The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-22
important Bills PASSED
Paterson, n. D., and POttsyille Are
Remembered in Distribution.
HAWAIIAN TALK IN THE SENATE
President Has an Enth usiastic Defender
in Mr.. Gray, Who Claims That the
preccdents of u Hundred Years
Have Been Followed.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The senate to-
day entered promptly upon the discus
sion of the Hawaiian question, the
minister from that young republic oc-
cupying one of the front seats in the
diplomatic gallery, and being the most
Interested listener The discussion was
opened on a resolution offered by Mr..
Lodge, Rep., Mass.), approving the dis
patch of a ship of war to the Islands
last Saturday and expressing the opin-
ion that one should be kept there for
the present, favoring the construction
of a submarine telegraph cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu, and de-
claring that steps should be taken to
secure possession of the Sandwich
islands by their annexation to the
United States"
This resolution was objected to on the
Democratic side of the chamber and
went over under the rule till tomorrow.
But then the resolution on the same
subject which Mr.. Frye, Rep, Me),
had offered on Saturday was taken up
and was the text for an important de-
bate, which lasted until 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 Hawaiian islands found an
advocate and defender in Mr.. Gray,
Dem, Del), who asserted that the atti
tude of the administration had been in
exact accordance with the time hon
ored precedents of the United States
for 100 years, and that the president
had, amid much clamor and detraction,
maintained the honor and fame of the
country. The opposite side of the ques-
ton was represented by Senators Frye,
Lodge and Hawley.
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was also debated at
length, and finally the senate voted to
recede from its amendments on the sub
ject 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 unanimous consent for vote
on the Nicaraguan canal bill at p. M
on Friday next ana the senate at 3 p
m. adjourned
House Proceedings.
When the house met this morning
Representative Richardson, of Tennes-
see, was elected Speaker pro TEN of the
house during Speaker Crisp's absence
at AsheVille. The recent Hawaiian
revolution was not aired in the house
| today through the medium of Mr.
Boutelle's resolution which he offered
on Saturday. Late in the afternoon, al
q time when all the spectators who had
taken seats in the galleries expecting tC
witness some lively debate over the
resolution had gone away disappointed
Mr.. Boutelle endeavoring to bring the
matter before the house, but Democra'
tic protests and the point of "nC
quorum finally forced an adjournment
until tomorrow.
The major portion of the day was
given up ITO the consideration of Q
number of bills providing for public
buildings in various cities. The Chica
60 pubic building bill appropmating
$4,000, 900 was the subject of an interest
ing debate, and the bill was finally
passed.
Among the public building bills alsC
passed were the following: Patterson
| N. d., eNtenulnS tine limit OF cost Ut
100000, an increase of Sl20,000; Potts
willie, Pa, limit of cost, 100000.
These last named bills carry no ap
preparations, and only authorize tn,
buildings, the appropriations being pro
vided for in the regular appropriation
bills.
Two resolutions directly concerning
Hawaii, and third having referenc,
both to Hawaii and France, Were intro
duced in the house this afternoon. Col
onel w. c. Z. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, was the author of one of thes,
resolutions which looks to the annexa
ton of the islands. The second reso
luton was one of inquiry regarding al
legged British influence in Hawaii an,
was offered by Mr.. Storer. of Ohio
The third resolution was offered b,
William NJ. Brcckner, of Kentucky, an,
congratulates the republics of Franc
and Hawaii in passing safely through
crisis in their internal adminlstra
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