The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-21
THE HAW Allan BILL.
Ncwlands Resolution Was Debated
In the Senate.
IT'S CONs1l1ullONALlTY ATTACKED
Motion to Adiourn During the De-
bate Mas Defeated.
OPPOsITIoN's INITIAL VICTORY
senator's NORTH and bacon Were
OPPOSITION'S INITIAL VICTORY
senators Morrill, and bacon Were
the Principal penkers In OPPOSE
ton to Annexation Measure.


alton was begun today in open session. Al
the very opening Of the question the OPP
ponents of annexation quite unexpectedly
scored point by preventing yea and
nay vote on taking zip the resolutions
When Mr.. Davis. chairman OF The com
mittee on foreign relations. called up the
resolutions, the vice president, as usual,
announced that without objection the res
olution would be considered. No obJec-
lions being entered he declared the reso-
buttons before the senate.
Mr.. Frye demanded the yeas and nays
on the request TO take up the resolutions
MIR. White (Cal) instantly made the point
OF order that yea and nay vote could not
be had on q dead issue. that the resolution
was already before the house.
The opponents OF annexation were
pleased at the evident show of strength.
but ut clock this afternoon Mr. White
afforded the friends OF annexation the Dp-
portunity they had been awaiting. He
moved to adjourn and then like flash
came Mr.. Davis demanding the yeas aud
nays. Ike motion was voted on and was
test vote. It was defeatedii TO 10.
Having gained his point In developing the
numerical weakness of the opposition, NJ.
Davis agreed to enter the motion for ar
executive session
The proceedings Of the day Indicate that
there is 10 be no debate on the Hawaiian
question In the ordinary acceptance Of the
term. II is not the purpose Of the friends
OF annexation to consume time in mahdg
speeches.
Believing the senate has already in exec
utive session thoroughly discussed the
question. they VIII permit their opponents
TO use all the time. This is not satistn,tQry
TO the latter and during the session today
considerable bitterness was manifested at
times.
The speakers today were Mr.. morrill,, the
venerable senator from Vermont aud one
of the republican opponents OF annoxot on,
and Mr.. Bacon Dem, Gal.
Mr., Morrill, discussed the quos ion IN
general while Mr. Bacon opposed anIcXa-
ton on the ground OF its being untonsu-
tutional
Washington, juno 20 Ten minutes AZ
ter the session of the senate opened, .lr.
Davis chairman of the committee N ilr,
elgn relations. moved that the seaa'a pre-
coed 20 the consideration of the iiGwa IN
annexation resolution.
The quick dsposltion OF morning. bt ST.
ness and tho large Attendance In the senate
indicated an intention Gu the part CT the
senators to press the Hawaiian auosLon
TO the front Us rapidly as possible.
In answer TO query from VT. 'loar,
Mr.. Davis said " was the purpose OF tire
foreign relations committee to ot;upY not
the morning hour but the entire time OF
the senate in consideration OF the anneie-
ton resolutions.
The committee" said he. considers
this most important matter. to which 1t
Is very desirable to give prompt attention
OF course. there viii be no disposition UNI
necessarily TO Impede other business. Tut
We regard 1t necessary to press this meas
ure 10 the exclusion OF ordinary matters
Mir. Hoard said be desired simply to OBJ
tain, time al an early date to have consid
cred the conference report on tho bank
,-iuptcy bril- and he hoped there would be NJ
objection &c lis consideration After m
tsnsaction OF some minor business ta'
vice president declared the Hawaiian reso
lution to be before the senate,
Almost Immediately following Mr. Frye
(Me) arose and said that as the senate wa
entering upon an exceedingly importan
matter he sincerely hoped the chairman
OF the foreign relations committee wouit
insist that 1t should be considered wlthou
unnecessary delay. He expressed the hope
that he would press the subject upon the
senate insistontly and not give way TO an,
measure that was not absolutely wal
measure.
He thought the senate ought not to nd
jcurn at A or s o'clock in the afternoon
but should sit as long as possible In order
to facilitate the consideration OF the reso.
lutions. which. he added, ought TO be con
cuded at an early date,
He did not think the chairman OF tn,
committee ought to wait for senators to &c
ready to speak but should demand that al
who desired to address the senate be pre-,
pared on time. Mr.. Frye suggested thai
upon the taking up OF the resolutions tn.
yeas and nays be called
Mr.. White tCal) instantly arose an,
made the point OF order that the resolution.
were already before the senate and tina
tho yeas and nays could not be had upo,
dead issue
The point was sustained by the vice pres
idont who announced that he had alread,
declared the resolutions 10 be before HI,
senate,
Mr.. Jones tArk.) eaid he desired TO 81,
in response to Mr.. Frye's statement that
harsh measures were to be adopted In III
beginning by friends of snnexatlon n
wanted to war; them that It would be nee
essnry to keep quorum In the senate chan.
ber at all times