The times., 1898-06-11
HAWAII TAKES THE FLOOR
Speaker Reed Is Finally Forced
10 Surrender.
WON By A LARGE MAJORITY
Gen. GrosvenOr Leads the Fight for
Annexation to N Successful Issue
His Opponents Resort to Fiiibus-
tering, But Arc Defeated by n De-
Wednesday.

Hawaiian annexation is nearing final
achievement.
BY a single courageous assault the an
nexationsts in the House yesterday over
threw all opposition, the Speaker in
cluded, and made prompt action on the
Newlands resolution a certainty.
It was private bill day and under the
rules the private calendar had right of
way; but the friends of annexation de-
termined that they would not longer lis
ten to the claims of rival measures.
They banded together with the agreement
that they would not permit another ad-
journment of the House until annexation
had been made the order of business; and
they won.
Gen. Grosvenor led the fight and he is
entitled to a very large share of the
credit for the victory achieved
The Observation-Disclosures We're fully ap-
prised OF the purpose of the majority and
they proposed to defeat it by willy and
systematic flibustering. So many priv
ileged' questions were brought to the
front that it seemed as II the Speaker
had been supplying the opposition with
ammunition.
Mr.. Mcguire of California, a Democrat
who opposes annexation. submitted the
report Of the contested election case of
Ryan against Brewster, and demanded It's
constdera ton as a question of the high
est privilege, involving a members title
to his seat.
The Speaker ruled in support of Mr..
Maguire's claim, but Gen. Grosvenor Ta!s-
ed the question of consideration, which
gave the House the right TO determine by
vote which question it would take up.
| The election case was knocked out and
Hawaiian annexation sustained, by vote
of l29 TO 81.
Gen. Grosvenor then moved that the
House proceed to the consideration of
| public business instead Of taking up the
private calendar. Mr. Richardson made
the point of order that the motion was
not in the proper form. The Speaker,
after some debate. overruled the point of
order and Gen. Grosvenor's notion pre-
vailed by a v9te of 10 10 S.. II was a
partisan vote, with the following ex-
ceptionS:
Messrs. Connolly Crumphacker. Card
ner, Johnson OF Indiana, Loud, McEwan
and White of North Carolina Republf-
cans voted against the motion.
Messrs. Berry. Cummings De Vries.
Sulzer and Jones Of Washington Demo-
Gratis voted for il.
There were some dodgers on both sides.
| but the bulk OF the Republicans voted
with Gen. Gresvenor and most OF the
! Democrats against him.
! The next movement Of the fiHbusters
/ came from Mr.. Hay Of Virginia. He called
/ UP the report OF the Military Committee
! on resolution calling on the Secretary
| OF War for the names and residences of
/ civilians who have been appointed TO DO
! sitions in he army. Mr.. Hay claimed that
R this was privileged question, but Gen
! Grosvenor bowIed over him by raising
| the question of consideration.
There had been no avowal of the pur-
/ pose of Gen Grosvenor's fight, but every
! body knew that IL was annexation against
the field. Hawaii won again by a vote OF
! 137 TO Il.
Mr.. Hay moved TO reconsider the vote.
That was manifestIy a flibustering mo-
ton. dozen members r.ade the point
/ that II was obviously dilatory and Just
there the Speaker threw up the sponge
and signified 20 his agents that it was
time to quit He ruled that the House had
made its sentiment and purpose too plain
to admit of any question doubt.
When the Speaker hosted the white flag.
the filibuStePs surrendered
Mr. Johnson of Indiana remarked tina {
] his opposition to consideration of the an
/ nexation resolution would close if he
/ could be assured OF a fair opportunity 10
debate il. He appealed to Gen Grosve-
nor TO consent to a reasonable debate.
| saying that on that basis an agreement
1 could be reached.
Gen. Grosvenor disclaimed any author
| ity TO make an agreement, but declared
| himself in favor of a proper debate
Chairman Hit interposed to say that
he had discussed that phase of the ques-
| tion with Mr.. Dinsmore, the leader of the
minority of the Foreign Affairs Commit
/ tee, and they had contemplated a fair de-
| bate of the question.
Mr.. Dinsmore, who is a popular MEM
Der, then took the floor and he command
ed the attention of the House He said
he had not participated in the flibuster-
ing, nor would he do so: but he thought
the majority ought TO agree TO some def
mite time for debate of the resolution. He
| suggested that the Newlands resolution
/ be taken up at once and that it be made
the continuing order with the understand
ing that vote be taken at 5 O'Clock next
| Wednesday afternoon.
Cries of that's fair We'll accent
| that" came from the Republican side and
at the request of Gen. Henderson unani-
nous consent was given to an agreement
on that basis.
1t was further agreed that the time
should be equally divided between the
friends and opponents of annexation, Mr.
Hit to control ii for the former and Mr.
Dinsmore for the latter.
Without further delay or difficulty, the
annexation resolution was made the spe-
cial order of business, to hold it's place
regardless of all other questions, until
Wednesday afternoon, when a vote will
be taken and it will be adopted by up
wards of a two-thirds majority.
The House then adjourned until L
O'Clock today. The debate will begin i'm
medately after the reading of the jour
nal Mr. Hit will probably open it.