Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Hoar was present at the open
ing of to days session after long abb
sence from the city and sigralized his
presence by calling attention to the alb,
sence OF quorum. A call of the roll
took place and after some delay the
presence of a quorum was secured.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred was one by Mr.. Chandler to pre-
vent the wrongful taking of news dis
patches from telegraph or telephone
wires.
NJ. Allen offered the following reso-
luton, which also went over till to-
morrow
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Senate that, the revolutionary having
now become the established govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands, wise
and enlightened foreign policy re-
uuires that steps should be taken by
this government without unnecessary
delay to annex those islands to the
United States as part thereof; and
that in the meantime the personal and
property rights of American citizens in
said islands should be protected by the
presence of a sufficient naval force in
Hawaiian waters"
The resolution offered by Mr.. Lodge
last Monday approved the dispatch of
chip of war to the Sandwich Islands
and declaring that an American man-
of-war should be for the present kept
at Honolulu and that immediate steps
should be taken to secure possession of
the Sandwich Islands by their annexa-
ton to the United States, having been
laid before the Senate, Mr.. George
took the floor and continued the
speech in opposition to the res
olution begun by him last Tuesday.
He argued that the Hawaiian govern
ment was not entitled, in its genesis, to
be called republican, and that its con.
stitution contained certain articles
which were not only substantially
similar to articles in the constitution of
the United States, but which were not
found in the constitution of any govern
ment that pretended to be free and re-
publican.
In the course of Mr.. Georges speech
Mr.. Aldrich asked to make remark;
but Mr.. George declined. And, as Mr..
Aldrich persisted, Mr.. George, with
some asperity, appealed to the Chair
and asked "that the Senator from
Rhode Island be directed to take his
seat" That was not necessary for Mr..
Aldrich pressed his request no further
but took his seat.
At the close of Mr.. Georges speech
Mr.. Mills took the floor and stated his
purpose of addressing the Senate to-
morrow on the Hawaiian question.
The Nicaragua canal bill was then
taken up and Mr.. White addressed
the Senate in support of it. In his
Judgment the bill should receive the
approval of the Senate and should be
enacted into law.
HOUSE.
Two private pension bills favorably
reported by the committee of the whole
at the last Friday night session were
passed.
Mr.. Shell, chairman of the committee
on ventilation and acoustics, reported
resolution, which was agreed to, di-
recting an investigation by that COM
mittee, in connection with the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds, of
the administration of the Office of archi-
tect of the Capitol, with a view to de-
termine what is necessary to secure de-
sired improvements and benefits in the
heating, lighting and ventilation of the
| Capitol. Also a resolution directing
the architect to employ for the remain
der of the session an assistant engineer
aud the necessary workmen to continue
the running of the ventilating fans at
night, at an expense of $500.
The House then, in committee of the
whole, resumed consideration of the
sund.y civil appropriation bill.