Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-23
IN THE HOUSE.
Johnson Makes Sensational Speech Against
Annexation OF Hawaii.

birthday was celebrated in the House
after a motion Of Mr.. Bailey to adiourr
had been voted down, with d vast dra
Of political speech making and ii wa:
also signalized by the firing of the first
gun in opposition to Hawaiian annex
| alton
Mr.. johnson, an Indiana Republican
delivered speech that electrified the
House and galleries in denunciation u
what he termed an attempt to cut loose
from the traditional policy Of the
United States and enter upon a scheme
Of colonization that had proved the
ruin of empires and of nations He
used some very strong language. but
! his remarks We're enthusiastically an
plauded by the minority and many Re
/ publicans joined in the demonstration
He declared that he did not believe
! the proposed scheme to annex the
Sandwich Islands could stand the cru
| cial test Of contest in the open. either
! in the Senate or House He declared
/ that While he had denounced at the
! time the statement that the Hawaiian
! monarch had been OVerthrOWn with the
| aid OF American citizens he now firmly
! believed ii was true. The speech com
| ing entirely unheralded produced a
! deep impression.
1 The general debate on the sundry
| civil bin was concluded. today. ana.
l tomorrow. the bin VIII be taken up for
! amendment
The IToucr I.sIar. bad arr.u.rd l., ,,.
/ coed Win IN. Sundr,- ciyil arnropri3tfn
! bill. Today. Notwithstanding the fact that
this Was WashnEtun's birthday
cotumitt... Of me vyhoIa mn pafi7, ~.
Democratic leader whose nnutiun II I'LL
inurn over I3-t ui,rht y.ae dnfaat,d h,.
point Of no quorum moved an a1iotIrn
mont ouf Of r.srIrt ia ma Iir,bjr,' -
Washington.
The chair suggests :b.t uoseibl,. me
.nti4n,..n,. ,,,.,ril, 4. ,,r 1.,
served III Sn.akrr
~ rnntiof1 10 .djo,,r- +. alu,,,., j.; -,
der said Bailev. -
"A motion ia s1io,,r,, o,,t af rae,a,+ ,o
so,nchndy is nd, ntc,esariI,. J., va - =
remarked ~ C,hair
~ ~. form ~ nv ,,o,;o,, r,o,,,3, ~,
r,iIc Of Inc Jousa Iyithdraw. - ), ,anli"l
Bailey. .and submit n sirnnIa- ,on,ion ~ -
adjourn
'Tbn iInpso rf,..aa - o4;o,,r 49,, 800,
MI tha s1nd,.[- [.i,.it .nnronria ~, riiI
'..'rhr e-DntIr-n.,n et,hrnits a ei,,,rIa 80
ton to adjourn > said the SnaaLer IN
division on = rising H.o+a W. pan,,tii
cans Pearson \ q md par,boiSt NJ
voted with 1bf. narnaqratS and pcnulic+c
ana tha yota stood. Avas II. noae =
There was 4 chorus ri nrntaef. wban
rannnr alla} ~, ~ a,o i,rd ~ 80
but h" insisted upon his demand and the
ron was called. The motion was defeated
on tn" i've and no vote. "a to l04 Pear
son ana Rarthoidt voted no on the roll
call. Two other Republicans. Gibson.
Tenn. and Powers. Vt. voted for the
motion.
The House then Went into committee
" the whole. Payne Rep n u in the
chair. and tie Sundry civil appropriation
hili was considered. II was agreed that
the general debate should close at ;
o'clock. tonight.
Cannon explained the bill While the
bill was not eXtravagant he said ii wa.
hberal III its provisions for the public
service.
Loud. Rep. Cal. chairman Of the post
office appropriation committee ques-
toned Cannon regarding the item of S25-
600 for supplying power for Il pneumatic
tube mail system in New York Philadel-
phia ana Boston He desired to know
why this CONTAMINATION for = nrasreItiyn