The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-30
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Proceedings of Senate ard House
From Day to Day.
THE SENATE,

THE SENATE,
JUNE OTH.-Discussion by the Sen
ate of the question of Hawaiian annex
alton was begun in open session. Mr..
White afforded the friends of annexa-
ton the opportunity they had been
awaiting. He moved to adjourn, and
like flash Mr.. Davis demanded the
yeas and nays, the motion to vote upon
which was test of strength between
the friends and opponents of anneXa-
ton. 1t was decisive, ii to u. The
Senate. at 5:35, went into executive
session, and at 5:45 p. N. adjourned,
JUNE 2l.-Interest IN the discussion
of the Hawaiian annexation, which is
proceeding in the Senate, has begun to
flag. White. Democrat, the leader Of
tie opponents of annexation. spoke for
three hours and half Among the
bills passed was one providing severe
penalties for the malicious injury or
destruction of submarine torredoes,
Notifications or other coast defences.
At 5:2J p. III. the Senate won't into eX
ecutive session, and ut $40 p. II. ad-
iourned.
of Hawaii again occupied the attention
Of the Senate. White, Democrat re.
sumed his speech begun Yesterday
Pettigrew discussed the resolution for
an hour and half White concluded
his speech. The conference ->port OF
the Indian appropriation bill was pre-
sented to the Senate and read, but no
effort was made to dispose of it. 4
Joint resolution was passed authorizing
the President of the United States to
invite, through the proper channels,
the g5v5fhMshfs Of England, France,
Germany, Austria, Russia, Belgium,
Switzerland, Mexico and Venezuela to
send details of infantry, artillery and
cavalry to this country to participate
in q military jubilee to be held IN
Madison Square Garden, New York.
Davis asked immediate consideration Of
the following resolution: THAT the
Secretary of the Navy is directed to In
form the Senate whether LieuteLant
Hobson and those who were captured
with him have been confined within
the lines of fire of the United States
feet, and, if so, at what place or places
they are or have been confined; also to
inform the Senate what efforts have
been made to effect the exchange of
such prisoners and with what result;
also to transmit to the Senate copies
of his correspondence or report upon
the subjects of this inquiry. The res
olution was agreed to. At 400 the
Senate went into executive session, and
at 5:15 p. N. adjourned.
JUNE 23D. discussion in the Senate
of Hawaiian annexation was interrupted
today by Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, with q
speech in which he criticised vigorously
the provision embodied in the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill, which acknowledges the right OF
Indians to lease mineral lands on their
reservations Pettigrew, of South Da-
kota, resumed his speech in opposition
to Hawaiian annexation. McEnery
spoke about an hour in opposition to
the pending resolutions. At sos the
Senate went into executive session, and
at 5:j5 p. m. Adjourned.
JUNE 24TH. The conference report
on the bankruptcy bill was opposed of
by the Senate without debate. The Ha-
waiian annexation resolutions were un-
der discussion through the remainder
of the session. Three measures de-
signed to facilitate the work of the War
Department were passed witout con.
troversy. The Senate at $50 went into
executive session, and at $50 p. "a. ad-
journed