The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
THE MATTER DISCUSSED
MIR. CAFFERY OPPOSES MR.. COR
BETS RIGHT TO A SEAT
oREGoNs GOVERNOR NOT TO APPOINT
Mr.. Whites Joint Resolution that Hawaii
Maintain Its Autonomy Without Any Inter.
ference from Other Governments or
Annexation 10 United States.


Washing ton, ID. c., Feb. 3.-One of
the features of tolny's session of the
Senate was a speech by Mr. Gallery, of
Louisiana. in support of the resolution
reported by the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. declaring that Henry ".
Corbett Us not entitled to a seat in tine
Senate from the State Of Oregon. Mr..
Corbett was appointed as Senator by
the Governor of Oregon after the fail
ure of the legislature to eject II Senator
to succeed Senator Mitchell Mr.
Gallery maintained that the Governor
of n State had no authority to appoint
To fiji an original vacancy-a vacancy
beginning with a new term-after the
Legislature had an opportunity TO elect
and had failed To do so.
Gerlmany's order prohibiting the impof
tation of American fruits into that E1n-
pire called cut resolution from Mr.
Davis, tMinnesOta). Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations calling
upon the President. if not incompatible
with the public interest, to transmit to
the Senate the correspondence and other
information bearing upon TIE matter
in his possession, or in that of the State
Department. The resolution was agreed
to.
Mr.. Martin. (Virginia), presented the
credentials of Mr.. Daniel as Senator
from Virginia, elected for Il term of
six years, beginning on March 4, 1899.
MIR. Lindsay, tKentucky), gave notice
that tomorrow at the conclusion Of the
routine business he would submit some
remarks upon matter personally con-
corning himself, and in which he Thought
the Senate would have some interest.
Mr.. Cullom then called up the Agricul-
turdal Appropriation bill, the reading of
which was concluded last evening
Pending the submission of certain
amendments to the bill, Mr.. Plat, Con
nect;cut). expressed his regret that the
committee had not stricken from the
bill the appropriation for the purchase
and distribution of seeds. He read a
letter from member of a Connecticut
Grange in which the statement was
made that the seed sent out by the
Agricultural Department were not good
could not be depended upon and were of
no use to the farmers or gardeners.
I'm reply to Mr.. Platt's brief statement
Mr. Allen thought that the chief oppo-
sition to the governments distribution of
seeds came from those who themselves
had seeds for sale He thought that In
many ways the distribution of seed did
great good to the cause of agriculture
and hoped that it would not be discon-
tinucd 81
Mr.. Bacon, (Georgia), thought there
ought to be a reform in the distribu-
ton of seeds. He believed the depart
ment ought to purchase seeds for distri
button from persons who were known to
raise or produce seeds of value. In
many instances the seeds purchased were
neither valuable nor rare. At this point
Mr. Cullom, in charge Of the bill yielded
to Mr.. White California;, for the intro
duction of the following joint resolution:
"Rasclved That of right it belongs
wholly to the people of the Hawaiian
islands to establish and maintain their
own form of government and domestic
policy and that any Intervention in the
political affairs of these islands by any
other government viii be regarded as an
act unfriendly to the United States"
The resolution was passed by the
Senate on May 80, 1896, having been re-
ported by Mr. Turpie, of the Committee
on Foreign Relations. Mr.. White ask
ed that the resolution lie on the table.
The amendment to the Agricultural
bill offered by Mr.. Warren providing
for division of irrigation and reclama-
tion of arid lands, and for investigation
of the methods of constructing irrigation