The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
THB HAWAIIAN
QUESTION
Still Under Debate in the Senate
Which has Become Very
Spirited.
BANKRUPTCY BILL A LAW.

me eenerAi deficiency hill Has b~~n
Reported to the senate by the Commit
tee-Congre.smen Simpson and Peters
of Kansas Personals.
Special to The CAUCASIAN.
WAsHINaroN, d. c., June 27.-Very
little progress has been made on the
Hawaiian matter, a the greater por.
ton Of the past week Was consumed BY
only . few Of the Opponents Of annex
alton. The principal speeches against
it were made by Sen atoss White, Pet
tigrew, McEnery and Turley. Sena-
tor Whites speech occupied two days
during which time he ably presented
his views against the proposition to
annex the Islands.
Saturday evening the debate on the
question became very spirited-soloe
Of the Senators emphasizing their
views in very strong language.
the statement that the opponents Of
annexation were absent for the pur-
pose Of filibustering. This brought
forth very strong and emphatic Ian
ku0AC CCuotOU w utc, WIN U8Iu
that during the course of the debate
the opponents Of annexation had re-
mained in their seats and listened at
tentively to the discussion. and it was
not just or becoming in the Senator
from Alabama to charge now that the
absence OF quorum was due to any
dilatOry tactics on the prrt of the Op-
pOnents of the measure. Senator White
"a h6AV mt
"lectures" from Senator Morgan ~ to
his conduct In the Senate-that all OF
the striking attributes of the Senator
from Alabama was inconsistency
Senator White spoke with great earn.
estness and feeling, and denounced a
wholly false that the opponents of an
nexatiOn were filibustering. He said
that they wanted to discuss the propo.
sitiOn thoroughly and fully.
Senator Teller, who favOrs annexa.
tiOn, then spoke at length on the sub.
ject, and presented his views in hi,
usual able, cOgent and convincing
manner. He said he had studied thil
question for years, and he was cOnvin.
ced that it would be no danger to thi,
country to annex HaiWaii-On the con.
trary it would be an immense advan
tage, besides giving to the inhabitant!
of the island the great blessings an(
boon of free government. He argued
that it was the duty of this great cOun
try to aid any country that desired Il
establish free Republican form of gov
ernment, thereby promoting christian
civilization.
Senator Allen replied to the charge
that Senator Morgan had made as tt
the opponents of annexation beins
"enemies of the country"a and "opposet
to the war" as without foundation
He said he wanted the question to b.
thoroughly discussed and considered
before q vote was taken, and there wai
no purpose to delay action. He sale
he had not formed an opinion as tc
how he should vote, and would not de-
so until after the matter bad been pre-.
sented by both sides. He said tina,
Senator Morgan during the discussion
of the ''Sherman silver repeal act" o.
1898 adopted filibusterlng tactics then
and it was very inconsistent and un.
becoming in Senator Morgan to criti
else the conduct of the opponents o
annexation.
The Bankruptcy Bill, which.has Ions
been in conference has become q law
The General Deficiency appropria
tion bill which passed the House sOm'
days ago, has been reported to the Sen
ate by the Committee on appr0pria
tions, and will be passed this week.
Hons. Jerry Simpson and M. s
Peters, of Kansas have been renOmi
mated by both the Populist, and Demo
cratic parties in their districts.
State GeOlOgist j. A. Holmes, Hon
North Carolina were in the city las
week.