Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-07

zion OF HAWAII is now accomplished, SO
far as the Legislative branch of the gov
eminent is concerned.
Quite unexpectedly, the resolutions
providing for the annexation of the ISL
ards were brought to vote in the SEN
ate yesterday afternoon, and they were
passed by the decisive vote of AZ to 2l.
Early in yes terday's session of the
senate conferences between leaders on
both side of the chamber were held,
and a tacit agreement was reached that
vote should taken today or tomorrow
at the latest. The opponents OF all
nexation practically had concluded
their argu ments, and as they had no
desire to keep the senate in session by
purely dilatory tactics, they announced
their willingness that vote should %
taken as soon as Mr.. White, Mr. Petrl-
grew and Mr.. Allen had finished their
speeches.
Either Mr.. White nor Mr. Pettigrew
spoke at great length, but Mr.. Allen
thought when he began that his speech
might occupy the remainder of the day
and part of today. However, he con-
cluded to eliminate part of the matter
he had prepared, and about Ais he
completed his speech.
The test vote came upon an amend
ment offered by Mr.. White Gal. J. 1t
was offered with no expectation that it
would be adopted, but merely to place
the ideas and opinions of the opponents
of annexation on record. 1t was re-
jected by vote of 10 to 20, indicating
that the anaexationists were strongly in
the majority.
Amendment after amendment was of
fered, but the advocates of the resolu-
tions stood solidly together, gaining
rather than losing strength ON the sue
cessive votes.
Finally, about 5:30 p. M. the resolu-
lions themselves, in precisely the form
in which they were received from the
house OF representatives were reported
to the senate and the rollcall began
Intense interest was manifested by
every spectator. Not a sound was to
be heard in the chamber except the call
of the clerk and the responses of sena-
tors. When the vice president an
nounced the vote by which the resolu-
tlons were passed q tremendous wave OF
applause swept through the galleries.
Those who had advocated the resolu-
ton expressed their pleasure by shak-
ing hands with one another and on all
sides evident relief was shown that the
end had come.
Mr.. Morrill, (Vt.) was the only Re-
publican who voted against the resolu-
tons, although Mr.. Thurston (Neb.
and Mr.. Spooner (Wis.) were paired
against them. Six Democrats, Mr.. Cor
man (Md,), McLaurin IS. Co., Money
Miss.), Morgan (Ala.), Pettus (Ala)
and Sullivan (Miss.), voted in favor OF
annexation.
The detailed vote was as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker. Burrows, Can
non, Carter, Clark, Cullom, Davis, De
Doe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, .Grye,
Gallinger, German, Hale, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle, Lodge,
Mcbride, McLaurin, Money, Morgan,
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt
Shoup, Sullivan, Teller, Warren, Well
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Gallery, Chiffon, Clay, Daniel, Faulk-
ner, Jones New, Lindsay, McEnery,
Mallory, Mitchell, Morrill, Pasco, Pet
tigrew, Roach, Turley, Turpie, White
-21.
The resolutions provide that the gov
eminent of Hawaii have offered to cede
the islands, they are accepted and an
nexed as a part of the territory Of the
United States. The resolutions further
along say:
Until congress shall provide for the
government of such islands all the
civil, judicial and military powers ex-
creased by the officers of the existing
government in said islands shall be
vested in such person or persons, and
shall be exercised i'll such manner as
the president of the United States shall
direct; and the president shall have
power to remove said officers and I'LL
the vacancies so occasioned.
THE existing treaties of the Hawaii
an islands with foreign nations shall
forthwith cease and determine, being
replaced by such treaties as may exist,
or as may be hereafter concluded, b3-
tween the United States and such for
eign nations.
1.-THE municipal legislation of the
Hawaiian Islands, not enacted for tho
fuli.llmen of the treaties SO extih-
gnished and not inconsistent with this
joint resolution nor contrary to the con-
stitution o. the United States nor to
any existing treaty of the United States.
| shall remain III force until the congress
| of the United States shall otherwise de-
| ternlne.
Until legislation shall be enacted
extending the United States customs