Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-13
IN IHE SENATE.
Information Asked Concerning List OF Naval
Officers. Active and Retired

Washington. Jan. 12.-Chandler of the
committee ON naval affairs. introduced in
the senate. today. Il resolution for which
he asked immediate consideration. asking
the secretary of the navy to furnish the
Senate a list OF the active officers of the
navy in each corps together with those
who are on waiting orders.
Alien. Nch., said that he would be glad
to have included in the information asked
for, the number of retired officers of the
navy. at is well known" said he. that
It vast army of naval officers has been re-
tired Ia make room for younger men who
have been graduated from the naval
academy or are about To be graduated.
Many of these retired officers are anX
ions to resume active service and would
like To know what the committee pro-
pose; To do in that regard.
Chandler objected to adding anything
10 his resolution ANA ii WAS adopted as
presented.
At l2.15 the Senate on motion OF Davis.
Mimi, chairman of the committee on for
"ign relations, went into cA"e utiVc SEES
sion.
Senator Davis continued and completed
his speech in the executive session on the
Hawaiian treaty, and WIS followed by
Senator Allen of Nebraska. who spoke in
opposition. Mr.. Davis speech was do
voted largely To II presentation of The
strategic features of annexation. one
point brought out with considerable
elaboration was the probable effect of the
Nicara guam canal of the occupatio ion of
the islands by some foreign power. He
showed that Hawaii was in Stright line
between tn" western terminus of tho
canal and Japan and China.
The nation. he said. which contradict
Hawaii would control that great gateway
of commerce as III" guns planted upon
Hawaii would be pointed directly at the
month oi th" canal. He spoke of tn" i'm
portancc Of controlling Pearl Iiarhor.
now owned by tn" United States. saying
sion of this harbor should hold the key TO
The military situation in the north Pacific
When Senator DAVIS took his seat H."
WAS concentrated by almost every Sena-
Tor present upon the force and briliiancy
Of his argument, Both Senators lioar and
Mason remarked that il WAS pity that
the rules of executive sessions prevented
the publication of the entire speech
Senator Allen. Pop. Neb., followed with
I Il speech in opposition to the treaty. He
/ called attention To the distance of Hal
I wall from our shores referred to the
/ necessity we would be under Of defending
! the islands in case of war and claimed
! that il NDuld be necessary for the United
! States TO maintain 1t separate Hcot for
| their protection. He said that coal was
! no longer CoHtraband of war ana com
/ tended that the United States were in
! far greater danger from the British. as
/ Establishment at E,squimault than it could
! possibly be befurc the location Of any
foreign power in Hawaii. He also depre-
/ Gated the idea of aSsimlating such Il
/ population aS that of Hawaii.
There vas apparent a disposition on the
! part OF some senators who announce
/ themselves undecided as to what course
! to pursue on the Hawaiian question. to
mix ii with The Cuban problem. They are
/ friends of Cuba and they desire To have
/ the administration take more pro-
! nounCed position in the interest of cuba
! as return for their assistance on tn"
/ Hawaiian treaty.
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