The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03
ORAGS ITS WEARY WAY
The End of the Hawaiian Debate
Not Yet in Sight.
A SUGAR TRUST SCHEME
Pettigrew Continues His Speech Against
the Resolution-The Friends of the
Sugar Trust Are All in
Favor of Annexation.

Washington. July 2-To-day's session
of the senate was devoted chiefly to the
Hawaiian debate. Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota occupied five hours. An ef-
fort was made to secure an adjournment
until Wednesday. blu Mr.. Davis. in charge
of the resolution. declined TO listen to the
proposition until a provision to vote next
week upon the resolutions could be enter
ed. This, Mr.. White. To whom Mr.. Davis
addressed himself, said he considered i'm
possible.
Fifteen minutes passed before a quorum
arrived in the senate to-day. BILLS were
passed as follows: Amendatory to the law
regarding fraudulent afidavIts in pension
and bounty land cases; to pay the owners
OF the ship Achilles for expenses Incurred
In rendering service to the wrecked Amer
lean ship Arabia.
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota then re-
sumed his speech upon the Hawaiian an
nexation resolutions, the preceding part
of which was delivered ten days ago. He
reiterated and elaborated his reply to the
argument that Hawaii was necessary as a
coaling station in trans-Pacihc shipping,
contending that Unalaska and others OF
the Aleutian group offered superb harbors
and a route to Manila 800 miles shorter
than that by way of Honolulu. Mr.. Petit
grew said annexation was not desired by
a majority of Hawaiian citizens. and IL
would be out of accord with the spirit Of
a democratic government TO annex
against the will of the majority.
The senate passed with amendments the
house bill to increase the force OF the ord
nance department.
Mr.. Davis objected to the transaction of
further business and Mr.. Pettigrew re-
sumed.
Turning to the republican members con-
shutting the majority part of the annex
alton support. he criticised them for their
silence and charged them with being
'bulldozed' I'm keeping their lips closed
when "a great question was before the SEN
ate. The administration. he asserted, had
demanded that annexation be accomplish
ed. and senators were so under its control
that they dared not open their mouths for
fear they would cause uelay and incur
the presidents displeasure.
He said that the sugar trusts interest
was with annexation. We all know what
senator's on this floor have been in the
past, he declared, friends Of the sugar
trust, and now everyon of them is in
favor of annexation. That i'm itself is sum-
cient answer to their miserable conten-
tion."
Mr.. Hale of Maine presented a partial
report of the conference upon the general
deficiency bill. which was adopted without
debate. Mr.. Pettigrew esum
Discussing the establishment of the
present Hawaiian republic he said: THE
American flag went up on Hawaii in dis
honor, 1t came down I'm honor, and IL IL
goes up again now it will go up in infamy
and this government will join the robber
nations Of the world"
Mr.. Pettigrew made the statement that
the president was lobbying through con-
gress the resolutions of annexation. and
but for him IL would not enlist any APP
%preciable support.
Mr.. Pettigrew yielded to Mr.. White of
California, and the latter yielding, a num-
her of nrfNfafn hills urara Y9-ggA. .Taz .
joint resolution preventing discrimination
against graduates of legally chartered
medical colleges in appointments to the
medical corps OF the United States army,
navy and marine hospital service.
Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri. from the COM
mittee on military affairs. reported that
the senate passed the house bill afixing
the pay of the volunteer service from the
date of enrolment for service. The bill
was amended so as to include all officers.
The senat passed the house bill direct
ing the enlistment of cooks for the enlist /
ed men in the regular and volunteer army:
the house bill to amend the statutes
relating to the bonds of vice consuls and
the quarterly returns of business by con- |
sular 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 provisions
in the coastwise trade, including Mexican
and West Indian: the reduction of penal
ties in the foreign trade; the Improvement
of the provision scales and the reduction
of allotments to one month.
AT 5:2S p. m. the senate adjourned until
Monday.
Pearl Harbor Appropriation Cut Out.
Washington, July AIN the conference
report ON The general deficiency bin made