Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-16
HAWAIIAN BILL AGAIN
House Passes the Measure by
a Big Majority
AFTER NOTABLE DEBATE
Speeches Made by More Than Elfty Mem
bsrs. Speaker Reed Not Present,
But Would Have Voted "No"
Provisions of the Bill
(By TELEGRAPH

Z: WASHINGTON, June l5.-After the
passage of a large number of private
pension bills and listening to a care.
fully prepared speech on the advanta-
ges of Republican tariff legislation
by Mr.. Pritchard, of North Carolina
the Senate today resumed considera-
ton Of the International Bank bin.
An amendment was accepted by th,.
committee and adopted, extending the
privileges Of the measure to all citi-
gems of the United States instead OF
restricting them to those mentioned in
the bill When the Senate adjourned
concluded
Mir. Prichard. in the course of his re-
marks, described the agricultural and
commercial trials through which the
South had passed. In this connection
he said:
But brighter day has dawned. Out
Z of the wreck and schemes and ill found
ed hopes has arisen u new generation
who. working with head. hand and
heart, are raising the Southern states
and happiness shall be the familiar
portion of their people. In the front
rank of states that are working out a
splendid destiny stands North Carroll
ma. No state has greater possibilities.
none greater need of the fostering care
"
of the government.
THE citizens of the state have not
been backward in entering upon the
Development of her industries and the
whirl OF the spindle and the click of
the loom in hundreds Of cotton mills
Is daily teaching her people the great
lesson of industrial expansion Pros
peritv has come to North Carolina to
stay
At 4:35 p. NJ. the Senate went into
a ffH~r L
adjourned.
& HOUSE OF REPREsENTAT1v .
WASHINGTON. June 1s.-By a vote
OF 20S to 81 the House this afternoon
adopted the Newlands resolution pro-
viding for the annexation OF Hawaii.
The debate, which has continued with
out Interruption since Saturday. has
4 been one of the most notable Of this
Congress, the proposed annexation be-
ing considered of great commercial
and strategic Importance by Its ad J.
yocates, and being looked upon by its
opponents as involving q radical depnr-
ture from the long established policy
or this country. and likely to be fol-
lowed by The inauguration Of n pro-
nounced policy Of colonization, the
abandonment Of the Monroe Doctrine
and PARTICIPATION in international
wranEles. More than half n hundred
members participated In the debate.
From a party standpoint the result
was awaited with the kcenest Interest
The Republicans had presented prac-
ttcally 4 unanimous support to the
resolution, but three Republican mem
bers voting In opposition. In the
Democratic ranks the division upon the
question was more marked. eighteen
Democratic members voting for an
neyation. The vote IN support OF the
resolutions TODAY was made mp OF 179
Republicans Is Democrats and Pop
ulists and four fusionists. Tho vote
against annexation comprised II Dem
ocrats. three Republicans. seven Pop
ulists and four fusionists. Today's
session hegau at 10 o'clock and debate
continued seven hours. Notable speech
es were ma6$ by Messrs. Berry Dem-
ocrat, OF Kentucky: ". A. Smith