen ailoTa Ia
fbe closing hours of the session 10 sHpW
Ire sympathy with merchants desiring
80 axtend our trade by voting an appro-
-. tion for the construction OF this
cable. 100000 tho
Mr. Sickles Oem. n. " earnestly
supported the cable proposltioh: ne
was compelled to appeal from me juus
ment of the house committee on lot
eign affairs to that or the ssnaoe IL oiai-
r,;ttee AS an American he had q plat
form of his own. He favored anneXa-
ton. -
PLENTY OF AUTHORITY.
Democrat he had found his war;
rant in the policy of Jefferson VINO an
nexed Louisiana, and or Jackson WIZ
annexed Texas. If party lines traIl-
DeIlad him on a question IKE inns ne
would break them asunder as ne ha ma
done before There should ne no pdfu-
sanship in Americansm:
M sneaker Mr.. Sickles continued
"rrv span of life has not much longer 20
RIM. vet hope to live TO see the star or
the republic of the Pacific add It's troPl-
cal splendor to the star or the Wesleih
hemiephere." cloud applause on the
Republican side.)
AIR. McCreary closed the oecate anu
in the course of his remarks denied tha'
Mr. Cleveland had ever endofseu pIo-
position for the construction OF an nc
Usiian cable by the government. ne
ha Il merely favored the incorporation OF
a company to lay such a cable. 1ne
vote was then taken on Mr. HITS mo-
tion that the house agree 10 the senate
amendments Dir. Hit demanded the
yeas and nays and the roll called. ms
motion was lost-ll4 to lSZ. Inc ro.e
was practically a party one. The he
nublicans and Populists voted Tor the
bI,ildinr of the cable and the Democrats
against IL.
NOT UNDER GROWERS THUMB.
The following Democrats voted for
the cable: Bartlett, On. "; Camlnettl,
1CaID: Cannon. (CaI); Cockren, CIex)'
English, CCal): Geary, tCaL); Harris.
CKanD: Ikert. (Ohio): Livingston. Gal
Mcguire, (CaD; McGann, Qlip; - Seli'
fNoo. RYAN. On. "; Shell, Is. CO; SICK
les * w and Whiting, (Nich)
Without division the house, on mo-
tion Of Mr.. McCreary non-concurred In
the amendment and further CONFER
ence was ordered.
Mr. Ellis lRep. Ore.) presented the
conference report on the bill TO provide
for the annexation and classification OF
certain mineral lands in the Northern
poetic grants in Idaho and Montana.
Mr.. Caminetti opposed the adoption OF
the report because il did not irciuoe
California and other states emitted 10
similar relief. The report was agreed
and the house then went into commit
tee Of the whole and considered the
general deficiency bill.
ENDED IN EULOGIES.
Mr.. breckenridge Dem KY who has
charge OF the bill, made preliminary
statement of the appropriation carried