The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-01-14
TO ANNEX HAWAII.
The Subject that Will Engage SiAs
Senate This Week.
WILL TRY TO HOLD OPEN SESSIONS.
The House Will Close the Debate on the
Civil Service Law and Begin Consid-
Grafton of Various Appro-
priation Bills.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Interest in
the senate proceedings for week
centers in the promised debate of the
treaty for the annexation of Hawaii,
which will be taken up to-day. Sena-
tor Davis has given notice that he will
move an executive session OF the sem
ate for consideration of treaty each
day until the treaty shall be finally
disposed of. The first effort to-day
will be to secure open doors for the de-
bate This motion will be made by
Senator Pettigrew of the opposition,
but there is no likelihood that it will
carry.
It may be accepted as true that if
the opponents of annexation become
thoroughly convinced that they can
secure the one-third vote necessary to
accomplish that end, they will allow
the vote to come without delay, re-
serving any dilatory tactics to which
they may be disposed to resort for use
in connection with the considerat ation
of the joint resolution for annexation,
which would follow the defeat of the
treaty. This resolution would require
only a majority vote, and 1T is con-
ceded on all hands that the annexa-
tionists have the necessary majority.
In open session the calendar presents
many subjects that may receive atten-
ton, including especially the immigra-
tion bill and the census bill, the latter
affording a basis for speeches upon the
civil service.
Senator Fairbanks has given notice
of speech on the immigration bill on
Tuesday, and Senator Butler will
speak on his resolution providing for
the election of federal judges by the
people some day during the week.
Discussion of the financial question
is also among the probabilities.
Senator Davis is expected to open
the Hawaiian debate with set speech
to-day, but there is possibility that
he will defer his main argu ment until
later in the discussion.
The civil service ebate, which has
been in progress in the house during
the past week, will be concluded, prob
ably, on Tuesday, when the vote will
be taken on motion to strike out the
appropriation for the maintenance of
the committee. The motion is fore
doomed to defeat, SO that the present
contributions to the literature of this
vexed question will eventuate in
nothing. The debate, however, has
served to define the position of the
members. The debate has proven that
comparatively few of the enemies of
the system are willing to go to the
length of voting for the repeal of the
law.
It is claimed that preliminary can
vass of the republicans of the house
has developed over 100 on the side
who are willing to vote for a modifi-
cation of the law. If with these
could combined the democratic OPP
ponents of the law many of whom are
against the entire law and de-
sire to see it wiped of the statute
books, they could probably COM
mand a majority. But quite a number
the democrats whose hostility to the
law is outspolken, say they will not
vote for notifications of the law which
will simply result in the driving of
democrats from offices and the substi-
tuition of republicans. They prefer, if
it is not to be repealed, to see the law
stand as it is. The entire populistic
strength will oppose every motion to
repeal or modify the law.
After the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill is out of the
way, either the agricultural or diplo-
matte and consular bill will be taken
up, and an urgent deficiency bill will
be ready SO that the remainder of the
week, except Saturday, set apart for
paying tribute to the memory of the
late representative Milliken, of Maine,
will be occupied with appropriation
hills