Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-23
TALKING T0KILL Time
Senator White Resumes H S
Hawaiian Speech.
YIELDS FOR A BRIEF REST
Conference Report on the Indian Appro.
Priation Bill Cons.ie,.,:. Hut Not
Passed. Proceedings OF the
House of Representatives.
tBy Telegraph.)

WASHINGTON. June 22-Opponen,s
OF the annexation of Hawaii again &C.
cupied the attention of the Senate TO-
day. MIR. White Of California, resum. Il
ms speech begun yesterday, but att.,
speaking TWO hours yielded the floor 10
MI. Pettigrew, of South Dakota. vino
discussed the resolutions for an hou.
and half. MIR. White has not con-
Guided his speech. Mr.. Pettigrew TAX
ing up the argument against the res
buttons merely to afford him an oppor
tunity to rest.
appropriation bill was presented to thu.
Senate and read. but no effort was
MADE TO dispose of it. 1t was sharply
CRITICIZED, however. and the inulcatlor.
are that its adoption will be contested
because of the elimination Of the SEN
ate 1fee homestead amendment and I, e
acknowledgment of the right in GER
tain circumstances and conditions of
Indians to lease mineral lands
A JOINT resolution was passed author
lzlng thes President of the United stat 8
70 invite. through the proper channels
the governments Of England. France
germany. Austria. Russia, Belgium
Switzerland, Mexico and Venezuela to
send details of infantry. artillery and
cavalry to this country to particin,te
In ii military jubilee to be held in Mad
lson Square Garden, New York. by the
trustees OF the Red Cross Society ar
New York The jubilee is to be held
uurine tne tWo weeks beginning De-
.cember 2G. 1898. a
Mr.. Davis. of Minnesota. chairman or
the committee on foreign relations. ask
ca immediate consideration OF the fo,-
lowing resou ton:
Ihat the secretary OF the navy is a.
rected to inform the Senate whether
lieutenant II OLSON and those who were
n rad 10 =, It,
con11ned by the Spanish authorities
within the line of fire or under the FIRE
OF the United States fleet; and. ir sn
at what place or places they are ar
nave peen so confined: also to inform
the Senate what efforts have been
made to effect the exchange OF such
prisoners and with what results: also
70 transmit to the Senate copies of the
correspondence or report upon the sub
1ects of this inquiry.
The resolution was agreed to.
Al 4:45 T.. M. the Senate went into
executive session and at Sis p. M. ad
iourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON. June o2--Today.s
session, Of the House was uneyentf,I
with the exception OF brief. but Sc
we're Remuneration by Mr.. Simpson
tPopulisD, of Kansas. OF Representa-
tive Grosvenor's speech at the Ohio
state Republican Convention. The crit
lcised portion was relative to alleged
failure OF the Democrats and Populists
TO vote for appropriation bills succeed
ing the precipitation of the war and
the original appropriation of $4,000, 0oN
Tor the national defense ~
A bill incorporating the National
Congress of Mothers was passed. II
was called up by Mr.. Linney CRepuhl-
cam, of North Carolina and after be-
ing read Mr.. Moody NRepublicam. ot
massachusetts, created n laugh by
feigning ignorance OF it's provisions and
asking Mr.. Linney If there was any
thing contemplated by the bill or or
ganization kindred to the artificial
Matching of chickens
Mr.. Linney assured him there was
nothing of the kind in the bill.
Several private billy were passed and
tnen the House went into committee nf
the whole to consider District OF Col
umbia legislation. and. at 3:l2 p Nj
adjourned.