The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16

tHdI lIllS country could provide against that
by explicit provisions in the treaty of peace
which this country would dictate.
Advancing. to the danger of annexation
being the first step in colonization Mr..
johnson said gentlemen could not deny that
the holding of the Philippines was contem-
plated already. What was more deplorable
fear of the President lest Spain would sue
Tor peace before we could secure Porto Rico.
Mr.. Johnson said men were already speak
ing dlsparagtngly of the Cubans and their
capacity for government, and it was useless
to attempt to hide the truth that American
Eyes OF avarlce We're already turned to
was taken to free and establish as indie
pendent that island. He warned his Repub-
would be fraught, he believed with the
seeds of political disaster, because the peo-
pie would not approve the action. He
pointed out the necessity that would exist
for the maintenance of a great naval and
military force at Hawaii without decreas-
ing IN any degree the necessity for a force
concluded the House and galleries APP
plauded freely.
DOLLIVER REPLIES TO JOHNSON.
Mr.. Dolliver CRep., Ia.), speaking in sup
port of the resolutions, complimented the
speech of the Indianian. but suggested its
success applause7getter rather than a
maker Of votes. II have always had difficult
ty in putting my judgment against that of
the great statesmen of the country, but my
seems to have overcome that difficulty"
and, proceeding with some sarcasm, he re-
ferred to the "curbstone boards of STRAIT
egg" which are in session, constantly and
eternaly indulging in criticism of the army
and navy experts. After referring in this
connection to Mr.. Johnson's disregard of
the military opinion as to the importance
of Hawaiian annexation, Mr. Dolliver ex-
pressed amazement at Mr.. Johnson'S dec
laration that there was danger Of other
powers attempting to take the Islands;
''how man who distrusts everything OF
his own country can fail utterly to suspect
anything upon the part OF other great POW
yer refuted the charge that annexationists
had any hidden motives looking to colonial
expansion; AS to the future of the Philip
that he knew nothing. but he had faith that
in the providence of God the American peo-
pie would be guided Alright, and these ques-
lions would be met and disposed of prop
| erly when occasion should arise. wave
of applause swept through the House and
w. A Smith (Rep Mich) followed in
| support of the resolutions.
| Mr. Cummings Dem., N. ", in ten
minute speech supporting annexation, IN
| dulged in severe denunciation of former
| President Cleveland for his effort to re-es-
| tabish the monarchy in Hawaii and the
missioner CORNER representative Blount
| Mr.. williams (Dem., Miss) concluded the
| DEBATE Tor the Opposition. ne OGNOlSu AIuSll
| of his time TO an attack upon the method
| of annexation embodied in the resolutions.
| He insisted upon its unconstitutonallty Mr..
| Williams predicted annexation would be the
| first step in extensive colonization which
would prove injurious to this Nations well
| fare
| in support of the resolutions. He believed
| the people of the country were familiar With
the issue involved and the time was oppor-
| tune for vote and final action Answer
| ing the claim that annexation would mean
| launching upon. colonization he diSaVoWed
| any such understanding.
VOTES ON THE RESOLUTIONS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hepburn's
speech. it being 5 o'clock, voting began.
| The first roll call was on the minority sub
stitute, which proposed resolutions as fol-
| lows:
''First-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 or hold possession of the Ha-
| waiian islands or to exercise upon any pre-
| text or under any conditions sovereign au-
| thority therein.
| "Second-That the United States hereby
announces to the people Of those islands
and to the world their guarantee of the in
| dependence of the people of the Hawaiian
islands and their firm determination to
| maintain the same"
The roll call resulted in the rejection of
| the substitute-yeas, "a; nays, 205. The mi
nority resolution defeated-yeas, "a;
|
| was apDlauded.
