The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-01-22
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the speaker announced that to-day's
remarks were merely preliminary to
what be would say before the close
of the debate.
The executive session opened
shortly after | o'clock, with Senator
White on the floor, but Senator
Stewart interrupted, and others cut
the California Senator out of the
discussion. Those who spoke were
Senators Stewart, Frye and Morgan.
Senator Stewart OF Nevada sup
ported the treaty, and was the first
Senator to discuss the question Of
sugar in connection with the sub
ject. He said all sugar lands were
now occupied, aud little was left ex-
cept lands available for the produc
ton of coffee. He asserted that the
importation of sugar to the United
States from Hawaii would not be in
creased to any perceptible extent,
because the islands had reached
their limit in the production OF that
article. For this reason the pro.
ducers OF beet sugar and cane sugar
need not be alarmed. Senator Stew
art eulogized the natives as intelli-
gent and docile. He said there were
many Of them in California, and
that they we're we'll regarded there.
Senator White interrupted to ask
why, If the kanakas were so well
thought of, they had not been con-
suited on the question OF annexa-
ton.
Mr.. Stewart replied that through
out their history, up to recent years,
they had been anxious to have their
country become part Of the United
States.
Senator Frye spoke upon the COM
mercial and military aspects which
annexation presented in favor OF the
United States. He called attention
to the fact that some Senators CON-
planned because no one stayed in
the cham Der and listened to the de-
bate upon this important subject.
He remarked that it was no wonder
Senators fed to the cloak room. and
committee rooms when long speeches
were read which contained much
dry detail and were not arguments
upon the question before the Senate.
The Senators should counsel to-
gether and discuss the matter, de-
bate aud advise, and then there
would q full Senate at all times and
the information sought would be
brought out. On the merits of the
case he considered Hawaii as neces-
sary to the United States. He de-
voted considerable time to the i'm
portance OF the Nicaraguan canal,
which could not be maintained I'M
less Hawaii was ours. Senator Frye
thought that this was an important
epoch in our history and il we did
not annex the islands now we could
not complain if they were annexed
to any other nation or If any other
nation should take them.
Senator Morgan of Alabama made
the principal speech OF the day and
occupied the time OF the Senate
until it adjourned. He will con-
tinue tomorrow. He began by re-
ferring to a suggestion made by
Senator Hoar that the Committee
on Foreign Relations had made no
report and he (Mr. Hoar) was with
out sufficient information concern
ing the subject of Hawaii and an
nexation. Senator Morgan then
piled upon his desk numerous print
ed volumes, including reports before
various congressional committees,
reports of the officers OF the Hawai-
ian Government and other docu-
ments relating to Hawaii.
"The Senator from Massachu-
sstts," said Senator Morgan, "is well
come to these documents, and if he
will give them the attention which
he usually gives to public questions,
he will have all the information