New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
A STEP TOWARD A CABLE.
THE SENATE FAvORs TELEGRAPH1C CON-
MUNICATION WITH HAWAII.


CABLE TO THE ISLANDS.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
Washington. Feb. 9Th" Senate this afternoon
after several days of discussion. passeo inc
Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill with
an important rider appropriating 100000 TO
the construction of a submarine cable to Hawaii.
The cable appropriation was inserted as an
amendment to the bill in the Committee on Ap-
propriatons and its adoption was vigorously
contested by the Administration Democrats. on
the ground that it embodied new legislation ana
had not been estimated for by the head OF any
executive department. point of order was
made against the amendment several days ago
by Mr. Mills although the real contest over 'ne
amendment turned mainly on the question vi
approving rejecting the recent suase'
ton Of the President that Great Britain instead
of the United States should be allowed 10 lay
cable from the Pacific coast to Honolulu. MI
Cleveland, 1t will De remembered, not ohg ago
urged the Senate to anlul that section OF the
present reciprocity treaty with Hawaii which
makes the consent of the United states neces-
sarv for the alienation or leasing Of any portion
Of the Hawaiian territory In order that Great
Britain might obtain concession for cable
station on one of the Hawaiian islands, 1t being
the purpose of the British Government to con-
struct q transatlantic cable line from Vancouver
TO New-Zealand and Australia.
THE PRESIDENTS SUGGESTION REPUDI-
ATED.
The vote this afternoon to repudiate the recon-
mendation of the President was in marked con-
trast with that by which the Vest substitute ap
proving. though indirectly. his general Hawaiian
policy was adopted a week or two ago. Six
Democratic Senators-Messrs. Butler. Call, Cor
man. HILL Morgan and Whte-joined the Repub-
licans in affirming the policy Of American control
in Hawaii, and three Populist Senators-Messrs
Kyle, PETER and Stewart-also added their votes
in opposition to the Presidents programme OF
abandoning the commercial and political privi-
leges guaranteed by the Hawaiian treaty. The
Administration "cuckoos' could muster only
twenty-five votes against thirty-sx in favor OF
the cable appropriation. The votes on overruling
the point Of order and on authorizing the appro-
priation exactly similar.
Some doubt is expressed whether the House Will
accept the cable amendment to the bill. but
vigorous fight will be made for 1t by the more
progressive members of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the direct vote in the House
will put on record the sentiment Of that body on
this feature of the Administrations deplorable
foreign policy.
Mr.. Blackburn. who is in charge OF the BILL
said that he had not favored the amendment in
the Committee on Appropriations and would vote
against it's incorporation in the BILL Everybody
understood it, he said to be an entering wedge
looking toward the expenditure of S3oO0.0oo and
looking to the annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, which lay so close 10 the hearts OF many
Senators.
MFR. Henderson Rep.. Neb), while admitting
that strictly speaking, the amendment might be
out of order said that on a matter of such great
+lo, ~ t1ro
be allowed to stand in the way but should be
brushed aside He wished that there had been
a crowded Senate yesterday TO hear the luminous
and wonderful speech of the Senator from Ala
hanna (Mr Morgan). He (Mr. henderson,
thought that the time had come when this great
Republic Of ours should extend its limits He
continued
do not know but there is in me So, something ye OF
obtain commercial supremacy among the nations OF
the world until II has entered as the rival OF that
the ocean No true American can pick up the map
of this continent without feeling sense OF shame ZANE
tary and naval key situation has over it the
Nag of England. l mean the Bermudss He e, can can
islands, from Cuba to the lower Antilles which
of ean sem NIKE By foreign powers and not
by the Government of the. United States We stand
stand nde ths allowed its ouposs to be held by the
enemy; and unquestionably Il we do not reaen out out
Sandwich Islands but ultimately some of the
islands Of the Caribbean Sea. we never can assume
among the nations OF the earth that naval and mil
itary supremacy which must be In the leadership
of commercial power.
MR.. GRAY. OF COURSE. OBJECTS.
Mr. Gray Dem. DELI spoke of the abnormal
character of the amendment and the impro-
prlety Of urging it at this time" AS to the will
ingness OF the Senators from Alabama and
Nebraska CMr. Morgan and Mr.. Manderson) to
Of nd IN hrnQh
them all to the winds. t. admission that
they were willing for anarchy to come into the
procedure Of the Senate. He appealed to the
Senate and to the country as TO whether they
would sanction such a course. 1--WE were all
slumbering peacefully" he continued until the
Senator from Maine (Mr. Hae) offered this
amendment | doubt whether it had ever oc-
CURED to single Senator until ii occurred to the
fertile direct and practical mind Of the Senator
from Maine that this cable was necessary to the
peace comfort and happiness Of the country
Mr. Hale reminded Mr. Gray that the idea
was not new and that three years ago Congress
had provided for survey for telegraph cable
to the Hawaiian Islands
In the further course of his speech Mr.. Gray
condemned the practice Of continually bringing
nm Great Britain as a means OF compelling Con-
orcssonal action and said that he did not regard
a. as a lofty or patriotic habit He deplored in
nuences Of that kind as tending to warp The
minds Of those who ought 10 bring to the con-
slderation of public matters a cool judgment and
an undisturbed mind. He opposed the cable
amendment. I'VE have no harbor there. he
said; mo force that makes this cable a military
necessity Do not reverse the natural process
III we are to annex the Hawaiian Islands, let us
annex them first and construct the cabie AFTER
ward when the military necessity arises. nut
ipAU nd a
have the people of the United States committed
TO annexation in this indirect manner
SENATOR LODGES SPEECH.