The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-22
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yeas 81 nays 3D.
Lodge ordered an amendment for the
gradual abandonment of denominational
schools within the next three years.
This amendment and others pending
were not acted upon when the bill was
laid aside.
At 6 o'clock, after half an hours par
Hamentary obstruction and roll-calllng,
the Senate took a recess until o'clock to
consider the issue of Washington, ID. C.,
sewer bonds.
The night session was failure. no quo
rum being present. After waiting until
8 o'clock and no quorum appearing the
Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The House de-
voted most of the day to the considera-
ton of the Senate amendment to the con-
sular ana diplomatic appropriation bills,
appropriating 100000 for the construc-
ton of cable to the Hawaiian Islands.
Mesrs. Ryan, Bartlett and Sickles Dem
ocrats) of New York spoke In favor Of
the amendment, which was defeated by a
vote of III to 152, sixteen Democrats vot-
ing for the cable. The bill was then sent
to further conference. The conference
report on the bill to provide for the ex-
animation and classification of certain
lands in the Northern Pacific grant in
h1OhLGhhd anu 1ddHO w dS G0u W. dIO
short time was spent in the consideration
of the general deficiency bill, the last OF
the appropriation bills to be passed by
the House. The remainder OF the day at
ter $3.50 was devoted to eulogies on the life
and public services OF the late Senator
Stock bridge OF Michigan.
When the House met this morning it
resumed consideration OF the Senate
amendment 10 the diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bill, appropriating $780,,
coo to aid in the construction CT sui pma-
rine cable from The United States to the
Hawaiian Islands.
Hooker DEM of Mississippi opened
the debate in opposition TO the appropria-
ton.
Storer (Rep.) of Ohio deprecated max
ing this matter party question, but said
he realized that it was only in this way
| the Chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Affairs hoped to defeat this
project. Party lines had been broken in
the Senate when this amendment was
voted into the bill. He called attention
to the necessity for the cable as expressed
in TWO Of President CIeveland's messages
and the recommended of Mr.. Bayard
| when he was Secretary Of State. That
was when there was Democrat at the
head OF that department.. Things were
different now. There was a Secretary in
the State Department who rose above or
below party, accordingly as he was
viewed. Still, If the Administration was
now opposed to this cable, the manly
thing Tor Cleveland to do would be to
send a message TO Congress saying he had
changed his mind.
In conclusion, Storer said that a sub
marine cable was now as much necessity
to the navy as the electric signal which
connects the pilot-house with the engine
room OF q batteship.
herman REM of OreoOn daclara1 tho +
to the Pacific Coast the question of a
cable connection with Honolulu never
shadowed, and trauscended all others
! save only that of the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal. The people of the Ha-
waiian Islands gave US 30 per cent. of our
trade. More OF our ships entered the
port of Honolulu than any other port in
Lhe world last year, Liverpool not eX-
cepted. Aside from commercial reasons,
for the construction of this cable there
were patriotic and pubic reasons.
Ryan (Dem.) OF New York thought this
Democratic House could well afford in
| the closing hours Of the session to show
sympathy with merchants desiring to ex-
tend our trade by voting an appropriation
for the construction OF this cable.
cickles (Dem.) of New \ ork earnestly
supprted the proposition. He was COM
pslled to appeal from the judgment of the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs to
LLldI OI ll6 Studk6 SOulIlIILeS. AS all
American, he had platform OF his own.
He favored annexation. As a Democrat.
he favored his warrant in the policy OF
Jefferson, who annexed Louisiana, and
OF Jackson, who annexed Texas. When
party lines trammeled on question
| like this he woIld break them asunder as
! he had done. There could be no parti-
sanship in Americanism.
Mr.. Speake er," Sickles concluded, my
| span OF life has not much longer TO run,
! yet l hope TO live to see the star Of the
! Pacific with it's tropical Splendor united
! 10 the star of the western hemisphere"
| Loud applause on the Repu blican side. I
| McCreary closed the debate, and in the
| course OF his remarks denied that Mr.
! Cleveland had ever indorsed a PROPOSE
| ton for the construction OF a Hawaiian
! cable by the Government. He had
| merely favored the incorporation OF a
| company 10 lay such cable.
The vote was then taken on Hit 5
motion that the House agree to the
| Senate amendments.
| Hit demanded the yeas and nays, and
the roll was called. His motion was lost
ia to l52 The vote was practically a
| party one. The Republicans and Popu-
! lists voted for the building of the cable
ana the Democrats against il. Inc fol-
! lowing Democrats voted for the cable:
! Bartlett n. ", Caminetti Cali, Cannon
| NSdlsJs SOShISLL AIOASoys ILIsIlSl lSal. J,
| Harris lhas,), lkert ohio, Livingston
Geo., Mcguire lCal.), McGanu Ill.),
% Neil (Mo.), Ryan On. ", Smell IS. G. j,
Sickles N. " and Whiting (Mich.J
Without division, the House, on
motion of McCreary, non-concurred in
the amendment, and further conference
| was ordered.
Ellis lRep.) of Oregon presented the
conference report OH the bill to provide
| for the examination and classification of
| certain mineral lands in the Northern
Pacific grants in Idaho and Montana.
CaminettI opposed the report because 1t
| did not include California and other
| States entitled to similar relief
| The report was agreed 10, and the
! House then Went into Committee of the
Whole and considered the general defici-
ency bill.
Breckenridge (Dem.) of Kentucky, who
was in charge Of the bill, made prelimi-
nary statement of the appropriation car
ried by the bill, which aggregated $6,5l9.-
| 3l9.
An amendment was agreed to to trans
fer to the Columbian Museum at Chicago
! certain portions of the State Department
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Breckinridge also offered an amend
ment TO pay Great Britain S425,000 on ac-
count OF the Behring Sea awards of the
| Paris tribunal, which went over without
| action.
= After completing eighteen of the sixty
| fiVo pages of the BILL at 3:25, under a
special order made some days ago, the
| House listened to eulogies on the lie and
public services of the late Senator Stock
bridge.
Then, at o'clock, as a further mark Of
respect, the House adjourned.
Ross Nomination Favorab bly, Reported.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The President
to-day nominated William II. Heard OF
Pennsylvania TO be Minister Resident
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