The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-21
HAWAIIAN DEBATE BEGUN.
The Annexation Resolution Taken Up in the
Senate.

Donnto.
WASHINGTON, juno 2o.-After the routine
morning business in tho Senate to-day. Mr..
Davis (Rep., Mimi. Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Rotations, moved that the joint reso-
luton for annexing the Hawaiian Islands DO
taken up for consideration. In answer to Mr..
Hoar (Rep.. Mass) as to his purpose in regard
to action on that joint resolution. Mr.. Davis
said that he proposed to press Its consideration,
not only for the morning hour, but during the
morning hour of each day.
The Vice President announced that the Joint
resolution was before the Senate.
Mr.. Frye Htep. Me.l. second on the Committee
On Foreign Relations. said that the Senate was
now entering on the consideration OF an exceed
ingly important matter. and he sincerely hoped
that the Chairman of the committee would in
Bist that there should be no yielding for any
ether business whatever, except such as was
absolutely necessary as a war measure. He
also hoped that the Senate would not ad journ
ct 4 or 8 in the afternoon. and would not want
for any Senator to BIO ready with his speech. He
demanded the yeas and nays on the question of
taking up tho Joint resolution for consideration.
Mr.. Jones Dem., Ark.rThe manner in which
the Senator from Maine has Just spoken would
seem to indicate that he, and those who think
with him. purpose to resort to harsh measures
and TO push things In their own way: or course
the Senator from Maine will SEQ to 1t that there
IL n quorum In tho Senate chamber all the time
when no 10 enforcing such harsh measures.
Mr.. Fryo-I have no doubt there Will be a
quorum in the Senate. as there ought to bo at
all times.
Mr.. Morrill, Rep., VIZ addressed tho Senate
In opposition to tho annexation resolution.
Notwithstanding the throat of Mr.. Jones of
Arkansas that no would insist on the constant
presence of a quorum, Mr.. Morrill, Was allowed
to read his speech without interruption, al
though at times there were not over twenty
Senators In the lie occupied nearly
two hours in doing so.
Mr.. Bacon lDem., Gal said that the proposition
which he now proposed to argue was that q
measure which provided for the annexation OF
foreign territory was necessary and essentially
the subject matter of a treaty, and that the as.
sumption of tho House of Representatives in
the passage OF the joint resolution WAS utterly
without warrant in the Constitution.
AT this point Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas re-
marked that as tho Senator from Georgia was
about TO enter on on important argument, IL was
desirable that a quorum OF Senators should be
present. The roll OF the Senate was called and
sixty-ono Senators responded. Then Mr.. Jones
explained that ho had not asked for a call OF tho
Senate merely for the purpose of delay. But il
which Senators had been threatened this morn
ing by the Senator from Maine (Mr. Frye, then
he MIR. Jonesl would insist that the Senators
should remain IN the chamber.
Mr.. Wilson (Rep, Wash.l expressed the hope
that. II Republican Senator'S were to bo embar.
eiRn Relations would at tha earliest moment
poss BILE make a motion III necessary that the
Senate proceed TO II continuous session on tho
resolution. IL the gauntlet was 10 DO thrown
down, II might as we'll BIO taken up here and
Mr.. Teller ISL. I,op.. COLI said that he was de,
otdedly In favor Of the resolution, and Was 30