Evening star., 1895-02-09
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE
It is Still Further Discussed in the
Senate Today.
Fun over Mr.. CALLS RESOLUTION
The Legislative Appropriation Bill
in the House.
CIVIL SERVICELAW ATTACKED

Secretary Carlisle sent to the Senate to-
day a response to the resolution adopted
| at the request of Mr.. Hill On. " as to
| the character of the forms, interroga-
| tories. etc., used in collecting the income
| tex. Mr.. Carlisle says the forms are
| strictly within the law as construed at
| the Treasury Department
The credentials Of Mr. Berry (Ark.) for
| the term beginning March next were
presented by his colleague, Mr.. Jones.
Resolutions Agreed To.
Mr.. Washburn CMinn) presented a ia
vorable report from the commerce COM
mittee on the plan for an international
commission to inquire into the feasibility
| Of waterway connecting the great lakes
with the Atlantic ocean.
The rules were suspended and the reso-
| luton was agreed to without debate. 1t
directs the President to appoint three
commissioners, to treat with three ap-
| pointed by Great Britain. toward secur-
| ing route for the proposed waterway
and to secure such treaty arrangements
as n ay be necessary.
The resolution was agreed to providing
| for the participation by Congress- through
a commission Of six Senators and nine
| Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
| Park on September 10 and 20 next.
The credentials of Mr.. Harris Tenn.), for
| the term beginning March next, were
presented by his colleague, Mr.. Bate
| CTenn.).
The bill was passed directing the parting
and refining of bullion to be carried on at
| the United States assay Office at Helena,
Mont.
| MIR. PETER presented a resolution calling
| on the judiciary committee to report on
| the resolution he had previously submit
ted for an inquiry as to the legal right of
| bonds. 1t was referred to the judiciary
| committee.
| The Call Revolution.
| The Senate WAS then confronted again
| by Mr.. Calls resolution for a Senate in
vestigation of the Honduras and Louisiana
| Lottery Company. 1t has been side-tracked
by the Senate from day to day, but Mr.
| Call keeps reintroducing it in such way as
to secure right of way over other unfin-
ished business. Amendments were pre-
sented by Mr.. Hill IN. ", Mr.. Sherman
| (Ohio) and several others. until the Call
| resolution was in such a tangle that Mr..
| Woicott (ColD made a humorous speech
| on the snarl, which started a roar of laugh
| ter the floor and in the galleries.
The Call resolution was finally cut off
| again by the SenateS agreeing to take up
| the diplomatic and consular appropriation
| bill. The discussion was resumed on the
| amendment appropriating s5OOOOO for be-
| ginning cable to Hawaii.
Mr.. Hastings, secretary of the Hawaiian
| legation, occupied place in the diplomatic
| gallery. and several of the other foreign
| diplomats were present. expecting final
action on the Hawaiian item.
Mr.. Blackburn Ky) protested against
| making the cable amendment rider to
an appropriation bill, declaring that it was
an unprecedented incumbrance of the
| diplomatic bill, with general legislation.
This is the opening wedge toward the
| annexation of Hawaii lying so near to the
| hearts of many Senator'S" declared Mr..
| Blackburn
| Annexation Urged.
Mr.. Henderson (Neb) expressed himself
| In favor of breaking senatorial precedents
| in order to adopt such a meritorious pro-
| ject. The Senator urged the annexation of
| Hawaii.
| "And it is not alone Hawaii" said Mr..
| Henderson. ut is with a sense of shame
that we see that group CT islands stretch
| ing to our south with the British flag
| waving over them-I mean the Bermudas
We see the Antilles and the islands about
| Cuba under a foreign flag. We stand like
a great army with our outposts in the
hands of the enemy. But unless We ulti-
mately extend influence to some of
these islands of the Caribbean sea we can
never assume that position that is in the
| leaders shape of commercial supremacy"
| MIR. Henderson said in response to a
| question that he believed in violating the
| Senate rules, which were more honored in
the breach than the observance. He would
| tear them asunder in order to secure this
| Hawaiian cable.
| MIR. Grny's AstOnishment.
| Mr. Gray (Del) declared with emphasis
! that Senators were working themselves up
into such a state of mind over Hawaii and
| this cable scheme that they were now
| ready to propose anarchy in the Senate
| procedure" Mr.. Gray expressed astonish-
ment at 1.-The terror of Mr.. Morgan and
| other Senators, who had spoken with alarm
| lest Great Britain would secure foothoid
| on Hawaii as the gibraltar Of the Pacific y
This cable proposition" interjected Mr..
Hale, 'is the fertlizing Of the American
| wear or more it has been all talk, but now
we have a definite and practical propo-
| siton before Us.
| Yesterday would lead one to believe we
| were on the eve of a great war with Eng
| land.
Iy gave the circumstances showing we We're
| likely to be badly cheated"
Mr.. Gray said the American mind was
| likely to be disturbed and confused by
this constant iteration OF fear or Great
| Britain.
| The Amendment In Order.
The Senate decided the amendment in or
| der, approprating $ooo,OOO to begin the
| construction of cable to Hawaii by a
| vote OF 36t25, which adopts the PROPOSE
| ton.
The following is the detailed vote:
| yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, Butler,
! cali Carey Chandler Clark, Cullom,
Davis, Dubois, Frye. German, Hale. Hans
trough, Hawley. Higgins Hill, Hoar. Kyle,
Lodge, Mandersor, Mitchell OF Oregon.
Morgan, Morrill,, PETER, Perkins, Proctor,
Platt, Sherman, Squire. Stewart, Teller.
| Washburn, White and Wolcott-36
| Nays-Berry, Blackburn, Brice, Gallery.
| Cockrell, George, Gray, Harris, Hunton,
| Lindsay. Jones of Arkansas, McLaurin,
| Martin. Mitchell of Wisconsin, Murphy,
Palmer, Pasco, Pettigrew. Ransom Roach,
| Smith. Turpie, Vest, Villas and Walsh-25