The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-10
War Appropriation Went Through
On the Roll Call.
QUICKEST LAW ON RECORD
FIFTY MILLION VOTED IN
TWELVE MINUTES TIME.
Not a Single Nay to the Proposition
o. Chambers Resolution to Inves-
tigate Maine Disaster-Hawaiian
Annexatien-Desire to Have Its
People Consulted.

Washington, March 9.-President Nc
KinIey's hands have been upheld by
both branches of the American con-
gress. With enthusiasm. fervors and
promptness almost unparalleled in the
senate, in time of peace, that body to-
day passed the emergency appropria-
ton bill. carrying SlS3. 900 of deficiencies
and placing at the disposal of the presi-
dent $50, 100000 for national defense.
The vote by which the measure was
passed was unanimous. Seventy-SiX
short, sharp and emphatic speeches
were delivered in favor of the bill. each
one being simply a ringing AYE during
the roll call upon the passage of the
measure. Not only did every senator
present register his vote in favor Of
the bill, but for every absent member
the authoritative announcement was
made that if he were present he would
vote aye. From the time the bill was
presented to the senate by Mr.. Hale
(Maine) until il was passed, not an in
harmonious note was sounded. Party
lines were swept aside In the general
outburst of patriotic feeling pairs We're
broken, every senator being anxious to
register his vote on the measure.
QUICK PASSAGE.
It was just 1918 when Mr.. Hale re-
ported the bill to the senate and asked
that it be placed on its passage. The
members of the committee on appro-
priations had previously effected an ar
rangement whereby there would be no
debate on the bill. and after it was read
Vice President Hobart placed it imme-
diately on its passage.
Twelve minutes after the bill was re-
ported to the senate the vice president
announced its unanimous passage. The
business was accomplished so quickly
that most of the people who crowded
the galleries scarcely realized that the
measure, so far as congress was con-
cerned. had become law. Some of the
spectators fully grasped the meaning
of the senate's action, and when the
announcement of the vote was made,
a. murmur of applause ran through the
galleries. The members of the senate,
however. maintained dignified silence,
the realization among all of them be-
ing keen that a situation which war
ranted the passage of so unusual a
measure was too grave to prompt an
outburst of applause. The earnestness
and determination was evinced on both
sides of the chamber but there was
not 4 note of levity that would detract
from the seriousness of the work per-
formed.
MAINE INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Chandler IN. HI presented the
following resolution, which indicates
that the disaster to the battleship
Maine is to have a thorough investiga-
ton by the senate:
That in conducting the inquiry into
the cause of the destruction of the
hattleship Maine in Havana harbor on
Feb. Is, 1898, under resolution of the
senate of Feb. 81, the committee on
naval affairs is hereby authorized to
send for persons and papers, to en-
ploy a stenographer and to make the
investigation by the full committee or
by subcommittee thereof; the ex-
penses of said investigation to be paid
from the contingent fund of the SEN
ate"
The resolution was referred to the
committee on contingent expenses.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Acting in accordance with the in
structions of the committee on foreign
relations, Senator Davis today moved
an executive session of the senate for
the purpose OF taking up the Hawaiian
annexation treaty. After some nomi-
nations had been made, he asked that
the treaty be taken up, and that the
senate proceed to the consideration of
the amendment offered by Senator
Bacon, providing for the submission
of Hawaii. This amendment read as
follows:
THAT this act shall not be operative
and of binding effect upon either the
United States or the republic of Ha-
wall until the same shall have been
consented to and approved by the ma
joIity of the voters voting at an cleo
ton 10 be held in the Hawaiian Islands
at which election all male natives of
said islands OF the age of 81 years, and
all naturalized male persons of the
islands of the age of p years shall be
duly qualified voters. The said election
shall be neld at a time and in the man
ner and under regulations to be pre-
scribed by the president of the United
States"
Senator Bacon objected to immediate
Consideration of his amendment, say
inS he had received no notice of the in
tention of the committee 10 ask to
have t turn UP at this time, and that
he desired some opportunity to prepare
himself for the presentation of the rea-
sons for submitting the treaty to a
Popular vote of the Hawaiian people.
SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
He proceeded to say. in a general
way, that he thought the Hawaiians
should be consulted in a matter which
concerned them so deeply as the COM
plete change OF their government. and
TO show that they were opposed to an
neXation he referred to a petition pro-
testing against annexation which had
been signed by 10000 natives of the
islands. and which he said had been
presented TO the senate by Senator
Hear. he referred TO the Massachu-
sets senator's attitude in reference to
the treaty, and said that it must have
changed since his presentation of this
petition.
This remark brought Senator Hoar to
his feet with d declaration that there
was nothing inconsistent between the
presentation of the petition and his
support OF the treaty.
co ON FROM DAY TO DAY.
Senator Bacon then asked for addi-
tional time, and also put the question
TO Senator Davis whether il was the
intention of the committee on foreign
relations TO press the treaty to a vote
To this inquiry Mr.. Davis replied that
he was not prepared to say what course
the committee would pursue with re-
gard to vote on the treaty, beyond
the fact that they did not want to de-
prive senators who might wish to
speak of an opportunity of doing so
He also said that while he was willing
to submit to what appeared TO be the
popular desire, that the senate should
adjourn after the passage of the $50
000. 600 defense bill. he would again. to-
morrow, if opportunity offered, move
an executive session of the senate for
the purpose of going on with the treaty.
and that he would pursue these tactics