The Yale expositor., 1898-01-21
DoINos OF CONGRESS.
A photographic Chronicle of the Acts of
the Nations Lawmakers.

A Paragraphs Chronicle of the Acts of
the Nations Lawmakers.
The Senate committee on judiciary
received great many protests against
the confirmation of Attorney General
McKenna as member of the y. S. SUI
preme court bench. The principal OBJ
jections arc that he is Catholic, and
that he has not had the legal training
and judicial experience to fit him for
the position.
The Senate took up the Hawaiian
treaty in executive session after an at
tempt had been made to consider it in
open session.
The discussion of the Hawaiian an
nexation treaty is proving very inter
esting in the executive sessions of the
Senate. Senator Davis, of Minnesota,
took the ground that the Hawaiian
islands are ours by right, and that an
neXation has always been favored,
with the exception of the Cleveland
administration, and our trade demands
their annexation. AS for their mill
tary Importance, the trouble in the
east is sufficient indication. The
new century will mark the opening of
conditions that will make these islands
indispensable to the United States.
Their situation in relation to the loca-
zion of the Nicaragua canal and China
and Japan would make them the key
TO that great gateway of commerce.
Senator Morgan spoke upon the con-
ditions and desires of the natives of
Hawaii from his own observation on
his visit to the islands last year. SEN
ator Stewart, of Nevada. supported
the treaty and was the first senator to
discuss the question of sugar in con-
nection with the subject. He asserted
that the importation of sugar to the
United States from Hawaii would not
be increased to any perceptible eX-
tent because the islands had reached
their limit in the production of that
article. lie eulogized the natives as
intelligent and docile. Senator Frye
spoke upon the commercial and mill
tary aspects which annexation pre-
scented in favor of the United States.
Upon the merits of the case he consid-
cred Hawaii as necessary to the com
merce of the United States. Senator
Allen, of Nebraska opposed the
treaty. He called attention to the
distance of Hawaii from our
own shores, and referred to the
necessity we would be under of
defending the islands in case of war
and claimed that on this account it
would be necessary for the United
States To establish and maintain n
separate fleet for their production as
well as an extra army on the islands.
AS the adoption of the following res
olution would indicate the Senate is
getting anxious for some official knowl-
edge as 10 the state of affairs in Cuba:
Resolved, That the President is re-
quested, if In his opinion il is not in
compatible with the public interest, to
transmit to the Senate ut his earliest
convenience a statement showing what
measures are in force by this govern
ment in the island of Cuba and in wa
ters contiguous thereto, to protect the
lives liberty and property of American
citizensnow dwelling in Cuba.
The House passed an urgent deli
cheney bill carrying S1,741,S4 3.
The monetary commission was given
a hearing by the House committee on
banking and currency on the commits
sion's bill proposing comprehensive
revision of the currency.
Congressman Corliss has completed
the report upon his joint resolution
providing for an amendment of the
constitution to authorize the election
of senator's by the people.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nominations of Edwin II. Conger,
of Iowa, TO be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the
L. 5. to China; Charles Page Bryan, of
Illinois, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Brazil.