The times., 1898-06-16


American flag floating over the West
India Islands, as we'll as over Hawaii.
Mr.. Terry of Arkansas declared he could
see no present necessity for the passage
of the pending bill. but that he could see
in it the beginning of territorial aggran-
dizement on the part of the United States.
Mr. Gaines of Tennessee opposed annex
alton on the ground that ii would necessi-
tate a large Navy, with increased taxa
ton.
Mr.. Smith of Arizona tried to offer an
amendment to the pending bill. recogniz-
ing the statehood of Arizona. The Chair
ruled that 1t was not in order.
Mr.. Cummings of New York talked in
favor Of annexation He said that no man
reioiced more than he when the queen of
those islands had been dethroned. and.
again. had felt the blush OF
shame more than he when President
Cleveland ordered the Stars and Stripes
to be hauled down from the Hawaiian
capitol
Mr. Williams of Mississippi was granted
thirty-five minutes in which to oppose the
pending measure.
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa was given twenty
five minutes. and his remarks concluded
the debate.
He thought that no subject of general
interest had ever been better understood
by the masses than this one. He said he
| could distinguish between colonial and
commercial policy, and he declared that.
! by giving an affirmative vote to this bill.
| he did not commit himself TO a further
extension in other directions. The only
! way to secure this country against the
| encroachment Of other nations in the ISL
| ands was TO annex them He declared
! that the extension of civilization had been
| a blessing to the world and that the ac-
| QUESTION of territory had been the means
/ of that extension. He was not prepared
! TO say how the islands should be gov
erned. but he said that he was sure that
/ they would be well governed. if the Re-
/ publican party was in power
| He added that every patriot hoped that
| Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine Isl
ands should be ours by conquest.
The first vote was taken on the minority
substitute, which guarantees the inde-
| pendence Of the islands and declares that
| this Government will resist any attempt
on the part of any foreign nation TO take
| possession of the Hawaiian Islands.
The substitute was lost by vote of
/ 2C6 to 81.
The vote was then taken on the annex
| alton resolution, the vote being yeas 209.
nays 81. The vote in detail was as fol-
| lows:
YEAS Messrs Acheson. Adams, Aldrich. Alex
Barney. Barrows. Bartholdt, Beiden. Belford
| Belknap Benner. Pa, Bonnet. Charles c., Berry,
Bingham, Bishop, Booze Botkin. Bontell. NJ
Brown, Brownlow, Brucker, Brumm, Bull, Bur
leigh, Burton, Butler, Cannon Capron, Chicken
ing, Clark, Iowa. Clarke. \. H., Cochran, Mo.
Cochfane, n Y, Codding, Connen. Connolly,
Cooper, Wis, corliSs. Cousins. crump, Cum
mings. Curtis, Iowa, Curtis, Kas, DHlzeli, Dan
'fori, Davenport. Davidson. Wis; Dawson, Ky,
Dayton. De yries, Dingley, Dolliyer. povener'
briggs, n. Y, Ellis, Ermentrout, FaTis. Fent n,
Fischer, Fletcher, Foote. Fcss, Fowler. \. j.,
Gibson, Gillet, " T.. Giileu, Mass, Graf, Green.
HI
Grout Grow, Hager, Hamilton. Hawley, Heat
wole, Hemenway, Henderson, Henry, Copn.,
Henry. Ind. Hepburn, Hicks, Hilborn, Hill. Hit,
H., Hooker, Hopkins. Howe. Howell, Hull, Hur-
ley jenkins johnson. y. D.. Jones, Wash, JOY.
Kelley Kerr, Ketcham. Kirkpatrick, Knowles,
Knox, Kulp, Lacey. Lands, Lawrence. Lewis,
Ga, Lewis Wash. Linney, Littauer, Loud,
Laudensager, Lowering, Low. n. y, Lybrand.
7 Mccall, McCleaTy. Mccormick, Mcdonald, Ac-
Evan McIntire. Mahany, Mahon, Mann. Marsh,
Marshall. Meekison, Mercer, Mesek, Miller Miils,
Miner. Mitchell Moody Morris. Mudd. Newiands,
Northway, olmsted. Osborne, Often, Packer. Pa,
Parker y. j., Payne, Pearce. Nc, Pearson,
Ray. n. y, Rdgely Robbins. Russell, sauer-
= herring, shannon Shattuc, Sheldon Sherman,
, Showalter. Simpson, Skinner, Smith, H., Smith
!. Samuel W. Smith, William Alden Shower, South
ard, southwiek. Spalding, sperry Steele, Stevens
MINI, Stewart, y. j.. Stewart. Wis, Stone,
Charles W. Strobe. Neb., sulioway sulzer
Tawney, Taylor. Ala, ThoIp, Todd, Tongue. Up
degraH, Van yooThis. Yehslage, Walker, Va
wanger, Ward, Warner. Weaver, Weymouth
i. White H., White, y. C., wiIber, Williams, Pa
Wise, Yost and Young-2e9-
NAIS-Messrs. Adamson Bailey Baird. Ball
Bsnkhead Bartlett, Bel. Benton, Bland, Brad
ley, Brantley Brewer. Broussard, Brundidge, Car
mack, Clardy, Clark Mo, Clayton, C9oney
| Cowherd, Crumpacker (Rep.), Dayey. Davis
5 Do Graffenreid, Dinsmore, Dockery, Elicit, Fitz
gerald, Fleming, Fowler. y. c., Fox, Gaines
Griggs, Handy, Hartman, Hay; Henry; Miss
Henry, Tex, Hinrichsen, Howard, Ala, Howard
| Ga, Jett, johnson. Ind. {ReP0, Jones. Va.
4 Kitchin. Kleberg Lamb, Lanham, Lester, Little
r Lloyd Love. McAleer, McCullech, Mcdowell, Nc
Millin, McRae Mcguire. Martin. Maxwell, Meyer
Noon, Ogden PieTce, Rhea, Richardson. Rixey
Robb, Robertson, La, Robinson, Ind, Sayers
Settle. shstroth. shutord, Sims. slayden, Spark
man. Stailings, Stark, Stephens. Tex, Stokes
Strait, Strowd, Swanson, Tate, Unlers ood, Van
diver, wadsworth (Rep), Wheeler, ny. Williams
\ Miss, and Wilson, S. C.-sl.
The vote was not on partisan lines
though the majority cast for annexation
. was by Republicans and the bulk of tn
I opposition were Democrats.
The Democrats who voted for annexa
[ were:
5 Messrs Brenner, Berry, Brucker. Coch
1 | ran, Cummings, DeVries, briggs, Err
7 mentrout, Griffith, Lewis of Georgia, Lew
= is of Washington. Livingston, Meekison
Osborne, Sulzer, Taylor of Alabama am
I Vehslage-H
: Messrs. King, Norton, Brenner, Ote.
j and Gum, Democrats, were paired in ia
: vor of the resolution.
e The populists who voted aye were:
t Messrs. Baker of Illinois. Botkin, Jones
: Wash. Kelley, Knowles, Mccormick
Marshall, Ridgely. Peters, Todd. Simpson
: and Skinner-l2-
Including Mr.. Newlands, silver Repub
t ican, author of the resolutions, the Dem
: ocratic side of the House cast 35 vote
e for annexation.
e The result was greeted with prolonge
:, applause from the floor and the gallerie
t and the House then adjourned until
II o'clock today.