Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
HAWAIIAN CABLE
It Causes Quite a Lively Discussion
In the Senate.
A DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION item
The Administration Currency Bill
Still Further Debated.
SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST

The democratic margin in the Senate was
| eliminated today, when Clarence d. Clark,
| the new Senator from Wyoming, was sworn
| in to fill the vacancy which has existed
| for two years. His credentials had pre-
| viously been presented.
Mr.. Clark is another of the young men
| who have recently come into the Senate,
| materially reducing the age average of
| that body.
| The credentials of Stephen 3. Ellsins of
| West Virginia, for the term beginning
| March next as the successor of Mr.. Cam
| den, were presented by Mr.. Faulkner CT
West Virginia.
Mr.. Coke (Texas) submitted The creden-
tials of his successor, Horace Chiffon, for
| the term beginning March 4 next.
Mr.. PETERS Revolution Passed.
| The resolution of Mr. PETER Kan.) was
| agreed to, calling ON the Secretary of the
| Treasury for information as to the kinds of
| money which had been realized from the
| sale of bonds. When the Vice President
| put the question on the resolution there
| was so little attention to it that no one
| voted.
1T is a tie vote" said the presiding Of
ficer, mo votes in the affirmative and no
| votes in the negative
Mr.. PETER insisted that he had voted aye
| in a low voice. The resolution was again
put to a vote and agreed to.
| The bill was. passed to provide for the
! examination and classification of certain
| mineral lands of Montana and Idaho. The
| measure is OF far-reaching Importance to
| the far northwest, but by an understand
| ing among Senators IT went through with
| out opposition or debate. The bill amends
| the measure already passed by the House.
Some time after the bill had passed Mr..
| German gave notice that he would move
| a reconsideration of the vote.
| Senate bill to repeal the law requiring
the district Judge for the southern district
! of Florida to live at Key West, Fla, was
| passed.
| The diplomatic and consular appropria-
| ton bill was then taken up. The bill
| moved along smoothly until the two i'm
| portant amendments were reached concern
ing Samoa and Hawaii. The first proposed
| $4,000 for the execution Of our treaty obli-
cations with Samoa. 1t was expected this
| might precipitate contest, but it was
| agreed to.
| The Hawaiian Gable.
| The Hawaiian amendment proposed an
appropriation of $4,000 to begin the work
of laying a cable between the United
| States and Hawaii and authorizing the
| President to contract for the entire work
| Mr.. Blackburn, in charge of the BILL
| stated that he expected this item would
| occasion some debate, but he asked that
| it De passed over until the formal items
of the bill had been disposed of.
| II.
! Mills Texas), Il wish to make a point of
| order against the amendment, and l will
| ask for ruling now"
| Mr.. Blackburn urged that this would
precipitate the whole Hawaiian debate and
| he asked MIR. Mills to withdraw the point
| for the present. This was finally agreed
| Pending the reading of the BILL Mr.. Nor
| gan (Alal, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations presented all amendment
| embodying a comprehensive revision and
| reform of our foreign service. 1t is based
| on civil service principles and applies to
| the State Department, we'll to con-
suls, ministers and other officers stationed
abroad. MIR. Morgan stated that the MEM
bers OF the committee were substantially
agreed on the amendment.
a number of minor amendments to the
bill We're agreed to and the Hawaiian cable
| item then came up again.
Mr.. Mills renewed his point of order
He said the inauguration of such a vast
| plan was general legislation and therefore
could not be added to an appropriation
| bill. The immediate decision of the point
was put off in order to permit a general
| debate.
MIR. Hale FnvOrs the Cable.
| Mr.. Hale (Me) addressed the Senate in
| favor of cable connection with Hawaii.
| He spoke of the enormous American COM
| merce with Hawaii. 1t exceeded the COM
| merce with any other point, with the
exception OF Yokohama and Southampton.
| The government of Hawaii was now on a
| stable foundation Mr. Hale said he would
read an Associated Press dispatch just
| received from San Francisco concerning
| Hawaii. 1t stated that the steamer AUS
| tralia had just brought information of
Queen Liliuokalanis abdfcation. The Sem
| ator said this showed the old royalst ques-
ton was thing of the past.
Mr.. Hale said the survey of the cable
| route was already made, and this proposed
| appropriation of 100000 would be the most
| li.;.N
| project Senators might suggest that if we
built this cable should then build other
cables: But this was clearly an exceptional
case. If there was quick Geographic COM
| munication with Hawaii, it would material
| ly aid in the establishment of stability on
| the island and the protection of American
| interests there. This was not annexa-
| ton project although the anneXationists of
| Hawaii were undoubtedly united for the
| cable.
THE annexation of Hawaii is sure to
| come-cable or no cable" added Mr.. Hale
| The Senator spoke of the efforts of Great
| Britain to build the Hawaiian cable. We
should not permit foreign power to get
| this advantage.
| Cost of the Entire Work.
Mr.. Vest (NIo.) and Mr. Palmer Qll) ask
ed the cost of the entire cable.
| Mr.. Hale said he had had careful esti-
| mates made by cable experts. The dis
| lance along the surveyed route was about
., 100 miles. The estimates showed the cost
to be about $4,000 to $4,000 per mile. This
| VIC uld make a total cost of 2,500, 900 to
| s., 100000 for the entire cable. Mr.. Hale
said the recent unfortunate events on the
| island and the debates in Congress empha-
i sized the need of a cable, and he consider
| ed the time opportune to commit the gov
eminent to this important plan.
Mr. Allen (Neb) asked what right this
government had to enter upon the project.
| The same right said Mr.. Hale that
jefferson had in adding Louisiana to our
| territory; the same right Mr.. Seward had
| in securing Alaska
How 1t Looks to MIR. Allen.
Does it not look like paternalism ask
| ed Mr.. Allen. He suggested an amendment
| that the Hawaiian cable should always re-
main under government ownership and con-
| troll Mr. Allen asked what difference there
was between this proposition to construct
and own cable and government ownership
Of railroad.
Mr. Hale replied that If the railroad ran
| into foreign country and involved ques-
| ton of foreign policy, it would stand on
| the same principle as a cable. But that
| did not concede the government right to
| construct telegraph or railroad lines wholly
of n n internal and domestic character