The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-02

formal speech in favor Of the resolution!
was delivered by Mr.. Pettus Dem.. Ala
Mr.. Mallory CDem-, Fla-) presented a con
stitutional argument against the acquisi
ton of the territory by joint resolution
of congress.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Seweu On. j. Of the committee or
military affairs, secured the passage OF {
bill to provide for a temporary increase II
the inspector generals department OF the
army.
Mr.. Cullom Ill) directed attention to cht
present construction of the law providing
for the payment Of volunteer troops. II
some instances the various regiments had
not received as much from the United
States as they evidently were entitled tc
and he instanced an Illinois regiment tc
which about 5000 was due.
Mr.. Sewen said that the matter would
undoubtedly be taken care Of properly.
Mr.. PETTUS FOR ANNEXATION.
The Hawaiian annexation resolutions
were then taken up and Mr.. Pettus Na.)
addressed the senate. His was the first
formal speech delivered since the opening
OF the presnte discussion in favor Of the
resolutions. In beginning he said he pro-
posed particularly to address himself to
those with whom, during all his life, he
had been associated politically. He re-
quested that nobody should call quorum
while he was speaking.
Within a minute afterwards, Mr.. Pet
tigrew Is. ID made the point Of no quo
rum. The roll was called and disclosed
the presence Of a quorum.
Resumlng. Mr.. Pettus said he had no re-
spect for legislative flibustering, and just
as little respect for a majority that would
attempt to prevent full and free debate.
Discussing the question of annexation,
he said 1t was not party question and
could not be made so by one man or a
few men.
Mr.. Pettus then entered upon legal
and constitutional argument In support
of the Resolutions. He took issue with AR.
Caffery. (La.), who had argued that the
acquisition of Louisiana Territory by act
of congress was Unconstitutional He rid
iculed Mr.. Caffery's argument that the
question ought to be submit ted to the pee-
pie of Hawaii. He said such an argument
had a moral but not a constitutional bear
ing and while it might be a fit presenta-
ton to children in the nursery, it would
have no force with senators. 1t was too
adolescent.
Mr.. Gallery replied tartly that as be-
tween the adolescent expires 2sions of SYM
pathy and the senilties of age he would
prefer the former.
Mr.. Pettus, stung by Mr. Caffery's re-
tort said:
The senator from Louisiana has made
use of a custom Of the senate for grossly
improper use. He rose to ask me a ques-
ton and under the fraud Of asking me the
question he sought to denounce me per-
sonaly Senators ought not to do such
small things. No interruption is proper
except for the purpose of a question or
of obtaining information and the man who
does interrupt another for the purpose of
offering an lnsuIt-well, Mr.. President,
was brought up a Presbyterian and can
not properly characterize such conduct
Mr. Caffery-"WM the senator permit
me to interrupt him?"
NO. l viii not" declared Mr.. Pettus
II viii not again be interrupted. I am an
old man. Mr.. President. but this is the
first time 7 was ever insulted in the SEN
10 tolerate it."
Mr.. Caffery absolutely disclaimed that
he had intended his remark as an insult
1t was, ne said, merely a set-off to Mr..
Pettus' statement regarding adolescence.
Mr.. Pettus had begun a discussion Of the
present war, when he was interrupted by
his colleague. Mr.. Morgan. who read an
Associated Press dispatch from Playa del
Este, announcing that the battle of San
tiago had begun and fighting was pro-
ceeding along the entire line.
Yes. Mr.. President" said Mr.. Pettus.
the fight is going on along the entire
line and it behooves every man, Adde'S
cent or senie TO support the government,
20 support the army and navy OF the
United States in all its actions. We ought
to support the president Of the United
States. How many VIII die in the fight
today nobody can say. But I pray oGd
that those brave men Of ours. If die they
must. may die with shouts of victory in
their ears
Mr.. Pei,us said one OF the objections
urged against Hawaiian annexation was
that the acquisition Of that territory
would compel the United States TO con-
struct and maintain at enormous expense
a powerful navy. and perhaps maintain a
large standing army,
IL may lead the United States to build
great navy" said he. II hope to God
il VIII. I vii welcome the day when our
navy viii be 50 powerful that no nation
of the world viii ever dare 10 offer US an
insult"
When Mr.. Pettus had concluded Mr.. Ma
son (llL) gave notice that IL there was
no agreement TO vote on the pending res
buttons. nor a move made to change the
rules, he would no; stay in the senate 10
keep up the useless farce Of the majority
governed by the minority.
The conference report on the bin % in
crease the efficiency Of the quartermas-
ter's department and that 20 increase the
efficiency OF the subsistence department.
were agreed 20.
In beginning a legal argument against
Hawaiian annexation. AR Mallory CFlaD
said the question involved a new departure
IN the governmental policy. an increase
In our army and navy, and the establish
ment OF a system OF government in a col
ony OF the United tSates which never
heretofore existed. He maintained that
the resolutions presented were fun1amen-
tally wrong and caght not 70 be adopted
Mr. Rawley presented the conference
agreement on the bill providing for the
punishment OF persons who trespass on or
destroy harioor defense works and fortif-
cations Of the United States. The report
aroused considerable debate upon its tech
meal and legal aspects, after the coaclu-
SION OF which the report was agreed 10.
IN the course o. his remarks Mr.. Nal
Tory quoted a decision OF the supreme