The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-28
Amendments to the War Revenue
Measure Offered by Senator'S
Lodge and Morgan.
SPEAKER REED OBSTINATE
REFUSES TO GIVE WAY ON THE AN
NEXATION QUESTION.
Filibuster in the House-PensiOns
Voted Widow of Gen. Daniel Ma
cauley and Also to Gen. Clay.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal. '


WASHINGTON, May 27-Speaker Reed
remains obstinate and refuses to give way
or yield in the slightest degree on the Ha-
waiian annexation issue He has made the
fight a personal one and seems to be en-
tirely willing that,it should be a test of his
influence in the House. He has suddenly
developed a great fear lest the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands should involve the
administration in a scandal and mark the
beginning of period of corruption such as
this country has never seen. The first of
next week will determine whether the
speaker has entirely usurped the functions
of Congress, or whether an Overwhelming
majority of that body has the nerve to
break away from his dictatorship and
transact national business according to
their judgment The Lodge amendment to
the war revenue bill for the annexation is
merely strategic move on the part of the
friends of Hawaii to smoke OUT Reed by
provoking a discussion to show the party
disloyalty of his position.
An Associated Press dispatch says: The
Hawaiian annexation question, which has
been the subject of no little concern about
the Senate the past few days, assumed def
mite shape in the Senate to-day, when Sen
ators Lodge and Morgan. offered amend
ments to the war revenue bill bearing di
rectly the subject. Senator Lodges
amendment is in the words of the Newland
resolution, and provides in direct terms for
the annexation of the islands. Senator
Lodge was seen Immediately after he had
sent his amendment to the desk, and an
nounced it as his purpose to press the meas
ure to the end. "Henceforth," said he, 1.-The
two measures must travel together. Both
are equally important, and under the cir
cumstances. it would be foolhardy for us to
foregO our advantages III Hawaii
Investigation develops that Senator
Lodges determination to present the amend
ment was the result of a consultation among
the stanchest friends of annexation. They
express the opinion that the amendment in
the end will be accepted but admit that, in
all probability, it will result in delaying the
of annexation assert that when the vote is
reached it will result in the incorporation of
Hawaiian annexation in the revenue bill,
which would. of course, have the effect of
forcing the matter on the attention of the
House. They claim they will get the votes
OF all but four of the Republican senators
and also those of many Democrats, Popu-
lists and silver Republicans The assertion
is made by senators In favor of annexation
that the administration is more anxious
than at any previous time for legislation
providing for annexation. The condition of
for a stopping PLACE for our ships on the
way to those fsfends. they say, is the rea-
son for the present urgency 1t is asserted
that to hold the Philippines without posses
sion of Hawaii would be next to impossible.
Senator Jones' of Arkansas, a Democratic
member of the finance committee, expressed
the opinion that the Lodge amendment
would not be accepted. 1T would he said,
certainly delay the bill indefinitely, if
pressed"
The members Of the Senate committee
on finance are generally averse to the Lodge
amendment as inimica to the speedy passage
of the revenue bill. They say that the bill
would be indefinitely delayed with the Ha
waiian amendMnent included and that under
existing conditions this cannot be thought
Of If SAID a prominent Republican
member of the committee on finance, I'VE
should undertake to put all the legislation
pertinent to the war this bill with all
the controverted points included should
not get away from here before next De-
cember." 1t is the general understanding
among those especially interested in the
revenue bill that-the amendment if pressed
will be met with a. motion to table and they
express the opinion that the administration
will not support the Lodge amendment with
its influence and that their motion to table
will prevail. a.4 h sae1
Senator White. Democratic member of
the finance committee, expressed the opin-
ion that the Hawaiian amendment If pressed
would be laid on the table. 1T is impos-
sible to pass the revenue bill with the Ha-
waiian resolution annexed" he said.