The record-union., 1898-07-02

WASHINGTON, July 1.-For nearly
six hours to-day the Senate had 'ander
discussion the Hawaiian annexation
resolution. The first formal speech IN
favor of the resolution was delivered
by Pettus CD of Alabama.
Mallory CD of Florida presented a
constitutional argument against the ac-
QUESTION of territory by joint resolution
of Congress.
Seweu of New Jersey Of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs secured the
passage of a bill to provide for tenn
porary increase in the Inspector Cen
erals department of the army.
Cullom of Illinois directed attention
to the present construction of the law
providing for the payment OF volunteer
troops. In some instances the various
regiments had not received as much
from the United States as they were
evidently entitled to, and he inslanced
an Illinois regiment, to which $1,000
was due.
Sewell said that the matter would
undoubtedly be taken care of properly.
The Hawaiian annexation resolution
was taken up, and Pettus of Alabama
addressed the Senate. His was, the first
formal speech delivered since the. open
ing of the present discussion in favor
of the resolution.
At the beginning he said he proposed
particularly to address himself to those
with whom during his life he had been
associated politically. He requested
that nobody should call a quorum while
he was speaking.
Within a minute afterward Pettigrew
of South Dakota made the point of no
quorum.
The roll was called and disclosed the
presence of a quorum.
Resuming, Pettus said he had no re-
spect for legislative filibustering, and
just as little respect for a majority that
would attempt to prevent full and free
debate Discussing the question Of an
nexation, he said 1T was not a party
question, and could not be made so by
one man or a few men.
Pettus then entered upon legal and
constitutional argument in support Of
the resolution Pettus took issue with
Caffery of louisiana, who had argued
that the acquisition of Louisiana Terri
tory by Act of Congress was unconsti-
tutional. He ridiculed Caffery's argu-
ment that the question ought to be sub
mitted to the people Of Hawaii. He
said such an argument had a moral,
but no constitutional bearing.
Pettus had begun a discussion of the
present war, when he was interrupted
by his colleague, Morgan, who read an
Associated Press dispatch from Playa
del Este, announcing that the battle
of Santiago had begun, and fighting
was proceeding along the entire line.
Yes, Mr. President" said Pettus,
''the fighting Is going on along The en-
tire line, and it behooves every man to
support the Government How many
will die in the fight to-day nobody can
say But I pray God that those brave
men. of ours, if die they must, may die
with shouts of victory in their ears
Pettus said one Of the objections urg-
ed against Hawaiian annexation was
that the acquisition Of that territory
would compel the United States to
construct and maintain at enormous
expense a powerful navy, and perhaps
maintain a large standing army.
1T may lead the United States to
build a great navy" said he. IT hope
to God it will. I will welcome the day
when our navy will be so powerful that
no nation of the world will ever dare
to offer us insult"
When Pettus had concluded. Mason
Of Illinois gave notice that If there
was no agreement to vote on the pend
ing resolution, nor a movement to
change the rules, he would not stay in
the Senate to keep up the useless farce
of the majority governed by the minor
| ity.
In beginning legal argument
against Hawaiian annexation, Mallory
! q of Florida said the question involved
a new departure in governmental pol
icy, an increase in our army and navy
and the establishment of a system OF
government in a colony of the United
States which never before had existed
| He maintained that the resolution
| presented was fundamentally wrong
and ought not to be adopted
| Hawley presented the conference re-
port of the bill providing for the pun
ishment of persons who trespass on OF
| destroy harbor defense works and for
| tifications of the United States
| The report aroused considerable de.
bate upon it's technical and legal as
| poets, after the conclusion of which
/ the report was agreed to.
| In the course of his remarks, Mallory
quoted a decision of the Supreme Court
handed down by Chief Justice Mar.
shall, to show that territory could be
acquired either by conquest or By
treaty, but no other method of acouir.
ing territory was indicated by the Su.
preme Court.
At 5:05 p. m. Mallory concluded his
speech.
! On motion of Davis of Minnesota the
Senate went into executive session. and
at 5:55 adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
/ WASHINGTON, July To-day
| session of the House was Of little leg.
islative interest A few private bill.
We're passed, and some conference re-
ports of minor Importance were adopt
ed. Adjournment, which involved tn,
| abandonment of the evening pension
session, was taken until Tuesday.
A sequel to the Bailey -Grosvenor in
cident of Wednesday furnished an in
| cident of more novel and sensationa
interest to-day.
Bailey demanded the name Of tn,
Democratic Congressman who wa
said to have written the article.
Grosvenor refused to give It.
| Bailey had the Democratic member
stand up to disavow authorship OF tn,
article. which those present did.
Previously Grosvenor said he though
the time had come when the author o
tho article should came forth orl7 -