Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-15
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
FOR SECRET CONSIDERATION.
nebote in the House over the civil
Service Lnw-Thc Opponents OF
the system Secure Large NUM-
h.r of Takers on the Floor.


The opponcnts of the civil service law
had much the best of the debate IN the
house Monday, SO far as the number oil
those engaged in it were concerned. Nine
of the IL speakers were of the opposition,
The friends of the law are anxious to shut
off further debate and in this will have
the cooperation of Speaker Reed and the
rules committee.
In accordance with his previous notices,
Senator Davis, chairman of the senate
committee on foreign relations, brought
up the subject of the ratification of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty in the senate.
His motion was made soon after the DIS
posal of the routine morning business,
and the entire remainder of the days ses-
sion, except the time given to the confirm
alton of nominations. was devoted to the
consideration of the question AZ to wheth-
er the treaty should be considered III open
session or behind closed doors i'll eXecu-
tive session. After "A debate of almost two
hours upon this point, an informal vote
was taken, the ayes and noes not beng
demanded. The decision was overwhelm-
ingly against an open session The an
nexationists now claim 80 votes for the
treaty, lacking only one of the number to
ratify it. The opposition say the ratiters
will fall short from three to five votes.
The bill was reported favorably from the
Indian committee preventing railroad
companies from charging more than 3
cents a mile for passengers through In
dian territory.
Civil Service Sustained.
The motion to strike out the appropria-
ton for the civil service commission was
defeated in the house Tuesday, and the
executive and judicial appropriation bill
passed. The agricultural and urgent
deficiency bill. as reported to the house
from the committee on appropriations car
ried total of 1888, 937. The bill APP
propriates 100000 for the survey of the
Yukon river in Alaska, to include all ne
cessary expenses the money to be eX-
pended under the direction of the super
intendent of the cOast and geodetic sur
vey, and $4,000 of that amount to be
used for a survey of the Copper river.
In the senate Mr. Fairbanks discussed
the immigration bill, saying that the
pending BILL by imposing a moderate and
reasonable educational test upon all inn
migrants over 10 years of age, was an ad-
ditional safeguard around our population
and citizenship. Senator Davis delivered
speech in favor of the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty.
Champion of Hawaii.
In closing his speech in favor of Ha-
waiian annexation Wednesday Senator
Davis presented the strategic features of
the question. He displayed chart in
front of the presiding officers platform
showing the location of Hawaii relative
to this country and to Asia. One of the
points brought out with considerable elab-
Grafton was the probable effect on the Mic
araguan canal or the occupation of the
islands by some foreign power. He illus
trated by a reference to the map, show
ing that Hawaii was on Il straight line be-
tween the western terminus of the Me
araguan canal and Japan and China The
nation, he said which controls Hawaii
will control that great gateway of com
merce. The guns planted on Hawaii would
be pointed directly at the mouth of the
canal. He also devoted careful attention
10 the Importance of controlling Pearl har-
Dor, now owned by the United States, say
ing that the nation which maintained DOS
session of the harbor would hold the KEY
to the military situation in the north Pa
cihc There was apparent q disposition ON
the part of some senators, who announce
themselves undecided as to what course
10 pursue on the Hawaiian question to mix
1t with the Cuban problem. They are
friends of Cuba, and their desire is to have
the administration take more pronounc-
ed position in the interests of Cuba as a
return for their assistance on the Ha-
waiian treaty
There was lively debate in the house
over the provision in bill requiring the
owners of bullion hereafter to pay the
cost of transporting bullion from ASSAY
offices to the minis. Mr. Bell of Colorado
argued that if the government declined TO
pay the cost of transportation of the gold
1t would go to foreign minis. It was. he
said, another blow aimed at the western
miner. There was no security for the
gold production of the country now that
1t had had in the past. The motion 10
strike out the proviso was defeated.
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