The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16
Call Office. Riggs House,
 WashingtOn. June 15

l jority, the vote being 209 to 91. Speaker | Reed was absent on account Of sick ness, but the occupant of the char l DalzelD announced on behalf of Reed l that if he had been present he would have voted against annexation.
 Of the California delegation Barham, HiIborn and Loud voted for the resolu- tiGn. Barlow and Castle refrained from recording themselves and Mcguire cast the only California vote against it. The resolution will now be taken up in the i Senate but the general opinion here is that it will not reach a vote at this session, as it will be impossible to hold Senators at the capital during the hot weather. Some of them are already leaving and others are impatient to leave before the weather becomes in tolerable.
 The chief organ of the annexation ists. the Evening Star. realizes full well that Congress cannot be kept here much longer and in an editorial to- night urges them to remain, saying: "A disposition on the part of some of the political leaders In the two houses of Congress to secure an early adjourn ment is to be noted with surprise. The nation is at war with foreign foe. Conditions of unprecedented gravity and novelty are constantly arising. It | is particularly surprising that there should be any thought of adjournment without acting upon the annexation of Hawaii" !"
 This coming from the annexationists shows the apprehension they feel that Congress will adjourn without taking action. The letter of Samuel GomperS, president of the American Federation of Labor, written to Speaker Reed, protesting against annexation in the name of over a million members of that labor association is likely to influence the action of some Senators whose terms are about to expire and who will be dependent upon the votes of labor representatives in the Legislature for reelection.
 Senator White In reply to the state ment of Judge Haynes of San Fran cisco will show bv a letter received to- day from the superintendent of the l Coast and Geodetic Survey that while | the distance from San Francisco to Manila via Unalaska is 6S75 miles. it is ! 6793 miles from San Francisco to Ma nila via Honolulu and the San Bernar- dino Passage The letter is as follows: Office of the Coast and Geodetic Sur Vey.
 | Hon. Stephen Nj. White-Sir: In re- ply to your letter received yesterday l 1 beg leave to forward the following data | computing the distances of steamer | routes Con great circles allowing for | rounding of capes or islands, viz: San Francisco to Unalaska, 2035 nautical miles; Unalaska to Yokohama via Cape Mela, 2550 miles; Yokohama to Manila, ! 1790. San Francisco to Honolulu, 20S3; l Honolulu to Manila via San Bernardino Passage, 4710."
 The debate on annexation, which has been continued without interruption in 1 the House since Saturday. has been one of the most notable of this Con- gress, the proposed annexation being considered of commercial and strategic | importance by it's advocates and being 1 looked ,upon by its opponents as in- volving a radical departure from the | long -esta blished policy of the country, and likely to be followed by the in- | auguration of a pronounced policy of | colonization, the abandonment of the Monroe doctrine and participation in international wrangles. More than half ' a hundred members participated in the l debate. From a party standpoint the result was awaited with the keenest in- terest The Republicans presented practically a unanimous support to the resolutions, but three Republicans vot- | ing in opposition. In the Democratic ranks the division upon the question was more marked, eighteen Demo cratic members voting for annexation.
 The vote in support of the resolu- | tions to-day was made up of 1I9 Re | publicans. IS Democrats, 8 Populists and fusionists; the vote against an
 nexation comprised 77 Democrats, 3 Republicans, [ Populists and fusion 1 ists.
 To-day's session began at 10 o'clock and debate continued seven hours. Few members were upon the floor until late in the afternoon and the galleries had | few occupants. AS the hour for voting | drew near. however, members began
 taking their places and there were few more than a score of abSenteeS when
 the first rolleall was taken. The an
 nouncement of the vote upon the pas
 sage of the resolutions was eheered
 upon the floor and applauded by the spectators. The resolutions adopted l to-day in a preamble relate to the offer
 of the Hawaiian republic to cede all of
 its sovereignty and absolute title to 1 the Government and crown lands, and
 then by resolution accepts the cession
 and declares the islands annexed The
 resolutions provide for a commission of
 five, at least two of whom shall be resi-
 dent Hawaiians. to recommend to Con-
 gress such legislation as they may
 deem advisable. The public debt of
 Hawaii, not to exceed s4,000 900, is as-
 stunned. Chinese immigration is pro-
 hibited. all treaties with other powers are declared null. and 1t is provided
 that. until Congress shall provide for
 the government of the islands all
 exercised by the officers of the existing Government shall be exercised in such
 manner as the President shall direct and he is given power to appoint per