The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-01
MADE NO PROGRESS.
Senator's Wasting Valuable Time
in Talk.
MORE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO
REVENUE BILL.

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Hawaiian Annexation Amendments
Comments Severely Upon Action of
Minority in Preventing Action.
Washington, May 31.-Another day has
been passed by the Senate in fruitless dis
cussion Of the war revenue measure Not
the slightest material progress was made
at today's session toward disposing of the
bill. Speeches were made by Mr.. Mason.
Republican Of Illinois, Mr.. Lodge, Re-
publican OF Massachusetts. and Mr.. FL
kins, Republican of West Virginia.
Mr.. Mason strongly advocated an amend
ment to the bill placing tax upon wheat
-four adulterated either with clay or with
corn flour, and presented a long state
ment by the national association of
millers in support of his contention. Mr..
Lodge had intended to defend his action
in Offering the Hawaiian annexation reso-
luton as an amendment to the pending
bill, but refrained, because, he said, a
secret session would be demanded if that
discussion were started. After comment
ing somewhat severely upon the arrogance
of the minority, which prevented action
upon question which the administration
and majority IN both houses of Congress
desired to dispose of, he began discussion
of some OF the questions arising out of the
present. Evidently believing this not
proper subject for public discussion. Mr..
Turpie asked for and the Senate agreed to
a secret session.
In the public session which followed
nir. Elkins discussed tine general features
of the pending bill, opposed the CORPORA
ton tax, the tax on bank deposits and
the Issue Of greenbaoks and strongly adj
vocated the issue of bonds.
Washington, May 31.-At the opening
of the Senate session today, the chaplain s
invocation was glowing tribute to the
life and character of Gladstone.
Mr.. Money of Mississippi, presented the
credentials of William B. Sullivan, ap-
pointed Senator from Mississippi to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor Walthall. The oath was administered
to the new Senator by the Vice President.
Senator Sullivan was the recipient of
handsome floral pieces.
Consideration of the war revenue bill
was then resumed. Mr.. Mason of Illinois
offered as an amendment to the pending
measure bill favorably passed upon BY
the manufactures committee. nit provides
that adulterated -four shall be properly
and correctly labelled when offered for
sale and that all adulterated flours must
pay tax to the government.
In advocating his amendment Mr..
Mason said the tax would produce $500, 900
revenue year. In support of the pro-
posed amendment Mr.. Mason had read an
extended statement prepared by the
National Association of American millers.
Z At the conclusion of Mr.. Mason's
speech, Mr.. Lodge took the floor to make
his expected statement concerning his
motives in offering the Hawaiian annexa-
ton resolution as an amendment to the
war revenue measure.
Referring to the criticism of himself
because he offered the Hawaiian annexa-
tlon resolution as an amendment to the
pending bill, Mr.. Lodge said:
u have never attempted. to obstruct
legislation OF any kind, at any time, and
l have no present or prospective intention
OF attempting to obstruct the speedy en-
actment OF this great revenue bill. am
nrmly impressed with the idea that we
ougnt not only to pass the revenue meas
ure but every other bill which the admin
lstratlon desires, as war measure and
do SO speedily. So far as am concerned
! am unwilling that Congress should adj
1Ourn until all Of bo 4 la
by the exigencies of war, of whatever
nature these measures may be, shall have
been enacted into law"
Anxious as am,'' he said, s'for an
early adjournment, will never give my
vote to proposition to adjourn until the
PRESIDENT has been afforded every bit of
legislative aid he desires in the prosecu-
no longer"
MIR: Lodge had just made a reference to
the sign ltcent victory achieved by Ad-
mlral Dewey in the Philippines when he
was interrupted by Mr.. Turpie, Democrat
OF Indiana, who inquired if he proposed
to discuss the subject matter Of his
amendment.
LAS F.! explained at the beginning" re-
piled Mr.. Lodge. "I do not propose to dis
cuss the Hawaiian question, If that is
what the Senator means"
:, "That is what referred to- said Mr..
Turpie.
'1t is my purpose" said Mr.. Lodge.
to discuss some Of the conditions grow
ing out of the present war and l deem
them perfectly proper subject for public
discussion.
Mr.. White, Democrat of California,
leader Of the anti annexation minority in
the Senate said that when any Of the op.
ponents OF annexation had ATTEMPTED to
discuss the question, growing out of the
war they had been forced into secret
legislative session. He hao, himself. de-.
sired to discuss the Hawaiian QUESTION in
the open but the privilege had been
denied to him. He thought no discrimi.
nation ought to be made.
Mr.. Lodge restated the object of his
speech and then said tartly:
ST don't know why the Senator fMr
White) started in alarm at my mention If
the work of the Asiatio squadron. -
81 was not alarmed replied Mr.
White, sat the Senator's remark upon
that or upon any other question upon this
or any other day"
81 am sorry" said Mr.. Lodge, "that
the Senator should be annoyed by any
thing l should say"