The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-07
ANNEXATION Of HAWAII
The Bill Goes Through the Senate
by a Decisive Vote. .....:
IENATOR MORRILL, AGAINST IT.
He Was the Only Republican to Oppose
the Measure on Fiual Passage-six
Democratic Senators Cast Their
Votes with the Majority.

the Measure on Fiual Passage-Six
Democratic Senators Cast Their
Votes with tho Majority.
Washington. July 1.-The annexation
of Hawaii is now accomplished so Tar
as the legislative branch Of the govern
ment is concerned. Quite unexpected.
ly the resolutions providing for the an
nexation of cne islands were brought
to vote in the senate late yesterday
afternoon. and they were passed by the
decisive vote of AZ to 81.
Early in yesterdays session of the
senate conferences of the leaders ON
both sides of the chamber were held.
and a tacit understanding was reached
that vote should be taken YESTERDAY
or today at latest. The opponents Of
annexation practically had concluded
their arguments, and as they had no
desire to keep the senate in session by
purely dilatorY tactics they announced
their willingness that vote should bs
taken as soon as Mr.. White, Mr.. Pet
tigrew and Mr.. Allen had finished their
speeches. Mr.. Allen concluded to elm.
mate part of the matter he had pre-
pared. and at AIS he completed his
speech.
In few minutes every senator at the
Capitol was in his seat. The galleries
filled rapidly. and members of the house
Of representatives. learning that q vots
was being taken, came hurriedly to the
senate side to witness proceedings that
will be historic.
The test vote came on an amendment
n Cffsrad hv Mr "bito of
was offered with no expectation that
1t would be adopted. but merely to
place the ideas and opinions of the op-
ponents of annexation on record. It
was rejected by vote Of 40 to 90 indi-
eating that the annexationists were
strongly in the majority. Amendment
after amendment was offered. but the
advocates of the resolutions stood sol-
Idly together. gaining rather than los
ing strength on the successive voting.
Finally. at $3.50 p. m, the resolutions
themselves. in precisely the same form
in which they were received from the
house of-representatives, were reported
to the senate. and the roll call began.
Intense interest was manifested by
every spectator. Not sound was to
be heard in the chamber except the call
of the clerk and the response of sena-
tors. When the vice president an.
nounced the vote by which the resolu-
tions were passed tremendous wave
of applause swept through the gall
leries. which the vice president made
no effort to check. Those who had ad-
vocated the resolutions expressed their
pleasure by shaking hands with one
NtI apI hot sid
lief was shown that the end had come.
For few minutes so much good ma.
tured confusion existed that the dig
nifty of the senate was threatened, but
Vice President Hobart quietly remind
ed senators that the session was not
yet at an end.
Mr.. Morrill,. of Vermont was the only
who voted against the reso-
lut!ons. although Mr.. Thurston. of Me-
braska. and Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin,
were paired against them. Six DEM
Of Maryland. McLaurin
of South Carolina. Money of Misss-
sppi, Morgan and Pettus Of Alabama
and Sullivan of Mississlppi-voted in
favor Of annexation. On the face OF tho
vote cast for the resolutions the treaty
of annexation might have been rati-
fed. the resolutions having a two
thirds majority, but as the II paira
would have been arranged on a basis
If two votes for one IL the treaty had
been under consideration. the vote OF
he full senate on the treaty, on the
'asis of yesterdays vote. would havo
,cen sc to 33. not a sufficient number
# votes in favor Of the treaty to have
atlfled It.
A sharp discussion was caused early
n the session by the introduction Of
esolution rendering the thanks of con.
;ress to Commodore Schley for de-
troying Admiral Cervera's fleet. Ths
esolution was sent to the naval affairs
ommittee.
The senate concurrcd to the house
to the general deficiency
i'll. thus passing the last of the ap.
ropriation bills.