The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
HAWAII IN THE SENATE.
The Legal and constitutional Questions
of the Issue Treated by Mr.. Bacon

The Legal and Constitutional Questions
of the Issue Treated by Mr.. Bacon.
Washington. u. c., June 20-Discus
sion bv the Senate of the question q
Hawaiian annexation was begun today
in omen session. At the very opening OF
the question, the opponents of anneXqs
ton quite unexpectedly scored point
NV preventing a yea and nay vote on
taking up the resolutions. When MI.
Davis. chairman of the Committee OF
Foreign Relations, called up the resolu-
tions the Vice-P President, as usual, an
nounced that without objection the reso-
buttons would be considered. No obJec-
tion being entered he declared the reso-
llutions to be before the Senate A nm
nte or two later Mr.. Frye (Maine), de-
manded the yeas and nays upon the re-
Quest to take UP the resolutions. Mr..
White (Cal), instantly made the point
of order that Il yea and nay vote could
not be had on a dead issue-that the
resolutions were already before the sen
ate by unanimous consent. OF course
the point was sustained.
The opponents of annexation were de-
cidedIy pleased at preventing show OF
strength, hut at 80 this afternoon, MI
White afforded the friends of anneXa-
ton the opportunity they had been await
ing. He moved to adjourn and, like II
flash. Mr.. Davis, demanded the yeas and
NAYS. The motion, to vote upon which
was test of strength between the
friends and opponents of annexation.
was decisive-44 to ID.
The detailed vote was as follows:
Yeas-Bate. Berry. Butler, Chiffon,
Cockrell Jones (Ark.), Pasco Pettigrew.
Roach Turley Turner and White.-lo.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker Bur
rows Cannon, Carter. Clark, Cullom.
Davis. Elkins, Fairbanks, Frye, CALM
ger. German. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Harris. Hawley, Heitfed. Hoar, Kyle,
Lindsay. Lodge. McLaurin, Mcmillan
Morgan. Penrose, Perkins. Pettus, Platt.
Comm. Pritchard. Rawlins, Sewell.
lShoup. Spooner, Teller Warren, yelling
ton, Wetmore, Wilson.-44.
Having gained his point in developing
the numerical weakness of the OPPOSE
ton. Mr.. Davis, readily agreed to enter
a motion for an executive session.
The proceedings of the day indicate
clearly that here is TO be no debate upon
the Hawaiian question in the ordinary
acceptatiOn of that term. 1t Is not th"
purpose of the friends OF annexation 70
consume time in making speeches. Be
lieying that the Senate has already, M
executive session, thoroughly discussed
the question, they will permit the oppoh-
ents of the project to occupy all Oh the
time. This plan of campaign is not sat
isfactory to the latter, and during the
session to-day considerable bitterness
was manifested at times.
4. to Jax
the venerable Senator from Vermont
and one of the Republican opponents Of
annexation. and Mr.. Bacon. Dem Ga,).
Mr.. Morrill, covered the general question
whIle Mr.. Bacon discussed the power Of
Congress to annex territory by executive
act. maintaining that such annexation
| was unusual.
"No more important question than
| this" he begun, has been brought re
Gently to the attention of Congress. 1t
is not simply the question of the annexa-
| ton of a very small territory, but it is
| one which involves an utter revolution
| of the practice of our government and
| of the obligations the government lays
| upon the people.
"rhe proposition which / intend to dis
cuss is that measure which provides
for the annexation of territory is neces-
sarily and essentially the subject matter
of treaty and the assumption of the
House that the Senate will pass upon it
i'm this way is without constitutional
ground"
Mr.. Teller spoke briefly on the parlia-
mentary situation. tie asserted that no
Senator had the right to farm out the
time of the Senate, saving that the con
| sent of no senator making a speech was
necessary for interrupting him when
| that speaker has taken his seat. AS for
| himself he was prepared now to vote for
| the Hawaiian annexation resolution, hut
he recognized the right Of all to be heard
| on the subject and he pleaded for a