The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-05

drawn constituted a sufficient reason why
the inquiry should be made. He aid not
think any great public interest would be
imperiied by answer to the resolution
Mr.. Aldrich could not understand. Why this
continued jugglery on the Hawaiian ques-
ton was kept up by the party In power
Replying to these observations, Mr. But
Ter declared the object OF the resolution
was to make a point against the admins
tration and that if there had been jugglery
1t was by the Senator and his friends II
accomplished by the adopting. of the reso-
luton he did not know that he would OBJ
ject, If the resolution was simply TO
make point against the party in rower
that party had better take cognizanoe ana
see If there was any reason for this I'M
piled reelection. He had rot the slightest
doubt that if the necessity of the citizens
of the United States at the Hawaiian
Islands required a vessel there, the Presl,
dent would send one there and he declared
there act of the President and his
Cabinet to justify the accusation against
them that they favored the royalists.
TELLER TELLS THE TRUTH.
Mr.. Teller said that he admitted there
had been some haste on the part or the
outgoing administration in attempting TO
bring these islands under our flag, but he
asserted that examination of the pubic
utterances. irrespective of party, would
show that the great body of the American
people sympathized with the effort to bring
the islands into closer relations with this
ty of our commerce. If we should build the
Nicaraguan canal did anybody suppose that
we would like to have these islands pass
into foreign hands. These people are pc
cularly under our protection and are
threatened by our great commercial an
tagonist-Great Britain. He charged that it
had been the purpose of the administration
to restore Lilmokaani and said that spe-
cial agencies had been put to work for that
Mr. Butler interrupted to say that there
was no evidence That the administration
had in view the restoration of the Queen.
Mr.. Teller, however, contended that the
instructions of Commissioner Blount to re-
store the status quo SIC. sSula not be otner
not a. new one. 1t has been repeated time
and time again.
mo significance attaches to the making
of a charge" responded Senator Butter.
1T is all in maintaining ii.
Mr. Call opposed the reference of the
Mr.. Gray again took the floor to chal-
lenge as he said the c9r a,1er aba OF tb
Hawaiian question had figured in. the last
campaign. He contended that the testi-
ing committee concerning the last Hawaiian
revolution had been of a character TO con-
have been the proper thing for the United
States to attempt TO annex the islands at
that time. He admitted that he was not
favorable to annexation of the islands under
any circumstances and said he did not
believe in the policy of colonial aggrandize-
ment, which had been the policy of some
former Democratic administrations
Messrs Teller, Gray, Butler and Lodge
Senator Morgan took the floor to continue
his speech on the Nicaragua canal bill. the
Hawaiian resolution going to the calendar
Mr.. Morgan read at some length from
report made by Major Dutton, of the army
to show that the construction of the canal
was entirely practicable, and presented ex-
tracts from reports of the Bureau of Amer
lean Republics to show that the climate
of Nicaragua was agreeable and anything
but unhealthy. He said he thought he had
sufficiently answered the Senator from In
diana (Mr. Turpie) as to the alleged facts
on which he had based his energetic state
ments
The Military Academy appropriation bill
Was then taken up; on motion Or Mr: Nor.
adjourned to-day it be until Monday. The
amendments made by the appropriations
House were agreed to and the bill was
passed.
The pension appropriation bill was taken
up. but It's consideration was postponed un-
til Monday, at the suggestion OF Mr.. Haw-
ley, who said that several members of the
pension committee who We're not present
desired to speak on the measure.
on motion of Mr.. Quay the. Senate passed
lete cannon to The cities of Allegheny and
Pittsburg. Then, at 800 p M, on motion
ecutive session, and It 8 50 .. m. adjonrned
En.:. Monday.
The Judgment of those Senator's who have
remained in the city during the recess is
that the Nicaragua bin cannot pass at this
session. 1T is not a favorable time at this
Such a measure. Sald senator LAWS OF the
foreign relations committee Times have
been SO hard and the people do not like
the prospect of increasing expenses of
creating an additional debt. The short
sion of Congress is not a favorable time to
urge such measure, sufficient time can
be easily consumed to secure its defeat
There are other Senators who discuss the
subject in much the same way. Several of
those who favor the project think that the
present consideration of the measure is
good thing more less discussion is
bound to be had. This is the. view of Sena-
III aF val yxyhn a hG
canal but does not the possibility OF
getting the bill through at this session.
Senator White says the proposition to send
an engineer commission to Nicaragua to
make an examination and survey is merely
a dilatory one put forward by the opponents
of the project to prevent action.