Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-17
HAWAIIAN QUESTION
Ihs Treaty Of Annexation Before the
Ssnale.
SEVERAL MEMBERS OPPOSE 1T.
qvo.Ibirds Vote Necessary 10 Raiify-
Republicans and populisis Countsd&
Upon 10 support Ii.

Washington, June 10. - The
trsaty for the annexation Of the Hs-
vaiian islands reached the Senate
chamber at s O'Clock today. The Sen
at, at ONCE went Into executive
sessiop, and as eosn ss the doors were
closed the message OF President Nc
Kinley accompanying the treaty and
the treaty itself were read TO the Sem
ate. They were attsntively listened
10. In one part OF the chamber there
was q group Of senators. who bitterly
onposed the ratification Of the treaty.
Among them were Senators Gray,
Mills, Pasco, White, Gallery, Pet'i'
yrew ami McEnery. AS soon % the
reading OF the documents was COM
plsted, Senator Davis, chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations, moved
that the message anu the treaty DC
10 ade public. Senator Gray obleoteu
to vote on the motion, ana under the
rules q single objection carried Inc
motion over until tomorrow. senator
Davis gave notice that at the next
executive session he would prees the
motion IOt iuonCatioh.
There WAS some discussion as to
when the treaty might be considered,
and Senator White asked II 1t was the
inten,ion to push 1t at this session,
and upon the reply being made that II
was possible, the California senator
said, 81 desire to announce that am
prepared to stay here all summer to
prevent the ratification, which l COZ
sitar varv bau DTODOhltiJn.O
nI,I ION you" said Senator Petit.
grew OF South Dakota.
The message OF the President was
nut q verY long document. IL dealt
with historical facts con corning the
Islands and showed that the United
States and Hawaii yearly grow more
closely bound to each other. This was
not really annexation, he said, but
CONTINUATION OF existing relatio . Q, with
closer bonus betw cen people closely re.
lated by blood and kindred ties. Since
1920, says the President, the predomi-
uspce OF the United States has been
known.
The sending OF the fret envoy there
brought the islands In closer relations
with the United States, and their re.
lations grew more firm by succeeding
events. At the time the tripsrtite
agreement was made for the govern
ment OF Samoa, he said, Great Britain
and Germany wanted to include Ha-
wall in the group over which pro.
teotorate was established, but the suR.
Kestion was rejectod by the United
States, because this government held
that the treaty between Hawaii and
the United States placed the Islands
under the special care Of this countoy,
and this government could not allow
any other country to interfere In the
affairs OF Hawaii.
The annexation OF the islands, said
the President, and making them part
OF the United States was In accordance
with the established policy Of this
country.
Senator Kyle, who is one OF the
must jealous OF the senatorial advo-
Gates OF annexation, said today that
canvass OF the Senate Indicated That
there were hfty.hve votes certain for
annexation. The Constitution re.
quires O two.thirds vote for the ratifi-
cation of treaties, making sixty neces.
tary to ratiiy. Senator Kyle Gays there
are iuily q dozen senators who are
doubtiui from whom to draw the i've
votes necessary to Insure conflrma-
ton, In their calculations the
friends OF the treaty count upon
the solid support OF the RepuoE-
can senators on account Of the TACT
that 1t will be an administration
measure. They also expect to have all
the Populists and are hopeful OF having
all the silver Repu blicsns except Petit.
grew. They also count upon q fair
sprinkiing Of Democrats, but they ex.
poet to meet their principal opposition
In the Democratic party. There will
be an effort to secure prompt report
OF the treaty from the committee on
foreign relation, to which It will be re-.
ferrsd. Theie appears NO doubt that
large msjorily OF the committee VIII De
found favorable to the agreement. VI