The record-union., 1898-06-14
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII DE-
BATED IN THE HOUSE.
Ten Speeches Made, the Principal
One Being That Of Newlands in
Favor Of the Resolution.


tinued to-day in the House, ten
speeches being made. Very little inter-
est was manifest either upon the floor
or in the galleries, few occupants of
the latter being present and the attend
ance upon the floor hardly exceeding at
any time forty members. A night ses-
sion will be held tomorrow evening, to
afford opportunity for many members
to speak, to whom otherwise it would
be impossible to give time before the
vote Wednesday afternoon.
Before proceeding with the Hawaiian
debate the House to-day passed Senate
bills granting American registers to the
steamships Victoria, Olympia Arizona,
Columbia, Argyle, Tacoma and Ar
cadia
NewIands (Sil) Of Nevada then ad-
dressed the House in advocacy of an
nexation. The pending resolutions We're
introduced by him.
He was interrupted by Cannon R)
of Illinois, who presented and asked
unanimous consent for the passage of
an emergency bill to appropriate $417,-
151 now carried by the sundry civil
bill to pay the Behring Sea award, but
Bland CD of Missouri objected.
Cannon said the time for payment
would expire Friday, and the sundry
civil bill would not pass before that
day.
Proceeding, NeWlandS contended that
constitutional warrant for anneXing the
islands as proposed existed, but with
out entering upon an exhaustive argu-
ment, he assumed that if the Govern
ment could acquire Florida and adja-
cent islands and the Louisiana terri
tory by purchase, Texas by annexa-
ton and California by conquest, it could
acquire Hawaii by gift.
Newlands said the Hawaiian and
Philippine Islands We're improperly con-
nected by some, when by nature and
import they were distinct, the Philip
pine question involving policy OF ter
ritOrial expansion, to which he objected,
while all involved in the Hawaiian
question was purely one Of territorial
defense and commercial expansion. He
spoke of the Importance of insular con-
troll as appreciated by all great Pow
ers, and arguing for the control Of
Hawaii as a base of supplies and naval
operations, he suggested the disaster
that probably would have resulted to
America had Spain been a powerful
naval nation, with Cuba and Porto
Rico as a base of operations against
the Atlantic Coast. Without Hawaii,
no naval Power, he said, could attack
the Pacific Coast, as necessary recoal-
ing would be impossible
Newlands contended that it would be
"insufferable arrogance" upon Amer
ica's part to insist upon the continu-
ance of Hawaiian independence after
refusing to accept the responsibility of
it's Government, and he predicted that
the islands would tgpsto some other
Power in the near. .futuresif we did not
take them. He said Pearl Harbor was
held only by treaty. and american con-
troll could be terminated at the will of
either party. He predicted great
growth of the American merchant ma
rine, and a corresponding increase of
the navy in Pacific waters. The great
commercial fight would be for the trade
Of the Orient, and Hawaii would prove
an aid to America in securing her
proper share. Fy
Mann (R.) Of Illinois spoke for the
resolution.
At the conclusion Of Mann's speech,
upon request of Cannon, the House
passed the emergency bill appropriating
S413, 151 to pay the BehNng Sea award,
which will be due June 18th. n.
At 5:1S o'clock the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, June f3.-For nearly
two hours to-day the Senate had under
discussion the resolution of Lodge of
Massachusetts directing the Claims
Committee to make an inquiry as to
the disposition of the money appropri-
ated by Congress to pay the claim Of
the book concern of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
To-day's discussion of the matter de-
veloped the fact that Major r. +.
Stahlman was the lobbyist who had re-
ceived about 100000 of the amount
awarded to the church, and Hoar, Till
man and Chandler were free in assert
ing that the church officials should see
to it that he is compelled to disgorge
the amount which had been paid to
him, in view of his and their assertions
that none of the money awarded had
been pledged or would be paid to lob
Twists