The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-19
|INA||AN NATTER NSENATE
opcIS. OF ALABAMA, PRESENTS
IMPORTANT AMENDMENT.
R TELLER TALKS AGAINST Time.
,,,odo Man Used UP the Whole -Four
Hours of Senate Execu-
tive Session.

a w
,.ndment of more than ordinary
,nortance and significance at this
ne was proposed in the senate Mon
by Mr.. Morgan, Of Alabama, to
> resolution offered a few days ago
Mr.. White, of California, declaring
Al It was the right Of the people Of
avail to maintain their own form Of
bvernment and that the United States
ght in nowise to interfere with it.
Mr.. Morgan's amendment provides
stipctly for the annexation of the
.vaiian islands, declaring that the
|eent government has o right to
lake such cession to this country.
At the opening Of the session Sena.
/ White, of California, asked Sena.
/ Davis, who is in charge of the
svsiian treaty,if there was any truth
I the report published Monday morn
= that the treaty was to be abandon.
as such and annexation secured by
lgisation as an amendment to an APP
Fopriation bill. He added that il
kcb was the intention of the friends
the treaty he thought the change
om legislative to open session might
we'll be now as later.
Senator Davis replied that there
IS no foundation for the report that
here was any intention of taking up
s question Of annexation in any
ape different from that in which it is
present before the senate. He said
be air was full of reports about the
beatty which were unauthorized.
Mr.. Davis, Of Minnesota, chairman
The committee on foreign relations,
bowed that the resolution of Mr.. White
hd the amendment thereto proposed
h Mr.. Morgan be referred to the for
fgn relations committee, and after
Pref colloquy between Mr.. White and
IL. Morgan, the resolution and
|mendment were SO referred.
Mr.. Gambler, of New Hampshire,
resented memorial which called to
be attention of the senate one of the
post thrilling events of the civil war.
The memorial was prepared in 1874
" the late Admiral Worden, who as o
leutenant in the navy, commanded
be Monitor in the historic fight in
hampton Roads between that vessel
nd the ironclad Merrimac.
Mr. Chandler said that Admiral
NOrden conceived the idea that it
[oald be proper for the government
| the United States tdpay the officers
pa crew of the monitor the sum OF
FVV each in the nature of prize
foney, but after having prepared the
femorial, concluded not to present it
congress lest his motives might be
fisconstrued. Mr.. Chandler said that
now took occasion to present the
fenorial himself, and he hoped that
Engess might see its way clear, in
lew OF the wonderful victory achieved
Lieutenant Worden, to do some
lung substantial for the surviving
Peloers Of his family, who are not in
|oea financial circumstances.
hf. Hale, of Maine, paid a high
flOu'e to Admiral Worden, both as
~ ana as a naval officer, and ap-
aea 70 the senate to accord not only
~ but generous treatment to the
IIVing members of his family.
mouse bill authorizing the secre-
Oh the treasury either to purchase
nave constructed O suitable revenue
,. r ior use on the Yukon river,
'.A' at a cost not to exceed $40, 900,
IN motion Of Mr.. Davis the senate
Invent went into executive session and
Two p. m. adjourned.
Teller Favors Annexation.
y senator Teller, of Colorado, occupied
tuufe four hours of the executive
bnsY a IN discussing the Hawaiian
Isssa.ion treaty. He advocated the
|ssoas s OF the treaty, basing his
It ~. ior his position on the grounds
n. ue annexation of the islands was
|,s s; interest OF our commerce and in
|.s s. Ia our national policy for the