The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-14
Remarks lem Made by Senators on Annsra.
, lion Trealyto Be Followed BY Speeches.
MORGAN SPOKE At SOME LENGTH
All speorEcs on tho Favorable sido
-Mors"n Describes the simple
Costumes or the Ludies-spat 10.
tween Tiliman md KyIo Gu,
Short by tho Chairman.

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nos n7lke great progress with the Ha-
wadian treaty to-day. Several speeches
were delivered, but in every Instance
the speaker announced that .o-day's
remarks were merely preliminary to
what they should say before the close
OF the debate
Inc executive session opened shortly
9rief O'Clock with Senator White on
the llcor, but Senator Stewart inter-
rupted and others cut the California
Senahor out of the discussion. Those
VINO spoke were Senators Stewart, Frye,
| and Morgan. -,
Senator Stewart. of Nevada supported
me treaty and Was the first Senator to
u'souss the question of sugar In con-
neotlon with the subject He saId all
the sugar lands were now occupied and
that Exile was left except lands avail
able for the production OF coffee. He
asserted that bhe importa ton Of sugar
10 the United States from Haw all would
NOT DE increased TO any perceptible ex-
tent because the Islands had reached
Their limit in the production of that
article. For this reason the producers
OF beet sugar need not be alarmed.
Senator Stewart eulogized the natives
as intelligent and docilc.
Senator Frye spoke upon the COM
mercial and military aspects which an
neNation presented In favor of the
United STATES.
Senator Morgan OF Alabam made the
principal speech OF the day and occu-
pied the time of the Senate until II
adjourned. He Will continue to-mor-
:ow. The Senator began by referring
TO statement made by Senator IIoar
4 u In ND,1,,
lions had made no report and he (Hoar)
was without sufficient Information con-
corning the subject of Hawaii and an
neNation. Senator Morgan then piled
upon his desk numerous printed VOL
umes. including reports before various
Congressional committees, reports OF
the officers OF the Hawaiian govern
ment and other documents relating 30
Hawaii. "nhe Senator from Massa-
chusettH." said Senator Morgan. " is
welcome to these documents. and If he
will give them the attention which he
usually gives to public questions he will
have all the information necessary on
this subject"
Senator Morgan then went into n de-
tailed history of the Hawaiian Islands
from the time of their discovery to the
present.
He believed It was the intention of
President Cleveland to have restored
Queen Liloukalani to her throne and
after that transaction to have opened
negotiations for the annexation of the
Islands under her reign.
This assertion brought Senator
Chandler to his feet with the question
as TO what authority there was for this
assertion. MIR. Morgan replied that
there was no special authority, but that
inc was expressing his opinion. and that
gu CHI n course would have been in keep
ing with the logic of events.
Senator Morgan described ut consid-
cradle length his visit to the island
last summer, and related his own per-
sonal observations, and in reply TO a
question explained why the Portuguese
could not vote. He then turned his at
;ention to the Kanakas. He said that
they were n picturesque people who
would be much better of under a gov
eminent by the United States. Ha
spoke or the ladies going barefooted
along the streets in long loose gowns
which we called Mother Hubbards."
and the men with little clothing, but
yet strong and manly locking fellows.
Here Mr.. Tillman, OF South Carolina,
broke in and asked:
"How many of them are allowed 10
votc?"
Let ME ansyer tho question:, said
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota. How
many of such people are allowed to vote
in your State?"
Senator TNlman'a retort caused Mr..
Mason. who was in the chair, to rap
sharply for o!der.
Sena tor Morgan then resumed his
speech and presented "A certificate show
what the voting privilege was and who
planning from documents which have
been published as to who were allowed
to vote and who were not. and why not.