Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
HAWAIIAN DEBATE,
1t Will Be Carried on in Execu.
tive Session.
Long Time Spent in Discussion oppon-
ents of Civil Service MonopoIize
Debate in the House.

Washington Jan. Ex-senator Davis,
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, brought up the sub
iect of the ratification of the Hawaiian
annexation treaty in the senate, today.
His motion, made soon after the dis
posal of the routine morning business,
and the entire remainder of the days
session, except the time given to the
confirmation Of nominations, was de-
voted to discussing the question as to
whether tine treaty should be consi-
dered in open session or in executive
session. After a debate of two hours
upon this point, an informal vote was
taken. The decision was overwhelming
ly against an open session.
The motion for open sessions was
made by Senator Gray of Delaware,
who urged that the question was one Of
public concern, ana it should be con-
sidered before the public.
Senator Davis replied to Mr. Gray,
contending for the observance OF pre-
cedent in this matter. and objecting to
the proposition that the senate should
take the public into its confidence.
Speeches in favor of the Gray resolu-
ton were made by Senators White, Caf-
fiery, Mason and Morrill, and in opposi-
and others.
Most Of the senators who spoke in OPP
position to open sessions, referred to the
probability that the action of the Euro
pean powers in their evident purpose
Of partitioning China would form the
basis of much of the debate on Hawaii
an annexation All who referred to this
phase of the question manifested a dis
position to regard it as a delicate and
complicated one and one which it were
better should be ventilated behind closed
doors. II was also inJimated that the
Monroe doctrine would come in for
fair share Of discussion. before the close
Of debate, and that this was a question
which could be more freely discussed in
executive than IN open session.
Senator Mason made speech di-
rected generally against an executive
session. He asserted that the rule was
cut of date, out of keeping with the pro-
gressive tendency of the times.
Senator Davis announced his purpose
to call up the treaty again tomorrow,
and press it as rapidly as possible He
probably will make speech tomorrow
in general advocacy of the treaty. The
annexationists now claim 50 votes for
the treaty lacking only one of the num-
ber needed to ratify it. On the other
hand, the opposition say the ratifiers
will fall short from three to five votes.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan, 10.--The opponents
of the civil service law had much the
better of the debate in the house to-
day, so far as the number of those en-
gagged in it were concerned. Nine of the
eleven speakers were of the opposition
The friends of the law are very anxious
to shut off further debate and in this
they will have the cooperation of
Speaker Reed and the rules committee.
Mr. Moody. who has charge of the
bill gave notice that he would test the
sense of the house tomorrow, on a mo-
ton to close debate. The opposition inn
mediately sent word to all in their ranks
to be on hand, and they say they will
have no difficulty in defeating the mo-
ton. Those who participated in the de-
bate today were: In opposition to the
law, Messrs. Cooley. democrat, Missouri;
Door, republican, West Virginia; Cox,
democrat, Tennessee; Little, democrat,
Arkansas; Brunlm, republican, Pennsyl-
yania; Cowherd, democrat, Missouri;
Sulloway, republican, New Hampshire:
Lowe, republican, New York In defense
! of the law, Messrs. Mccall, republican,
Massachusetts,, and Parker, republican,
New Jersey.
Mr.. Sulloway, in his speech, proudly
proclaimed himself a spokesman without
any mental reservation. The civil ser
vice law, he said, had been conceived
In iniquity, born in infany, and admin
istered in cowardice, and by democrats.
He believed the government belonged to
its friends. Mr.. Sulloways remarks
We're very picturesque, and kept the
anti-reformers in continuous roar of
approval