The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-29
MR.. CAFFERY OPPOSES
Annexation of Hawaii on Any
Sort of Terms.
HE GLORIFIES GROVER
For Having Old Glory Dis
honored in Honolulu.

Washington, June 2s.-Amost the en-
tire session Of the senate today was occu-
pied by Mr.. Caffery of louisiana, IN con-
tinuation Of his speech against the an
nexation Of Hawaii. At o'clock ne had
not concluded. but yielded the floor in or
der that the general deficiency bill might
be considered. The bill was read and
the committee amendments. so far as they
have been offered, were agreed TO. Con-
sideration Of the bill will be resumed to-
morrow morning.
Among the bills passed by the senate
soon after it convened was one designat-
ing Titusville as a port of delivery in the
customs district Of Pennsylvania.
The Hawaiian resolutions we're then
taken up and Mr.. Caffery La) resumed
his speech in opposition to the resolu-
tons.
Shortly after 1 O'Clock, while Mr.. CAT
rery was expounding a legal proposition
bearing upon the question in discussion,
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas. who was tenn
porarily in the chair. said:
The senator from Louisiana will sus-
pend. 1t is manifest to the chair that
quorum Of the senate is not present. The
chair therefore directs that there be
call of the senate. The clerk will cali the
roll"
This unusual direction from the chair
created some surprise among senators
from the chamber.
While discussing what he deemed the
wrong done to the constituted authority
during the Hawaiian rebellion of 1885, Mr..
Caffery declared that it was a bitter and
rancorous spirit which directed the at
tack made upon President Cleveland for
the bold, patriotic and righteous stand
taken by Mr.. Cleveland in attempting to
right the wrong done by Minister Ste
vens and the band Of Hawaiian revolu-
t&nists. Concerning the formation Of the
de facto government of Hawaii, Mr.. CAT
ferry declared there was never anything
like it in the history Of nations. Some
man he said. read a proclamation. When
he began 10 read p or 80 people were
present, and by the time he had conclu-
ded perhaps 800 had gathered. No gov
eminent was ever made 50 easily, said he,
or elevated so quickly.
Within half an hour" said Mr.. CAT
fiery. Minister Stevens had acknowl
edged that the revolutionists had over
thrown the regularly constituted govern
men1. The Hawaiian government mad
under fits authority several islands, some
of them fifty miles apart. 1t was impos-
sible for Minister Stevens to know that
the revolution had been successful. Inter
national law required that a De facto
government shall be strong enough 10
maintain itself with the consent of the
people. but within ten hours after the
revolutionary government had been Gre
ated 1t demanded the protection of the
United States
Mr.. Canery maintained that 1t was
merely paper government and neved had
amounted to much. He declared that with
IN three days after the acknowledgment
by the United States minister that the
new government had been formed MEM
bers Of the government were on a steamer
hnroute 10 this country with a treaty of
annexation in their pocket
THE ultimate purpose Of the revolu-
tionists from the start" said Mr.. CAT
ferry, was annexation to the United
States"
He said also that the conspirators were
sugar men, and the tariff law then IN oper-
alton in the Emitted States was inimcal
to their interests. He said that a good
deal had been said recently about the
sugar trust in the pending question Of an
nexation. The statements were illusory
and misleading and intended to be such
In the course of my remarks said
Mr.. Caffery Il will attempt to show
hereafter that the interests OF the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company are not
better subserved by having Hawaii as
It is than by having Hawaii annexed.
The interests of the sugar trust are not
better subserved by Hawaii being inde-
pendent and free than by Hawaii being
a part Of the United States and the news
Papers that are crying wolf are trying
to cover their own tracks"
At o'clock Mr.. Caffery, not having con-
Guided his speech, yielded the floor. The
annexation resolutions were lad aside for
the day and Mr.. Hale of Maine called up
The general deficiency bill.
After the reading Of the bill, which con-
sumed an hour and a half, the senate, at
5:S5 p. m, went into executive session.
Mr.. Hale gave notice that he would call
up the measure at the conclusion OF the
morning business tomorrow.
At $40 the senate adjourned.