The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-15

States was to take and hold control Of the trade
Of the Orient, He closed with q glowing tribute
70 the. Hawaiian people. prophesying that the
islands, mover 10 come down as long as the sun
IN the heavens pursued its glorious march.
Mr.. Richardson OF Tennessee followed In .
speech against the resolution on constitutional
nexation meant a Violation Of the Monroe doc.
trino and the maintenance Of q stupendous navy
and great standing army. Summing up. Mr..
n~exNtion meant: l. Abandonment Of the Mon
roe doctrine. the guiding star Of the Western
tion itsolf, has boon the greatest blessing to the
land; z. Abandonment OF economy and simple
marx Of democracy; 8. Immense standing
armies and powerful %navies; 4. Admission OF
SSnsS'iESSl9 fOESIEnsr' to corrupt our
can Institutions; 8. MaRnitylnE tho Ma.
tionSl Government and power against
Q, colonies abroad ruled BY military satraps
instead Of selfEovorninG stateu in harmony
consequent decay of local homo E~oyernments
and domestic concerns, the bulwark OF our
% ssTShfsS alliances SnS ! stSFI with IL ' osht Ssi Nations e. . SIi 5. wars Sri
t%ootive system and tho nrst Step. in tho march
revenues fro from tSrifr duties and SorreSpondineiy
large increase in informal revenue taxe9; IL.
Let us be content with what we have; we
Sh1T I'D hold 1SSi fast to the 9Ia and good and strive
NOT o. LnG new ana DnQ.
MoSsrs. Cochran, Democrat, and Pearce. Re-
publican, of Missouri advocated the passage OF
tho resolution. the former winning much ap-
R,1SS T oy ms SS smphS nc ana tsrr Gto9Io of p NJ %sii 70
sha its Of the % G G1fbpf s STAT 'fMsi M. Posrc sI answer r.
ing the question frequently put In the course Of
would be, said that q territorial form OF Govern
ment would no provided for them In accordance
with the terms Of the treaty made In 1893. Tho
resolution was antaRoniEod In an hours speech
by Mr.. Howard of Georgia, q Democratic NOM
Dor OF tho Committed on Foreign Affairs. Io
commended that the United states now possessed
every possible advantage it could hope to gain
by annexation, and that no othor country would
annex the islands.
Mr.. Howard devoted a greet part of tho time
occupied by him to a review of the causes oper.
ating to bring about tho present condition of
affairs, including the offer of tho islands to the
United States. These he traced back, to a con-
OF the circumstance OF the revolution of 1898
was that OF Paramount" Blount. President
Cleveland's commissioner to Hawaii. which was
to bring about tho restoration OF Liliuokalani
Mr.. su!zer of New York made a If
teen,minuto speech in favor Of tho an
he was on record in tho House as far back as
June II last year. 1t was part of his programme
beginning with the liberation Of Cuba. Cuba
being free, the United States would proceed now
to hoist odd Glory" over the Government at
Honolulu. never to BIO hauled down. [Applause.]
The debate for the afternoon was concluded
Michigan, and against It by Mr.. shnfroth OF
Colorado: AT 5:15 O'Clock the House took u re-
cess until 8.
At tho evening session twenty-Six members of
the House and about 100 visitors in the CALLER
les hoard speeches in favor Of annexation from
MeEsrs. Barham Of Colorado, Sporty of Connec'
Showalter of Pennsylvenia, Shower Of Mary
land. Packer of Pennsylvania, Gibson of Ten,
nss9ee;, and against It from Messrs; Crpmpackei
BroussArd OF Louisiana.