The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-16
RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM
LONG ESTABLISHED POLICY.
THE RESULTS LIKELY TO FOLLOW
Abandonment of Monroe Doctrine Participation
in International WrangIes-- Inaugural
ton Of Pronounced Policy of
Colonization.

NeWlands resolution, providing for the
annexation of Hawaii. The debate
which has continued without interrupt
ton since Saturday. has been one of the
most notable Of the Congress, the pro-
posed annexation being considered of
great commercial and strategic import
auce by its advocates. and being looked
upon by its opponents as involving
radical departure from the long estab-
lshed policy Of this country and likely
to be followed by the inauguration of
a pronounced policy of colonization, the
abandonment of the Monroe doctrine
and participation in international
wrangles. More than half a hundred
members participated in the debate; from
q party standpoint. the result was
awaited with the keenest interest The
Republicans presented practically Il
unanimous support to the resolutions,
but three Republican members voting in
opposition. In the Democratic ranks the
division upon the question was more
marked, with eighteen Democratic mem
berS voting for annexation. The vote
in support of the resolution to-day was
made up of 40 Republicans. Is Demo-
Gratis. Populists and fusionists. The
vote against annexation comprised a
Democrats, Republicans, Z Populists
and fusionists. To-day's session be-
gan ut 10 o'clock. and the debate con-
tinued seven hours. Notable speeches
were made by Messrs Berry, democrat,
Kentucky; W. A. Smith, Republican,
Michigan, and Hepburn, Republican,
Iowa., for, and by Messrs. Johnson. Ire
publican, Indiana). and Williams.
democrat, Mississippi, against the
pending measure. Few members were
upon the floor until late in the afternoon,
aud the galleries had few occupants. As
the hour for voting drew near, however.
members began taking their places and
there were not more than score Of
absentees when the first roll call was
taken he announcement of the vote
upon the passage Of the resolutions was
cheered upon the floor and applauded
generally by the spectators.
Prior to announcing the vote, Mr..
Dalzell. who. in the absence of Mr..
BGcd, was presiding, said:
"Fhe speaker Of the House is absent
on account of illness. / am requested
by him to say that. were he present. on
this proposition he would vote no
The following is the detailed vote:
Yeas-Acheson. Adams, Aldrich. Al
exander, Babcock Baker illinois;
Baker. (Maryland); Barhan, Barney,
Barrows, Bartholdt, Belden, Bedford.
Belknap. Benner. Bennett. Berry, Bng-
ham, Bishop. Booze. BOtkin. Boutelle,
dllinois); Boutele, (Maine); Brewster,
Broderick, Bromwell, Brownlow. Brown,
Buckner, Brumm, Bull. Burieigh, But
Ter, Cannon Capron Chickering. Clark.
4 I, a..
Cochrane (MissourD: Cochrane, New
York.; COdding, Council, Connolly.
Cooper, wisconsin,: Corliss. Cousins,
Crump, Cummings, Curtis, Qowa); Cur
It's. (Kansas); Dalzell. Danford, Daven-
port Davidson, Dayton, Deyries, Ding
ley, Dolliyer, Dovener, briggs. Ellis,
Ermentrout. Faris, Fenton. Fisher,
Fletcher, Foote, Foss, Fowler, New
Jersey. Gibson, Gillet. New York;;
Graft. Green, (Massachuscttsl; Griffin,
wisconsin,: Griffith. Indiana: eros
vcnor. Grout Grow, Hager, Hamilton,
Hawley, Heatwole, Hemingway, Hend-
erson, Henry, (Connecticut); Henry In
diana; Hepburn, Hicks Hilb0rn. Hill,
Hit, Hooker, Hopkins, Howe, Howell,
Hull, Hurley, Jenkins, Johnson, North
Dakota); Jones, Washington; Joy,
Kelly, Kerr, Ketcham. Kirkpatrick,
Knowles, Knox, Kulp, Lacey, lands,
Lawrence, Lewis, (Georgia); Lewis,
lWashiEgton; Linney, Littauer Liv-
ingston, Loud, Loudenslager, Love, Low,
Lybrand, Mccall, McCleary, McCor-
mick. Mcdonald, McEwan, McIntire,
Mahany, Mahon, Mann, Marsh. Mar
shall Meekison, Mercer. Messick Mil
Ter, Mills, Minor, Mitchell, Moody, Nor
ris. Mudd. Newlands. NOrthway, Nor
ton. South Carolina); Olmstead, Os-
horne. Often, Parker, Payne, Pearce,
Pearson. Perkins, Peters, Pitney, Pow
ers. Prince, Pugh, Ray, Ridgley, Rob
bins Russell, Sauerhering Shannon,
Shattuc, Sheldon, Sherman. Showalter,
Simpson, Skinner, Smith. Qllinois); S.
w. Smith, w. A. Smith, Shower, South
ard, Southwick, Spaulding, Sperry,
Steele. Stevens, (Minnesota); Stewart,
New Jersey: Stewart Wisconsin,; G.
w. Stone, Strobe, SullOway, Sulzer
Tawney, Taylor, (Alabama) Thorp,
Todd Tongue, Updegraif, Van Voorhis,
Vehslage Walker, tVirginia); WanSer,
Ward, Warner, Weaver, Weymouth
White. 0llnois); White, (North Caro-
linaD; WILDER, Williams, tPennsylvania);
Wise. Yost. YOung-Total, POO.
NaVS--AudIlSOHs DdlitS, ID lIIu. Dull
Rankhead, Bartlett, Bell, Benton,
Rlund. Bradley, Brantley, Brewer,
, Broussard. Brundidge, Carmack, Clar-
dy, Clayton, Clark, MoQ; Cooney,
Cnwberd Crupacker, Davey, Davis, De
Graffenereid, Dinsmore, Dockery. FL
loft Fitzgerald, Fleming, Fowler, IN
a.: Fox, Gaines Griggs, Handy, Hart
man. Hay. Henry, (NIiss.): Henry
Texas): Hinrichsen. Howard, lAla.);l
Howard. (Ga); Jett, Johnson. Qnd5:
Tones. Va9; Kitchin, Kleberg, Lamb
Tanhan, Lester, Little. LLOYD. Love.
IAIcAleer, McCulloch, Mcdowell Me-
MaIin. McRae, Mcguire. Martin. Max
well. Meyer, Moon, Ogden. Pierce.
GTnnn); Rhea, (Ky.): Richardson.
Rivry. Robb, Robertson, Robinson.
savers, Settle, Shafroth, Shuford, Sims,
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