The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-28
Two Bills Before Congressional
Committees.
IN NEAR FUTURE.
Rushing Work into COmmitteeS-The
Monroe DoctrIne-CongreSS to De-
fine It-Pacific Cable Co. Would
Like to Guido Col. Spalding.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-For-
eign questions received considerable
attention during the day. Hale spoke
for an hour in favor of Pacific cable
connecting the United States and
Hawaii. The Senator expressed the
opinion that the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States
was certain to be accomplished at an
early day. The Cuban question was
briefly discussed in connection with
Department for information as to the
status of the uprising. The Monroe
doctr rine also received attention in a
resolution by Sewsll OF New Jersey,
declaring the limitations of the doc
trine and stating that President
Cleveland's attitude was an extension
of the doctrine beyond its original
scope. A resolution was adopted re-
ouesting the State Department for
further information on Turkish and
Armenian affairs.
Hale addressed the Senate on his
bill authorizing the Postmaster-Gen-
eral to contract with the Pacific Gable
Combany for the transmission of gov
ernment messages between the United
States and Hawaii. Hale stated that
in round numbers the bill com mits
the United States to subvention of
about S25O,O0O. It was plain business
enterprise, bringing Hawaii close to
our doors. Other nations bad sought
to establish an influence with the Ha-
waiian Government, which, if sue
cessful, would involve nothing but
detr to US.
The Senator detailed the efforts of
Great Britain to secure Neckar island
as landing place for a cable, and the
fru- tration of its efforts by the Ha-
waiian Government, sending fast
steamer to the island and
raising the Hawaiian flag. AS to the
influence of the cable on the question
of annexation, the Senator said he did
not care whether it would or would not
expedite that result. Annexation was
an event sure to come in the near fu
ture, and he did not want to precipitate
t. OF one thing be felt sure, that with
this cable built all the world would
take notice that the interests of the |
5wO Governments and the two peoples
would become so connected that at |
e mpts at interference from outside |
would forever cease. If we abandoned |
or were laggard in this project our |
British rivals would take the ground |
hat we had left and by hook or ny |
crook get resting place on the Ha-
vaiian islands for a great military |
and commercial British oceanic cable. |
oS a faUnrn6
cable to Hawaii, but opposed the |
present bill on the ground that be |
cared that the arrangement proposed |
would lead to disagreeable tompllca-
ions. He said in reply to question |
rom Chandler that be did not think |
f the Government owned the lines II |
would be wise to lease them. He saw |
40 reason why the Government |
should not control all the telegraph |
ines in the country or those eXteud- |
ng from this to other countries. He
vas also opposed to subsidies and SAID
hat the present scheme, if executed,
would open the doors to an expendl
ure of probably $500,000,0 600 He re-
erred to the construction OF the IA
ific railroads on subsidy, saying
hat he thought the Government
'ught to have built the roads itself.
lie confessed that tuis was paternaI
IN.
Allen said that the Pacific roads had
,een looted and plundered, and the
,rOple w-re now met by a debt of
60, 600, 0C0, which. this Cong ess must
,roviue foi. It would he the same
With a Pacific caole company. An
ther corporation would be created to
end its several tools to Congress to
ufiueuce legislation. Allen said he
avored the Nicaragua canal and
acific cable if they were built and
perated by the Government.
At the close of Aliens speech the
,ule bill was referred to the Commit
.e on Foreign Relations.