The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-03
THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION.
Friends of Annexation Will Try to
Force 1t Through the SENATE.

Force 1t Through the Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Assuming that
the Hawaiian resolution will pass the House
during the present session, the senatorial
supporters of annexation are counting con-
fidently upon also securing action by the
Senate before adjournment. They to-day
proclaimed their intention to call up the
House resolution Immediately after the pas
sage Of the war revenue bill, providing the
House had in the meantime acted upon it..
They have consulted among themselves and
have reached the conclusion that there are
a sufficient number of senators willing to
remain in session indefinitely to assure ac-
ton during the session. 1t is, they say,
their purpose to insist that Congress shall
remain in session until the resolution shall
be acted upon. They also assert that the
President is DESTROYS that this programme
shall be pursued, and that he is averse TO
adjournment without action on measure
which he considers of essential Importance
in the prosecution of the war. 1t is quite
antagonized If made, and the, probabilities
are that if necessary the contract between
the members oftthe finance committee will
be brought into public notice.
The Democratic members of the commit
tee assert that there was a solemn agree
ment that the Hawaiian question should not
the present session, providing the Demo-
cratic members would assist in securing
speedy action upon the revenue bill. This
they claim to have done to the best of their
ability, and they say that they will insist
that the Republican members of the COM
further assert that the agreement went to
the extent of providing that the Republican
members of the committee pledged them
necessary to prevent consideration, agree
ing to vote for final adjournment in order
tc prevent it., If necessary or. If more ef-
fective, to vote against consideration of the
subject.
On the other hand, the supporters of an
neXation declare there has been no expe-
dition of the revenue bill, and add that the
position assumed by the administration in
active support of Hawaii will materially
assist them in overcoming the opposition of
the members of the finance committee. They
even declare that, since the military neceS-
sity Of securing Hawaii has been made ap-
parent, some of the Democratic members
of the committee, who have been heretofore
counted among the stanchest opponents of
ton, will not insist upon compliance
with this agreement In word, they de-
clare their confidence in being able to over
come all opposition and in getting the reso-
luton through the Senate this session, in
case the House acts as it now promises
to do.
House leaders in the movement for Ha-
waiian annexation are careful not to jubi-
late openly on account of their victory over
Speaker Reed, but have nevertheless scored
a signal triumph in forcing that gentleman
to surrender. They proved to him beyond
all question of doubt that an overwhem-
ing majority of Republicans were for an
nexation. With such evidence before him
the Speaker was obliged to yield and to
announce that he would allow the annexa
ton proposition to come up as soon as the
Senate voted on the war revenue BILL Con-
sideration for the speakers feelings, coup
led with a fear that he might change his
mind again if they rubbed it in on him"
prevents the annexation promoters from
Dragging at this stage of the proceedings.
Another potent influence contributing to
Speaker Reeds surrender was his dislike of
the company in which he found himself
placed. 1t touched him to the quick to dis
cover himself associated in the public mind
with the Sugar Trust and other selfish in
terests arrayed against Hawaii, and was
particularly affected by the appearance of a
plague of cartoons treating of the subject
in a flippant and an offensive way.