The herald., 1898-06-21
LIEUTENANT COLONEL HUNTIN GTON
In Command of the Marines at Guarta namo

1t my duty to make the point of no quorum
| when quorum Is not present.
This statement brought Mr.. Wilson of
| Washington to his feet.
"If," said he, with some heat, 1--WE, on
this side of the chamber, are to be contin-
ually embarrassed by points of order, I
hope the chairman of the foreign relations
committee will exercise his right under the
rules to move that the senate proceed to the
consideration of this matter in continuous
session. If the gauntlet is to be thrown
down by the opposition in the first hour
of the debate, we ought to take It up"
The Senators Explain
Messrs. White, Jones, Frye and Hoar
then had a mutual explanation of the state
ment made at the opening Of the debate by
Mr.. Frye.
Mr.. Frye disclaimed any idea of making
threat, and then repeated what he said
earlier in the day. He made his state
ment, he said, because he did not desire the
bankruptcy measure would be allowed to
interfere with the Hawaiian discussion.
Resuming. Mr.. Bacon contended that the
joint resolution now before the senate was
direct blow at prerogative of the senate
foreign territory was by means of treaty.
He urged the Importance of maintaining
the constitutional method in so important
an undertaking. In this connection, he
deprecated the suggestion that the presi-
dent could seize the Hawaiian islands
without the concurrence of the senate. The
president would have no more right thus
to seize Hawaii than he would have to
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be as legal as would annexation by joint
resolution.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut interrupted to
inquire whether, If the Hawaiian govern
ment made a cession Of territory to this
country without treaty, that congress
could accept 1t.
Mr.. Bacon, in reply maintained that such
acceptance would require the assent of the
treaty making powers.
Bacon Fears Revolt
In concluding his speech Bacon said that if
the senate passed the pending resolution
congress would enter upon a revolution
which would raise the flag of the United
States over a country whose people were
entirely and essentially different from our
own people; revolution, too, in which the
senate, because the majority has the pow
er, would surrender its treaty making
power.
Teller said that while he had no desire
to discuss the question at length, he want
ed to call attention to the false assumption
of Bacon that there was some constitutional
barrier to annexation by act of congress.
He was not afraid, he said, that the common
sense and patriotism of the American peo-
pile would lead the government tt. acquire
undesirable territory. Continuing he said:
Senator Teller's Talk
"Mr. President, you cannot make the
American people believe that the govern
ment of the United States is not capable of
exercising the power of control in the Phil
ippines or in any other part of the world,
or that we cannot give that people gov
ernment infinitely better than they have
had there for 200 years. You cannot make
the American people believe that freedom
and liberty will be means of harm to the
people who are asked to take their share
in IT,
II don't know what the war will bring to
US, but do believe that wherever our flag
flies by right of conquest or by the consent
Of the people, therN 1t will remain. And
the party or the men who propose to take
II down will have to reckon with the Ameri-
can people,
White inquired of Davis If he intended
to proceed further with the debate that
day.
Davis expressed the wish that the discus
sion continue until $50 o'clock.
Senator Whites Defeat
White instantly moved to adjourn.
Davis asked for the yeas and nays. The
motion was defeated-4 to 15 Those voting
for adjournment were Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Butler, Chiffon, Clay. Cockrell, Jones OF
Arkansas, Mallory. Pascoe. Pettigrew,
Roach. Turley. Turner and White
White expressed the opinion that for the
first day of the debate the senate had done
pretty well. 1t is expected to proceed with
the debate tomorrow, but would not pro-
coed today. He suggested, therefore, that
Davis move an executive session.
Pending the disposition Of the motion,
which Davis made at once, some routine
business was transacted.
resolution concerning the purchase Of
law books. books of reference and works
Of military information for the war depart
ment was adopted
The senate then at 5:35, went into exec
utive session and at 5:45 p. m. adjourned.