New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-28
OPPOSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
THEY THINK THE AMENDMENTS WILL
DELAY THE REVENUE BILL.
lnv ~. A..n.latei Irt.rl

wa.h,ngton Nav THE Hawaiian annexation
question which has been the subject Of no little
concern about the Senate for the last few days
assumed dehniie shape today. when Senators
Lodge and Morgan offered amendments 10 the War
Revenue bill bearing directly on tho subject Sena-
tor Lodges amendment IS IN the words ~ the sew
lands resolution and provides In direct terms for
the annexation Of the islands. Senator Lodge was
seen Immediately after be had sent his amendment
TO the desk and announced II 10 be his purpose
to press the amendment 10 the END. henceiorth'
said ne the two measures must travel together
Both are equally important and under the circum-
stances II would be foolhardy FOR Us TO foreSo our
advantages IN Hawaii"
Investigation shows that Senator Lodges action
IN presenting the amendment was the result OF IN
formal conferences among the stanchest adyo-
Gates OF annexation. They express the opinion that
the amendment in the end VIII be accepted but nd
nit that in all probability It VIII result In delaying
the passage Of the Revenue BILL
The ndvocates Of annexation assert mat wheh
tho vote &C. taken II will result IN the incorporation
Of Hawaiian annexation In the Revenue bil which
would Of course. force the matter on the atten-
,,on Of ,hc House They say that they VIII get the
votes OF all but four Of the Republican Senator's.
and those OF many Democrats, Populiss and silver
Republicans
The assertion Is made by Senators In favor OF
annexation that the Administration Is more ANXIOUS
,ban AZ onv prcvous time for legislation providing
pbu,nntnes and the necessity for stopping place
,or transnorts on their way to those islands. they
sav is the rca son for tho present urgency ~ ~
asserted that TO hold the Philippines without pos
session Of Hawaii would bc next TO Impossible
Senator jones' 81 Arkansas. a Democratic mem
Dor ~ the Finance Committee. expressed the
on,nion that the Lodge amendment would not be
.rcepted at would" he said. certainly delay
the bin indefinitely II pressed
The members Of the Finance Committee gener-
ally oppose the Lodge amendment MS inimical 10
,he sne.dy passage Of the Revenue bill They say
that che bin would be indefinitely delayed win
,ho Hawaiian amendment included and that under
exlstlng conditions this cannot hc thought or H.
said a member OF the committee. to-day. we
ahould undertake TO put all the legislation per'hh
ing to the war this hill with controverted poih'S
,,cludod we should not get away from here before
next December.
I, 70 the general understanding among those
esnecially Interested in the Revenue bill that the
amendment II pressed. will he met viii motion
to table and they that the administration WIN
not support the Lodge propositioh' ana 'h"' '''''
motion 10 tnble will prevail
Senator White. Democratic member OF inc
FINANCE Committee said that the Hawaiian amend
rnent n pressed. would be laid on the table. X
G.. ,rnossible 10 pass the Revenue bill with the
HAWAIIAN annexation bill included" he said.
rho text OF Senator Morgan's amendment Is as
follows,
hon al
Id oceans are owned by the United states, or
Thcn they are occupied by the civii or mInuaiS ,i
trcos of he United States rs result OF war WI II
Smain or as a necessary means OF conductihs suSn
,,iaa r ~ be- determined by the President as. me
c"mmander-in-C Chief OF the Army and Navy OF me @
TDit"d states, II shall be lawful and within ms
,,,on M, for the President to appoint cvi! or
rnIitsrv governor of such island or any group or
.mch stands with full authority under such , rults
snd regulations as the President shall prescIlbs
81 inconsIstent with the laws OF cVllized war
noe no u" ~, maintain good order and to protect the
i;ues and property and the domestic peace OF the
people thereof , - ,onsod QUAR- sucb isIa nds
I'd a,forced therein such parts ana PROVISIONS or
h ,a~ Ia vs OF the United States or OF 5uch isiahus,
Whether relating to customs duties or 70 inis,ha,
"no.Ior as shall In the judgment ana discretion
"a he President. be justly applicable TO % snch
,ionas durnp the existence OF the war WIN SPAN
rhe currency OF the United States whether oi
Ia siiver or paper money snail De u ih"tu
sod si, i -, "a islands so owned occupied In the
teiue' anm~r 80 and to the same extent that they
~ ~sna" iawful tender In the United states IN the
naynent Of all debts public or private % srch
pa" Tho provisions OF this act that relate 10 sucm
,id hru Wy torether with such regulations as shall
he made by order of the President i9r exeeu'lns ing
n .s nome shall remain in force until the same are
sItsred' amended or repealed by act OF ConxrssA