Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-20
TIE HAWAIIAN QUESTION
Will Come Up in the Senate This
Week.
Both Sides Claim to Have Votes
Enough to Garry or Defeat the
Annexation Scheme Advocates
of Annexation Will Make No
Soeeches-A Test Vote Will Pro-
baby Be Taken To-Day = The
Coming Week in the House.

Coming Week in the House.
WASHINGTON. June 19.-The Hawa-
iian question comes to the front again
during the present week, but under
somewhat different circumstances from
those which attended its presentation
at the beginning CT the session. The
purpose was then, as it is now, to Sc
cure the annexation of the islands to
the United States, but the effort at
that time was to secure this result by
means of a treaty, whereas the present
course is through the instrumentality
of joint resolution. On the first oc-
casion the matter was considered in
executive session with the public ex-
Guided, while now the doors are to be
thrown open and the world invited.
What the outcome of the discussion
may be, or when a vote will be
reached, no one will undertake to say
positively. The leaders on both sides
ALE u LII UT 1uOG Ell,
but there is such discrepancy between
their opinions as to render it neces-
the other The friends of annexation
assert that there is no possible doubt
of their ability to pass the resolution
and say they have forty-six Senators,
or one more than quorum, pledged
to remain in the Senate until the
question can be decided, while the OPP
posing leaders declare that forty-eight
Senators have assured them they will
vote to adjourn in preference to re-
naming in session indefinitely for the
consideration of the Hawaiian question.
The supporters of the proposition ex-
press confidence that action will be
secured within ten days, while the OPP
position contend that it will be found
to be impossible to secure a vote
DURING THE PRESENT SESSION
Of Congress. The advocates of annex
OlioiA oSNidiC Ii1Cy WILL lAdhC IlO
speeches, leaving the opponents to oc-
cupy all the time to be consumed by
this means; the opposition say they are
willing to make the speeches if COM
PEELED to do so, but if forced to do
this they will insist that the friends
of the measure shall maintain a con-
slant quorum in the Senae chamber
They also predict that the annexation
lists will find themselves compelled to
participate in the proceedings, as they
expect to advance points which will de-
mand refutation or at least reply.
In view of this generally contradic
tory condition, one can only base pre-
dlct1on upon general conditions There
is no doubt, in the first place, that the
annexationists have majority in the
Senate If vote can be reached. If a
vote could be gotten now the result
would be about fiftyfour for annexa-
ton to thirty-fve against in a full SEN
ate. Of these fifty-four Senators there
are, however quite a number who are
not Jealous and in whose minds
ALL DOUBT AS TO THE POLICY
of the acquisition of outside territory
has not been overcome These Sena-
tors, as rule, are indisposed to re-
main in session for any length of time
during the hot summer months to con-
slider Hawaiian annexation. Most of
the Senators of this class are Republi
cans, and there are possibly sufficient
number of them under normal circum-
stances to join with the Democrats to
force an adjournment. They find them
selves confronted, however, with the
request of the administration to remain
and pass the resolution as a war meas
ure, and some of them are disposed to
sink their own preferences in obedi-
ence to the presidential wish. The
gossip as to the probability of a post
ponement until a fixed day in the next
session increases and many persons are
predicting that this will be the outcome
of the contest A test vote proba bly,
will be secured Monday on the taking
up Of the resolution, as it will be nee
essary in order to get it up to displace
other measures on the calendar.
IN THE HOUSE.
Much of the time OF the House this
of conference reports Notable Will be
those upon the District of Columbia,
Sundry Civil and Indian appropriation
bills, and probably upon the bankruptcy
bill. The general deficiency bill will
be passed and among prominent meas
ures likely to be considered are the
anti-Scalping and Banking and Cur
rency bills Those in charge of the lat
ter measure have not determined
whether they will urge consideration
this week Or next, but in case the ma
ioritv sentiment of the Republicans
favor the taking up of the measure, no
obstacle will be presented by the COM
mittee on rules or by the Speaker, The
House will wait with much interest the
course of the Hawaiian resolutions in
the Senate. Upon that will depend
early adjournment, members generally
conceding that the Senate has the key