The herald., 1898-06-15
DEVOTED TO TALK.
ORATORS IN BOTH SENATE AND
HOUSE ARE HEARD
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
A VOTE ON THE MEASURE TO BE
TAKEN TODAY
1T WILL PASS BOTH HOUSES
Senate Wrangles Over the Methodist
Book Concern Scandal and the
Pan-American Bank


Assocldteu FreSS special WlrA
WASHINGTON, June 1A.-Eight hours,
comprising the afternoon and evening ses-
sions of the house, today were devoted to
debate of the Newlands resolution for the
annexation of Hawaii. Twenty speeches
were delivered, most of them being brief.
A vote will be taken at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, and in order to give time for
speeches which members desire to- make,
the house agreed to meet at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. The resolution, accord
ang to estimates today, will receive, with
the exception of not more than II, all the
Republican votes, and will enlist the sup
port of from Is to 20 Democrats and mem
bers of the other parties.
Referring to this as Flag day, the chap
lain of the house prayed that the influence
of the flag upon children might benefit to
the end Of increased strength and glory of
the country.
A few private bills were disposed of and
the Hawaiian debate proceeded. Mr. Gros-
Venor (Rep.) of Ohio, was recognized first
and in introducing his remarks said the
pending question was not for party politics
and he would not appeal to any of his Re-
publican colleagues who might oppose an
neXation to go contrary to their convictions
and support annexation as party project
Arguing for the constitutionality of the
proposed annexation, he contended the
power was given to Congress in the general
welfare clausel OF the Constitution. Reply
ing to the claim that Hawaii is unnecessary
as a naval or commercial point in Pacific
transit because Unalaska, or the Aleutians
now an American possession, is route 500
miles shorter than the Honolulu route. Mr.
Grosvenor presented a letter from Com
modore Melville, in which he said, while
the Unaaska route was the shorter, the
dense and long-continued fogs, the ice
foes and streams at and off Unalaska and
the absence of commerce In the Aleutians
made the northern route unsafe and un-
profitable for merchants and passenger
ships.
Grosvenor said he advocated the resolu-
tions upon ground entirely separated from
any war emergency. He saw in the near
future a wonderful development in the
commerce of the east and in order to provide
for the western part of the country to Sc
cure a just and profitable share In that
wealth of commerce, "ths halfway house
upon the highway of the Pacific" was es-
sential.
Shafroth ISL. Rep.) of Colorado concluded
the afternoons debate. He opposed the
resolutions.
AT sis recess to o'clock was taken.
At the evening session few members were
present, and but few scattered occupants
of the galleries looked upon the speech
makers. Those who addressed the house
were Messrs. Barham (Rep.) of California,
Sperry (Rep) of Connec..cut), Bromwell
Rep.) of Ohio, Hilborn Rep.) Of Califor-
nia), Showalter (Rep) of Pennsylvania,
Slower Rep) of Michigan, De Vries Dem)
of California, Packer Rep.) of Pennsyl-
vania, Davidson (Rep) of Wisconsin. Glib
son (Rep) of Tennessee, for, and Messrs.
Crumpacker (Rep) of Indiana. Kitchen
(Dem.) of North Carolina and Broussard
(Dem.) of Louisiana, against the resolu-
lions. The house adjourned at II o'clock.
In the Senate
WASHINGTON, June 14.-At today's ses-
sion of the senate the resolution of Lodge of
Massachusetts, directing that an inquiry be
made into the disposition made of the Meth
odist Book concerns claims, which were
paid recently by congress, was adopted
without a dissension. In the course of the
debate upon it Morgan of Alabama charged
that the resolution was insincere, and had
been drawn for political effect. This state
ment Lodge Denied vigorously saying his
only purpose in offering the resolution was
that all the facts concerning the matter
should be laid before the people, to the end
that more care should be exercised in the
future. He hoped that as result of the
proposition general law would be passed
to eliminate the professional lobbyist from
legislative equation.
In the course of the discussion Morgan
said that only today he had been informed
that claim of $SSSOOO paid recently by con-
gress to the estate of John Roach had been
lobbied through congress and that the lob
byist had received so per cent. of the money.
He maintained that IL the senate was
going into the investigating business this
and other similar reports should be looked
into.
The measure to incorporate the Internal
tional American bank was under discussion
for three hours. Final action was not taken
on the bill
house joint resolution appropriating
s473, Isl, to pay the Boring sea award, was
adopted.
A bill to authorize retired list for en-
listed men and appointed petty officers Of
the United States navy was passed.
The Lodge resolution, directing an in
vestigation of the award to the Methodist
Church South Book Concern was then
adopted.
A senate bill to provide a home for aged
and infirm colored people was passed.
At o'clock the bill for the organization
of a pan-American bank was laid before
the senate and Mr.. Pettus spoke in oppo-
sition to the granting of the proposed char
ter He said such institutions as this
were calculated to stimulate such gambling
transactions as those which had recently
occurred in Chicago, where 1t was made
impossible for the poor to secure bread,
Notwithstanding the abundance of wheat.
Speaking of the Chicago transactions, Mr..
Pettus said he thanked God that the per-
petrator had gone where he ought to 60.
Speaking further along of the law which
condemned trusts, he said:
"That law will not reach this institution,
yet here is the most damnable trust ever
conceived; trust that has tremendous
and almost unlimited powers"
Mr.. Pettus offered an amendment to the
he