Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-01
MORGAN VERSUS CLEVELAND
COntradiCtS the EX-PreSident'S Denial
Of Former Annexation Sentiments.
The Alabama Senator Speaks on Question Of
Privilege Silver Question and
Pension Bill in Senate.


Hawaii was somev bat extensively
reviewed by Senator Morgan of
Alabama on January "a while
speaking to question OF personal
privilege. He had been repre-
scented as saying in executive SEES
sion substantially that ex-Presi
dent Cleveland was in favor of
Hawaiian annexation.
This statement called out de.
NAL from Cleveland. and in sup.
port of his original statement
Morgan addressed the Senate at
great length.
One of the features of the SEES
sion was an elaborate speech by
Turpie of Indiana in support of
the Teller resolution.
Turpie said he thought it OPP
perfume, especially when they
were confronted by a measure
which contemplates an Increase
of the public debt by 100000
600. 1t was indeed proper that
they should repeat the declaration
that all Government obligations
are payable in coin-not in gold.
He had profound conviction
that silver would finally be re-
stored to its proper position, not
by inte' national agreement, but
by the honest individual action of
the various countries of the world.
Morgan Of Alabama, under
question of personal privilege,
rose at the conclusion of Turpie's
address to make a statement, of
which he had earlier given notice.
Morgan referred to dispatch
from Princeton, N. j., published
previously quoting eX President
Cleveland as denying statement
said to have been made 10y Nor
gan in an executive session of the
Senate to the effect that Cleveland
was once in favor of the snnexa-
tiou of Hawaii.
Morgan said that it was we'll
known to some Of Cleveland's
friends during his first admin s.
tration that he was in favor not
only of the annexation of Hawaii,
but also of Cuba. 81 cannot"
declared Morgan, "accept Cleve-
lands statement that ne was al.
ways opposed to Hawaiian annex
alton. | can name at least one
confidential friend of Cleveland
who will support me in the belief
that the statement is not true"
Morgan then presented an ex-
tended review OF Cleveland's con
nection as President with Hawai-
ian affairs, in the course of which
he denounced the accrediting of
Special Commissioner Blount to
the Government at Honolulu as
"a piece of duplicity without
parallel"
In accordance with notice pre-.
viously given Perkins of CAlifor-
MIA called up the pension appro-
priation bill, which was discussed
until Adjournment.
Gallinger of New Hampshire
secured the adoption of an amend
ment providing that hereafter no
pension shall be paid upon power
of attorney from pensioners re-
siding in foreign countries.
Stewart of Nevada said that
there should be no deficiency in
the Treasury, rs there was now in
the vaults great surplus of S24l,.
100000, which he thought ought
to be put in circulation III accord
ance with law.
Allen of Nebraska offered an
amendment to the bill providing
that hereafter no pension less than
$8 month should be granted,
and that all pensions les than So
month now being paid be raised
to that amount.
Perkins made the point against
the amendment that it was new
legislation. No decision was
given on the point of order when
the Senate rose.
statement of Cleveland.
Princeton, N. j., Jan. "a at
is one of the strangest things of
these strange times chat my posi- :
ton upon the Hawaiian question
should be misunderstood" This
is the way ex-Presidept Grover
Cleveland expressed himself when
shown the statement of Senator