The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-07-14
HAWAII ANNEXED.
Voted OF AZ TO 21-Ths Vote Was
Reached Quite Unexpectedly


ton of Hawaii is now accomplished 81
far as the legislative branch Of the
government is concerned
Quite Unexpectedly the resolution
providing for the annexation OF ths
islands were brought TO a vote in the
senate late Wednesday afternoon, and
they were passed by the decisive vote
OF ~ to 81.
Early in Wednesdays session of the
senate conferences Of the leaders or
both sides of the chamber were held
and tacit agreement was reached
that vote should be taken Thursday
or Friday at the latest The opponents
OF annexation practically had con
cluded their arguments, and as they
had no desire TO keep the senate in
session by purely dilitory tactics,
they announced their willingness that
a vote should lie taken as soon as Mr..
White, Mr. Pettigrcw and Mr.. Allen
had finished their speeches.
Neither Mr.. White nor Mr. Petit
grew spoke at great length, but Mr..
Allen thought that when he began
that his speech might occupy the re.
mainder of the day and part of Thurs
day. However, he concluded to elm
mate rart of the matter he had pre-
pared, and at 4:l5 he completed. his
speech.
1t was evident instantly that a vote
was at hand The word was passed
swiftly through the corridors and com.
mittec rooms and in n few minutes
every senator at the capitol was in his
seat The galleries filled rapidly and
members of the house of representa-
tives learning that a vote was to Dc
taken, came hurriediy to the senate
side Of the great marble pile TO wit
ness proceedings that will b, historic.
The test vote came upon an amend.
ment offered by Mr.. White. OF Cali.
fornia 1t was offered with no cxpcc.
tation that it would be adopted but
rely to place the ideas and opinions
Of the opponents of annexation on rec.
ord. 1t was rejected by vote Of ~ to
20, indicating that the anncXationlsts
were strongly in the majority.
Amendment after amendment was
offered but the advocates Of the resO
lutions stood solidiy together, gaining
rather than losing strength on the sue
cessivc votes.
Finally at $50 p. IN, the resolutions
themselves, in precisely the form in
which they were received from the
house Of representatives, we're reported
70 the senate and the roll call began.
Intense interest was manifested by cv.
cry spectator. Not sound was 20 he
heard in the chamber except the call
Of the clerk and the responses Of the
senator's. When the vice president
announced the vote by which the reso-
lutions were passed a tremendous
wave Of applause swept through tho
galleries, which the vice president
made no effort to check. Those who
had advocated the resolutions eX.
pressed their pleasure by shaking
hands with one another, and on all
sides evident relief was shown that
the end lad come. For few minutes
30 much good na.ured confusion eX.
stCd that the dignity of the senate
was threatened, but Vice President
Hobart quietly reminded senator's that
the session va, not yet at an end.
The detailed vote was as follows:
Yea, Allison, Baker, Burrows, Can
non, Carter, Clark, Cullon, Davis, De-
Doe, Eikins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye,
Gallinger, Gorman, Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough, IIawlcy, IIoar, Kyle,
Lodge. Mcbride, McLaurin, Money,
Morgan, Nelson, Penrosc, Perkins,
Pettus, Platt (Ct), Pritchard. Proctor,
Sewel Shoup. Sullivan, Teller, War
rcn, Wellington, WetInore, Wilson,
Wolcott-42.
Nays-Allcn, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Gallery, Chiffon. Clay, Daniel, Faulk'
ner Jones (Ark.), Lindsay, McEncry,
Mallory, Mitchell. Morrill,, Pasco Pet.
tigrcw, Roach, Tu-ley, Turpie, White
-2i.
There are 70 pairs announced as fol-
lows, the names OF those who would
have voted in the affirmative being
given first in each instance:
Rawlins with Batter; Chandler with
Vest; Murphy with Cockreli; Quay
with Gray; Stewart with Mills; Smith
with Gear; Aldrich with Jones (Ark);
Mcmillan with kenney; Mantle with
Martin: Piatt with Spooner; Turner
with Ihurston; Mason with Tillman.
Senator'S Harris and Iieitfeld were
bsent impaired, but the announce.
ment was made by their respective
colleagues il present they would vote
for the resolutions.
New Orleans People on the Bourgogne.
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