The Anaconda standard., 1895-02-08
LOOK OUT FOR THE JAPS
That Is Senator Pdlm3T'S AdYiC3 r.
sardils the Orient
MITCHELL SAYS HE'S SORRY
Harris Withdraws His Remarks and
Entent Cordlale Is Restored
sugar Bounty and avail Kept
the Senators Taking.

the sugar bounty claims. He said that
the bounty claims had brought n differ
ence of opinion in the claims committee.
There were two propositions submitted.
One was to pay in full the balance of the
bounty earned up to the passing of the
new tariff act, which repealed the bounty.
Inc other was to pay one half of the
bounty for the year 1895, since the passage
of the act. The majority of the commit
tee believed in paying the amount of the
bounty earned prior to the passage of the
act and made n recommended ton to that
! elect, not TO the senate, but to the appro-
priation committee. Mitchell said that his
| personal view. was that these claims we're a
legal obligation as we'll as an equitable
one. The aggregate of the claims for the
bounty earned prior TO the passage of the
tariff act was $685. The commissioner
OF internal revenue suggested S250,000 for
meeting those claims. But the main
claim was for one half the bounty after
the tariff act was passed. The total
bounty would be about 5,OO0, 900 and the
claim of one half would be $780,, 900.
The total of the claims before and after
the tariff act would thus aggregate about
IS. 100000
Blanchard said that these estimates
were mere conjectures. The sugar pro-
ducers questioned their correctness.
Cockrell, chairman of the appropSia-
tions committee, protested against having
these bounty claims dumped" on the
appropriations committee. This was "a
question involving millions. he said, and
yet the claims committee was afraid 10
assume the responsibility and report to
the senate. Instead of that, they tried to
unload the responsibility for this bounty
question on the appropriations committee.
Mitchell and Pasco declared that there
was no disposition to shirk the RESPONSE
bility or to dump" the question on the
appropriations committee without action. |
The claims were finally referred to the APP
propr ations committee.
The senate then passed the bill relating |
to the navigation and commerce of the |
inland waters of the United States, not |
including the great lakes and connecting |
waters.
The debate on the proposition for a |
cable to Hawaii was then resumed. Teller |
called attention to the latest dispatches |
from Hawaii, showing that the British au-
thoritlcs were asserting their purpose of /
protecting British citizens under any and |
all circumstances The senator compared l
this with Secretary Herberts orders that
American citizens in Hawaii would re-
ceive no naval protection if they assisted |
in main tanning the existing government. /
Gray stated, as legal proposition, that
in the recent uprising IN Hawaii, the
American citizens who participated in il,
on one side or the other, could not be
called to account by this government, but
added that they forfeited the right of pro-
lection for the results consequent upon
their action.
Frye suggested that the press dispatches
to-day showed that Gray's legal PROPOSE
ton was not the one adopted by Great
Britain.
Palmer argued against the cable pro-
ject. He said that it was purely a politi-
cal plan, not dictated by commercial con-
ditions. He did not believe in the acuuisi-
tion of Hawaii, either by annexation or
otherwise. Our annual exports to Hawaii
were less than the proposed cost of this
cable.
"Why Is Great Britain trying to build
this cable?" asked Aldrich.
because she needs it for an extension
Of her possessions" said Palmer.
"And that is why we want it-because |
we need il" responded Aldrich.
Morgan suggested the misfortune aris- ,
ng If our naval or military dispatches /
rom Hawaii, Japan or China had to come I
through the British Cable company. I
Mr.. Palmer asked what the United
States would do with the Hawaiian islands r
we got them tomorrow morning "Ob. 1
or one hour of Charles Sumner.n ex q
claimed the Illinois senator, as he mar |
ated Summers course in defending San a
Domingo against absorption. c
Look Tor Japan as tine great power of | |
he Pacific" said Palmer. "Wc should $
ave no fear of Great Britain in that di. il
ection. Let the development of japan y
70 watched. China has disappeared and A
iced no longer be considered. Japan's 4
nvasion of China has been a march. AL n
eady Japan has 10000 people in Hawaii
nd it is Japan that we must reckon with
ereafter."
Higgins spoke in favor of the cable and
aid the rise of Japan in the Pacific was
eason why we should have this cable and
Xtend our influence.
Gallery spoke against the cable. This
sd Higgins to ask if the people of Louis-
ma could afford to oppose the national
olicy of the United States toward Hawaii
ecause the latter was a sugar competitor
{ Louisiana.
Gallery denied that there was any M.
onal policy toward Hawaii. In his opiu-
IN the people of tho United States n
icy could express their views. would not
the absorption of Hawaii. CAT
'ey declared himself against annexation.
The consideration of the cable was not
oncluded when the diplomatic and con-
liar bill was laid aside. Mitchell of Ore
on rose TO question of privilege and ex-
ressed regret at the language which he
sed the other day in a personal contro-
srsy with Harris. He Withdrew the re- =
arks which had caused the friction. -
arris responded with a similar with
'awal and cordial relations were re-
ewed
At . 10 o'clock the senate held a brief
.ecutiye session and then adjourned.
FRUIT Grower, IN sEss,o.