The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-03

Washington. Feb. 2.-Senator White of
( California continued his speech in oppo-
/ sition to the Hawaiian annexation treaty
/ in the executive session of the senate
amid many Interruptions and much cross
fire. In the main. his speech was con-
tinuation of the argument on constitu-
tIOnai lines which was begun yesterday.
but he also took up Questions of practical
purpOrt IN To-Day speech and undertook
to show that for reasons of commerce
and defense the acquisition of the islands
would be unWiSe.
Previous to Mr.. Whites speech. the SEN
ate spent about three-Quarters of an hour
in executive session. with the doors
closed. trying to decide whether Senator
PettigrewS resolution concerning the ac-
QUESTION of territory which il would re-
Quire a navy to defend should be debated
open or executive session. When the
vote was taken. the majority was found
to be against the proposition for open ses-
sions.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Senator White then took IN the conten-
ton that the control of Honolulu was
necessary to the defense of the Near
aguan canal. and asserted that there was
no foundation to support it and gave fig
ures to show that in case defense of the
canal became necessary by this country,
it would be defended from either San
Diego or San Francisco, and not from
Honolulu.
SENTINIENTALITY AND SUGAR.
1.-The whole scheme for the annexation
of Hawaii he said. lis based upon SEN
timentality and sugar and eontinuing
this line of presentation, he said that the
sugar people who were netting $S,O0O,OOO or
SOO0.0OO a year under the reciprocity
treaty were back of the annexation
project, with the hope of making the ben
efits now derived from reciprocity per-
petual. If it were not, he said. for this
condition of affairs, the. treaty would
never have been heard of. and hence he
charged that the patriotism of senator's
was being imposed upon to consummate
most disgraceful proposition"
Among the senators who interrupted
Mr.. White were Messrs- HOar, Teller.
Morgan. Hale Chandler, WolcOtt and TILL
man.
WHITE MANS GOVERNMENT.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina came
into the debate making some assertions
which created a breezy stir for Few min
utes. The South Carolina senator re-
ferred to the recent Hawaiian revolution
and what he termed the effort of the roy
allst party TO establish government on
the island when they numbered only one
out of 80 inhabitants, and in this cOnnec-
ton referred to the party lines in the
south after the war.
I'VE were then" he said. in South
Carolina attempting to establish white
mans government. The Republican party
interfered with US then. or attempted to
do so. processing TO hold opinions about
the sacred rights of the majority to rule.
1 should like to know" he continued.
NAtlAle4 the ANrPuDitceth PAL - IDS
changed its opinion on this subject of the
right of the white man TO rule. for if il
has and will extend it to the southern
states. I will vote for the treaty.
SHOTGUN POLICY.
1.-The distinguished senator from South
Carolina evidently knows all about the
effort to re-establish the white mans
party in the south after the war and
could doubtless give US much interesting
Information on that point" said Senator
Chandler.
Il do know something about it," re-
spOnded Mr.. Tfllman, and ! know that
there was some cheating and sOma use Of
the shotgun in those times, as there
probably was in Hawaii
The senator from South Carolina
would. I hardly think interrupted Sen
ator HOar. SAY in open session what he
has hers said"
I am willing TO say it anywhere" said
Mr. Tillman. I want the same policy all
along the line. Throw open the doors and
/ viii say what 1 have said before the en-
tire world"
OPEN SESSION.
Probably the most significant occur
renee of the day was the fact %.at Sen
atOr Morrill,. who has. during MS entire
career. been exceedingly conservative on
senate, taking a position today in favor
of Open session on the Pettigrew resOlu-
ton. He gave as his reason the fact that
the speeches for and against the treaty
were liable TO be unevenly reported with
the press excluded from the session.
Senator White did not conclude, and he
will conclude tomorrow.