Arizona republican., 1898-01-19
A House Rider Resolution Rec
 Ognizing BelliSerency
ALMOST WENT THROUGH
The Rigid Rules of the House
 However Prevailed.
Senator Morgan Advocates Ha-
 waiian Annexation and Predicts That if it Fails we Will be in an Early War over the Islands. .'t

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Today's open session of the senate was brief. Prac tically the only business accomplished aside from routiae proceedings was the passing of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill. The meaure as finally passed by the senate carries $1,913,S10. The Teller resolution pro- viding that bonds of the United Sa.es may be paid in standard silver dollars was favorably reported by a majority of the finance committee and notice was given that it will be called up at an early date. An effort was made to fix a time for a final vote on the pend ing census bill, but was abandoned until tomorrow.
 Senator Morgan occupied the atten- tion of the senate during the entire time of the executive session in a pre- sentation of his views on the subject of the annexation of the Hawaiian islands. He spoke three hours and his speech was general presentation of the importance of the islands to the United States. He dwelt espe- cially upon the military importance of the islands, quoting General Scho- field and Captain Mahan at length in support of his position that the islands were the natural outpost of the United States and necessary to the pro lection of our western coast and of our general commerce in case of war.
 MT. Morgan predicted that if the United States did not take advantage of the present opportunity to acquire the islands there would be war be tween this country and some other power within ten weeks. It was not, he said, within the bounds of possi- bility in view of the present European competition for territory in Asia that the Hawaiian islands should be al- lowed to remain independent for any length of time after the United Sta.es should finally announce it's determine tion not to make them part of the American territory.
 CUBA IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 1s.-Cuba had a hearing in the house today. For a time it looked as if parliamentary tactics would be set aside and a reso- lution recognizing the insurgents as belligerents would be attached as a rider to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. MT. Dearmond of Missouri. democrat, precipitated the issue by offering the resolution as an amendment, but the point of order was again sustained. MT. Dearmond appealed. He urged republicans who ,, had professed friendship for the in surgent Cubans to override the dec.s- 1 ion of the chair as the only chance of 1 securing action on the proposition. | MT. Bailey, the leader of the minor ity, and other democrats joined in the appeal. The excitement became in- tense. but the appeals of MT. Dingley, the floor leader of the majority, as well as other republican leaders to their associates not to join in the pro- gramme, succeeded Mr. Colson, re- publican of Kentucky, warned his de that unless he was soon given oppor- tunity to vote his sentiments on the Cuban question he would cooperate in any revolutionary method to secure action. The republican tactics kept to the front the point that the minority were seeking to override the rules oi the house and they got every repub- lican vote, sustaining the chair by 8 vote of 152 to 114.
 A democrat, MT. Fleming of Georgia voted with them on the ground that
 he could not violate his oath by vot-
 ing against upholding the rules. Dur
 ing the debate MT. Bailey challenged
 MT. Hitt to give the house any assur
 ance that an opportunity would be of
 fered to vote on the resolution pa sec
 by the senate at the last election, bu1
 he received no reply. Before the p
 lomatic bill came up the army bill wa:
 passed.
 THE ARE OTHERS.