The herald., 1898-07-02
PtITUS OF ALABAMA
ANSWERS THE ARGUMENTS OF
THE OPPOSITION
A GREAT NAVY IS NEEDED
In the House McCleary Of Minnesota
Denounces Fowler Of New Jersey
for Utterances Made
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Tor nearly six
hours today the senate had under discus
sion the Hawaiian annexation resolutions.
The first speech in favor of the resolutions
was delivered by Pettus. Democrat, of
Alabama.
Mallory, Democrat, of Florida. presented
Q constitutional argument against the ae-
QUESTION Of territory by joint resolution of
congress.
Within a minute afterwards Pettigrew of
South Dakota. made the point of no quo
rum. The roll was called and disclosed the
presence of quorum.
Pettus Of Alabama
Resuming, Pettus said he had no respect
for legislative filibustering and just as lit
tie respect for majority that would at
tempt 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 few
men. He then entered upon legal and
constitutional argument In support of the
resolutions. Pettus took issue with CAT
ferry of Louisiana, who had argued that the
acquisition of Louisiana territory by act of
congress was unconstitutional. He ridi-
culed Caffery's argument that the question
ought to be submitted to the people of Ha-
vail. He said such an argument had a
moral, but no constitutional bearing.
Reading the War News,
Pettus had begun discussion of the
present war when he was interrupted by
his colleague, Morgan, who read an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Playa del Este
announcing that the battle of Santiago had
begun and fighting was proceeding along
the entire line.
Eyes, Mr.. President" said Pettus, 1.-The
fighting is going along the entire line and 1t
behooves every man to support the govern
ment How many will die in the fight today
nobody can say. But pray God that those
brave men of ours, If die they must may
die with shouts of victory in their ears
Pettus said one of the objections urged
against Hawaiian annexation was that the
acquisition of that territory would compel
the United States to construct and main
tain at enormous expense powerful navy
and perhaps maintain a large standing
army.
A Great Navy Needed
"It may lead the United States to build
q great navy" said he. I hope to God it
will. wilTweIcome the day when our navy
will be so powerful that no nation of the
world will ever dare to offer us an insult
When Pettus had concluded, Mason of
Illinois gave notice that if there was no
agreement to vote on the pending resolu-
tons, nor movement to change the rules
he would not stay in the senate to keep up
the useless farce of the majority governed
by the minority.
Other Bills Considered
The conference report on the bill to in
crease the efficiency of the quartermaster's
department and that to increase that of the
subsistence department were agreed to.
In beginning a legal argument against
Hawaiian annexation, Mallory, Democrat,
Of Florida, said the question involved new
departure in governmental policy, an in
prease in our army and navy, and the estab-
iishment of a system of government in a
colony of the United States which never
before had existed He maintained that
the resolutions presented were fundament-
ally wrong and ought not to be adopted.
Hawley presented the conference report
pn the bill. providing for the punishment
Of persons who tresspass on or destroy har-
Dor defense works and Notifications of the
Quilted States. The report aroused oonsid-
erable debate upon its technical and legal
aspect, after the conclusion of which the
report was agreed to.
Mallory Concludes
In the course of his remarks Mallory
quoted a decision of the supreme. court,
handed down by Chief Justice Marshall,
10 show that teryitory could be acquired
bither by conquest or by treaty, but no
pther method of acquiring territory was
Indicated by the supreme court. At sos
Mallory concluded his speech.
n motion of Davis of Minnesota, the
late went in executive session, and at
5 adjourned.
Quiet In the House
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Today's session
Of the house was OF little legislative inter-
eat. A few private bir<s were passed and
pone conference reports of minor import
ance were adopted. Adjournment. which
Involved the abandonment of the evening
pension session, was taken until Tuesday
A sequel to the Bailey-Grosvenor incident
on Wednesday furnished an incident of
more novel and sensational interest today
Bailey demanded the name of the Demo-
cratic congressman who was said to have
written the article. Grosvenor refused tn
rive It, Bailey had the Democratic men,
bers stand up to disavow the authorship of
The article, which those present did. Pre-
viously Grosvenor said he thought the time
had come when the author of the article
should come forth and acknowledge it.
Not a Plagiarist
McCleary of Minnesota, Republican, of
NE committee on banking and currency,
Who presented the recent report upon the
shanking and currency bill, arose In the
Mouse to question of personal privilege
~feadiRg from Washington paner, in which
he committee was charged with plagiar-
SIN in taking much of its report from the
Tune number of the Journal of Banking
He denied the charge, explaining that
Hn0psis of the report constituting quite
small part of the entire report had been
lrepared by the monetary commission and
4 lad been Incorporated in the report, in or
Ter to make 1t frankable, and also because
covered completely the ground of the full
epprt. Pending the printing OF the re-
fort, the synopsis was furnished by tho
fNonetary commission to the Journal Of
Ranking. McCleary referred in severe
SSerms to his colleague on the committee,
: fowler OF New Jersey, Republican, who