The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-20
SENATE WILL DISCUSS
annexation THIS WEEK
Strong Majority at Present Fa-
vors Pending Resolution.
The Tactics OF the Opposition Will
Possible in the Hope OF Exhaust
ing the Friends of the Measure,
and Inducing Them to Consent to
Adjournment Without Final Vote.

ASEllNGIOS. june 4s--XtZe t148a.4AA
question comes % the front again II the
senate during the present week. b1t under
sonaewha. diseren; csrcuu2s tances from
those which attended it, presentation AZ
the beginning OF the session. The purpose
was then. as il is now. 10 secure the an
nexarion OF the islands 10 tae United
States. but ;he etfo-. AZ that time as 20
secure this result by means OK treaty.
whereas the present course was through
the lnstru-nenlaiity o. a joint resolution.
On the first occasion the matter was con-
sdercd in executive session. with the pub
lie excluded, while now the doors are 10
oe thrown open and the world invited.
What the outcome Of the question may be.
or when vote may be reached, no one
VIII undertake 10 say positively. The
leaders CT both sides are full OF prophecy,
but there Is SO much discrepancy between
their opinions as 10 render Il necessary To
discard one in order to accept INC other.
The friends OF annexation assert that there
Is not any possible doub. OF their ability
20 pass the resolution. and say they have
foTty-six senator's. or one more than a
quorum, pledged 20 remain in the SeAate
until the question can be decided. while
the opposing leaders declare that forty
eight senators have assured them ;ney
viii vote 10 adjourn in preference 10 Pc
naming in session indefinitely Cor the con-
sheraton OF the Hawaiian question. The
supporters Of the proposition express con-
hdence that action Will De secured within
ten days. while the opposition contend that
ii Will be found impossible 10 secure /
vote during the present. session Of con
g-ess. TIE advocates OF annexation de-
care that they VII not make any
speeches. leaving the opponents 10 occupy
all the time 70 be consumed by this means.
The opposition say they axe willing 10
make the speeches il compelled 10 do SO,
but that il forced 10 do this they VIII in
siSt tha, the friends OF the measure shall
main tain a constant quorum in the cham
Der. They also predict that the annexa-
tion.sts VII find themselves compelled 20
participate in the proceedings. as they ex-
poet to advance points which will demand
refutal!on or at least reply.
In view Of this generally contradictory
condition. one can only base predictions up
on general conditions. There is no doubt
In the first place that the annexai!onlsts
have a ma jorlty in the senate II a vote can
be reached. II vote could be gotten NON
the result would be about "a for aDnexa-
ton TO s. against, in full senate. az
these "a senators there are. however, quite
whose minds all in doubt as 10 the ac~
quisition OF outside territory has not been
overcome. These senator's, as rue, are
indisposai 70 remain Ill session Tor any
length OF time during the hot summer
months, 10 consider Hawaiian annexation
Most Of the senators Of this class are Re
pub,:cans and there are probably sufh-
Client number of them. under normal cir
cumstances. to join with the Democrats
10 force an adjournment They 'ird them
selves confronted. however. with The re
quest Of the administration to remain and
pass the resolution as a war measure. and
some 81 them are disposed to sink their
own preferences IN obedience TO the p:eSl-
Dental wish
The gossip rs 20 the probability OF post
p9nement until fixed day in the next seS-
sion increa ses and many persons are pre-
dieting thai this will he the outcome Of
the contest. A test vote probably Will be
secured Monday On the taking up OF the
resolution. as IL will be necessary 10 take
Il up 20 displace other measures on the cal
eudar.
Much of the time Of the house
this week vii be devoted 20 the
Of the conference re-
ports Notable Will be those on the Dis
tr;ct q Columbia. suniry civil and Indian
appropriation bills and probably upon the
bankruptcy bill. The general deficiency
tsill VIII W. passed and among prominent
measures likely 70 be considered are the
ar-s-ScafpIqg and ranking and currency
bills. Those IN charge OF the latter meas
ure have not determined whether they will
urge consideration this week or not. hut In
case the ma 5ority sentiment ~ the Fepuh-
rcans favors tho taking VI of The measure
no obstacle vii. be presented by the COM
,ni.tze on rules or hv t7e speaker The
house will await with much interest the
course % the Hawaiian resolutions IN the
senate. T-pon that viii depend cary adj
se7lirrmert. NE MIXERS generally conce~iing
that the senate has the key to he situa-
ton.