The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23
D0INGS OF CONGRESS
Abstract of the Important Pro.
ceedings.

ceedings.
In the Senate, on June 49, bill was
passed authorizing the appointment of q
commission to collate information and to
consider and recommend legislation To
meet the problems presented by labor
agriculture and capital. 1t shall be the
DUTY oil the commission to furnish such
information and suggest such laws as
may be made basis for uniform IeqisIa-
ton by the various States, in order to
harmonic conflicting interests and to be
equitable TO the laborer, the employer. the
producer and the consumer. There will
be hve Senators, five Representatives,
and nine other persons, who shall fairly
represent the different industries and EN-
Payments, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent.
The resolution offered last week bv Mr..
Lodge, OF Massachusetts, directing the
committee on Claims to investigate the
payment OF the claims allowed by Con
gress to the Book Concern of the Methodist
/ Episcopal Church South was considered.
MT. bacon, OF Georgia, said he had not
the remotest suspicion that anybody who
was working for the claim here had any
| pecunIary interest in it's passage,
Ny. Lindsay, of Kentucky, said Mai.
Stahlman had told him no fees were to be
PAD out OF the appropriation except pos
slbly $1,000 or 81, 500 as necessary ex-
penses.
MIR. Hoar said he would not declare this
mater pure swindle, but ait was an
utter blunder, folly and delusion The
representatives of the Church ought at
once to pay back to the Government the
money received under the approximation.
and the man who received the S1O0 900. ii
ne ever expects to have a shred of char
acter to his back, ought TO give up the
money"
In the House Mr.. Newlands (Nev., s. r.
author OF the resolution for the annexa-
tlon OF Hawaii, to-day addressed the
members.
Mr.. Newlands contended it would be
lhsunerable arrogance" upon America s
part TO insist upon the continuance of
Hawaiian independence after refusing to
accept the responsibility of it's govern
ment, and he predicted the islands would
go TO some other power in the near future
II we did not take them.
Mr. Bell, OF Colorado, maintained that
annexation OF Hawaii would be accented
by the world as virtual abandonment of
the monroe doctrine, because it would be
reaching out and an esta bIishment of
American institutions beyond the bounda-
RES within which the Monroe doctrine
originally applied, and the latter could
not occur without reciprocal rights being
conceded to European powers.
Mr.. PEARSON, OF North Carolina. pre-
Sented the proposition that Hawaiian an
nexatiOn would be not only important but
essential IN case the United States should
ioid the fhiIpplnes, take its proper share
OF the developing commerce in fbe East
build and propose to control the NicarapI,a
canals or provide properly for defense of
It's western coast against possible attack.
In the Senate on June ID Mr.. Lodges
resoi luton directing the Claims Committee
To inquire into che disposition made of the
money paid to the Methodist Episcopal
Church South for its Book Concern claim
was passed.
In the House Mr.. Grosvenor fObio. r.
said he advocated the resolutions on Ha-
"aiiah annexation upon a ground entirely
separated from any war emergency He
saw IN the near future a wonderful de-
vel0pment IN the commerce of the East.
and IN order that the Western part of the
country might secure Just and profitable
share IN that wealth of commerce. s'this
halfway mousse upon the highway of the
Pacific was essential.
Mr.. Pearce MO, r. disputed the con-
tentlon that Hawaiian annexation marked
the beginning of policy of colonization
contemplated by this country anywhere.
In the Senate on June Is private pen
sion bills and routine matters were con
In the House Mr.. Fitzgerald Mass. d J |
spoke against the Newlands resoI,Ifion
Mr.. Fitzgerald opposed annexation on the |
ground that an injurious la Dor element |
Woulo De brought INTO competition with |
American laborers
Mr.. Hepburn Iowa, r. concluded the |
debate, supporting the resolutions.
The first roll-call was upon the minority
substitute, announcing Hawaiian indie
pendence and declaring as hostile anv
attempt TO take or hold the islands by any
European or Asiatic Government. This
was rejected by 205 nays to 81 yeas.
The majority resolutions were then mt
upon their passage. Prior to Announcing
the vote Mr.. Dalzel, who, in the absence
OF MT. Reed, was presiding said:
Inc Speaker OF the House is absent
ON account of illness. / am requested by
him to say that were he present. on this
he would vote No ,"
Mr.. Daizell then announced the vote.
Yeas, 2O9; nays. 81; present. 5.
Representatives Johnson, of Indiana
and Crumpacker, of Indiana, were tbe
only Republicans who voted in opposi-
ton. MIR. Loudenslager, who had been
announced to speak against the resolu-
ton, voted with the majority, and Renre-
Barber, who was also TO have
made speech in opposition, was not
present and, therefore, did not vote
There were several other Republicans
who followed Mr.. Barber's example and
away from the House.
in the SENATE on June 10 the MeSSage
Clerk of the House of Representatives de
ivered to- the Senate the Hawaiian an
nexation resolution passed by the House
asst evening.
AT the suggestion of Mr.. Davis of Min
1eSota, the resolution was laid before the
Senate, and was then referred to the Com
nttee on Foreign Relations.
Routine business was considered
In the House the general deficiency hill |
carrying 1924 ,032, 1928, was considered All
)ut Sl0, POS ,026 is for war expenses The
dill is the largest deficiency measure ever
presented to Congress and the largest an
)ropriation bill put through that BODY
since the civil war, a special appropria-
ion bill OF upward of $500, 600 900 enacted
nto law in 1863 eclipsing it, 1t is the
asst the OF general appropriation bills to
)e reported to the House at this session
In the Senate. on June II, MIR. Davis
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
relations, favorably reported from that
Committee the resolutions adopted by the
House for the annexation of the Hawaiian
stands. Mr.. Davis gave notice that i'm \
nedlately after the morning business the
lext day he would move to proceed with
he consideration of the resolutions. MIR. {
White tCal., d. indicated that he would |
cad the opposition to annexation. +
Before the Senate met the Committee &
n Foreign Relations held brief session