The National tribune., 1898-07-14
D0INGS Of CONGRESS
Abstract of the Important Pro-
ceedings.

In the House on July Representative
Berry, of Kentucky, introduced a Joint
resolution of thanks To Commodore Schley
and his officers and men for the dcstruc-
ton of the Spanish feet on July }. Ii
was referred.
Representative Berry, in speaking of his
resolution, said: Il propose that the
officer To whom the glory is due shall be
recognized. Schley is the real hero OF
the incident. He and the brave band oi
officers and men under his immediate di-
reCtion are the one; who achieved the
victory, and all honor should be given
them. Sampson commands the feet in
those waters. but Schlcy was in command
when Cervera and his feet made the
piucky attempt at escape, and it was
under Scnley that every one OF that
Spanish feet met its destruction Schley
and his men have performed a notable
feat that will go down in history hand in
hand with that daring forcing of Manila
haTbor by Dewey on May /. Congress
should be prompt in recognizing their
services, and there should be no delay
in rendering its thanks and those of the
country TO the real heroes at Santiago"
The Senate on July 6, after is days oil
debate, adopted without amendment the
NewlandS Joint resolution providing for
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States, by u vote of ~ to Il.
This measure passed the House on
June IS.
The treaty proposition was abandoned
by the Senate after months of debate in
executive session, and the exact wording
OF the treaty was put into the form oil
Il joint resolution and introduced in the
House. The resolution passed that body
after Il debate of five days by IL non
partisan vote of 200 Ia 81. Ii then came to
the Senate, and although it was well
known that n majority of the members oil
that body were in favor of passing the
resolution, a most determined fihbuStcI
against it was reSorted Ia by the minority.
When Mr. Allen finished speaking al
IT'S in the afternoon and Mr.. White, who
had also made concluding remarks
earlier i'll the day, offered an amendment
to the resolution and asked that il be
voted on it created a pleasant surprise
and enthused the heretofore dull proceed
ings with sudden animation. The END
| had come.
Various announcement were voted
upon and lost.
! At S 20 the vote was taken on the fina
| passage OF the resolution. The detailed
| vote was:
| Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Can
non, Carter, Clark, Cu.lom, Davis, Deboe
! ElkinS Fairbanks Foraker, Frye. Calm
ger, German, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough
| Hawley, Hoar, Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride, Nc
Laurin, Money, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose
Perkins, Pettus, PIatt of Connecticut
Pritchard, Proctor, Sewell, Shoup, Sulli-
van, Teller, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore
Wilson and Wolcott.
Nays-AIlen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, CAT
| fiery, Chiffon Clay, Daniel Faulkner
Jones of Nevada, Lindsay, McEnery, Nal
Tory, Mitchell, Morrill,, PascO, Pettigrew
Roach, TURKEY, Turpie, and White.
| The Hawaiian resolution as adopted By
| Congress is as follows:
Whereas the Government OF the Re
public of Hawaii having in due form
| signifed its consent in the manner pro
vided by its constitution, to cede abso
| lutely and without reserve to the United
States of America all rights OF sove-
reignty of whatsoever kind in and over
the Hawaiian Islands and their depend
encieS, and to cede and transfer to the
United States the absolute fee and owner
ship of all public buildings, Government
or crown lands, public buildings or edi-
fees, ports, harbors, military equipment
and all other public property of every
kind and description belonging to the
Government of the Hawaiian Islands, to-
gether with every right and appurtenance
thereunto appertaining: Therefore,
Resolved, By the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States OF
America, in Congress assembled, That
said ceSsion is accepted, ratified and
confirmed and that the said Hawaiian
lSidHuSt anu lHclI dtpSiitCiiCiCo Dt, anu
they are, hereby annexed as part of the
territory of the United States and are
subject to the sovereign dominion thereof,
and that all and singular the property
and rights hereinbefore mentioned are
vested in the United States of America.
The existing laws of the United States
relative to- public lands shall not apply to
such lands in the Hawaiian Islands; but
the Congress OF the United States shall
enact specific laws for their management
and disposition: Provided, That all revenue
from or proceeds from the same, except
as regards such part thereof as may be
used or occupied for the civil, military or
naval purposes of the United States, or
may be assigned for the use OF the local
Government shall be used solely Tor the
benefit of the inha bitantS of the Hawaiian
Islands for educational and other public
purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for the
of such islands, all the civil
judicial and military powers exercised b.
the officers of the existing Government II
said islands shall be vested in Suci