Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-07-14
HAWAII ANNEXED.
The Resolutions Passed the senate ny .
Voted OF A. Ia 2I-The Vote Was
Reached Quite Unexpectedly.

Ntacbeu Quite unexpectedly.
WASHINGTON, July THE anncxa-
tion of Hawaii is now accomplished SC
far as the legislative branch of the
government is concerned.
Quite UNEXPECTEDLY the resolutions
providing for the annexation of the
islands were brought To vote in the
senate late Wednesday afternoon. and
they were passed 10y the decisive vote
IF A. To II.
Early in Wednesdays session of the
senate conferences of the leaders on
both sides of the chamber were held
and tacit agreement was reached
that vote should he taken Thursday
or Friday At the latest The opponents
of annexation practically had con-
cludcd their arguments, and as they
had no desire tn keep the senate in
session 10y purely dilitory tactics,
they announced their willingness that
vote should he taken as soon as Mr.
White, Mr. rcttigrcw and Mr.. Allen
had finished their speeches
Neither MIR. White nor Mr.. Petit
grew spoke at great length, but Mr..
Allen thought that when he began
that his speech might occupy the re-
maindcr of the day aud part of Thurs
day. However, he concluded To elm
mate a part of the matter he had pre-
pared. and at 4:l5 he completed his
speech.
Ii was evident instantly that vote
was at hand The word was passed
swiftly through the corridors and com
mittec rooms and in few minutes
every senator at the capitol was in his
seat. The galleries filed rapidly and
members of the house of representa-
tivcs learning that a vote was to be
taken, came hurriedly to the senate
side of the great marble pile To wit.
ness proceedings that will b, historic.
The test vote came upon an amend.
ment offered by Mr.. White. of Cali.
fornia. 1t was offered with no expec.
tation that il would be adopted but
me rely TO place the ideas and opinions
of the opponents of annexation on rec
ord. 1t was rejected by vote of A. to
20. indicating that the annexationists
were strongly in the majority.
Amendment after amendment was
offered but the advocates of the reso-
| lutions stood solidly toge Their, gaining
| h., ha los . l.,s
cessive votes.
Finally at $50 y. IN, the resolutions
themselves, in precisely the form in
which they were received from the
to the senate and the roll call bc ..ah
Intense interest was manifl 5,d ~ ~
cry spectator. No. ,caiiu vas 20 %,
heard in the chambsr rNceut the ga
of the clerk and the responses Of the
senators. When the ice president
announced the vote by which the reso
lutions were passed a tremendou.
wave of applause swept through tn,
galleries, which the vice president
mad e no effort to check. Those VIII,
had advocated the resolutions ex
pres sed their pleasure by shaking
hands with one another, and on al
sides evident relief was shown tina
the end had come. For few minutes
SO much good naiurcd confusion ex
listed that the dignity of the senat,
was threatened, but Vice Presiden
Hobart quietly reminded senators tina
the session was not yet at an end.
The detailed vote was as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Can
non, Carter, Clark, Cullom, Davis, De
Doe, E1kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye
Gallinger, German, Hale, Hanna
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle
Lodge. Mcbride, McLaurin, Money
Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins
Pettus Platt (Ct), Pritchard, Proctor
Sewell, Shoup. Sullivan, Teller, War
rem, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson
Wolcott-42.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry
Gallery, Chiffon, Clay, Daniel, Faux
ner, Jones (Ark.), Lindsay, McEuery
Mallory, Mitchell, Morrill,, Pasco, Pet
tigrew, Roach, Turley, Turpie, Whit
al.
There are 10 pairs announced as fol
lows, the names of those who woul,
have voted in the affirmative bein,
given first in each instance:
Rawlins with Butler; Chandler wit
I
Vest; Murphy with Cockrell; Qua.
with Gray; Stewart with Mills; Smitl
with Gear; Aldrich with Jones ARK
Mcmillan with Kenney; Mantle will
Martin; Platt with Spooner; Turne
with Thurston; Mason with Tillman
Senators Harris and Heitfeld wer
absent impaired, but the announce
ment was made by their RESPECTIVE
colleagues if present they would vot
for the resolutions.