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Senate by Decisive Vote OF
AZ to 81 Voted to Annex
the Islands.
Sen. MORRILL, STOOD ALONE
As tho only Republican Who Voted
Against it-Ali Attempts to Amend
of tho Appropriation Ellis
Passed Yesterday.

Washington. July 6.-The annexation of
Hawaii now is accomplished, 80 far as
the legislative branch OF the government
is concerned. quite Unexpectedly. the
resolutions providing for the annexation
OF the islands were brought to a vote i'll
the Senate late this afternoon and they
were passed 10y the decisive vote OF A. to
! q.
| Early In the days session OF the Sem
/ ate, conferences OF the leaders on both
/ sides of the chamber were held and a
tacit agreement was reached that vote
should be taken tomorrow or Friday az
the latest. The opponents Of annexation
practically had concluded their arguments
and as they had no desire to Keep the
Senate in session by purely dilatory tao
ties. they announced their Willingness
that vote should be taken as soon as
MIR. White. MIR. Pettlgrcw and MI. Allen
had finished their speeches, which was at
i:i5 r. IN.
, 1t was evident instantly that vote was
at hand. The word wa passed swiftly
I through The corridors and committee
rooms and in a few minutes every sena-
! tor at the capitol was III his seat. The
galleries tiled rapidly aud members OF the
House OF Representatives, learning that
"a vote was To be taken, came hurriediy TO
the Senate side of the great marble pile
toric.
The test vote came on an amendment
offered hv Mr.. White OF California. II
was offered With no expectation that 1t
would be adopted but merely To- place the
ideas and opinions OF the opponents OF
. annexation on record.
Amendment after amendment was Of
fered .ut the advocates Of the resolutions
stood so,idly together, gaining rather
than losing strength on the sue, esSiNc
votes.
Finally. at $50 p. m, the resolutions
ITEMS ,vcS, In precisely tn" form IN which
they were received from tho House oi
representatives, were reported to the Sem
ate ard the roll began. Intense interest
was manifested hy every spectator. Not
u sound was to be heard in the chamber
Except the call OF the clerk and the re-
isponscs OF senators When the Nicc-Hr"s-
idcnt announced the vote by which the
resolutions were passed. a tremendous
wave OF applause swept through the gall
leries which the Nicc-Presidcnt made no
effort to check. Those who had advoca-
tod the resolutions expressed their pleas
ure hy shaking hands with one another
and on all sides evident RELIEF was shown
that the end had come.
For Il few minutes So much good ma
tnrcd confession existed that the dignity
of the Senate WAS threatened but Vice.
President Hobart quietly reminded sena-
tors that the session was not yet at an
end
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont. was the only re-
publican who voted against the reSolu-
tions although MIR. Thurston of Nebraska
and Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin were pair-
ed against them. SIX democrats, Mcssrs.
German Of Maryland. Mcl.aurin Of south
Carolina. Money Of Mississippi, MorGan
! and Pettus of Alabama, and Sullivan Of
Mississippi voted in favor OF annexation.
ON the face OF the vote cast tor the rcsc-
lutiCns tile treaty of annexation might
have been ratified. the resolutions hlv!Es
TWO thirds majority, but as the twelve
pairs would have been arranged on ba-
sis Of two votes for one had the treaty
been under consideration the vote Of the
full Senate on the treaty on the basis OF
to-day's vote would have been Is to 80 not
q sufficient number of votes In favor of
tho treaty To have ratified II.
y sharp discussion was caused early in
! the session to-day by the Introduction OF
, "a resolution rendering the thanks OF Con-
grcss to Commodore Schley for destroy
ing Admiral Cervera's fleet. The resolu-
ton was sent To the naval affairs commit
-, tee.
iLc senate concurrod to the House
amendment 10 the general deficiency hill.
thus passing the last OF the appropria-
tions measures.
Soon after the Senate conven-
u cd Mr., Hoar OF Massachusetts
!, secured The adoption OF a resolution that
= the committee ON appropriation he III
! rected to make a thorough inves, lgatior
: OF the subject OF government contracts.
, Mr. Pettigrew OF South Dakota offered
Z resolution rendering the thanks Of Con-
. gress to Commodore Schlcy for destroytng
Admiral Cerveras squadron. and asked
\ that IL be referred to the committee on
y naval affairs.
THAT is all right" said Mr.. Hale. 20:
= course Il is impossible FOR us yet to know
u what was the situation on Santiago dur
:, ling the memorable naval conflict noted in
the resolution. That great credit is due
L 10 both the officers and men Of the Uni
ted States navy there can he TO doubt
At this time, however, no one can tell "a
whom the credit OF the victory belongs
u The matter will receive attention in the
u ot.icia. reports 10 the navy and fully be
a lieve that equal and exact Justice will
: be done to all. The committee will take
: Up the subject with the navy depart
: ment as soon as official Information is re-
: ceived
g Mir. Stewart. tNev) thought Adm;ra
a Sampson had been unfortunate in The
II wording OF his official announcement OF
G the victory and in not giving III that de
spatch the credit due To Commodore
Schley.
The resolutions went to the naval com
mittee.
The Hawaiian resolutions were laid be-
, fore the Senate and MIR, White (Cal) re'
y sumed his speech in opposition.
!. he addressed the Senate briefly, urginl
i strongly that the question of annexation
Z ought to be submitted TO the Hawaiian:
- themselves,
: Then MIR. Pettigrew resumed his re-
Z sumed his remarks, dealing at length with
u the methods employed in the erection o
the present Hawaiian republic.
lie deprecated the policy OF imperialism
= upon which. he said. the United States
;, was entering and concluded by saying
: that after the acquisition OF Hawaii, IT,
Philippines. cuba and Porto Rico, tn,
conquest Of the countries OF South Ameri
ca would begin.
c MIR. Allen OF Nebraska followed will
:. another extended argument in opposite;
,. to annexation.
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