Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-03
HAWAIIAN TREATY
The Convention Discussed in
the Senate.
SENTIMENT AND SUGAR"
Senator Whitcsays This Is the Ensis fer
the Annexation Scheme. TIL
man Stir- UP tn.
Senate.
(By Telegraph)

WASHINGTON Feb. 2-Saaatur
White, of California. corinued his
speech in opposition to are Haw4i.sn
annexation treaty in the eXecuiiv" sas-
SIGN of the Selaljye today ami MANY in
te'rrurt!CnS and muNh cross fire. In TIE
main his speech was a c0TtinEati n Of
thu argument On constitutional Ines
which was begun yesterday but ne Also
took UP que '-iCcls of practical ltlTpprt
in tD<.ay's speech. and undertook 10
show shat for reasons Of commerce ana
defense the acquisition of The is,on IS
would be unwis4.
Previous TO Mr. Wh4;e's speech the
Senate spent about three quarters of N
hour in legislative session With tile
d1c1s closed. trying tuo declda whether
SENATOR Peatigrew s resolution concern
ing TIE acquisition of territory whic:i
would require a navy TO defend should
be debated in open or executive session.
When FE1e vcl,e was taken. the ma iarity
was found 10 be against the proposition
fST open session.
When Senator Wr1.:c resumed :he
floor he continued mis- citation of anu
tall-StleI to shsW that the policy Of this
country in the past had really been
against The annexation Of The Hawaiian
islands.
Senator Write Then took up the con
teilIt!crl THAT the control of Honolulu
was necessary TO the defense Ut the
'NiCarasUan canal. and asserted THAT
there was mo founl4lirn to support IT,
He quots'i Admiral ISell1nap 10 the
effect that Honolulu could be fortified
effeu-utnlly. and General SchcGield TO the
effect frl.t 1t could NOT he fortified at
;all fer land def-nS7e to show that au-
t.1GGiuie.s, differ. He cuntenled that if
one of the Islands should be fprtiti
all three of ahem sf..oud be. and it
would require an immense rrivy ;r l>e-
main there permanently, While tAe ac-
QUESTION of 'uEils territory would mot
G'tnht-ih this expense of fcrilifca.tons
and maintaining a navy at nome. The
SerliiaCr challenged any one 10 produce
proof of hostile Intentions on the part
of '!Ingasnl Japan Germany or other
lt5Wllts and cited Ih! ii-clgira,;., ms of VA
Th1us l'tat etSIEen from each country re-
pudI2lang any desire to Interfere in any
nfan'ner With uhc United States
THE whole scheme for the annexation
i, 81 Hawai-. he said. lis based upon SEN
.HimenpaNty and sugar" and continuing
this line of preseNnauion he said that the
sugar people who We're netting 81 c'lt or
mine million dollars a. year under the re-
cipiocitE treaty are back of the annex
atI2n project with Iihc hope of MAX ing
zine benefits nov derived from rrriproc-
fy perpetual
Senator Tillman. Vf South Carolina.
came into the debate, making some as
seruinns which created a breezy STIR for
"a few minlltGS. The South Carolina
Senator referred no the recent Hawaiian
reVoluri-n and to w.gAt he termed the
effectt of the Republican, party to es;ah
htsh a government IN tho interests uf
white people in The islands when they
numbered only about one cut of lhtrty
of 't!he inhabitants and in this CONNECT
tlcn ieferred TO THE reorganization Of
party lines in the South after thu MAR
We We're then" he said i'm South
Carolina, attempting to establish a
wnlie mans government. The Eepuhl-
cam party interf@red w.h MS then,oT at
tempted To do 50, protesting to hold
opinions about tihe Stlcred rights of the
majority TO rule I should like to know
whether the Republican party has
changed It's op.nlOn I'm Ghis subject of
if:.i: vaiil WI extend II 10 she souA-
The distinguished gentleman from
Souaa Ca1roli1.ai ev:dsntly knows all
about tsla effort 10 re es'uabl1h the white
mans party i'm the South after the war
and could doubtless give us much I'M
telest:ng Inflammation on THAR point,
said Senator Chandler.
Il .do know something about ii. re-
spcnded Mr.. Tillman. und I knew
There was some chaattnG and some use
of the shot gum in those times as there
probably was in Hawaii"
The Senator from South Carolina.
would, hardly think Interrupted Sen
a'.nr Hour, say in open session what
M has said here"
Il am willing 10 say IT anywhere"
said Mr. TillnpHn. Il want the same
policy all along uhe Fine. Throw open
THE doors and I VIII say what / have
said before the entire world"
Probably the most significant occur
renee of the day was the fact that Sena-
tor M@rrIi, who has during lniS entire
career bsien exceedingly conservative on
THE question OF executive sessions of the
Senate. took a position today in favor
of open sessions tEn the Pettigrtw reSn-
II, mi, IA,
that TIN. speeches fCtc and against 1.-The
treaty Were liable to be lInevenly report
ed with The press excluded from the
sessions. ...
Senator White. did not conclude and
he viii continue hills speech tomorrow.