The herald., 1898-06-23
RESUME HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION
ARGUMENTS
White SPEAKS UNTIL Hf IS TIRED OUT
Senators Want Information Concerning the Safety Of Li-
tenant Hobson-Simpson Of Kansas Gets
Angry in the House

been done by the conferees about the home
stead provision Of the senate bill.
Allison replied that the senate provision
had been stricken out and provision in
serted extending the free honesteads to
July 1, 1900
What have you done regarding the leas-
ing of mineral lands?" inquired Pettigrew.
THAT provision was considerably modl-
fed" replied Mr.. Allison. Authority is
given the Indians to lease mineral lands
under certain conditions"
1--WE have never acknowledged the right
of the Indians" said Mr.. Pettigrew, "to
lease mineral lands in a reservation. This
provision will invlove loss of hundreds of
millions to the government. 1t will cost
more than the present war"
THAT may be-" said Mr.. Allison.
"This conference report ought to be con-
tested severely" declared Mr.. Pettigrew.
Mr.. Allison in explanation, said that I'M
der present arrangements the Indians leased
the mineral lands, but that their power had
been very carefully hedged about with con-
dItions.
In response to an inquiry of Mr.. Teller
as to the reasons for striking out the free
homestead provision, Mr.. Allison said it was
necessary in order that an agreement might
be reached. The house conferees commended,
he said, that free homestead bill was pend
ing in the house, and that tie senate pro-
vision had no business on an appropriation
bill. He felt certain the conferees' report
would be prejudicial to any homestead set
tier.
Why Dakota Objects
In beginning his discussion Of the Ha-
waian resolutions, Mr.. Pettgrew said he
presumed the homestead provision had been
stricken from the Indian bill for reasons
of economy, yet $10.OOO,0OO in duties was to
be RENTED on Hawaiian sugar and other
Hawaiian products, all of which was in IA
vor of Asiatic labor.
II had hoped" said he, ''that the question
of adopting policy of annexation, policy
Of imperialism, might be set aside until
the present war Is over. Instead of that,
however, we are being propelled to an issue
by an interest which has crowded around
this capitol for years, that of the sugar
trust. We are to be forced to action.'
Mr.. Pettigrew maintained that the terri
tory of the United States was already large
enough, and he believed 1t his duty to res!sa
the acquisition of any territory inhabited
by people far inferior to our or so located
as to require navy to defend It, In case
of war with anothe: nation, our foreign
possessions would be frs. attacked. He
believed the United States ought not to
enter into competition with the Great Eu-
'opean powers e'her IN supporting great
navy or the acquisition Of foreign territory.
~ 800 p H. MI. Fettisrew' not having
concluded his speech, the senate went into
executive session. and at 5:15 adjourned.
Will STAY All Summer
WAsHlNGION' June 1.-THE anti-an-
neAationists IN inc senate nave privately
suggested 10 the advocates OF the Hawaiian
resolution tnat the most practical method
Oh aisposing Oh the question would be an
agreement upon time next session to
vote, put the leading supporters of the res
olution say they VIII not consider 1t seri-
ousis. ihey say they are having no diff
cuty IN maintaining quorum. ana they ex-
pect 10 De apie 10 keep their men mere to the
eno' ana mat tnere is therefore, no reason
1or postponing the matter until next De-
cemper'
The opponents say that If the proposition
is not accepted the speecn-maklng VIII go
on lnoennitely' ana assert that many SEN
ators are now preparing speeches, which
are YET 10 De MADE.
senator Harris OF kansas, who heretofore
mas peen ciassed as opposed to annexation,
announced To-Day that he should vote for
the resolution. Il have some doubts he
said, as to the entire wisdom of the policy,
put IN war times l consider 1t patriotic to
give the government the benefit of such
| doupts.
In the House