New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
THE REGULAR REPORT.
SENATE.
MEssRs WHITE AND PETTIoRE"
AcAINsT ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
SENATE.

NrssRs WHITE AND PETTIoREW SPEAK
AGAINST ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
wosb,neton. June FIN the senate to-day Mr..
WELLINGTON Rep Md. presented the creoeh-
,iaIs Of Louis E. McComas lately chosen Senator
rom Maryland 10 succeed Mt German
A ioint resolution was passed authorizing 'he
President 70 invite through the proper chahne"'
,nn Governments Of England France. Germany,
Austria Russia Belgium Switzerland MEXICO anu
vsnezuela 10 send details Of infantry. huheiy o'u
cavalry 10 this country 20 take part N "''I.a'S
tub,Iee 70 be held IN MADISON Square Garden New
80. 49, tbs trustees OF the Red Cross OF New
York. The jubilee is TO be held IN me TWO "eeA'
beginning Decembe- 2s. 1855
TREATMENT OF HOBsoN.
Mr. DAVIS rep Mimi. chairman OF the COM
mittee on Foreign Relations asked imnepiA'e ''
Alteration Of the following resolution
That Of the Nayy + H fPscfe1 and those
Who we're ptured with him have been or are con-
nned by TIE spansn ~ 1T fbe nited states eet
anS Il so at What place places they are or nave
teen 50 s0nh hee made 70 cect the exchange Of
.uch prisoners and with what resuits; o- Ss0
dsnos or report upon the subjects Of this inquiry
rbs resolution was agreed 10 Mr. Davis then
offered the following resolution "n'cn WIS
agreed TO: . a,...,.a to IN.
,oI Inc senate whether the bodies OF the Gnm' sd
states MARINES or Oar SANTIAGO de Cuba were mutt
iated after death by the spanish soolsIs ana No. 70
snondence and reports upon the suo1ec's Ut '"'s
inquiry .,-rcry
Mr.. WHITE RESUMES HIS SPhECh-
~. raso,pt,on providing for the annexation OF
HsvaY was then laid before the senate. "i'
WHITE dem CALI resuming his speech oe.u'
Yesterday in opposition 10 the resolutions VI
u,hr. presented additional arguments and CITATIONS
a, authorities to establish his position tha' an'e
zion OF foreign territory must ne by urea" ""'
could not be by legislative aet
Alter concluding his presentation OF the iesa ana
constitutional objections he had 10 urge against
,ha resolutions MI White discussed the statements
that possession OF the Hawaiian Isands was
military necessity TO the United states. particularly
as the Government NOW had important interests
in the Philippine Islands He rid'cu'eo 'he 'u.A
that the Hawaiian group was needed by TINS cou'-
,rv o. a halfway station to Manila. He pointed
out that from San Francisco 1t vas 4lo ni.es heae
10 Manila by way Of Cnaaska than oy hoho'uu'
He said too # had been urged that the hawaiian
1slands were needed as defence OF the Nicaragua
Canal Honolulu was 420 miles from the western
t.rn,nus of the Nicaragua Canal. He thought II
much mora desirable to defend the canal from san
Francisco which only zoo miles from 'he
terminus or from San Diego. only 2zo mics away
AT great length Mr.. White ridculed the statements
OF the naval and military experts that the Nh'Ieo
States ought 10 hold the Hawaiian group as
military necessity TO prevent It's seizure oy any
other nation, and 10 use Il as stepping stone
across the Pacific. He maintained that even II
the arguments Of the experts were correct the
United States possessing the Islands, wouio na'o
10 surround them with tremendous naval power
TO defend them In time Of war
NO one" declared Mr. White. rs seeking for .
fsht with US: and no one ever will IL the racine
Coast is not we'll defended now. how will you make
II easier TO defend by acquiring other territory that
also must be defended? II we consumnate this
scheme we will be told must have the Philip
pines because Hawaii Is not worth much unless
we can have something else 70 use It .o: And
wnen %g haye sse So va we viii extend our action
around the globe and enter upon an imperlallsuc
policy Is It Tor cSss staten ST. t6 nsf %s
&c, our eoaling station pearl Aarbor), and let the
work out its destiny. whatever that may be i
we need coalng station IN the ha%nan isSn us
need coaling station in China It does no, follow
% We % besa ns enTe hat heo Would be no
mpoprey in his e2sTss protest ns
presen; government Of Hawai-. and in face Of such
sR.Otest no nation would tnter 1THi,. advancing
that he was much fa;isued. Welded he floor to MI
proceed p6a1iH Mn his ESP spefS f probably
Mr. HoAR rep, Mass made an effort to secure
Bankruptcy biH without debate, but objection was
in beginning his discussion Of the Hawaiian reso-
luton. Mr.. Pettigrew said ne presumed the home
si FOR reasons Of economy. we; sl6HHC,5 in duties
Vas TO be RENTED on Hawaiian s sugar and other
Asiatc labor. i had hoped" said he. that the
question OF adopting poi2y OF annexation. Of
policy OF Imperialism. might be set aside until the
present war is over Instead Of that however,
are being propelled 20 ISSUE by interest which
has crowded around this Ga pitol for yearsthat OF
the Sugar Trust. W. arc 10 be forced 10 action"
na ps' a W Mas ma the es sSy of be
believed II his duty resist the acquisition OF any
territory inhabited by inferior people or so
located as 10 require nav; 70 defend II. In case
Of war with another nation foreign possessions
would be the first attacked He believed the United
States ought not 10 enter into competition with the
great European Powers either in supporting
tory
At 4 IS ?. m Mr. Pettgrew not having concluded
his speech the Senate went into executive session
and soon afterwsrd adjourned