The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-02-01
HAWAIIAN AND CUBAN QUESTION
TO BE JOINED.
Both Included in the Appropriation
Measure-Greater Strength to be
Given to the Cause

WASHINGTON, January 21.-Seeing
signs of "a filibuster against the Hawa-
iian treaty and desiring to bring the
matter to a speedy conclusion, the i'm
mediate friends of annexation in the
upper house today decided to attach
the declaration of the annexation of
the Islands to the United States as Il
rider to the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill. With Hawaii in the
rider will be placed Cuba, and as many
opponents of annexation are friends of
the proposition to accord belligerent
rights to the Cubans, it is believed
both will be carried through the SEN
ate safely and rapidly by the appro-
priation measure.
The rules of the Senate favor this
move. The men who favor attaching
the rider anticipate a ruling that both
are out of order as being new Iegis-
lation. but on appeal from that ruling
the admitted majority for both caus-
es will be in evidence and by overrid-
ing the decision of the chair force a
direct consideration. For such action
there are many precedents, and the
declaration of the purpose to take this
step is whether the Senators favoring
annexation by treaty will refuse TO
stand by Islands when it comes to ov-
erruling the rules of the Senate and de-
claring annexation by Legislative en-
actment.
Only majority is necessary to car
ry out the present plans, and that the
treaty has now fifty-siX on its side is
admitted by Senator White and other
opposition leaders. Possible defections
would not be more than five, it is
counted tonight, which would give Il
clear majority of eleven for the reso-
luton. When the Cuban resolution
went through during the extra session
it's majority was almost twice as great
as this and there has been no falling
off in the number of the friends of
the insurgents since that vote was ta-
ken.
There will be strong filibuster as
against any such proposition as is
now proposed. Senator White, who
leads the anti-anneXation contest, is
likewise opposed to the recognition of
plan opens up the way for free dis
cussion of annexation, which it is
claimed by each side, will be to its ad-
vantage. The Democrats who have
taken up the anti-anneXation contest
say they will want as much time in
opposition to the project as is consum-
ed by the advocates of the treaty, so
the end is not in sight by either plan.
The action of the Senate would OPP
EN- up many possibilities in the low
er house. Should the bill come back
to that body bearing both Hawaiian
and Cuban riders. these could not be
forced out by ruling of the chair,
but would have to be met by a very
straight vote on the Senate amend
ments. On the Cuban question this
is the point for which the Democrats
have been fighting all along. and they
believe that there are enough Repub-
licans ready to vote with them, once
the question comes up, to pass it. And
while they do not stand together on
Hawaii, it is believed enough Demo-
Gratis would vote with the Republicans
to give the resolution declaring for
annexation a majority of not less than
30, despite the fact that the opposition
of Speaker Reed has done much to
weaken the annexation cause in the
lower house. What he President will
do if such a bill reaches him is a
question, for while it seems certain
that he would veto measure which
carried the Cuban rider alone, the
fact that Hawaii was in The bill NAV
cause him to waver.