Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16
Hawaiian Annexation Resolution
Adopted.
Vote IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Measure Carried by 20o to
81.
SPLIT AMONG DEMOCRATS


which has continued without interruption
since Saturday, has been one of the most
notable of this Congress. Speaker Reed,
who was detained from the Hohse by ILL
ness, caused the announcement to be made,
through Mr.. Dalzell. that had he been pres
ent he would have voted against the resolu-
ton.
From party standpoint the result of the
vote was awaited with the keenest interest
The republicans presented practically a
unanimous support to the resolution but
three republican members voting in opposi-
ton. In the democratic ranks the division
upon the question was more marked. eight
cen democratic members voting for annexa-
ton.
The vote in support of the resolution was
made up of 10 republicans. IL democrats
5 populiSts and fuSionistS. The vote
against annexation comprised a democrats,
republicans, populsts and fusionists
Few members were upon the floor until
late in the afternoon, and the galleries had
few occupants. As the hour Tor voting
drew near, however, members began taking
their places, and there were few more than
score OF absentees when the inst roll call
was taken.
The announcement of the vote upon the
passage of the resolution was cheered upon
the floor and applauded generally by the
spectators. The resolution adopted relates
in a preamble the offer of the Hawaiian re-
public TO Cede ali of it's sovereignty and alb
solute title to the government and crown
lands, and then accepts the ceSsion and de-
clareS the islands annexed. The resolution
provides for commission of five, at least
two of whom shall be resident HaWaiians
to recommend to Congress such legislation
as they may deem advisable.
The public debt of Hawaii, not to exceed
81 900 900. is assumed. Chinese immigration
is prohibited, all treaties with other powers
are declared null. and it is provided that,
until Congress shall provide for the gov
ernment OF the islands all civil. judicial and
military powers now exercised by the OIL
GERS Of the existing government shall be eX-
ercised III such manner as the President
shall direct, and he is given power to APP
point persons to put in effect provisional
government for the islands.
After The Star 5 report closed yesterday,
speeches were made by Mr.. Lacey Rep..
Iowa., for. and by Messrs. Terry Dem..
Ark.). Gaines Dem. TENN, Smith Dem.,
AriZJ, against the resolutions.
Mr.. Williams Dem, Miss.p, concluded
the debate for the opposition He devoted
much of his time to an attack upon the
method of annexation embodied in the
resolutions He insisted upon it's 'uncon-
stitutionality. Territory could be taken
only by treaty, purchase or discovery.
The first roll call upon the minority
substitute, which proposed resolutions as
follows:
1. That the United States will view as
an act of hostility any attempt upon the
part of any government of Europe or Asia
TO take OF HOlu pOSSeSSion Oh the ffd"dIlaI
Islands or TO exercise upon any pretext
or under any conditions sovereign author
ity therein.
.. That the United States hereby an
nounce to the people of those islands and
to the world their guarantee of the indie
pendence of the people of the HawaanIsl-
ands and their firm determination to main
tain the same.
The roll call resulted in the rejection of
the substitute, yeas. "a; nays, 205.
The Vote
The vote then required upon the adoption
of the annexation resolution the yeas be-
ing 209, nays, 81, as follows:
Yeas-2U9.
Acheson, Adams. Aldrich, Alexander,
Babcock, Baker, ILL.,; Baker, Md: Barham,
Barney, Barrows, Bartholdt, Belden, Bel
ford, Belknap, Benner, Pa; Bennett, Ber-
~. Bingham, Bishop, Booze, Botkin, Bou-
tell, ILL.,; Boutelie, Me; Brewster, Broder-
lex. BromweE Brown, Brownlow, Bruck-
er, Brumm. Bull, Burleigh, Butler, Cannon,
Capron, Chickering, Clark, Iowa; Clarke,
n. H.; Cochran, Mo-; Cochrane, N. Y:
CoddIng. Connell Connolly. Cooper, Wis;
Corlss. Cousins. Crump, Cummings, Cur
It's Iowa: Curtis, Kans.: DalZell, Danford,
Davenport Davidson, Wis; Dawson, Ky:
Dayton. DE Vries. Dingley, Dolliver, Dove
ner, briggs. Ellis, Ermentrout, Faris, Fen
ton, Fischer Fletcher Foote, Fess. Fow-
d., N. IL,
Green, Mass; Griffin, Griffith, Grosvenor,
Circuit, Grow, Haser. Hamilton. Hawley,
Heatwcle, Hemenway, Henderson. Henry,
Conn; Henry. Ind, Hepburn. Hicks. Hill
born, Hill, Hit, Hooker, Hopkins, Howe.
Howell Hull, Hurley. Jenkins. Johnson, n.
Oak: Jones, Wash; Joy, Kelley, Kerr,
Ketcham, Kirkpatrick, Knowles. Knox,
kulp. Lacey, Lands, Lawrence. Lewis Ga
Lewis. Wash; Linney, Littauer, Living
ston. Loud. Loudenslager. Lowering. Low
Lybrand, Mccall. McCleary. Mccormick.
Mcdonald. McEwan, McIntire, Mahany.
Mahon, Mann. Marsh, Marshall, Meekson.
Mercer Mesick, Miller. Mills. Minor Mitch
ell, Moody, Morris. Mudd, Newlands. North
way, Norton, 5. c.; Oimsted. Osborne. OF
Pearce. Mo; Pearson, Perkins. Peters, Pit
ney. Powers, Prince, Pugh, Ray, Ridgely,
Robbins. Russell Sauerhering, Shannon,
Shattuc, Sheldon. sherman, Showalter
Smith, VIM. Alden; Shower, Southland,
Southwick. Spalding. Sperry, Steele. Stew
ems, Mimi; Stewart. N j.: Stewart. Wis;
Stone. C. w; Strobe. Neb.; suIoway. Sui
Tongue. Updegraff. Van Voorhis, Vehs-
lage Walker, Va; Wanger. Ward, Warner
Weaver, Weymouth. White. ILL.,: White,
n. G.; WILDER, Williams. Pa. Wise, Yost
Young.
Adamson. Bailey, Baird, Ball. Bankhead,
Bartlett. Bell, Benton, Bland, Bradley,
Brantley, Brewer, Broussard, Brundidge
Carmack, Clardy, Clark CMo.). Clayton,
Cooney. Cowherd. Crumpacker, Davey,
Davis. De Graffenreid Dinsmore Dockery
Elliott. Fitzgerald. Fleming Fowler On. c.,
Fox, Gaines, Grisss, Handy, Hartman,
Hay. Henry (Miss), Henry tTex.), Hin
richsen, Howard tAla.). Howard (Ga.), Jet,
johnson Und). Jones (Va). ktchin, Kle-
berg. Lamb. Lanham. Lester, Little Lloyd,
Love, McAleer McCuloch, Mcdowell Nc
Milln. McRae, Mcguire, Martin Maxwell,
Meyer ua), Moon. Ogden, Pierce (Tenn),
Rhea. Richardson, Rixey. Robb, Robertson
Ua.), Robinson Und.), Sayers, Settle, Shat
roth. Shuford Sims. Slayden, Sparkman,
Stallings. Stark, Stephens (TeX.), Stokes
Strait, Strowd IN. CO.. Swanson, Tate I'm
derwood. Vandver, Wadsworth Wheeler
(Ky), Williams tMiss.). Wilson.
Answered "Present''-6.