Show II THINKS IT THE PROPER THING Senate Votes to Inaugurate a Cable to the Islands VOTE WAS QUITE DECISIVE r DE3IOCRATS VOTED WITH THE REPUBLICANS I Pe Igrew Voice With thc Democrats AgLLint Diplomatic and Consular r Consu-lar Bill Then Passes Forms For 1e Income Tor Clilcamanfja and Chattanooga National Paries Helenas AnnnT Office Enlosrlcn on I the Late Senator Stocltbriilgc of Tulcnlsrnn Washington D C Feb 9By the decisive vote of 30 to 25 the Senate voted today to inaugurate the project of laying a cable from the Pacific coast fr to Hawai An amendment to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was made 1 giving 500000 for beginning work on r the cable and authorizing the rrosident to contract for the entire work estimated esti-mated to cost 3000000 This was the first practical result coming from the intermittent Hawaiian debate lasting r more than a year and renewed with intensity during tho last week in connection con-nection with the proposed cable The debate of the last few days has shown the lines of division were practically the same a those heretofore existing on all issues over Hawaii the Republican Repub-lican senators urging closer relationship relation-ship by cable and ultimately by annexation annex-ation the Democratic senators as a rule contending against the cable or other entangling alliances with Hawaii But this party division had notable exceptions ex-ceptions during the debate and was emphasized in the nnal vote Six Democratic f Dem-ocratic senators Morgan Gorman Hill Butler Call and White voted with the 1 wih twentyeight Republican senators sen-ators rid three Populists constituting the majority for the cable One Republican Re-publican senator Mr Pettigrew voted with the twentyfour Democrats against the cable All the absent Republicans Re-publicans and two Populists were paired for the proposition The diplomatic and consular bill was then passed and then eulogies on the late Senator Stockbridge of Michigan closed the day The Income Tax Secretary Carlisle sent to the Senate Sen-ate today a resolution adopted at the request of Mr Hill as to the character charac-ter of forms interrogatories etc used in collecting the income tax Mr Carlisle Car-lisle says the forms are strictly within the law as construed at the treasury l department I The credentials of Mr Berry Democrat Demo-crat of Arkansas for the terms beginning be-ginning March 4 next were presented by his colleague Mr Jones l Mr Washburn Republican of Minnesota Min-nesota presented a favorable report from the committee on the plan for an international commission to enquire t Into the feasibility of a waterway connecting con-necting the great lakes with the At t lantic ocean The rules were suspended and the resolution was agreed t without debate de-bate I directs the president to appoint ap-point three commissioners to treat with three app inted by Great Britain toward to-ward securing a route for the proposed waterway and to secure such treaty arrangements as may be necessary I The resolution was agreed to providing j pro-viding for the participation by Congress I Con-gress through a commission of sis I senators and nine representatives iii I the opening of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National parks on I Chattnooga Natonal Sept I Sep-t tember 19 and 20 next The credentials of Mr Harris Democrat I I Demo-crat of Tennessee for the term beginning if be-ginning March 4 next were presented by his colleague Mr Bate Democrat I of Tennessee I The bill was passed directing the r parting and refining of bullion to be carried on at the United States assay office at Helena Mont Mr Peffer presented a resolution calling on the Judiciary Committee to report on the resolution he had previously pre-viously submitted for an Inquiry as to the legal right of the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds It trasur I was re ferred to the Judiciary Committee |