The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-23
.HOSTIL|TIES ARE CONTINUED
Hawaiian Battle Is Fought Over
Again in the Senate.
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION
Ills Attitude FacctiOusly Defined by Mr.,
Gray-Indian Appropriation Dill in the
House-The Urgent Deficiency
Bill Agreed TO.
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
Washington, Jan. 22.-The Hawaiian
question was again debated in the sem
ate today for somewhat over two hours.
Mr.. Gray. occupied the position OF de-
fender and advocate of the adminis-
tration, and Mr.. Lodge that of its
prosecutor. The latter senator was
plain and outspoken in advocacy of the
annexation of the islands, declaring
that he dislked to see the American
flag pulled down where it had been once
run up, or an American foot go back
where 1t had been once advanced.
Mr.. Lodge disclamed the idea of any
motive to condemn the administration.
The administration. he said, stood con-
demned in the Hawaiian matter by the
general opinion of the American people.
1t had a sufficient load to carry al
ready. Still less had he any desire to
make political capital out of the ques-
tion. There was no occasion for that.
But matters were in such condition
that the United States ought to take
u positive position, ought to take some
affirmative action. The present condi-
ton of affairs seemed to be in the high
est degree dscreditable to the govern
ment of the United States.
Mr.. Gray said that it was pretty
hard for the president to shape his
action SO as to meet the approval of
senators on the other side. ''If the
president" he added facetiously:
Stands up, he is too long; and if he
sits down, he is too short" 0aughter.
The president. Mr.. Gray declared,
would have been derelict if he had not
taken the opportunity to tell the Ha-
waiian Royalist committee absolutely
that they must expect no aid or encour-
agement from him. That had become
necessary by reason of what had been
said in the senate, in the country and
through the press, as to the president s
views in the matter of Hawaii.
In the course of the discussion, Mr..
Hawley took occasion TO correct the
he had charged the president with
'conspiring" with Royalst Hawaiian
conspirators. What he intended to con-
vey ne said. was that the president had
conferred" with them.
The Kyle resolution. on which discus
sion had been based, was at the close
of the morning hour placed on the cal
endar.
Indian Appropriation Bill
After six days consideration, Mr..
Holman Dem., Ind) succeeded today
in getting the Indian appropriation bill
for the year ending June 30, 1896,
through the house. A number of
changes We're made in its text, how
ever, before the committee of the whole
recommended favorable action, chiefly
in the way of dropping suggested
changes from the established practice
by the Indian bureau.
Bills were passed in the morning
hour authorizing the establishment OF
a national military park at Gettysburg
Pa, and appropriating $4,000 therefor
authorizing the appointment of cadets
at the Naval academy from districts
not now represented by residents
therein, or by cadets who We're resi-
dents at the time of their appointment
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill carrying the appropria-
ton for the collection of the income
tax was agreed to. The house dis
agreed to the senate amendments tC
the fortihcatiOns appropriation bill and
asked conference thereon.
on behalf of Chairman Wilson, who
was unavoidably absent, Mr. McMullin
Dem, Tenn presented the report OF
the committee on ways and means, rec
ommending the passage of the bill tC
repeal the provision of the tariff law
imposing an additional duty of one.
tenth of cent pound upon sugar i'm.
ported from a country which pays ar
export bounty on that article
The house at o'clock adjourned.