The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-29
THE DEBATE ON ANNExAr1oN.
Senator Caffery Begins n Spirited Speech
 In Opposition.

Washington, June 2S.-Almost the en- tire session of the senate to-day was occupied by MT. Coffery in continua- tion of his speech against the annexa- tion of Hawaii. While discussing what he deemed the wrong done to the con- stituted authority during the Hawaiian rebellion of 1893, MT. Caffery declared that it was a bitter and rancorous spir- it which directed the attack made upon President Cleveland for the bold, patri- otic and righteous stand taken by Mr.
 Cleveland in attempting to right the
 wrong done by Minister Stevens and
 the band of Hawaiian revolutionists
 Concerning the formation of the de fac
 to government of Hawaii, MT. Caffery
 declared there was never anything like it in the history of nations. No govern ment was ever made so easily or elevat- ed so quickly.
 Within half an hour" said MT, Calf
 fiery, MT. Stevens had acknowledged
 that the revolutionists had overthrown
 the regularly constituted government.
 The Hawaiian government had under it's authority several islands, some of
 them fifty miles apart. It was impos- sible for Minister Stevens to know that
 the revolution had been su, cessful. h. ternational law requires that a de facto
 government shall be strong enough to | maintain itself with the consent of the
 people, but within ten hours after the | revolutionary government had been created it demanded the protection of | the United States
 MT. Caffery maintained that it was | merely paper government and never | had amounted to much. He declared | that within three days after the ac- | knowledgment by the United States | minister that the new government had been formed members of the govern ment were en route to this country with treaty of annexation in their pockets. 'The ulterior purpose of the | revolutionsts from the start said MT. | Caffery, was annexation to the United | States" He said that all the conspira- | tors were sugar men and the tariff law l then in operation in the United States was inimical to their interests. He ad- | ded that a good deal had been said re- | gently about the interest of the sugar trust in annexation. Tn the course of
 my remarks said MT. Caffery, q will | attempt to show that the interests of
 the American Sugar Refining company
 are not better observed by Hawaii be- ing independent and free than by Ha- waii being a part of the United States, and the newspapers that are crying | wolf, wolf are trying to cover their | own tracks"
 At 4 o'clock Mir. Caffery, not having | concluded his speech, yielded the floor, | The annexation resolutions were laid
 aside for the day and MT. Hale called
 up the general deficiency bill. A com mittee amendment striking out the house provision that no recording
 clocks should be purchased for the gov ernment departments except from mon- 1 eys specifically appropriated therefor was rejected. After the reading of the | bill, which consumed an hour and a l half, the senate at 5:35 p. m. went into | executive session. MT. Hale gave no
 tice that he would call up the measure
 at the conclusion of morning business
 tomorrow. At $40 p. m. the senate l adjourned.