The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-21


would provo as barren OF military linpor-
lance as Of commercial. which Is wholly !
based on our unfortunate gran, OF fies
market Tor their sugar ana their dnncNa-
lion would be source OF weakness ana |
40 more deairabe Tor the defense OF the !
Pacific coast than the back size OF the |
moon The annexation of these ISLANDS
viii announce to the world The hnal wreck |
age OF the Monroe doctrine.
We can not afford TO denounce and Tor
bid all acquisitions OF territory in the |
Wcstern hemisphere by European govern
mene even at the peril OF war and forth |
with embark in a thus be-damned enter
prise ourselves"
AT the conclusion Of Mr. Morrill's speech
Mr.. Bacon Dem, Ga) entered upon |
discussion OF the constitutional objections
TO annexation as he viewed them.
| NO more important question than this .
he said has been brought recently In !
the attention OF congress II /, not sim
ply the question of the onnevntior NJ .
very small territory hut II IL one Witch |
4 involves an utter revolution of the prac-
tice OF our government ard the ubiiea-
tions which The government Laws on ibn
people
The position which intend tn dlscus.
Is a measure which proyides for rho anno,
alton OF territory when II ia naoaes,rv ana
essential to tho welfare os 60 neonIs "
At this point Mr.. ZONES (Ark ! mide ,bo
| point OF no guorun, ana tbo rot y,,as all,
disclosing the presence Of Alxty-on, sou,.
tors
II made the point Of M ouo,u,n
planned Mr. ZONES ''nnt berause dostro
10 DELAY the COMMUNICATION az tb.,o r'soi,,
lions. insist that II The rlpid mcibnd,
are TO he resorted 70 win With 90 rora
threatened his morning tbnt ,t,nr,,,,
shall remain in tn. senate Ia usle, 10 Tho
aretlluenfs nresented
II don't want TO DELAY Tho nroceedin,,
but do insist mo srnators Viii rnr,ein
here. ana / shall deem If NV auiv ta n,,l,a
the mint Of M nuorum wben , n,or,,,, A..
moi present f'Y' '''
This statement brought Mr. Wi,so,
(Wash1 ia bia loo, ~" ,,iI h ,"Th
some heal I'VE an ,hls sido nv th n o, "r"
ber ara TO be continually commencement h,
POINTS Of order hone tha chaIrwan ~ ~,
foreign relations comnir,ae vii ov.rci..,
, his right under The rules 70 movs tbaf m,
senate ,nove IN the c,nsideration ~ tbaso
resolutions
III tho gauntlet Is thus ia be thrown
down by the oppositlon In the first hour M
, debate we o,rgbt IN taLe n nm II M, c,,
!, yeniencc of sen,tnrs IL +, he lIstu4hel
> then we ought TO exercise the risbts nj a
! majority. / can stav here as Iong ne Tho
senator from Arkansas c,>l"
q Mr. Jones replied that tho thrent OF Mir.
Wilson would have no effect upon him He
| proposed to perform his duty he 1t,
: Mr. WMte, Mr. Jones. Mr. Frye and MIR
!, Hoar then had a mutual explanation OF the
: statement made at the opening of the de.
!, bate by MIR. Frye. Mr. Jones justifyiny his
course by the alleged threat made by the
Maine senator
MIR, Frye discalmrd any idea OF making
. q threat and then repeated what he SAID
= y earlier in the day He had made his state
y | ment he said because he did not desire
y that the bankruptcy measure should be al
" lowed 20 Interfere with the Hawaiian dis
!, cusslon
Mr. Hoar said he had no intention OF
- pressing the bankruptcy report In oppoA-
y ton TO the wishes of senator's, although he
,, hoped to have II disposed of AT an early
. date
" Mr.. Teller tColo) spoke briefly ON the
: parliamentary situation,
e Resuming Mr. Bacon addressed himself
" 10 The legal and constitutional questions OF
u the issue He oontendea that the iolnt
resolution now before the senate was a
/ direct blow at the prerogative of the senate
!. In that the only proper method of auneXa-
II lion of foreirn territory WAS by means of
- treaty
i He urged the importance of maintaining
the cons,Itut onal method in this under
&c taking In this connection he deprecated
! the suggestion that the president could
u seize tho Hawaiian Islands without he
= concurrence OF tho senate. The president
It would have no more right thus to seize
e Hawaii than he would have TO seize ia
maica. Stil such a seizure would be as
Id legal AS would annexation by Joint resoiu-
10 ton.
1T In the course OF his remarks. MIR. Bacon
n was frequently INTERRUPTED by senators
with questions bearing on the ronstitn-
y tional point no was arguing
y MIR. paa CONN inquired whether 4,
10 the Hawaiian government made a eontes-
sion OF territory 10 this country would ne
y congress accept II.
il Mr. Bacon in reply maintained that such
ic acceptance would require the assent of ire
lie treaty making power.
: Mr. Spooner tWis.O read the first line
i of the resolutions; That said cossiou Is