Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-28
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June q
SENATE.


The Hawaiian annexation resolr
lutions were taken up, and Mr.. Cairo
resumed his speech in opposition to the
resolutions.
shortly after one o'clock, while Mr.
Gallery was expounding legal promo.
sition bearing upon the question in
discussion, MIR. Jones, who was tenn
porarily in the chair, said: "The Sen
ator from Louisiana will suspend. II
is manifest to the chair that quorum
of the Senate ia not present. The
chair therefore directs that there be 2
call of the Senate. The clerk will call
the ROLL"
The unusual direction from the chair
created some surprise among Senators
in tine chamber. The roll call disclosed
the presence of "a Senators and Mr.
Gallery proceeded with his argument.
While discussing what he deemed the
wrong done to the constituted authori.
ty during the Hawaiian rebellion Of
1898 Mr.. Caffrey declared that it was
bitter and rancorous spirit which d.
rected the attack made upon President
Cleveland for the bold, patriotic and
righteous stand he had taken in at.
tempting to right the wrong done by
Minister Stevens and the band OF Ha-
waiian revolutionists.
Concerning the formation of the de
facto government OF Hawaii, Mr.. CAT
fiery declared there was never anything
like it in the history of nations. Some
man, he said, read a proclamation.
When he began to read twenty five or
thirty people were present ana by the
time he had concluded perhaps three
hundred had gathered. No govern
ment was ever made so 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 gov
ernment." MIR. Caffery maintains that
it was merely paper government and
never had amounted to much.
He declared that within three days
after the acknowledgment by the
United States minister that the new
government had been formed, mem
bers of the government were on board
steamer On route to this country
with treaty Of annexation in their
pocket.
HOUSE.
When the House met to-day Mr..
Henderson presented the conference re-
port upon the bankruptcy bill which
was adopted Friday by the Senate.
Mr.. Terry and Mr.. DeArmond while
admitting the bill to be an improve
ment over the one passed originally
objected to the reported measure be.
cause it enlarged federal jurisdiction in
the collection of debts anG they con-
tended it was manifestly more favor.
able to the creditors than to struggling
honest men, who should be relieved
from misfortune. It's involuntary fea-
lures we're opposed and Mr.. De-
Almond thought the operation of the
bill should be limited to few years
and not be given the nature of perma-
nent means of collecting debts. 1t
would involve continuing usurpation
ofjurisdiction clearly within the prov
ince of The States, ne said.
Dir. Underwood announced his puy-
po'e to support the measure, not, as he
said, because it responded to his ideas
of what the bill should be, but because
it was great step in the right direc-
ton, would relieve many who deserved
relief and would bring lar more benefit
then evil.
Mr.. Merle spoke against and Mr.
Burke spoke for the bill. Mr.. Ray in
sisted that honest debtors were pro.
tected adequately and that the jurisdc
ton given federal courts to collect
debts was not Objectionable.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Day speech
q vote was taken. Mr.. DeArmond
made the point OF no quorum, but Mr.
Terry demanded the yeas and nays and
roll call upon adopting the confer
ence report followed. 1t resulted yeas,
1873: nays, So; there being present aud
not voting 81.
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