The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03
SENATE MILL SIT MONDAY.
DETERMINED TO BRING ANNEXA-
TTON TO 4 VOTE.
Pettigrew and Others Keep On IN
Their Attempts to Talk the Ha-
waitan Resolutions to Death-ln
" SEIEGT0N

WASHINGTON July s-Toiay's ses-
sion OF the senate was devoted chiefly 10
the Hawaiian debate. Senator Pettigrew
IS. d. occupying i've hours. An enort
was made 10 secure an agreement 20 ad-
journ undl "Wednesday. but Mr.. Davis.
III charge OF the resolutions. declined 20
listen - the proposition Gntil Il provision
70 vote next week upCu -he resolutions
could be entered. This MIR. White, 20
whom Nj Davis addressed himself. said
he considered iu,scssitte-
Fifteen MINUTES passed before quorum
arrived in the senate today Bis were
passe~i as follows: Ane,,8a;cry 10 the law
tsy-.i:.'is- fraudulent aihtavtS IN pension
and bounty land cases, 10 pay sac owners
cf The ship Achilles for expenses incurred;
il, ran..erir-.. service 70 tho wrecked Amer
lean ship Arabia
MIR. Pett!gTew then resumed his speech
upon the Hawaiian annexation resolution.
H.. reiterated and elaborated MS reply IN
the argument that Hawaii was not reces
sary a G coating station tcanspacitlc
sh.gpng coDtending that Una aeka and
others OF the group were en- a route TO
Manila S.sA miles shorter than that by way
Of Honolulu.
Mr. Pe:tigrew said annexation was not
desired by ma ioyity OF Hawaiian citizens
and il would he cut OF accord with the
spirit of a democratic government 10 an
mex against the will of the major,y.
The senate passed with amendments the
house bill 10 increase the force of the
ordnance department.
Mr.. Davis objecte, to the transaction of
further business. and Mr.. Pettigrew re
sumed.
Turning 10 the Republican members con-
shutting the ma jor part OF the aanexa-
ton support. he criticised them Cor their
silence and charged them with being bull
ticzed" in keeping their lips closed when a
great question was before the senate.
The administration. he asserted. had de-
manded that annexation be accompiis1e e
and senators were so under It's controi fhat
they darrell not open their mouths for fear
they would cause delay and incur the pres
He said the sugar trusts interest was
with annexation.
I'VE all know what senator's on this
floor have been in the past he declared
Friends to the sugar trust and now
every one of them is In favor of annexa-
ton. That in itself Is sufficient answer to
their miserable contention"
Mr.. Hale, OF Maine presented a partial
report OF the conference upon the gener-
al deficiency bill. which was adopted with
out debate Mr.. Pet,grew resumed.
Discussing the establishment of the pres
ent Hawaiian republic. he said:
The American flag went up on Hawaii
in dis1onor; II came down in honor, ant
If it goes up again. 1t will go up in in
fanny and this government will join the
rcbber nations OF the world
Mr. PettiSrew made the statement that
the president was lobbying through con-
81 ess tire resolutions of annexation and but
for him. it would not enlist any apprecia-
BILE support
Pettigrew yielded to White. of California.
and the latter yielding. a number of private
bills were passed. Also a joint resolution
preventing discrimination against gradu-
ates of legally chartered medical colleges
in appointments to the medical corps in