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and inland waters and agreed to confer
enoe, The House adjourned.
IN THE S SENATE.
MI. Hale Points to the Hawaiian Despatch
es as Proof of the Necessity of Cable.

MI. Hale Points to the Hawaiian Despatch
es as Proof of the Necessity of Cable.
Washington, February SIN the Sen
ate today, Mr.. Pettigrew offered reso-
LUTON authorizing the committee on In
dian affairs to attend during the recess
to the investigation ordered by the reso-
luton of May 10, 1890, and February
81, 1891.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the Presidents message concern
ing the issue of ponds. The reading Of
the message was listened to with close
attention. The message was referred to
the finance committee.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Call.
Democrat, for special committee to in
quire into the doings of the Honduras or
Louisiana Lottery Company in connec-
ton with politics in Florida. Sharp
words followed between Mr.. Call and
Mr. German interrupted by Mr.. Black
burn with motion to proceed to the
consideration OF the diplomatic and con-
taken up, the pending question being on
the amendment appropriating $500,0
as a part of the cost of the telegraph
ca BILE between the United States and the
Hawaiian Islands,
The discussion was interrupted by the
presentation of the Presidents message
forwarding the dispatches relating to
the death sentences OF the Hawaiian
revolutionists. The message and de-
spatches were read, and listened to in
deep silence.
Mr. Hale of Maine said the tragic and
melancholy results foreshadowed in
those dispatches showed the imperative
necessity of having cable between the
United States and the Haw allan Islands.
Such cable would have averted or post
poned the impending tragedy.
Mr.. Frye of Maine remarked that it
would be ten days at least before Presi-
dent Cleveland's instructions to MIR.
Willis would reach him, and in the
meantime the prisoner might be hanged.
The message and despatcnes were re-
ferred to the committee on foreign
affairs.
MIR. White, of California, said he did
not believe those sentences were imposed
with Il view of being carried out. If
any of the prisoners were American cit
fzens, and they were tried and found
guilty by the tribunal, he thought it
the duty of our government to interfere.
Mr.. Davis said the United States must
have cable to hawaii Tor the cenGfau-
cation of the navy of the Pacific.
He said England was seeking to get
possession of Pearl Harbor, which had
been assigned by the treaty to the Unit
ed States as naval station.
Mr. Hale protested against what he
thought was bad advice to the govern
ment of Hawaii contained in Mr.. Nor
gan's speech. he said the execution of
any of those condemned men would be
deplorable, both for the effect in the ISL
ands and the effect on public sentiment
in this country.
Mr.. Morgan replied that he had no
wish for the execution of any person in
Hawaii, and if he had advice to give the
Hawaiian government it would be to
exercise it's authoritv an its own way,
but 6emper it very largely with mercy.
Mr. Hale recalled the magnaminity OF
the American government during and
after the civil war, and said the execu-
tion of the revolutionists in Hawaii
would be following the methods of Mex
leo, Central America and South Amer
lea. The result of it would be to turn
away what now was almost the univer-
sal eutiment of the American people in
favor of the existing government in
Hawaii. The bill went over, and vote
Will be taken at 2.30 tome rrow.
The Senate, at 5.45, adjourned.