Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-25
HAS RESOLUTION PASSED
Details Of Discussion in House on
Annexation.
Speaker Reed Sends Word That He Would
Vote "NO"-ChargeS Against 0Xnard-
Split Among Democrats.

AS expected by every one the
Newlands resolutions for the an.
nexation of Hawaii passed the
House by big majority, the vote
being 209 to 81. Speaker Reed
was absent on account of sickness,
but the occupant of the chair
[Dalzell announced on behalf Of
Reed that if he had been present
he would have voted against an
nexation.
OF the California delegation
Barham, Hilborp and Loud voted
for the resolution. 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 Senate, but the general
opinion here is that they will not
reach vote at this session, as it
will be impossible to hold Senat
ors at the capital during the hot
weather. Some of them are al
ready leaving and others are i'm
patient to leave before the weather
becomes intolerable.
The chief organ of the annexa-
tionists, the Evening Star, realizes
full well that Congress cannot be
kept here much longer and in an
editorial tonight urges them to re
nain, saying: "a disposition on
the part of some of the political
leaders in the two houses of Con
gress to secure an early adjourn
ment is to be noted with surprise.
The nation is at war with foreign
foe. Conditions of unquestioned
gravity aad novelty are constantly
arising. 1t is particularly surpris
ing that there should be any
thought of adjournment without
acting upon the annexation of Ha
The debate on annexation, which
has been continued without inter
ruption in the House since Satur-
day, has been one of the most nota
BILE features of this Congress, the
proposed annexation being consi-
dered of commercial and strategic
importance by its advocates aud
being looked upon by it's oppo-
nents as involving a radical de
parture from the long established
policy of the country, and likely
to be followed by the Inauguration
of a pronounced policy of coloni
cation, the abandonment Of the
Monroe doctrine and participation
in international wrangles. MOI Q
than half a hundred members
participated in the debate. From
party standpoint the result was
awaited with the keenest interest.
The Republicans presented prac-
tically unanimous support to
the resolutions, but three Repub-
licans voting in opposition. In
the Democratic ranks the division
upon the question was more mark
ed, eighteen Democratic members
voting for annexation.
The vote in support of the reso-
lutions today was made up of 179
Republicans, l8 Democrats, s
Populists and 4 fusionists; the
vote against annexation comprised
n Democrats, 3 Republicans, 7
Populists and 4 fusionisis.
Fitzgerald (D.) of Massachu
sets spoke against the Newlands
resolution. In the course of his
speech he emphasized the failure
of the majority of Hawaiian to
express their desires relative to
annexation. He insisted that
every people had the right to the
government of its choice.
Supporting the resolution, Berry
(D.) of Kentucky devoted much
of his time to show that apnexa-
ton was in the line with Demo-
cratic policy. He reviewed the
territorial additions to the origin
al States to show that practically
all had been made by Democrats.
He quoted Jefferson, Pierce, Mar
cy, Buchanan, Bayard and other
Democrats to support his conten-
ton that Democratic history war
ranted present Democratic sup
port of annexation.
Parker (R.) of New Jersey ad
vocated the resolutions and Meyer
d. of Louisiana followed in OPP
position, paying special attention
to the injury which he claimed