Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-29
| H A W All A G A | N
Senator Kyle Presses His Non-In-
reference Resolution.
Mr.. Vest SUBMITS 4 SUBSTITUTE
Declaring Against the Policy Of
Annexation to the United States.
IT Is LAID ON THE TABLE

Senator Kyle is determined that the
Senate shall at an early day declare itself
on the subject of the Hawaiian situation.
Carrying out his project he again brought
Up the resolution of non-interference intro
duced by him few days ago Immediately
after the routine of morning business to-
day, and although he failed to get vote
upon that resolution or upon the Turpie
declarations. in favor of which he withdrew
later he succeeded in drawing from the
Senate most emphatic declaration upon
the subject of annexation. By vote of
sc to Is the Senate tabled a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Vest, declaring against annex
alton between the United States and Ha-
wall at any time hereafter.
There are number of resolutions before
the Senate, all of which recognize the ne
cessty of non-interference on the part of
the United States, but varying in their ex-
pressions upon the subject. The Kyle reso-
luton. which Mr.. Kyle is willing to with
draw in favor of the broader compromise of
the committee on foreign relations. is mere
ly declaration of non-intervention without
reference to instrumentation or other Ques-
tions. The Turpie resolution, which was
the composite framed in the committee TO
meet the views of both Sides is follows:
Resolved, That from the facts and papers
laid before the Senate IL is unwise and mex
Pedient, under existing conditions, to con-
slider at this time any project of annexa-
ton of the Hawaiian territory to the United
States; that the provisional government
therein having been duly recognized, the
highest International interests require that
II shall pursue its own line of polity. For
eign Intervention in the political affairs will
be regarded as an act unfriendly to the gov
ernment of the United States"
To this resolution there is little objection
on the democratic side and Almost none on
the republican side. although many of the
republicans, and particularly those interest
cd in the subject, believe that the Senate
should not now touch upon the question of
annexation in negative manner. The CD
position to The resolution on the democratic
side Is confined to the few remaining sup
porters of the Presidents policy who do
not desire any expression condemning the
Interference idea.
Mr. Vests Resolution.
Mr.. Vests resolution introduced this
morning, which was tabled by vote of
two to one. was in the form OF an amend
ment or substitute to the Turpie resolution
Its broader meaning will be observed when
in comparison with that measure. 1t is as
follows:
Resolved, That from the facts and papers
laid before the Senate il is unwise and in
expedient to consider any project of annexa-
tion or the Hawaiian territory to the Unit
ed states; that the highest international in
crest require that the people of the Sand
wich Islands shall choose their form of gov
eminent and line of poIity. Foreign inter-
vention IN the political affairs of these
Islands Will be regarded as an act unfrfend-
iy to the government of the United States"
When this resolution had been placed be-
fore the Senate, there was some surprise
and Senator Butler expressed a hope that
II might be divided, 50 tnat the Senate could
vote upon the annexation question separate
ly, as he declared he was not in favor OF
that part OF the resolution. Mr.. Gray also
n tnlt a.
resolution, for he thought it went much too
far. Mr.. Hoar solved the problem by mov-
ing TO table the Vest amendment He said
that this would give the Senate a chance
to vote for or against the principle of an
nexation pure and simple AS already stat
ed this motion was carried. as follows: 36 to
Is, as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Allison. Butler, Cameron,
Chandler. Cullom, Davis, Dolph, Frye, Gray.
Hale. Hawley, Higgins. Hill. Hoar, Irby
Kyle, Lodge, Mcmillan, Manderson, Martin,
Mitchell (Oregon), Morgan Morrill,, Pasco,
Fener. Perkins. Pettigrew, Platt. Power.
Proctor. Sherman, Shoup, Teller. Turpie and
Washburn, SO.
Nays-Bate. Berry. Caffery, Call, Cock
erill, Coke, Faulkner. George, Harris, Hun
ton, Jones CArkansas), Lindsay Pugh RAN
som, Roach, Vest. Villas and Voorhees,, Is.
Besides the republican votes it will be no
tlced that the following democrats voted to
table the amendment; Butler, Gray, Hill.
lrby, Martin, Pasco and Turpie, and the
The Significance of the Vote.
This vote is very significant, for with
some margin it shows almost a strength of
two to one in favor of annexation In the
Senate. That is to say, a strength of two
to one against fiatfooted declaration ad-
verse to annexation. Senator Frye, an ac-
knowiedge9 annexationist, said to a Star re-
porter:
II think that that vote means a majority
in favor of annexation 1t certainly means
a large majority in favor of the policy of
non-intervention. l hope that the Senate
will in few days finally dispose of this
matter. l do not believe that there are
more than eight Senators in the chamber
who are opposed to some form of resolu-
ton declaring against interference on the
part of the United States. know Of several
who voted in the negative on the motion
to table the Vest amendment who are in
favor of the passage of resolution against
Intervention. l believe that this majority
will soon cause the passage of this long
| postponed expression of opinion"
A Slight Surprise.
1t was somewhat of a surprise when Sem
ator PETER, who has introduced a substi-
tute for the Turpie-Kyle resolutions, moved
after the tariff bill had been laid before the
Senate. at 1870 o'clock, to lay the tariff bill
aside temporarily to conclude the discussion
of the Hawaiian question, but the surprise
caused by the motion was not so great as
that caused by the result. Tine motion was
! lost by a bare majority of two votes Mr.
Hill and the populists once more voted with
/ the republicans. Senator Irby was not in
the chamber. nor was Senator Stewart The
republicans believe that had their men been
all present the tariff bill would have been
postponed for this purpose. The close vote
shows that the Hawaiian resolution is grow
| ing in Importance before the eyes of the
Senate.
a noticeable feature of the debate this
morning was G feasible attempt on the part
| of Ser ator Bate to filibuster against the
| consideration of the hawaiian question
| Imme diately' after Mr.. Kyle secured the at
| tention of the Senate to the resolution Mr.
! Bate'roted no quorum, and some little time
was lost on a roll call. which developed the
| presence of more than forty-three Senator's
The real opponents to a non-intervention
resolution are thought to be Senators Bate
Villas, Vest, Hunton, George, Caffery, Lind
| sey, Harris and Coke. There is a DISPOSE
| ton, however, on the part of Mr.. Villas
who feels very deeply on the subject to
compromise the question, and he has pro-
| posed a substitute resolution to Mr. Kyle.
which is likely to be accepted by both sides
and passed on Thursday III the morning
hour. This resolution declares against in
| tervention, and omits any reference to an
nexation. 1t is all that the republicans
could ask in this line.
! senator kyie's News From Hnvaii.
| Senator Kyle said later in the day: /
| feel very deeply this subject, for have
been acquainted since boyhood with many