The Portland daily press., 1898-07-07

huoW WHaO was tHe SITUATION OF oauGlagO
during the memorable naval conflict
noted in the resolution. That great credit
is due to both officers and men of our fleet
there can be no doubt AT this time, how
ever, no one can tell to whom the credit
of the victory belongs. The committees
will take up the subject with the navy
department as soon as official information
is received. -
Commenting upon the resolution, Mr..
! Pettigrew said the impression had been
conveyed to the public that fnot Commo-
dore Schley, but another man, had
/ achieved the great naval victory II
know he declared, 1--WE shall be able to
remove that impression By osolute proof
Il to the contrary
i Mr.. Stewart of Nevada thought Admiral
j Sampson had been unfortunate in the
! wording of his official announcement of
| tie victory, and in not giving in that
! dispatch the credit due to Commodore
/ Schiey. He Thought it had been due to
4 Schley that the credit be given him by
/ Sampson, but he believed the latter would
4 yet do justice to the Commodore.
! MIR. Hale expressed great confidence in
tie character and ability of both Admiral
sampson and Commodore Schley and said
| the conduct and achievements of Schley
during the historic battle had been most
/ admirable He felt assured that the little
agitation concerning the bestowal of
|
minds would disappear in the full light of
the facts, there was, he said, glory
enough for air in the destruction Of
CeTvera's feet and no had no doubt it
would be properly distributed.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska thought st least
a few Gays ought to elapse before action
/ was taken upon the resolution. He paid
both Sampson and Schley high tributes
The resolutions went to the naval COM
mittee.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah called up for con.
slderation the bill limiting the hours of
| daily service of laborers, workmen and
lnaohinists employed upon the public
works of or work done for the United
states, or any territory or the District of
/ Columbia. Its consideration was antago-
nlzed because it would interfere with the
Hawaiian matter. Mr.. Cannon's move to
tahe up the measure was defeated 30 to 15
IEe Hawaiian resolutions were laid be-
fore the Senate, and Mr.. White of Cad-
fornla, resumed his speech in opposition
TO them. H. urged strongly that the
question of annexation ought to be sub
Mute to the Hawaiians themselves
| MI. Pe5tigreW next resumed his re-
marks. He said the United States was
paving an awful price for the Hawaiian
islands. independently of the as
sumption Of the Hawaiian debt, indie
pendently of the assumption of immense
/
we are paying a terrible price in the
violation of our national honor, which
VIII be a black page in our history and
blot upon our civilization
He deprecated the policy of imperialism
upon which he said, the United States
was entering.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, followed with
another extended argument in opposition
to annexation
Mr.. White offered an amendment strik-
ing rom the prea mble of the resolutions,
the words ''in due FORM and inserting
these words:
"by a treaty which has never been
ratified, but is now pending in the United
States Senate. 70
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, moved that the
amendment be laid on tho table. Mr..
Pettigrew said that if sufficient votes
could be had on the amendment, he saw
no difficulty in disposing of the entire
question before adjournment.
MIR. Davis withdrew his motion.
After statements by Messrs. Teller and
Davis, ami II statement ky Mr.. Hale, in
which he said he supported the resolution,
but not as n war measure, Il vote was
taken on Mr., Whites amendment. 1t
was rejected 4 to 20, the detailed vote be-
Ing as follows:
Yeas-AlIen, Bacon, Bate, Berry.
ner, Jones. Arkansas Lindsay, McEnery
Mallory, Mitchell, Casco, Pettigrew,
Roach, Iurley, Turpie. Mhite-20.
Nays Baker Burrows, Cannon, CArterF
Clark, Cullom. Davis, Dabos, Elkins,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger
German, Hale, Hansburough, Hawley,
Hour, Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride. MoLaurin,
Money, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Per.
Sins, Pattns, Fl Tt. Connecticut. Pritch-
ard, Proctor, cewail, Shoup, Spooner,
Sullivan, teller, Warren, Wellington.
wilson, WoicCtt-40.
Mr.. Pettigrew then offered his amend
lnent to repeal the contract laws now in
force on the Hawaiian islands. 1t was re-
lected Al to ~.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia offered an amend
menJ providing that the annex tion reso-
iutioSs should not he operative until they
had been approved OF v n majority of the
electors Of Hawaii, defeated ~ to 20
MIR. Faulkner of West Virginia offered
an amendment ploviding that the duties
OF the civil, judicial and military powers
shall be exercised under authority of ex-
listing laws not in conflict with the Con-
stitution and laws of the United States
rejected 48 to 20.