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for the three months was also provided

for the three months was also provided
for
Consideration of the bill required
unanimous consent Mr.. Loud. rep,
Cal. said the bill was important.
There was general law which COW
cred such cases and a special act
should receive deliberate considera-
ton.
Mr. Boutelle said that the passage of
the bill was demanded by public seuti-
ment all over the country. He said
there was pressing necessity for the
relief of the sufferers of this terrible
disaster. Benefit performances We're
being held and subscriptions We're be-
ing raised all over the country for the
relief of the widows and orphans of the
victims. Mr.. Loud objected.
THAT is the gentlemans privilege
under the rules" said Mr.. BouteIle.
Il object to the latter remark" said
Mr.. Loud. and ask that it be stricken
from the record
IL was finally arranged by unanimous
consent that the bill should be consid-
cred as soon as the postoffice appro-
priation bill was out of the way.
Mr.. Danford, rep. Ohio, chairman of
the committee on immigration, called
attention to the fact that he had given
notice some time ago that he would to-
day call up the immigration bill He
asked what the preliminary status of
the bill was and the speaker informed
him that Ii was on the speakers table
and could be called up at any time
when privilege matter was not be-
fore the house.
on motion of Mr. Loud the house
went into committee of the whole and
took up the postoffice appropriation
bill Mr.. Loud, in charge of the bill.
explained its provisions briefly. 1t car
ried sos 962. 300. being 1855. .391 less than
the estimates. and 3296, ,962 more than
the appropriations for the current year.
Mr., Bromwell. rep. Ohio. made an ex-
tended speech against the appropria-
tion for special mail facilities from
Boston to New Orleans. The general
debate was not confined to the subject
in the bill.
Mr.. Griggs, dem, Ga, contributed
some remarks upon the mooted ques-
ton of the relative advantages pos
sessed by the cotton manufacturers of
! the North and South to prove that the
| advantages possessed by the latter
were not due to the longer hours of
| labor of their operatives. He predicted
that the South in the near future,
would manufacture. as we'll as grow
! the cotton crop of the world He
warned New England that she must
abandon the industry. Mr. Griggs crit
icised some uterances of Speaker Reed
| and Mr.. Dingley and created much en-
| thusiasm on the democratic side. At
! the conclusion of his speech an ar
rangement was made to close the de-
| bate al 5 o'clock tomorrow.
MIR. Walker of Massachusetts said IL
was a happy day for the republic when
a Southern member arose on the floor
and spoke Of the great industries of the
| South in competition with those of the
! North It was a day he had been wait
| ing for since the Pilgrims landed. No
section would rejoice more that the
! South had entered the lists than New
! England.
I'VE shall suffer from Southern COM
| petition temporarily" said he, I'VE may
| have to reduce wages temporarily. we
! may have to lose some departments OF
| our industry permanently. but we glory
In this Southern competition because II
| shows the eementing of the common
| country that we love so we'll" Cap
! plauseD
! Mr.. Tawney. rep. Mimi. then got the
| floor and replied to a speech delivered
| by Mr.. Johnson. rep, Ind, several
weeks ago against the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands. MIR. Tawney
was warmly congratulated when he
| concluded.
Representative Tawney spoke as fol-
| lows:
1T is with unusual interest that |
| listened few DAYS ago to the vigorous
| assault of the gentleman from Indiana
| CAlr Johnsonl upon the policy of his
| president. his party and his country,
respecting that group of beautiful ISL
ands. securely anchored in the bosom
of the Pacific. now asking that over
them we extend the sovereignty and
the flag of the United States. In com
mon with my colleagues of the house
] expected to hear some cogent reason,
some potential argument In support OF
| his opposition to annexation, but
| listened in vain.
Under the authority Of the constl-
tuition and following the leadership OF
such republicans as Grant. Seward
Blaine and Harrison. and in obedience
To the platform of his party. President
Mckinley has accepted these islands
freely rendered To the United States by
| competent authority. The gentleman
from Indiana is apparently content
with a vigorous denunciation of this
policy. The logic of his position is the
absolute abandonment of these islands
or II is nothing.
Ever since the islands of Hawaii
have been factor in international
politics. alll American statesmen and
all political parties have regarded theiI
commercial and military advantages oi
such peculiar value to the United
States that they deemed il necessat .
to adopt and enforce the policy of no
allowing any foreign power to interfer'
| with, control or coloniZe them. Since
1912. nine presidents have declared tha
| no foreign power should dominate III,
| islands
Notwithstanding the ability of those
| who inaugurated this policy. notN.ith.
| standing its continued enforcement By
| all political parties and by the fore
most statesmen in the last half of thi.
| nineteenth century. and notwithstand.
| inF all these men say that the fruit ~
| their policy would be the ultimate an.
nexation of the islands. the gentleman
| from Indiana tells US the proposition
| Of annexation is mere bauble. The
| question is not. should we or may wt