The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-25
PASSED THE BANKRUPTCY BILL
MEASURE DISPOSED OF BY THE
SENATE.
Utah Senators Voted Against It-Mc-
Emery Says ALI Democrats Should
Oppose Annexation.

! Washington, June 24-The conference
report on the bankruptcy bill was dis
posed of in the senate today without
debate, being agreed to by a vote OF
81 to Is. The Hawaiian annexation yes
olutions were under discussion through
/ the session, except during brief time
when routine business was disposed of.
Three measures designed to facilitate
the work of the war department were
passed without controversy.
! Mr.. Hale reported from the naval al
fairs committee a bill comforting au-
five cadets during the next year to the
naval academy. In explanation of the
measure, Mr.. Hale said it was prac-
] tically designed to enable the president
to appoint to the naval academy the
son of Captain Charles V. Gridley,
commander of the Olympia, the flag
ship of Admiral Dewey during the Ma
Mia bay fight, and who died recently
at Kobe, Japan. The president had au-
thority to appoint no other cadets at
large, although he desired to name
young Gridley. Immediate conSldera-
ton was asked for the bill.
Mr.. Bate (Tenn.) objected, saying
that this extension of the authority of
the president had heretofore been re-
fused and he thought the measure
ought not to be rushed through the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Gear Qa.) said that an effort was
being made to secure the appointment
of Deignan of Iowa, who was one OF
the heroes of the Merrimac. He said
the president could not make this I'M
less additional authority was conferred
upon him
Mr.. Bate refused to withdraw his OBJ
lection and the bill went over.
MORE QUARTERMASTERS.
a bill TO increase the efficiency of the
quartermaster's depart nent of the
army and authorizing the secretary of
war to make such distribution of the
force of his department as he may
deem eXpedient was passed. The bill
provides for the appointment of 20 as
sistant quartermasters IN the volunteer
army, with the rank of captain.
A bill to increase the efficiency of the
subsistence department of the army
and making provision for the appoint
ment of 20 assistant commissarieS of
subsistence, with the rank of captain,
was reported from the military affairs
committee and was passed.
A bill relative to the engineer corps
of the army, recently reported, was
called up and passed.
BANKRUPTCY BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts called up
the conference report upon the bank
ruptcy bill, and by unanimous consent
it was agreed to take a. vote on it af-
ter Mr. Nelson, one of the confereeS,
and author of the senate bill, had made
statement explaining the provisions
of the measure, as agreed upon by the
conferees. After Mr.. Mason had made
his statement, the vote was taken, and
the report adopted, 43 TO 13. The neg
ative votes were cast by Messrs. Bate,
Berry, Butler, Cannon. Clay, Cockrell,
Jones (Arkansas), Mills, Pettigrew,
Pettus, Rawlins, Teller and White.
HAWAIIAN RESOLUTIONS.
The Hawaiian resolutions were laid
before the senate and upon the demand
of Mr.. Pettigrew they We're read.
Mr.. McEnery of Louisiana resumed
his speech begun yesterday, discussing
at length the employment of contract
labor on the islands. The principal
ground of Mr.. McEnery's objection to
the annexation of Hawaii was that it
would, he appIehendeG, paralyze the in
dustries of the south. The moment the
policy of colonization is entered upon,
he said, the prosperity of the south
Will be checked. Capital will be di-
verted; enterprise estOpped, every in
dustry paralyzed and every cotton fac
tory closed. He maintained also that
the adoption of a policy of Imperialism
would prolong indefinitely the rule of
the Republican party, and he declared
that every Democrat who voted for
annexation in effect would vote to sur
render his party and commit it's
chances to the misty future
The senate cOncurred in the house
amendment to the bill for the protec-
ton of mining claims of those who en-
list in the army or navy of the United
States.
Mr.. Turley of Tennessee, who was
recognized upon the conclusion of Mr.
McEnery's speech, then began a legal
argument against the pending resolu-
tons. He maintained that foreign ter
ritory could not be acquired by legis-
lative action, and that the glethod of
acquiring the Hawaiian Islands set out
in the resolutions was unconstitu-
tional
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Turkeys
speech, Mr.. Allison presented a partial
conference report on the appropriation
bill. It was adopted.
A bill was passed providing for the
retirement on full pay of Cassius P.
Foster, United States district judge of
the district of Kansas. and the appoint
ment of another judge
The senate then, at 500, went into
executive session, and at $50 D. m.
adjourned