Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, June 1.-THE senate
adopted the house joint resolution
appropriating $473,151 to pay the
Berlin sea award. A bill was passed
authorizing the president to nomin-
ate Lieut.. Commander R. NJ. G..
Brown, now on the retired list, to be
commander on the retired list. Brown
is one of the heroes of the Samoan
disaster
Washington. June 1.-THE eight
hours comprising the afternoon and
night sessions of the house were de-
voted to a debate on the Newlands
resolutions for the annexation Of
Hawaii. Twenty speeches were de-
livered.
Washington, June 15-After the
passage of a large number of private
pension bills and listening to care
fully prepared speech on the advan-
tages of republican tariff legislation by
Mr.. Pritchard (rep., N. c., the senate
resumed consideration of the interna-
tional American bank amendment
which was adopted. 1t extends the
privileges of the measure to all citi-
zens of the United States, instead of
restricting them to those mentioned
in the bill.
Washington, June 15.-By a vote Of
209 to 81, the house of representatives
adopted the Newlands resolutions,
providing for the annexation Of Ha-
vail The debate, which has contin-
ued without interruption since Satur-
day, was one of the most notable of
this congress, the proposed annexation
! being considered of great commercial
| and strategic Importance by it's advo-
Gates and being looked upon by it's OPP
ponents as involving a radical depart
ure from a long established policy of
the country and likely to be followed
! by the Inauguration of pronounced
policy of colonization, the abandon
ment of the Monroe doctrine and par
ticipation in international wrangles.
More than so members participated in
the debate. The republicans present
ed practically unanimous support to
the resolutions, but three republican
members voting in the opposition. In
the democratic ranks the division upon
the question was more marked, 1S
democratic members voting for an
nexatiOn. The vote in support of the
resolution was made up of 179 repub-
licans, Is democrats, s populists and
fusionists; the vote against anneXa-
ton was comprised of II democrats, 3
republicans, populists and 4 fusion
lists.
Notable speeche were made by
Messrs. Berry (dem., Ky), w. A.
Smith (rep., Mich.) and Hepburn
| (rep., Ia for and by Messrs. Johnson
| (rep., Ind and Williams (dem., Miss
against the pending measure.
The vote on the minority substitute
declaring the islands Independent and
their independence gained by the
United States was rejected by vote OF
"a yeas and 205 nays. The majority
resolutions were then put upon their
passage. Prior to announcing the
vote Mr.. Dalzell, who, in the absence
OF Speaker Reed, was presiding, said:
1.-THE speaker of the house is absent
on account Of illness and am request
ed by him to say that were he pres
ent on this proposition he would vote
no." This announcement was ap'
plauded by he opposition to annexa'
ton. Mr.. Dalzell then announced the
vote-yeas, 209; nays, 81.
The announcement of the vote
upon the passage of the resolution:
was cheered upon the floor and ap
plauded generally by the spectators
The resolution adopted, in theil
preamble, relate the offer of the Ha