The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-26
Morgan Makes Annexation the Test
of Patriotism.
OPPONENTS NOT HONEST
VIOLENT ATTACK FROM THE
GEORGIA SENATOR.
Declared the Senators Who Opposed
Annexation Were Tricksters, Were
Unpatriotic and Were Delaying
the War-Indignant Protests From
the Anti-annexationists.

Washington. June 25.-The senate met
today at 1 o'clock, but it was not until
Is minutes after that a quorum was Sc
cured and proceedings begun.
Mr. Sewen On j. called up. and the
senate passed the bill providing for a
military secretary to the secretary of
| war.
civil appropriation bill was called up by
I Mr.. Allison. The senate amendment pro-
viding for public building at Butte,
! Mont, to which the house insisted on its
! disagreement. was advocated further by
Mr.. Mantle (Mont0
Mr.. Pettigrew IS. d., speaking to the
recession Of the senate conferees in the
! senate amendment suspending the eXecu-
/ tive orders of February, 1897. making for
est reservations in certain western states
] criticised the action of the house for in
sisting upon striking out the amendment.
! Explaining the contention of the house,
Mr.. Allison said the house confereeS re-
! fused absolutely to go into the matter
! of susDending the orders because the
proper modification of them was in the
I province Of the executive department.
The forestry reservation question was
discussed for nearly two hours by Mr..
Wilson CWash.), Mr.. Carter (Afont). Mr..
Cannon Otah). Mr.. Mantle (Mont.), and
Mr.. Allison. The first three strenuously
insisted that the amendment Of the sem
ate providing for an abrogation of the or
der creating the reservation should be
insisted unon.
Mr.. Wilson had assurances from the
secretary of the interior that the whole
question would be properly and fairly
dealt with to the satisfaction of all per-
sons interested. The report presented by
Mr.. Allison was finally agreed to.
ANNEXATION RESOLUTIONS.
The Hawaiian annexation question was
laid before the senate at lao D. m. Mr..
Davis, chairman of the committee on for
eign relations. offered RESOLUTION that
hereafter. until further notice, the senate
convene at II a m. 1t went over on an
objection.
when the senate adjourn today it be until
II a. m. Monday and the motion was
agreed to. ~ to H..
Mr. Turiey dem, TENN then resumed
his constitutional argument against the
annexation resolutions. The speech was
interrupted by an extended coloquy be
tween Mr., Foraker on one side and Mr..
Allen Cyeb). Clay (Ga.l and Mr.. Gaffery
O1a-) on the other. Mr.. Foraker maintain
ed that the annexation of Hawaii was not
necessarily an executive function
At the conclusion of the colloquy Mr..
Pettigrew offered the following amend
ment to the resolution:
THAT the contract labor laws and laws.
civil and criminal now in force in said
island by which men are held for service
for a definite term. except in punishment
for crime whereof the party has been
duly convicted, are hereby repealed and
ali existing contracts are hereby declared
void"
Mr.. Turley then resumed his argument
A LITTLE FILIBUSTER.
AT 4 o'clock Mr.. Jones (Ark.) suggested |
to Mr. Davis that it might be desirable to !
have a brief executive session and then !
adjourn.
II would ask the senator from Arkan- !
sas" inquired Mr.. Davis, whether or not !
he would be willing now to suggest when 1
a vote might be taken on the pending res
olution?"
so far as 1 am concerned" replied Mr.. |
Jones, Il am willing to agree upon some
day next term for a vote"
THAT is quite illusory and impossible of
said Mr.. Davis. Can
the senator not make it Thursday of next
week
iThat is even more illusory," responded
Mr.. Jones.
'.Then / shall call for the regular order,
Mr.. President" said Mr.. Davis
A systematic flibusterinG was then in
augurated. Mr.. Pettus (Ala) moved that
the senate go into executive session. The
motion was lost-34-15.
Mr. Allen moved to adjourn. This mo-
tor was also loSt-3o-l0.
adjourn until II o'clock Monday. FIR.
Morgan made a point of order against the
notion and it was sustained
Then for half an hour Mr.. Allen. suS-
-ained by the opponents of annexation.
to suggest the absence of
Quorum or enter motions to adjourn.
The friends of annexation STOOD fast
ind refused either to adjourn or to go into
executive session.
Finally the regular order was called for
md Mr.. Berry (Ark.) insisted that di-
dsion had been called for on one OF Mr..
Aliens motions.
Mr.. Wilson CWash.) in demanding again