The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-22
HAVAII IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Gray Defends the Policy of the PresI.
dent-Proceedlngs of the House.


| WASHINGTON. ID. e., Jan. A.-The
Senate to-day entered promptly upon the
| discussion of the Hawaiian question, the
| Minister from the young Republic occu
| pying one Of the front seats i'm the diplo
| matte gallery, and being the most in
! terested listener. The discussion was
| opened on a resolution offered by Mr.
Lodge approving dispatch OF ship OF
war 10 the islands last Saturday, and
expressing the opinion that one should
be kept there for the present. favoring the
construction OF a submarine telegraph
cable from San Francisco 10 Honolulu,
and declaring that "steps should be taken
TO secure possession Of the Sandwich
Islands by their annexation TO the United
States. This resolution was objected 70
on the Democratic side of the chamber,
and went over. under the rules. till to-
morrow But, then, the resolution on
the same subject which Mr.. Frye had
offered on Saturday was taken up, and
was the text for an important debate,
which lasted till the close OF the morning
hour, when the matter again went over.
In this debate the President of the United
States and the course pursued by the
administration In connection with the Ha-
Waiian Islands found an advocate and
defender in Mr. Gray. who asserted that
the attitude Of the administration had
been in exact accordance with the time
honored preceaents Of the United States
for one hundred years. and that the Presi-
dent had, amid much clamor and detrac-
ton, maintained the honor and fame Of
the country.
The opposite side OF the question was
represented by Senators Frye. Lodge and
Hawey. Mr.. Frye made an effort to have
d vote taken on his resolution. but oh
lection was made by AIr. Mills. The sub
Ject, however, win come up again to-
morrow.
The conference report on the urgent de-
fciency bill was also debated at length.
and finally the Senate voted TO recede
from its amendments on the subject of the
income tax and to leave the bill in that
respect the same as it came from the
House.
An arrangement was made by unani-
nous consent, for vote on the Nicaragua
canal bill at T. NJ. on Friday next.
and the Senate. at ) =. NJ, adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. Jan. H.-Representa-
tive James ID. Richardson, of Tennessee.
was elected Speaker pro TEN. of the
House to-day. in the absense of Speaker
Crisp, who has gone to Asheville, n. c..
TO recuperate.
MI. CatchingS reported from the Com
mlttee on Rules a special order, providing
that after two hours debate the previous
question should be considered as ordered
and the House should proceed TO vote on
bills with reference TO public buildings at
Chicago, Paterson. n. j.; Cumberland
Md; South Omaha, Neb; Brockton,
Mass; Pottsville, Pa, and Newport, Ky.
The special order was agreed to, ana
under it the greater portion of the day
was given up to the consideration OF the
bills named. They were all passed. None
or them, excepting the Chicago bill, carry
The Chicago public build
ing bill was the subject OF an interesting
debate, Chairman Sayers, OF the Commit
tee on Appropriations, leading the oppo-
SltlOn 10 the measure. on the contention
hat the present building was not unsafe
and Inadequate as 10 space, as charged
by the Committee on Public Buildings |
and Grounds, and that a new building |
could not be completed within the time |
fixed by the bill. Several amendments, ac- |
,epted by the Committee on Public Build |
ngs and Grounds, minimized these objec- |
iions to some account and the bill was |
finally passed by a vote Of 179 TO 81.
The recent Hawaiian revolution was not |
aired in the House to-day through the |
medium of Mr.. Boutelles resolution |
which he offered on the subject Late in
he afternoon. at a time when all the |
spectators who had taken seats in the
galleries expecting TO witness some lively |
iebate over the resolution had gone away
MIR. Boutelle endeayOred 10
,ring the matter before the House, but
Democratic protests and the point OF mo
quorum" finally forced an adjournment
lntil tomorrow.