The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-18
ANNEXATION By 4. EsOLUTIoN.
Resolution to Annex Hawaii Reported to
the Scnate-rhe House Di.cnsesd tho
Cuban Oaestion and Hawaiian Annexa-
tion-Deniai Of Ramon of President
Desire to Have Nc Interference by Con-
rress I'm the Cuban Matter
SENATE.

the legislative session Of the senate to-
day was confined to the passage % a
few bills. largely of a loca. character
The national quarantine b.. was not
considered.
When the senate convened Senacor
Davis. OF Minnesota, chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations. report
ed a resolution - provide for annex
ing the Hawaiian stands to the United
States. The resolution was vi by
title only and placed on h calendar.
Senator Frye. OF Maine. presented
the report OF the conferees on the hill
providing for the licensing OF mates on
river and ocean vessels and IL Was
adopted.
The senate then at l2:4e O'Clock p. m,
on motion Of Senator Davis, OF Mime
sofa. went into session.
At 1855 o'clock the senate sumo
business in open session an numbe of
bills were passed
At = O'Clock. on motion OF Senator
Fairbanks. Of Indiana. the senate
again went into executive session and
AGO o'clock p. IN. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The postoffice appropriation bill.
which was Technically the subject be
fore the house, was almost lost track
OF in the debate today. As on yeSter-
day, numerous topics were discussed,
but today for the first time the Cuban
Spanish question. which had been Kept
in the background heretofore, forged TO
the front. The subject OF Hawaiian
annexation also came in for more at
tention today.
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Mississippi
was first and in "A speech or
forty minutes replied TO the speech
made by Mr.. Tawney yesterday in
favor of Hawaiian annexation. Mr..
Williams Us a member or the foreign
affairs committee and his remarks re-
ceived close attention. He directed
his attack particularly against the con-
tention of Mr.. Tawney that the ira
diticnal policy of the government was
not opposed TO annexation. He thought
there was no occasion for alarm even
if it were rue that if we should not
take the stands some other country
would. The idea OF the foreign own
ership of a group Of islands 1000 miles
from our shores had no terrors for him.
He said the Hawaiian islands were now
in the control OF a carpet bag oliEar-
Chy. The states of the south had I'M
derg1one a bitter experience with carpet
bag government and it did not desire
TO endorse it anywhere. The Haw-
alldn lSlaTuS NNulu We =. IIlCllbtt IL
stead of a safe guard to the United
States. This country already had a
race problem. To take the Hawaiian
Stands would be 10 annex another race
problem and pay 81, 600, 900 for the priv
ilege of doing il.
Mr.. Cochran, democrat. Of Missouri,
in commenting on the existing Situa-
ton declared that those who stood close
to the stock tickers in London and New
York seemed tn ha more nnlylarfnl than
the united and solemn voice of the
American people, which for months
had been crying out for the recognition
of the Cuban belligerents. stock job
bers on two continents had so far prov
ed to be the only actual intervention
in Cuban affairs.
DO you not believe we should reccg-
nize the independence OF Cuba?' ask
ed Mr.. SulZer, democrat of New York.
Il do not" replied Mr.. Cochran. "The
recognition of belligerency would clothe
the insurgents with sufficient power To
negotiate honorable peace. If we
should intervene our troubles would
nave just begun. i fear If the admin
istration should intervene it would be
as the attorney OF the lsondholders.
rather than as the friend of the insur-
gents"
In conclusion Mr.. Cochran referred to
the current rumCr that the president
desired an immediate adjournment in
order that he might be able to settle
the Spanish affair without interfer-
ence from congress-.
Mr.. Grosvenor, republican. of Ohio. re-
pled to this statement Immediately. At
nrSt he spoke in a Semi-humorous vein
He desired, he said, to make a brief
statement in reply to this story which
was noatlng around to the effect that
the president was about to ak rha
hOlCD nF - +;,-A - a
abolish the United States senate and
proceed TO the settlement Of an our
foreign complications without the aid
OF the representatives, Of the people. II
should be remembered. he continued
IN weighing such reports. that congress
was an independent power, the exist
ence of which could not be ended under
the constitution. 1t would probably
continue longer thar the Cuban ques-
tlon. Mr.. GrOsvenor said he spoke OF
thlS matter with some hesitation be
cause after reading the ~wspape ha
sometimes douDted his independent ex-
lstence. When he spoke for himself
tney insisted he spoke for somebody
else. He did not pretend to know more
than the humblest citizen. yet. he said
ne took the responsibility of staring
that the suggestion that the pr4sfdent
nad nxed a date for the adjournment
or congress, or desired to fix a date
- ildu expressed a hope that congress
would adjourn by a certain date was
without foundation, and ri
dlculous in the bargain.
could not adjourn except 10y a major-
ty vote Of its members and h. had n,
doubt that every member. responsible.
10 ms conscience and mis- coIntry
would do his duty IA ne saw fit. in tn
matter Of adjournment. as in .y.rv-
thing else.
Mr. Norton, democrat. Of Ohio. who
rolIo"ed Mr.. GrosvenOr, paid a high
trIDute 20 the patriotism and Judgement
OF the president. II left to himself tn
exercise his judgement. Mr.. Norton
saId ne would DE- glad to follow but
ne feared that Mr.. Mckinley was BE-
set as Grant had been when ne wish
Cd 10 recognize the independence OF
Cuoa, by a trocha which would require
the genius Of a god 70 surmJunT. He
uTcIared that IL was the duty Of con
grees 10 remain at its post and See