Evening star., 1898-06-29
A VOTE EXT WEEK
The Hawaiian Resolutions to Pass the
Senate Soon.
How the Sugar Trusts Plan Wa
Frustrated-The Fight Prac-
tically Over.

1t is conceded today that vote will be
had on the Hawaiian question in the Sen
ate and that Congress may adjourn by the
middle Of next week. 1t is said that the
adjournment will occur not later than the
Sth and probably as early as the 9Th of
July. Senators on both sides of the ques-
ton are very cautious about being quoted
with respect to the matter, but Star
reporter was assured this morning by men
opposing annexation, as well as by those
favoring it, that the fight was practically
over and a vote would be had within a few
days. All agreed that Congress would be
able to adjourn by the middle of next
week.
The Sugar Trust Move.
One strong motive for delay was removed
when it WIS discovered that the sugar
trust. being unable to prevent annexation.
was striving to >have 1t take the form of
military occupation so that the trust
could get the benefit of the tariff laws ap-
plying to imports from Hawaii. The state.
ment that if Congress did not act en- the
resolutions the President would take pos
session of the islands as military neces-
sity inspired the idea of preventing action
b. dilatory methods. 50 that the President
would be constrained to act without au-
thority of Congress.
This would be military occupation, and
under the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States, would not relieve Ha-
waii from the operation of our tariff laws.
Moreover, it would probably operate still
more to the benefit of the trust, since mill
tary occupation and the consequent lapse
of the local government the treaty by
which Hawaiian sugar comes in free would
no longer be in force while our tariff laws
would be, and, until the matter was adjust
ed by legislation, Hawaiian sugar would
have to pay the same duty collected on
other sugars. This opened a beautiful
prospect to the eyes of the sugar trust.
Effect of the Discovery.
The discovery of this plan, however, put
it all out of joint. They know now not
only that Congress will not change the form
of the resolutions as 10 make it a mill
tary occupation of the islands, but that
the President will not occupy the islands in
this way. On the contrary, they know that
it is the intention of the President, if Con-
gress should adjourn without action, not to
himself take military possession of the IS
lands, but to call an extra session of Con-
gress to act on the question.
This takes the last pin from under the
sugar trust. Delay even will not help them
and they cannot possibly win. Opponents
serving the sugar trust are weary of the
fight and dissatisfied with the prospect OF
it's effect on politics.
A Vote Next Week.
While declaring that no formal agreement
to that effect has been reached, opponents
to annexation say that there is a general
understanding that vote is to be per-
mitted not later than the first part of next
week. One proposition that is being ad-
vanced is that the ratification of the treaty
be substituted for the adoption of the
House resolutions.
The advocates of annexation lack four
votes of a two-thirds majority necessary to
the ratification of a treaty, but the inti-
nation is thrown out that, being unable TO
prevent annexation and preferring that 1t
should be by treaty, rather than by resoiu-
ton. enough senators will refrain from vot-
ing in the opposition to make fifty-2iX
votes for annexation, two-thirds of the
votes cast. thus accomplishing the pur-
pose of ratification.