The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-07
Resolutions Making It Part
Of the United States
Pass the Senate by a Two to
One Vote.
STARS AND STRIPES
Will Soon Float Over the Added
Territory.
The Measure Only Awaits the
Presidents Signature.

Washington, July THE annexation
of Hawaii is now accomplished so lar
as the legislative branch of the govern
E1ent is concerned. Quite unexpectedly
the resolutions providing for the an
nexation of the islands were brought
to a vote in the senate late yester-
day afternoon and they were passed by
tire decisive vote of AZ to q.
Early in the session of the senate
conferences of the leads on both sides
of the chamber were held and tacit
agreement was reached that a vote
should be taken Thursday or Fri lay at
the latest. The opponents of anneXa-
ton practically had concluded their
arguments, and as they had no desire
to keep the senate in session by purely
dilatory tactics they agreed their will
ingness that a vote should he taken as
soon as Mr.. White, Mr.. Pettigrew and
Mr.. Allen had finished their speeches.
Neither Mr.. White nor Mr.. Pettigrew
spoke at great length, but Mr.. Allen
thought when he began that his speech
might occupy the remainder of the day
of Thursday. However, he concluded
to eliminate a part of the matter he
had prepared and AIS he completed his
speech.
1t was evident instantly that a vote
was at hand. The word was passed
swiftly through the corridors and com
n7ittee rooms and in few minutes
every senator at the capitol was IN lis
seat. The galleries filed rapidly and
members of the house of Representa-
tives, learning that a vote was to be
TAKEN came hurrying in.
The test vote came upon an amend
ment offered by Mr. White (CaI) 1t
vas offered with no expectancy thai it
would be adopted, but merely to place
the ideas and opinions of the Opponents
jected by a vote of 40 to 20, indicating
that the annexationists were strongly
in the majority.
Amendment after amendment was Of
fered, but the advocates of the resolu-
ton stood sOlidly together, gaining
rather than losing strength on the sue
cessive votes. Finally, at $50 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 call
began. Not a 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 pas
sed a tremendous wave of applause swept
through the galleries, which the vice
president made no effort to check.
Mr.. Morrill, CVt), was the only Re
publican who voted against the resolu-
tions, although Mr.. Thurston CNeb).
and Mr. Spooner CWis.), were paired
against them. Six Democrats-Mr-
German, CMd.), McLaurin IS. CO,
Money (MiSS.), Morgan (Ala-), PettuS
(Ala.), and Sullivan (A1iss.) VOTED in
favor of annexation. On the face of
the vote cast for the resolutions, the
treaty of annexation might have been
ratified the resolutions having a two
thirds majority, but as the twelve pairs
would have been arranged on basis
of two votes for one if the treaty had
been under consideration the vote Of the
full senate on the treaty, on the basis Of
the vote would have been Sc to 33, not
sufficient number of votes in favor of
the treaty to have ratified it.
The resolutions were adopted AZ TO q.
the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Can
non, Carter, Clarke, CullOm, Davis, De.
Doe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye.
Gallinger, German, Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle.
Lodge Mcbride, McLaurin, Money
tus, Platt Comm, Pritchard, Proctor,
Sewel, Shoup, Sullivan, Teller, War
rem, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson,
Wolcott-42.
Caffery, Chiffon, Clay, Daniel, Faux
ner, Jones CNev.), Lindsay, McEnery,
Mallory, Mitchell, Morrill,, PascO, Pet
tigrew, Roach, Turley, Turpie, White
There were twelve pairs announced,
as follows, the names of those who
would have voted in the affirmative be-
ing given first in each instance: Raw
Inns with Butler, Chandler with Vest,
Murphy with Cockreu, Quay with Gray.
Stewart with Mills, Smith with Gear,
AIdrich, with Jones (Ark), Mcmillan
with Kenney, Mantle with Martin, Platt
with Spooner, Turner with Thurston,
Mason with Tillman.
Senators Harris and Heitfeld were
absent but the announcement was
made by their representative colleagues
that if present they would vote for the
resolutions.
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