The sun., 1898-06-12
hawaiian FIGHT IS
ON 70 THE FINISH
Question Must be Disposed Of at
Present Session.
ANNEXATIONlSTS IN MAJORITY
They Have Big Lead on the Oppose
tion ami Therefore will
Have Their Own
Way.
ANNEXATIONlSTS IN MAJORITY
Special Dispatch to The sun.


friends of Hawaii have overcome the op-
position in the House and the anneXa-
ton resolutions are under consideration,
they are determined to stick to the fight
uHti, the question has been permanently
disposed Of by Congress.
The vote yesterday and the determine.
eion with which it stood against the con-
sideration of any other matter proved
She opposition in the House to be nu-
Nerically weak. In the Senate the ma
Iority in favor of annexation is relatively
large. The supporters of the Administra.
siDR in this matter are now thoroughly
organized, and it is determined that
there shall not be an adjournment OF
Congress until the resolutions have been
D,ed on by the Senate.
The Hawaiian resolutions will be
adopted by the House before any other
business can be transacted and there
will be ample time after the resolutions
20 to the Senate to get them through the
Committee and ready for consideration
sefore the remaining appropriation bills
oan be disposed of so as to admit OF ad-
Ealrnment. Moreover, the supporters Of
ihe Administration in the House have
determined not to adopt an adjourn
Nent resolution until after the Senate
ias voted on Hawaii.
As they are large majority of the
Honse their holding to this determina-
ton will preclude the possibility of ad-
jpnrnment. But should the contest be
prolonged until they were worn out and
,Rady to give up the fight they would
Nil be confronted by the purpose of the
President to call an extra session should
premature adjournment occur.
The friends of annexation say that
when it is made manifest that under no
possible circumstances will the majority
qeInit Congress to adjourn without vot.
.ng Bn this question the tilibustels will
hRye to give way. The principal danger
in a fight of this sort lies in the action of
ner who, being proiessedly with the
majority. discourage the continuance OF
tle fight and argue That the majority
cannot accomplish this purpose and
should give way before an intieXibIe
minority.
1t is understood that there are a few
men in the Senate who give their luke
wMm support to ann ,xation and who
may secretly assist the minority BY re-
peatedly advising, as the contest pro-
reeds, that a compromise should be
a.opsed, and the question be permitted
u 60 over until next session.
1t is by such methods as this that the
Sugar Trust expects to be aided by such
Df its friends as may not be willing to
come out into the open.
Che danger from this quarter, however
ts lessened by the fact that the Admins
1ration and its supporters who are sin
ete in this matter and can rely On Il
minority in both houses equally sincere
are determined to carry the fight to Il
tiMish and not to learken to any advice
contrary to this purpose, wl.cther in
spred by weakness or uIterior motives.
't,ae fact that 50 great a champion as
Speaker Reed has been compelled to
ynld is very discOuragin to the ant-an-
l8.aatonsts and takes good deal of the
spirit out of them, while encouraging the
Administration TO confidence in us
Bkaer when iirnness is shown.
The Administration and its supporters
Do not intend TO he mislcd or influenced
in any way by specions arguments in
savnr OF pp1tpcnng the consideration Of
Hawaii until the whole question of col
hiial policy involving the Philippines
and Porto Rico, as well a. IiaNaiI, can
fe considered together; that it is !. qlles-
tin at present with us demanding i'm
mediate settlement and must be settled
without waiting for anythln else.
The Senator's who are opposing an
rexalion are maintaining bold front
ard insist that they will keep the SEN
aae irom adopting the resolutions il they
have to remain here until September.
They say that they are prepared to carry
the fight to an extreme, and it is init
mated in some quarters that they are re-
seiring encouragement from men who
a'e rot known as opponents to annexa-
DaH.
All possibilities in this direction are
iaken into consideration by the Presi-
Gent and his supporters, and if the fill
hasers want to prolons the session the
srrften of doing 50 viii fall on them, and
she majority, it Is insisted, will not be
sgerved from its purpose.
So little is the Administration alarmed
by she threat Of Il prolonged session that
Il is the policy Of the Administration
loiees themselves to prolong the session
as long as necessary to secure a vote.