Evening star., 1898-06-22
M R. WHITE AGAIN
He Resumes His Speech Against
Hawaiian Annexation.
SAYS The ISLANDS ARE NOT NEEDED
Inquiries Into the Treatment of
Lieut.. Hobson.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

Rev. Joseph C. Hartzell, DID,, bishop of
Africa of the VI. f. Church pronounced the
invocat ton at the beginning of the Senate's s
session today.
Mr.. Wellington CMd) presented the Gre
Gentials of Lewis E. McComas. lately
chosen senator from Maryland TO sue
ceed Mr.. German.
a joint resolution was passed authorizing
The Presidant of the United States to in
yite through thu proper channels, the gov
ernments of England. France, Germany,
Austria. Russia Belgium. Switzerland,
Mexico and VeTezuela to send details of
Infantry, artillery and cavalry to this coun-
try TO participate in a military jubilee to
be held IN Madison Square Garden, New
York by the trustees of the Red Cross So
ciety of New York. The jubilee is to be
held during :he two weeks beginning De-
ccmber 26, 1898.
Inquiry as to HObsOn.
Mr.. Davis CMirn.), chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, asked immedi-
ate consideration of the following resolu-
ticn: THAT the Secretary of the Navy is
directed to inform the Senate whether
Lieut.. Hooscn and those who were cap
tuIed with hin, have been or are confined
by the Spanish authorities within the line
OF fire OF under the fire of the United
States fleet; and, If so, at what place or
places they are or have been so confined; /;
also to inform the SeEate what efforts have
been made to effect the exchange of such
prisoners and with what results; also to
transmit to the Senate copies of the corre-
spcndence or report upon the subjects Of
this inquiry"
The resolution was agreed to.
MutiIation of Dead Bodies.
Mr.. Davis then offered the following res
o.Etion, which was also agreed to: That
the Secretary Of the Navy is directed to
inform the Senate whether the bodies of
the United States marines or sailors who
we're recently killed in battle at or near
Santiago de Cuba were mutilated after
death by the Spanish soldiery and to trans
nit to the Senate copies of the official cor
resrondence and reports upon the subjects
OF this inquiry
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Jones
(Ark) directing the committee on public
lands TO investigate the official conduct of
Special Agent G. A. NJ. Schlierholz, .oca ted
at Batesvile Ark.
In the course OF a speech upon the res
oiution Mr.. Jones made some very serious
charges against Schlierholz. The resolu-
tion went over, pending further investiga-
ucn.
Mr.. Whites Speech Resumed.
The resolutions providing for the annexa-
ton of Hlwaii were then laid before the
Senate, Mr.. White (Cal) resuming his
speech begun yesterday, in opposition to
the resolutions. Mr. White presented addi-
tioral arguments and citations of author
ties to establish his position that annexa-
tion of foreign territory must be by treaty
and could not be by legislative act.
After concluding his presentation of the
legal and constitutional objections he had
TO urge against the resolutions, Mr.. White
entered upon a discussion of the statements
that the possession of the Hawaiian Islands
was a military necessity to the United
States, particularly as the government now
had important interests in the Philippine
Islands. He ridiculed the idea that the
Hawaiian group was needed by this coun-
try as halfway station to Manila.
RidicuIed Naval Experts Statements.
He pointed cut that from San Francisco
it was AIS miles nearer to Manila by way
of Cnalaska thar it was by Honolulu. He
sal, too, it had been urged that the Ha-
waiian Islands were needed as a defense of
the Nicaraguan canal. Honolulu was 4,21U
miles from the western terminus of the
Nicaragua canal. He thought il much more
desirable to defcrd the canal from San
Francisco. which was only ., 700 miles from
the terminus, or from San Diego, only 100
miles away. Al great length Mr.. White rid
icUied the statements of the naval and
military experts that the United States
ought to hold tie Hawaiian group as a mil
itary necessity. to prevent it's seizure by
any other nation and to use it as a stem
ping stone across the Pacific. He main
tanned that ever il the arguments of the
experts were correct the United States pos
sessing the islands would have to surround
them with tremendous naval power to de-
fend them III time of war.