The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25

called up and debated for nearly three hours, but was not passed, the Senate adJourning until tomorrow pending the disposal of a point of order made against an amendment offered by AL len or Nebraska to the pending bill.
 Walthall of Mississippi presented the credentials of Fl. D. Money as Senator rom Mississippi, to succeed the late senator George; and the oath was ad- ting as Senator under appointment from the Governor of his State
 Morgan of Alabama, under a question of personal privilege, rose at the conclusion of Turpie's address to make a statement o1 which he had earlier given notice Nor gan referred to q dispatch from Prince ton; N. j., published yesterday quoting ex-President Cleveland as denying a statement said to have been made by Morgan In an executive session of the Senate to the effect that Mir. Cleveland Hawaii 'i
 No statement for publication was made by me, said Mir. Morgan, thence Mir Cleveland in accepting such a state ment without first ascertaining from me what the facts were shows his willingness to accept eX parte statements in Hawaii an matters"
 Morgan said that it was well known to some of MT. Cleveland's friends during his first administration that he was in fae yor % not only or the annexation of Hawaii,
 "I cannot declared Morgan, "accept MT. Cleveland's statement that he was all ways opposed to Hawaiian annexation. I can name at least one confidential friend of Mir. Cleveland who will support me in the belief that the statement Is not true. ''
 Morgan then presented an extended re- view view or MT. SleXeiands connection, as President, with Hawaiian affairs. in the course of which he denounced the ac- crediting of Special Commissioner Blount to the Government at Honolulu as "a niRna n 6unliNftxv xxrff1 l1.-
 Morgan reiterated his belief that Mir. Cleveland was in favor of annexation. but that Mir. Dole's honesty forced the Presi- dent to abandon his policy of overthrow ing the provisional Hawaiian Govern- ment. The correspondence he read he said, laid the foundation for the broad predicate that MT Cleveland was capable of declaring one policy and intending to carry into effect another.
 White of California facetiously referred to Morgan's discussion of the Hawaiian question in open session and declared that the Senator's remarks showed the lltter futility and folly of conflning the discus sion of such matters to the executive ses- SionS of the Senate.
 Vest of Missouri thought 1t would he unjust to ex-President Cleveland if the fact were not at this time called to the Senate's attention that q resolution was passed by Congress in 1895 relative to this Governments policy concerning foreign affairs, which, Vest conceived. divided be- tween the President and Congress fhe re sponsibilitv for the Administration's at- titude upon the Hawaiian matter
 In accordance with notice previously given Perkins of California called up the pension appropriation bill.
 Allen took Perkins point of order as the pretext for an extended speech. in which he lampooned the Republican par ty. declaring in the course of his remarls that the Republicans were the worst enoe my the old soldier had.
 Perkins said in reply that the Senator from Nebraska had taken the opportil nifty offered to deliver a political sDeech when it was a well-known fact that the Republican party was the friend of the old soldier.