The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-25
HAWAII N THE SENATE
THE NEWLANDS RESOLUTION IS
REPORTED FAvORABLY.
Debate is Expected to Occupy Ten
Days-Sixty Votes Said to be Assur-
ed-New Friends.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-The New
lands resolution was reported in the
Senate today and Davis gave notice
that he would call up the measure to-
morrow. Later, however, the Senate
adjourned until Monday. The resolu-
tion will be called up Monday, just
after morning business.
In the executive session Of the SEN
ate held late In the day, an agreement
was reached to adjourn over until
Monday, thus postponing the taking
up of the annexation question until
that time. The action was taken on
motion of Senator Jones of Arkansas,
who stated that the opponents of the
annexation resolution desired the eX-
ira time in which to prepare them
selves for the Hawaiian debate. He
stated that they had supposed that
the debate would be initiated by the
advocates of the resolutions, but that
having heard that they intended to
make no speeches, he thought the OPP
posing party should not be expected
to begin so abruptly
Senator Morgan at first opposed the
motion, contending for the necessity
of a session tomorrow, but he after
| ward yielded and the motion prevail
| ed. Senator Davis said that under the
circumstances he would not insist on
| a Saturday session, but that he hoped
that when sthe resolution should be
| taken up Monday the matter would be
| proceeded with eXpeditiously. The
incident served to bring out the fact
that it is the purpose of the friends
of the resolution not to debate it at
all.
The discussion will be opened Mon
day by Senator White, who will be
| followed by Senator Pettigrew.
Fen days now is set as the limit of
debate and the only danger lies in the
fact that many Republicans have
made pairs and gone home which may
prevent vote. Senator's Davis. FRYE.
and Lodge, however. say they do not
fear this outcome.
| The pressure of the House Demo-
Gratis upon Senator White has COM
menced. Many leaders in the House
on the Democratic side have express
ed their opinion that White is seri-
| ously damaging their chances before
the people this fall. This is being inn
pressed upon White and as well upon
l
of the Democratic national commit
| tee.
Jones today admitted the force of
this argument, and White, in the
course of private conversation, where
he expressed himself freely, said he
thought fair discussion would not
take more than ten days. This would
| indicate a vote early in the last week
| In, inl,
ment by July 2nd. Meanwhile there
is steady growth of the annexation
feeling in the Senate. Tonight there
is a belief that the strength of the
| Newlands resolution is not less than
sixty.
The fact developed that while the
resolution first received the sanction
of the House, it was prepared by Sen
ator Davis, and no disposition was
i manifested to change it in any re-
spect.
1t is already becoming evident that
the reported understanding among
the members of the Finance Commit
tee reached during the pendency of
| the war revenue bill, TO the effect
| that the Hawaiian resolution should
| not come up for. consideration dur
ing lhe present congress, VIII cut an
important figure in the consideration
of the question in the Senate. This
matter was informally presented to
the Republican members of the COM
mittee in behalf of the Democrats af-
ter the adjournment of the committee
meeting today, and they were inform
ed that the Democratic members of
the Finance Committee were general
L. b., I,n4 4.
ment was explicit to the effect that
the Hawaiian question should not be
revived in the Senate during the pres
ent session. Some of the Republican
members of the Foreign Relations
Committee stated that they had new
er before heard of the agreement, but
all manifested disposition to investi-
gate the matter.