The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-24
HAWAIIAN DEBATE DRAGS..
PETTIGREw TALKS TILL TIRED,
AND N'ExERY RELIEVES HIM.
Finished. SID NcEnery Has Given
Hat the First Installment-Annex-
atfonssts Have Nothing to Say.

WASHINGTON, June 1-Discussion In
the senate Of the Hawaiian annexation
question was interupses by RaGUns or
Utah With speech IN whici, be criticised
vigorously the provision embodied in tho
coIfs renee report on the Indian bill which
Acknowledges the rights OF Indians 10
lease mines and lands on their rese-va-
tons. He declared that Il was far
graver matter than the annexation Of the
Hawaiian islands. as it would involve the.
eeSsoa 10 the Indiana OF the mineral
rights In territory exce9eing 0No.Uo acres
of land. not including the territory OF
Alaska He charged that spectators had
obtained alreAas. leasslkto much OF these
lands. and IL the provision proposed by the
committee was adopted the government
would lose ten millions u dollars.
1t was O'clock w4nxSAG HsTatsan res
o.usion was called u Hitis{E HttgIeT
Of South Dakota resumed lis speech in
opposition. addressing the senate for about
two hours. In the course OF his argument,
which was foreeful and interesting be-
cause he had made personal fnvestsga-
ton OF the subject. he maintained that
the harbor of kiska, on the island Of
Great kiska, owned by the United States.
would make a much better coaling station
for our navy than Honolulu. as it was In
a more direct line with this country To the
Philippines than the Hawaiian Islands And
more than one thousand miles nearer.
Pettigrew said that annexation was de-
Tended by the sentiment that IL was the
manifest destiny OF the United States 10
extend its territory. 1t was manifest des,i-
ny. he said. that committed more crime
and had done more 10 Cypress the people
than any other thing insthe history of the
world. Manifest destiny had built the feu-
dal castles and gathered the serfs around
them 1t was the justification Of tho
strong for the plumber OF the weak. He
declared that IL the United States should
annex territory into which she could not
introduce our form of government. the re-
nex action of such acquisition OF terri
tory and of people far inferior 10 our own
would cause our own government 10 dete-
riorate.
Pettigrew yielded to Morgan. who Sc
cured the passage Of the following resoiu-
ton:
That the select committee on the con-
struction OF the Nicaraguan canal is d.
rected 10 inquire into the claims Of the
republic Of Nicaragua relating to the stock
or securities of the Maritime Canal Com
pany, under the concession of said repub-
lie to the Nicaraguan Canal Company, and
any demands Of said republic connected
with said claims. And sad committee Is
authorized 20 conduct such investigation
by a subcommittee and to send for per-
sons and papers and to administer oaths TO
the witnesses called before said committee
or subcommittee"
Continuing. Petdgrew maintained that
questions of annexation. involving an en-
tire change in the traditional policy of the
government. ought not TO be forced to con-
sieeration at such n time as this
Let us fight out the war upon which
we are all agreed" said ne and then at
the close OF the war we can discuss this
facts 7'0a-T
Although he had not concluded his
speech. Petugrew on account of the ia
tigue, yielded the floor to McEnery. of
louisiana. who presented a constitutional
argument against annexation. McEnesy
said that the conditions In Hawaii after
annexation would be the exasperat,ng con-
dition of the South during the DAYS of re-
construction. 1t would be overrun, he de-
clared. with criminals and adventurers
There would be on the Islands a.. carnival
OF crime and debauchery that would be a
Disgrace to our people and our govern.
ment.
Very soon. he thought. Hawaii would
seek admission as Il state and
This rotten borough Oriental ignorant
anu corrupt. will be sending representa-
president Of the United States
Thts annexation OF Hawaii too. viii
oe Only ne beginning of the extension OF
our our, territory /" ne continued The Philip
and tne Canaries. the remaining colonial
possessions of Spain.
And very shortly We viii have an ex-
cuse to wrest the Azores, the Maderas
and Cape Verde islands from Portugal
foreign complications cannot. In these
circumst ances. be avoided. Already we
are facing foreign troubles in the Philip
pines. The result viii be that this country
VIII become an armed camp. Instead Of
haVlng i-3.v" men at Chicka manga Tampa
and Mobile. every village in the land Will
nave lis troops ready 10 repel foreign
Zoe We VIII lee worse of than Germany
where every hamlet Is occupied by soldiers.
we VIII become weak and exhausted by
continued war"
NJ this point McEnery yielded the floor
and Petasrew presented conference re-
port under the biz 20 raufy the agreement
entered into between the Dawes corsr,L s-
sion ana the Seminole Indians the house
oonferees having agreed TO allow the sen.
ate amendments
i31e report was adopted. Al sos the
senate went into executive scsS-inn and a.
80 adjourned.
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