The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-25
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II0nO Of PeTSonQI Privilege.
CAUS1IC REPLY 70 GlEVElARD'S STATEMENT
Turpfc SpcRks In Favor OF tho Teller
RcsO1utiom-PoIit Dcbnto I'm
tho House Prccipitnted by IL Res
ference ton Side Mattcr-Work OF.
Appropriation Hills.


washington, Jan. "a, 1898.
Proposed annexation of Hawaii was
somewhat extensively reviewed by Mr.
Morgan, Of Alabama, to-day while
speaking Ito Il question of personal priv
ilege. The Alabama Senator had been
rspresallt!d as saying in executive scs-
sion substantially that ex-Presidcnt
Cleveland was in favor of Hawaiian an
lleNation. This statement called out
denial from Mr. Cleveland, and in sun
port nof his original statement Mr.. Nor
gam address.n .lre Senate at great
length.
Mr.. Walthall tA1ississippD presented IA
Joint resolution adopted by the LcgIsla-
ture OF Mississippi, urging the Unite
States Government to intervene in the
CUBAN war ON bj'half of the inSurgrrts
peaceably il it can, forcibly if il must
lne resolution was read and referred
Ito the Committee Gn Foreign Relations,
lme Teller resolution was then ha!d
Dtfore the Senate and i'm accordance
Wfth notice previously given Mr. TurpIa
lndiana) addressed the Senate In sup
pert of the resolution. II shall vtte for
think It's Introduction timely and on
FORTUNE, especially when we are con
lrcWed by measure which conten
liateS an increase Of the public Ism. by
three hundred or four hundred million
dollars. 1t i9, indeed, proper that we
should repeat the declaration that ali
government obligations are payable in
coin-not in gold"
IF we abandon silver" said he, "ond
90 oil ac -
gold we would simply clinch the hold Of
the debt syndicate upon the country"
Mr.. Turp!e spoke for an hour and ,
half, concluding with the statement that
ne ana other silver advocates were will
ing TO rest their case with The paople.
MI Morgan (of Alabama) under n
question of personal privilege. rose NJ
the conclusion of Mr.. Turpie's address
tn make statement. He referred n
d,Spatch from Princeton ~ j., publish
ed yesterday morning quoting cX-Presi-
dent cleveland rs denying statement
sa'o 10 nave been made by Mr.. Nor
gan IN an executive. session of The
senate to the effect tha. Mr. Cleveland
was once in favor of the annexotion of
fiawali No statement for publica tion
was made by me-" said Mr.. Morgan
heice MIR. Cleveland. i'm accepting such
n statement without fira. ascertain!ng
from me what the facts We're, shows his
Willingness 10 accept eX-part. state
ments in Hawaiian matters"
Mr.. Morgan said that it was we'll
known to some Of Mr. Cieycland's
friends during his first administvati ton
that he was in favor Of not only the an
neXation of Hawaii but also Of Cuba.
II cannot" declared NJ. Morgan .'ac
cept Mr.. Cleveland'S statement that he
was always opposed 10 Hawaiian an
neXation. ] can name at least one CON
fdentia1 friend of Mr.. Cleveland who
VIII support me in the belief that that
statement is not true
AT great length Mr.. Morgan read the
correspondence between Minister Willis
and the Hawaiian government and with
eN-Quccn Liluokalani. AIr Morgan
then said that Mr.. Cleveland after the
correspondence had been submitted to
him. seeing that he had a man (Mr.
Dolc) 10 deal with, who was Incapable
of dishonesty or intrigue retired from
the field and shouldered the whole
Hawaiian matter upon Congress- The
Senator declared his belief that Mr..
Cleveland in endeovoring to reinstate
l1iloukalani upon the Hawaiian throne
mad in view. like Secretary of State
Marcy once had, the annexation of the
Islands to the United States and the
pensoning of the queen.
Mr.. Morgan said that he had no de-
sire to argue the matter, feeling well
assured that the correspondence he
mad read not only established the fac;
that Mr.. Cleveland was covertly con-
sldering the question OF annexation,
but that his action in regard TO IJa-
wall was a lasting disgrace upon this
country Mr. Morgan reiterated his
belief that Mr.. Cleveland was in favor
or annexation, but that Mr. Dole'S
honesty forced the President to aban-
don his policy of overthrowing the
provisional Hawaiian Government.
THE correspondence / have read" de-
clared Mr.. Morgan, lays the founda
tion for the broad predicate that Mr..
Cleveland was capable of declaring one
policy ana intending to carry into er-
feet another"
The pension appropriation bill was
then called up and debated for three
hours.
AT $50 p. m. the Senate adjourned
leaving the measure uncomplcted
HOUSE.
The House spent couple Of hours
to-day transacting business relating to
the District of Columbia, and the re-
maindcr Of the day on, the Indian an
preparation bill. During the considcra-
ton OF the latter bin n lively political
debate was precipitated by an allusion
made by Mr.. Simpson Pop.), of Kan
sas. relative to an alleged interview
with the President on the subject OF
immigration. Mr. Grosvenor took oc-
casion TO express the opinion that the