The sun., 1898-06-18
DEBATEON HAWAIITO-DAY
ANNEIATIoN RESOLUTION FAVOR
ABLY REPORTED TO THE SENATE.

ANNEXATION REVOLUTION FAVOR
ABLY REPORTED TO THE SENATE.
Remarkable Instance or Abuse In Granting
Pensions by Special Act or CsnGresH-The
international American BAnk RilI Amended
and Passea-ResoIution introduced to Re-
ward L.isut. Haobson, the Hero OF Santiago.
WARRINGTON, June 17.-During the morn.
ing business In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Davis
(Rep., Minn.l, Chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations reported backlthe House joint
resolution for AnnexinR tho Hawaiian Islands
TO the United States, and gave notice that after
the morning business tomorrow he would
move to proceed to its consideration.
In making some adverse reports on House
pension bills, MIR. Gallinger tRep., n. HI Chair
man OF tho Pension Committee, mentioned the
pnrticulars in one of the cases. The original
pension had boon refused in the Pension ohcc.
but had been granted by special act. Afterward
Il was increased from $40 to Sl2. from
Slo to SIG, and from $40 to S24, all by
special acts. Tho pending bill was for further
increase to $50. Aud tho most remarkable
point in the case was that tho pensioner was
drawing a salary OF $50 month in the Govern.
ment service This he characterized ns great
abuse and said that the committee had adopted
The original pension had been granted by special
act Two other cases on which he reported
adversely were those OF an alleged" widow,
who had remarked and had lost hor second
husband, and of contest between two alleged
widows, the first not having been legally ul-
vorucd. Among the other rules adopted by the
committee were these: That consideration Will
not be given to any bill that has not first been
submitted to the Pension Bureau, unless the
claimant has no pensionablo status before tho
bureau, and that bills for the payment oil ar
roars will not be considered in any case.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Morgan
Dem, Ala), and was referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs, giving the thanks OF Con.
Rress to Lieut.. Hobson and tho volunteer crew
Of tho Merrimac, and authorizing the transfer
Ii line. n''''1 VIM ' ', ,O.
These bills were passed Appropriating
S6OO.000 for a public building at Seattle,
Wash; to restore TO the State OF Now York the
nag carried by tho lO4th Volunteer Infantry in
the war OF the rebellion; for the establishment
OF q light and Toy signal on or near Sabine
Bank, Texas; to authorize the construction of
railroad bridge over the Tombigbeo River,
The Conference report on the Bankruptcy
tion. Mr.. Hoar (Rep, Mass.l said that he
would press tho bill to final consideration this
Tho conference report tpartiaD on the Dis
trict OF Columbia Appropriation bill was pre-,
are as to electric lighting, extension of ave
nueS, &c. The bill has been in conference
aimee March TO- Mr. Ssr wno te re-
Ing that request TO be made by the House.
Tho bill which was under consideration in
tho morning hour yesterday for the restoration
Of Rnnuites TO the Sisseton and WahpetOn
bands of Dakota or Sioux Indians. was takeD
mp, and Mr.. Allison continued his argument in
When the hour of = o'clock arrived the bill
went, over without action, and the lnteTna-
IL a 0EnI nm
MIR. Turner Dem. W ash.) made an argument
against the bill. He arraiGned the Republican
and accused it OF pressing forward in that line.
regardless of tho fact that its action was break
I Spd S 'Pn Be or
the liberties OF the people. He did not think
that measure moro fraught with injury to
tho public had been before Congress for the last
ten years; and yet it appeared to be going by
default because of the disposition OF Republt-
can Senators to vote for any measure of the
kind without consideration, and because OF the
disposition of the Democratic Senators not to
contest its legality.
70 strike from the seventh paragraph the words
'and to act as trustee In any mortgage given
Same as trustee" Mr.. Foraker tin charge of
the billD accepted the amendment So those
Mr.. Bacon Dem., Ga.) argued against the
bill because he thought there was no reason
for the proposed bank, no necessity for it, and
No bank, he said, State or Federal, should have
the power to 20 out to all the world and to pur-
chase and hold without limitation tho corpo-
rAte stock of every other bank. Such power
was dangerous to the business OF the country.
He moved to amend section IL SO topro-
vide that the home OF the corporation shall be
in tho city Of Washington, instead of leaving 1t
optional with the directors whether to have 1t
in Washington in New York. The amend
ment rejected yeas, g; nays, y.
Mr.. Pettus offered an amendment to para
graph by striking out the words: "Andssto
perform any and all acts and duties in
consistent with law that IL may undertake and
assume such financial agent" Rejected
yeas, 20; nays. %.
Mr.. Pettus moved to limit the maximum cap
ital to $lO,00O,OO0 instead OF So, 100000. De-
feated-Yeas, 10; nays, ~. Tho only Demo.
Gratis voting with the Republican majority
were Senators CafTery and Morgan. The bill
was then passed-yeas, 2G; nays, %.
Tho important amendments made to the bill
in its progress through the Senate were these
Inserting the provision from the national ban L
paragraph the authority to act as trustee;
striking out section ls, which provided that
stockholders should not ne personally su ubjeci
to liabilities as stockholders; substituting for
Bection 22 provision that the franchise. bust
ness, and property OF the corporation shall be
subject to state taxation tho same as those o
domestic corporations; inserting prov ision thai
the powers, rights. privileges. obligations and
duties conferred and imposed by the act shal
rot be exclusive but shall be conferred and i'm
posed on other corporations complying with
the same requirements.
At4 o'clock the Senate proceeded TO execu
tive business and afterwArd adjourned unit
Monday.