The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-10
The HAWAIIAN CABLE line
The Bill Passes the Senate by a
Decisive Vote.
DEMOCRATS VOTE ALL NAYS
The Policy OF United States Protec-
ton to Adjoining Regions De-
fined on the Floor.
Little Business Done
in the House.
BY Southern Ausooiatcl pross.

by Southern Associated Press.
WAsHINdroN, -. c., February 9.
SENATE. The Senate decided to-
day by vote of 80 to % that the
amendment to tho diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill for tho
construction and maintenance OF n
telegraphic cable between tho
United States and tho Hawaiian Is.
lands WIS i'll order under tho rules,
and Immediately afterwards. by u
similar vote. 1t adopted the amend.
ment and then passed the bill.
The affirmative vote was given by
the Republican and Populist Senn
tors, with n single exception. Mr..
Peltigrew (Rep.D, OF South Dakota,
voting no, and six Democratic Sen
ators also voting aye. Messrs. But
Ter, Gall, German, Hill, Morgan aud
| White.
All the negative votes were given
| by Democrats.
In the course OF tho discussion
Mr.. Manderson (Rep), of Nebraska.
took tho ground that oven If the
rules did stand Ill tho way OF such
an important proposition the rules
ought to be brushed asiie-a posI-
tlon which MIR. Gray (Dem.j de.
scrlbed as "anafchy." MIR. Man
derson WAS equally outspoken in his
uitcrances that tho time Ind come
for the great republic to extend lis
limits and become the rival of Eng
land in obtaining tho islands of the
ocean. He advocated the taking not
only of the Sandwich islands, bnt of
some OF the islands Of the Caribbean
sea.
Mr.. Lodge expressed similar
views and frankly admitted that
the main object of tho amendment
was the first step toward proper
protection of the United States in
the region lying around her coasts.
The Postoilice Appropriation bill
was then taken up 30 as to have it
before the Senate.
Eulogies we're delivered on Sena.
tor Stockbrldge and, rs further
mark OF respect, the Senate. ut 4:UJ
y. M, adjourned until Monday.
House. Tho proceedings of the
House to-day were devoid of any
exciting episide or the occasion OF
general Interest. Some progress was
made with the consideration of the
Legislative, Executive and Judicinl
| Appropriation bill. The amendment
OF Mr.. Bartlett Dem. j.. of New York,
TO make the personal clerks of mem
bers of the House annual employees
| instead OF sessiOnal, which was the
pending question, was agreed TO, in
committee OF the whole, by vote Of
L. - to %.
a JOINT resolution reported from
the Committee on Ways and Means
| by Mr.. Wilson (Dem.), of West
| Virginia, was agreed to. extending
the time in which returns may be
made under the Income tax law
from March lst to April 18th.
Mr.. Van NoOrhIs (kep.J made n
personal statement that attracted
the interest OF nearly every mem
Il. Crenmer, NJ. r., of England, to
the House Committee on Foreign
! Allnirs.
This gentleman appeared before
that committee in the interest OF
international arbitration OF all diff
iicuIties, and was given respectful
hearing. He was closely cross
questioned, however, aud on his re.
turn claimed to have been narshly
treated and insulted by Mr.. Van
Noorhis, WHO to justify himself had
all his correspondence read from
the clerks desk.
At 3 o'clock the business OF the
House was suspended and the mem
bers listened to eulogies upon the
| life and services of the late NJ, B.
| Wright, from the Fifteenth district
Of Pennsylvania. The House ad.
journed until Monday.