New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
THE REGULAR REPORT.


THE REGULAR REPORT.
HOUSE.
DEBATE ON THE HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION
RESOLUTION CONTINUED
vs.h,nrton. June i3.--Bsfors proceeding WIN 'n'
Hawaiian debate the House TODAY passed oen.s
nm. Granting American registers to the steamships
$780,. O,vnn,a Arizona. CciumbA Argyle. Ia
~ NEWI.ANDs (silver New then ADDRESS,
~. uouse In advocacy of annexation Inc pe"."e
,eaolutions were introduced by him. nc vas $3.50,
,,,nted by Mr. CANNON (Rep.. iii). w'o -,
and asked unanimous consent for ths 'A' sr-,.a
emergency bill to appropriate s'', 800 psnrnx Sea
nv the sundry Civil bill. to pay the n."' A.
.ra n,, MI BLAND Dem. MOI oooeo'eu' =,
C.nnon .,plainins the necessity ior ac'o"' 80
~. tim. for ma yment would expire rT'oas' az Wv
sur6rv C,vfi bill would not pass oeio.o .". s,,
proceeding. Mr.. Nswiands oonfenoeo 'nA' "-o.
tu,iousl warrant FOR annexihs Inc '> .au.
o.a .x,s.ea blu. without entering INTO q" eN
vosS r,ro.nt no assumed that II the Government
,,a .cou,re FLORIDA and adjacent ISLANDS ana ~
,.,.n. territory by purchase. Texas oy sH"1H
.na california by conquest. 1t could acquire
by Gift. ,.r,oNs
xurnED AS A BASE OF oPERATioNo
~. N.-,.nd. said that the Hawaiian ana Fniip-
n,r. opest,ons were improperly conheo'oo w 49,
when nv nature and import they were oisN"S.
y,b,In,,ns question involving pohcy OK s,,,nn
.xnan.,on 10 which he objected. while a" in'o' '
p ,.-,.n question was purely one OF terri
...., a.s.nca and commercial expansion f'e 'poNs
~, tha irnporta nce OF insular control as App
nv ALI great Powers. and arguing TOT INC eo
Hawaii a. base Of supplies ana ha'"' w. 80.
he suggested the disaster that prooaDiy ~o1.u -,I
r>sultsd 10 America had Spain poem =,
ND
operations against the Atlantic coast so..,
-, no naval Power could attack the Pac'lc coao''
=. IN. nacessary recoaing would be imposs'o'' ~
commended that 1t would be 'insuneFao'e OF =,
on Americas part to insist on 'he -. .ha
Hawaiian independence after refusing u
responsibility Of its government ana ~ pnrar IN
,hst tho islands would so TO some other fo"e. "
A.. r..r r,ture ~ this country did not take t"e"'
p..r Harbor was held only by treaty aiio ~
80 .ontrcl could be terminated at the wii' Oh e''
Marty Ho predicted a great grown =. $500.
can merchant marine and correspo"''"e
a, the Navy in Pacific waters. the srea' So
o,.I eebt would be for the trade OF the ORIENT an
Hawaii would prove powerful AAo ~
aeeurtng her proper share. o
Mr.. BELL (Pop.. COLI followed, opposns 'n'
,r,,ons He attacked the existing republic as oens
an ol,rarchy and the offer OF the isAhoS Io'
nsxation as being made by few ana Il" 49,
regard Of the wishes OF the vast ma'o' - =.
people OF the islands. He contended LOT 'ne
al neons to be governed IN accord with 'no' VIZ. w.
A.. p,, .,.uah that the population was undes'raoie
IA thai the location Of the Islands IN the 'lopioA'
Ultima made II unlikely that people resioe''' '"e.
.vo.,d ever he desirable as competent eic"o"' "
American citizenship. The conouc' Va
,n,ssionarie and others who have gone W .""N
as attacked as having resulted In successful 80
sn,raov 10 deprive the natives OF their proper 80
~. s-,m.nt The existence OF leproey In the
,.,.na vas alluded to as a drawback 10 ahheA"'o''
Mr. Reu closed by saying that the ~ ~
Hawaii would be accepted by the "oriu as va =.
abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine. oe0"u'o
would be a reaching out and an es'aoiishh'e". =,
American institutions beyond the ooui'uAs .nA
~h,oh tho Monroe Doctrine originally appieu. ~.N
", cou,a not occur without reciprocal rights
bsina conceded to European fowe'A
THE REUNITED COUNTRY
u, pEARsON (Rep., n. c. said that anne1a-
.,on w,uld be not only important. but essenua'. )"
CASA the United States either SHOULD hoiu wv
philippines, take its proper share OF inc ue..t
sng commerce Of the East, build ana propo'e
contro, the Nicaragua Canal or provide properly
g. d.ferca of it's Western coast against poss'o'e
s nio o, fhe country as exempied in the present
WS:.s1 snd Lao IN uniforms and
the Of sEandssn Of be sta Of General
Hpahnrh Lee Eloquent reference was made TO the
splendid batteshps Alabama ana ss ships Of the
same names did in 1854. but TO act in common de-
fence 81 she sp 1nS spoke for the resolutions
on the Of sagetc value S 1 ya
tory at Manila would be helpless and beyond the
Of ala from home Ssn %srs Ss shps Sea
inT troops no warship designed for IeinIoIS emenl
to the rsDpgn s Mh ISe sisnds
Important as base OF supplies and operations n
case hostile me Sey 70 woa be to
enemy and disastrous to the United STATES r
an enemy desire to operate against 'nS "'''e'"
OPPOSED BY MR.. BLAND.
Mr.. BLAND Dem, MOI followed in opposition,
making q plea for delay IN disposing OF the Ha'
wniian question until after the close OF the war;
He protested against urging annexation as neces-
sary war measure and begged the House TO pause
IN what seemed and what promised to be mad
course of wild legislation under the pretencs OF
being essential to the proper conduct Of the war.
He called attention to the Teller addendum to the
SUPPOSE 10 the Of
over other territory.
sending out expeditions aud Withdrawing ali ships
from the California coast showed how absolutely
the present urgency on the part Of the friends Of
TOUCHING on the gtT mate disposal Of
States could not sell them any Power because no
s c TYR @ s sps the mere S G
Of and the BEING smpy To hasten Sd the
aid in debating terms. He opposed the retention
OF the islands undesirable. launching a
policy Of colonial development and International
ENHANCEMENT. He hoped the end would be the In
that this country was on the brink Of despotism
and about 10 set out on q policy OF Imperialism =
. result Of a movement TO free the little island Of
Cuba.
and Mr.. STEWART (Rep, n. j. spoke for the
resolutions and Mr.. SMITH Dem. Ariz) in OPP.
In support OF the power Of Congress to annex the
islands Mr.. MANN (Rep., I'D spoke for the reso-
buttons.
SENATE.
METHODIST BOOK CONCERN CLAIM AND
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN BANK
DISCUSSED.