The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-29
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
Senate Considered and Adopted the
Committee Amendments to It.
DEBATE ON HAWAII WAS CONTINUED.
senator Gallery Occupies Nearly
the Entire Session of senate In
speaking Against Annexation.

Washington, June 90 Almost the entire
session OF the senate was occupied by Mr.
Caffery (Dem.. Lao in continuation of
his speech against the annexation OF Ha-
wait. AT o'clock he had not concluded,
but yielded the floor In order that the gem
eral deficiency bill might be considered.
The bill was read and the committee
amendments adopted.
Washington, June 2s.-Among the bills
passed by the senate this afternoon was one
designating Titusvllle, Pa, n port of dellv-
cry In the customs district Of Erie, Pa.
The Hawaiian annexation resolutions
were then taken up and Mr.. Caffery ua.)
resumed his speech in opposition to the
resolutions.
Shortly after / o'clock after Mr.. caffery
was expounding a legal proposition bear
ing upon the question in discussion Mr.
Jones (Ark), who was temporarily in the
chair SAID
THE senator from Louisiana will sus-
pend. 1t is manifest to the chair that a
quorum of The senate Is not present The
chair therefore desires that there be call
OF the senate. The clerk will call the
roll"
This unusual direction from the chair
created some surprise among senators in
the chamber.
While discussing what he deemed the
wrong dono to the constituted authority
during the Hawaiian rebellion OF 1898, Mr..
Caifery declared that II was n bitter and
rancorous spirit which directed the attack
made upon President Cleveland for the
bold patriotic and righteous action by Mr.
Cleveland in attempting to right the wrong
done by Minister Stevens and the brand Of
Hawaiian revolutionlsis.
Concerning the formation of the de facto
government OF HawniL Mr.. Caffery declared
there was never anything like it in the
history OF nations. Some man, he said
read u proclamation. When he began TO
read twenty-five or thirty people wer?
present and BY the time he had concluded
perhaps 300 people gathered. No other
government was ever made so easily said
he. OK elevated 80 quickly.
Within half an hour" said Mr. CAT
fiery, Minister Stevens had acknowledged
that the revolutlonists had oyerthrown the
regularly constituted government The
Hawaiian government had under lis an
thorlty several islands some OF them nfty
m les apart 1t was impossible for Mn-
istor Stevens TO know that the revolution
had succeeded
international law required that de
fncto government shall be strong to main
tain itself with the consent OF the people,
but not so In this case"
Mr.. Caffery maintained that II was
merely paper government and never
amounted TO much. IIe declared that
within three days after the acknowledge
ment by the United States minister that
the new government had been formed
members OF the government were on board
q steamer on route TO this country with a
treaty of annexation In their pocket.
The Interior purpose Of the reyoiutonlsts
from the start said Mr.. Caifery, was an
nexation to the United States He said al
the eonsprators were sugar men and tho
tariff law then In operation In the United
States was lnmical to their Interests.
He argued that good deal had been
said recently about the interests OF the
sugar trust in the pending question of all
nexation.
The statements were illusory and mis-
leading and intended TO be such. I'm the
course OF my remarks" said Mr.. Caf(ery
II Will attempt to show hereafter that the
American Sugar Refining company's IN
terests are not served by the annexation
of Hawaii"
At o'clock Mr. Caffery not having con-
cludcd his speech, yielded the ucor. The
annexation resolutions were laid aside for
the day aud Mr.. Hale (Mel called up the
general deficiency bill After the reading
of the blu which consumed an hour ana n
half the senate, q, $500 went into exeru-
tive session. Mr. Hale gave notice that he
would call up the measure at tho con-
cluson of the morning business tomorrow.
At 5.bh the senate adjourned