The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-10
At WORK ON THE TREATY
Bacon Objected to Taking Up His
Amendment.
WAS NOT PREPARED FOR IT
He Thought That the Native Hawaiians
Should Have Chance to Vote
on the Treaty-Takes a
Rap at Hoar.

Washington. March 9.-Acting in ac-
cordance with the instructions of the
committee on foreign relations, Senator
Davis to-day moved an executive ses-
sion of the senate for the purpose of
taking up the Hawaiian annexation
treaty. After some nominations had
been made, he asked that the treaty be
taken up and that the senate proceed TO
the consideration of the amendment Of
fered by Senator Bacon providing for
the submission of the treaty to Il vote Of
the electors of Hawaii. This amend
ment read as follows:
That this act shall not be operative
and of binding effect upon either the
United States or the republic OF Hawaii
until the same shall have been consented
to and approved by the majority of the
voters voting at an election to be held
in the Hawaiian islands at which cleo
tion all male natives of said island OF
the age of Il years and all naturaliZed
male persons of the islands of the age
of Il years shall be duly qualified voters.
The said elections shall be held at a
time and in a manner and under regu-
lations to be prescribed by the president
of the United States"
Senator Bacon objected to immediate
consideration of his amendment. saying
he had received no notice of the inten-
taken upat this time and that he desired
some opportunity to prepare himself for
the presentation of the reasons for sub
hitting the treaty to popular vote OF
the Hawaiian people.
He proceeded to say in general way
that he thought the Hawaians should
be consulted in a matter which concern
ed them so deeply as the complete
change of their government, and to show
that they were opposed to annexation
he referred to a petition protesting
against annexation which had been
signed by 10000 natives of the islands
and which, he said, had been presented
to the senate by Senator Hoar. He re-
ferred to the Massachusetts senator's at
fitude in reference TO the treaty and
said that it must have changed since his
presentation of this petition. This re-
mark brought Senator Hoar to his feet
with a declaration that there was moth
ing inconsistent between the presenta-
ton of the petition and his support oil
the treaty.
Senator Bacon then asked for addi-
tional time and also put the question to
Senator Davis, whether it was the i'll
tention of the committee on foreign re-
lations to press the treaty TO vote. TIC
this inquiry Mr. Davis replied that ht
was not prepared to say what course the
committee would pursue with regard e
vote on the treaty beyond the fac
that they did not want to deprive sena
tors who might wish to speak of All OPP
portunity of doing so. He also said tina
while he was willing TO submit &c nha
appeared to be the popular desire, tina
the senate should adjourn after th'
passage of the $50 900, 900 defense bill, h
would again tomorrow, IL opportunit,
offered. moye an executive session Q
the senate for the purpose of going on
with the treaty and that he would pur
sue these tactics from day to day 81
far as the business of the senate il
other lines would permit