Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-08
HAWAII TO BE OURS.
RESOLUTION PASSES THE SENATE BY
VOTE OF AZ TO 21.

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VIII Now BE Acted Upon by the President
and the Islands Formally Annexed--sen-
ator Morrill, the Only Republican Vot-
ing in the Negative.
Washington, July G.-The annexation
of Hawaii now is accomplished, so far as
the legislative branch of the government
is concerned. Quite unexpectedly, the
resolutions providing for the annexation
of the islands were brought to a vote in
the senate late this afternoon and they
were passed by the decisive vote of ~ to
81.
Early in the days session of the SEN
ate, conferences of the leaders on both
sides of the chamber were held and a
tacit agreement was reached that vote
should be taken tomorrow or Friday at
the latest. The opponents of annexation
practically had concluded their argu-
ments and as they had no desire to keep
the senate in session by purely dilatory
tactics, they announced their Willingness
that a vote should be taken as soon as
Mr.. White, Mr.. Pettigrew and Mr. Allen
had finished their speeches, which was at
/ Is p. m.
1t was evident instantly that a vote
was at hand. The word was passed
swiftly through the corridors and COM
mttee rooms and in a few minutes every
senator at the capitol was in his seat.
The galleries filled rapidly and members
of the house of representatives, learning
that a vote was to be taken, came hurried
ly to the senate side of the great marble
pile to witness proceedings that will be
historic.
The test vote came on an amendment
offered by Mr.. White of California. 1t
was offered with no expectation that it
would be adopted, but merely to place
the ideas and opinions of the opponents
of annexation on record.
Amendment after amendment was Of
fered, but the advocates of the resolutions
stood solidly together, gaining rather
than losing strength on the successive
votes.
Finally, at } 80 p. m, the resolutions
themselves. in precisely the form in
which they were received from the
house of representatives, were reported
to the senate and the roll began. In
tense interest was manifested by every
spectator. Not sound was to be heard
in the chamber except the call of the
clerk and the responses of senators.
When the vice-president announced the
vote by which the resolutions were pass
ed tremendous wave of applause
9 thrnnnh no uhio nn
vice president made no effort to check.
Those who had advocated the resolutions
expressed their pleasure by shaking
hands with one another and on all sides
evident relief was shown that the end
had come.
For few minutes so much good ma
tured confusion existed that the dignity
of the senate was threatened, but Vice
President Hobart quietly reminded sena-
tors that the session was not yet at an
end.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, was the only
republican who voted against the resolu-
tions, although Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska
and Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin were pair
ed against them. Six democrats, Messrs.
German of Maryland, McLaurin of South
Carolina, Money of Mississippi, Morgan
and Pettus of Alabama, and Sullivan of
Mississippi, voted in favor of annexation.
On the face of the vote cast for the reso-
lutions the treaty of annexation might
have been ratified, the resolutions having
two thirds majority, but as the twelve
pairs would have been arranged on ba-
sis of two votes for one had the treaty
been under consideration the vote of the
full senate on the treaty on the basis of
to-day's vote would have been sc to 80,
not sufficient number of votes in favor
of the treaty to have ratified it.