The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
Preferred to Remain In Session ON
Fourth of July Rather than Agree
ON a Time to Vote.
SPEECH BY MR.. PETTlGREW
REPUBLICANS CHARGED WITH BE-
ING INUNDATED BY M'KINLEY.
Agreement Reached by Conferees on
the General Deficiency BILL
Growth of National Banks.

WASHINGTON, July 2-To-day's ses-
sion Of the Senate was devoted chiefly to
the Hawaiian debate, Senator Pettigrew
(Si Rep, S. d. occupying five hours. An
effort was made to secure an agreement to
adjourn until Tuesday, but Mr.. Davis, in
charge of the resolution, declined to listen
to the proposition unless an agreement to
vote next week on the resolutions could be
entered This Mr. White, to whom Mr..
Davis addressed himself, said he considered
impossible.
Fifteen minutes passed before a quorum
answered at the opening of the session.
Bills were passed as follows: Amendatory
to the law regarding fraudulent affidavits
in pension and bounty land cases; to pay
the owners of the ship Achilles for expenses
incurred in rendering service to the wrecked
American ship Arabia.
Mr.. Pettigrew then resumed his speech
upon the Hawain annexation resolution,
the preceding parts of his speech having
been delivered ten days since. He reter-
ated and elaborated his reply to the argu-
ment that Hawaii was necessary as a coal
ing station in transpacific shipping, con-
tending that Unalaska and others or the
Aleutan group afforded superb harbors and
q route to Manila eight hundred miles
shorter than that by way of Honolulu. Mr..
Pettigrew said annexation was not desired
by majority of Hawaiian citizens and 1t
would be out of accord with the spirit of
democratic government to annex against
the will of the majority.
Mr.. Hoar endeavored to secure consid-
Grafton of the bill to allow volunteer SOL
diers to vote, but Mr.. Pettus objected, say
ing he was determined in his opposition to
it. Mr.. Hoar then gave notice that he
would move to take up the bill at the earl
lest time after disposal of the Hawaiian
resolutions
The Senate then passed with amendment
the House bill to increase the force of the
Ordnance Department.
Mr. Davis objected to the transaction of
further business and Mr.. Pettigrew re-
sumed Turning to the Republican MEM
bers constituting the major part of annexa-
ton support he criticised them for their ST.
lence, charged them with being ''bulldozed'
into keeping their lips closed when a great
question was before the Senate. The admin
istration, he asserted, had demanded that
annexation be accomplished and Senators
were so under its control that they dared
not open their mouths for fear they would
cause delay and incur the Presidents dis
pleasure. He charged them with having
none but the "flimsieSt' reasons for their
faith. We will talk here all next week.
he finally declared after repeatedly defying
the annexationists to speak, but we do not
expect to smoke you out because you fear
you may lose the appointment of brigadier
was with annexation. I'VE all know what
Senators on this floor have been in the
Trust and now everyone of them is in favor
Of annexation. That in itself is sufficient
answer to their miserable contention"
Speaking of the advocacy of the resolu-
eagerness would Indicate that they would
not only receive a part of the RENTED
taking of contingent fees" He then spoke
of the revolution in Hawaii as the result Of
a conspiracy upon the part of a few Amer
leans.
In reply to the contention that annexation
would not affect the American beet-sugar
industry, Mr.. Pettigrew said Hawaii raised
enough sugar to supply all of the United
States west of the Missouri river, and would
f fo so nor ali 1 tn tho TO EUR IN
Trust in annexation, at the suggestion of
Mr. Caffery Q1a) he pointed out that the
command the more impossible would 1t be
for successful competition to be developed
The trust: it was IS contended. imported only
vantage. in this regard that the trust sought
annexation.
At this point Mr. Hale presented a. partial
report of the conferees upon the general
deficiency bill, which was adopted without
debate.
Mr. Pettigrew resumed. Discussing the
establishment of the present Hawaiian re-
public, he said: THE American flag went
up on Hawaii in diShoner; it came down in
honor; and if it goes. up again now it will go
up in infamy and shame, and this govern
ment. will join the robber nations of the
world"
Mr.. Pettigrew made the statement that the
President was lobbying through Congress
the resolutions of annexation. and but for
him 1t would not enlist any appreciate sup
port
Mr.. Pettigrew depressed to ask unanimous
consent to have published as a Senate docu-
ment volume written by Senator Stewart
of ninety-four pages, entitled, IAN Analysis
of the Money Question
Mr.. Gallinger objected, and nearly half an
hour was consumed in a fruitless effort to
have the objection withdrawn.
Mr.. Pettigrew yielded to Mr.. White. The
latter yielding, number of private bills
were passed. Also. a joint resolution pre-
venting discrimination against graduates of
legally chartered medical colleges in ap-
pontments to the medical corps in the
United States army, navy and marine hos
Mr.. Cockrell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs. reported, and the Senate passed
the House bill fixing the pay of volunteer
soldiers from the date of enrolment for
service: The bill was amended so as to in
clude all officers.
The Senate passed the House bill directing
men in the regular and volunteer armies
Also bill to change the times for holding
courts in the Eastern district of North Caro-
lima. Also the House bill to amend the stat
utes relating to the bonds of vice consuls
and the quarterly returns of business bv
consular officers and the Senate bill amend
ing the laws relating to American seamen
for their protection and to promote COM
merce. The chief features of the latter are
the elimination of all Imprisonment pro-
visions in the coastwise trade including
Mexican and West Indian the reduction of
penalties in the foreign trade; the improve
ment of the provision scales, and the reduce
ton of allotments to one month.
AT 52S p. m. the Senate adjourned to
Monday.