The majority resolutions were then put
| upon their passage and the roll call pro-
| ceeded. 1t was followed with great interest,
| there being general curiosity to hear the
| vote of many members considered doubtful.
| Prior to announcing the vote Mr.. DalZell,
| who, in the absence of Mr.. Reed, was pre-
| siding, said:
The speaker of the House is absent on ac-
| count of illness. / am requested by him to
| say that, were he present. on this PROPOSE
| ton, he would vote no" The announcement
| was applauded by the opposition to annexa-
ton. Mr.; Dalzell then announced the vote
| yeas 209; nays, 81; present, s. follows:
! Yeas-Acheson, Adams, Aldrich Alex
ander Babcock, Baker of Illinois, Baker Of
holdt, Belden, Bedford, BeIknap. Benner,
Bennett. Berry, Bingham, Bishop, Botkin,
Boutell Of Illinois, Boutelle of Maine, Brew
ster. Broderick. Bromwell, Brown. Brown
| low. Brucker, Brumm, Bull, Burleigh, But
| Ter. Cannon, Capron, Chickering, Clark Of
Iowa, Clarke of New Hampshire, Cochran
| of Missouri, Cochrane of New York, Cod
ding. Connell. Connolly. Cooper of Wis
consin, Coriss, Cousins, Crump, Cummings
Curtis Of 19w wa Curtis OF Kangas Daze
| Dayton De Vries. Dingley. Dolliver, Dow
eener, briggs, Ellis, Ermentrout. Faris.
Fowler of New Jersey. Gibson. Giilet of
| New York, Graft. Green of Massachusetts,
Grimm of Wisconsin, Gri1ftith of Indiana.
Hawley, Heatwole Hemingway, Henderson,
Henry of Connecticut, Henry of Indiana,
| Hepburn HICKS, d1iDOrn, Hill, HUI, HOOKER,
| Hopkins. Howe, Howell, Hull, Hurley,
Jenkins, Johnson of North Dakota, Jones of
Washington. Joy. Kelly, Kerr, Ketcham.
kirkpatrick. Knowles, Knox, Kulp, Lacey.
Lands, Lawrence, Lewis of Georgia. Lewis
| OF Washington, Linney, Lttauer, Living
ston, Loud Loudenslager, Lowering. Low,
| Lybrand. Mccall. McCleary, Mccormick,
| Mcdonald, McEwan, McIntire, McHaney,
Mahon, Mann, Marsh, Marshall, Meekison,
Mercer Mesick. Miller. Mills. Minor,
| Mitchell, Moody. Morris Mudd. Newlands.
| Northway, Norton of South Carolina. Ohm
| stead Osborne, Often, Packer, Parker,
| Payne, Pearce, Pearson, Perkins Peters,
| Pitney Powers Prince, Pugh, Ray Ridgely,
| Robbins, Russell. Sauerhering, Shannon,
| Shattuc Sheldon, Sherman, Showalter,
Simpson, Skinner, Smith of Illinois, S. w.
Smith, w. A. Smith, Shower, Southard,
Southwick. Spaulding, Sperry, Steele.
| Stevens of Minnesota, Stewart of New
Jersey, Stewart of Wisconsin. c. w. Stone.
STROBE, Sulloway. SulZer. Tawney, Taylor
of Alabama Thorp. Todd. Tongue, Upde-
graft Van Vorrhis. Vehsage. Walker of Vir-
ginia, Wanger., Ward. Warner. Weaver.
Weymouth. White of Illinois, White of
sylvania Wise. Yost. Young-total. 209.
Nays-Adamson. Bailey, Baird, Ball,
Bankhead. Bartlett. Bell, Benton, Bland,
Bradley, Brantey, Brewer. Broussard,
Brundidge, Carmack. Clardy. Clayton,
Clark Of Missouri, Cooney. Cowherd, Crum-
packer, Davey, Davis, De Graffenreid, Dins-
more. Dockery. Elliott Fitzgerald, Flem-
ing. Fowler of North Carolina, Fox, Gaines,
Griggs, Handy, Hartman, Hay. Henry of
Mississippi. Henry Of Texas Henrichsen,
Howard of Alabama. Howard of Georgia.