New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
LIKELY TO BE RATIFIED.
VOTES GAINED FOR THE HAWAIIAN AN
NEXATION TREATY.

NECESSARY Two-THIRDs MULTIPLICATION
P1ArT. OF CONNECTICUT. URGES RATI-
F1cATToN. AND SENATORS PETIT
GREW AND WHITE OPPOSE 1T.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The situation IN the
ssnate In regard 10 the Hawaiian Annexation
treaty has greatly improved recently, and the
,risrds of the treaty including Senator Davis.
chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.
are confident that sixty Senators. two-thirds
-oa,ority will vote for ratification. Confidence
IN The changed condition is shown by the deter
,,,ratlon Of the friends OF ratification to press
the treaty to final vote.
This feeling was shown when the Senate took
,n the treaty IN executive session to-day. Sen
o,or Thurston made a motion for the postpone
,srt OF further consideration until March /.
The motion was not discussed at length. and
vas voted down without a roll-call
yR PI,ArT~s ARGUMENT FOR ANNEXATION.
Senator Platl Of Connecticut. opened the de
ROT. with a carefully prepared argument In
favor OF annexation He spoke for about an
hour and q half and dwelt particularly on the
,r,portance Of acquiring the islands from a com
-,ercial point OF view. He contended that com
,,erce would In all cases follow civilization ana
r--ed that every legitimate method should ne
Al
.o.,ors BY pursuing this course American In
stitutions and ideas Of government Would also
~ axtanded The Hawaiian Islands he regarded
=. essential to the command of commerce on
,ha Pacific Ocean No nation in the worlds
b,storv had ever become prosperous or reaIIy
,-so+ that had not assiduously built up Its for'
a,g, commerce He comment ted favorably on the
rresAnt tendency In this country toward an eN-
tension Of trade with the outside world ana
esid this tendency should be encouraged by the
Government The nation that controlled 'he
Sandwich Islands would command the KEY u
the Pacific The United States should 'ahe
them. and IL necessary. fortify them for the
nu-nose OF making Of It's position IN thls
most important trade
Senator Platt charged that the Sugar Trust
was opposed to annexation Certain persons
s,,roosed 10 be connected with the Trust whom
he would not name he said had a grievance
AGAINST the present Government or the lsiah"S'
He ALLEGED that they were using all the means
., ,be,r command TO prevent the acquisition or
Hawaii bv the United States and money WAS
he,nr used for that purpose He did not charge
,bo, ,bere was any effort to corrupt Congress
b,,, ba thought that some interests had been
,,,1rlv Influenced He urged cp the Senate tho
,,,ortsnce Of not needing the representations
~. ,be Trust on the contrary. the United states
ebo,,ld extend the nand OF brotherhood 70 TINS
sister republic OF the Pacific which was so
anxious 10 Join It's fortunes with this country
He smoke of the character Of the men constr
tuting the present Hawaiian Government anu
said that the United States took no risK "ha'-
ever in entering into an alliance with lheih' ~
the close Of his speech Senator Platt was gen
erauv congratulated on the logical character OF
his argument.
OPPOSED RY SENATOR PETTIGREW
Senator Pett,grey took the floor as soon as
Mr Platt had, finished. devoting himsen eSpe
ciallv 10 replying TO the Connecticut senator
remarks concerning the present GoVerhilenl ''
the Islands He made ar analysis or inc Con-
.t,tution under which the Dole Government ~
tets showing that Il mad been adopted by "hA'
y. termed IAN alleged Constitutional ConNeh-
tion" composed Of nineteen members one OF
whom was Nv Dole who had been members Oh
the Committee OF Safety which played such
nrorniDent part In the revolution. ara eish'eeH
other delegates WhnA these latter delegates
I, was said had been elected by popular vote
- declared that such was not the case. or
fourteen thousand persons entitled to Suffrage
ba asserted that only four thousand had voted
,or them. This convention Of thirty seven per
eons thus chosen had adopted the Constitution
e,d II had never been submitted TO a popular
vote.
Mr. Pet,lgrew dwelt on the fact that Mr.. Dole
had been a member OF this convention and said
that he had himself elected President Of the ke-
public and in doing so had practically arranged
the matter so as to insure his permanence IN
Office. He read the Constitution TO show that
Mr. Dole was named n il for President and that
(, vas provided that Ire should remain IN once
until 1890 or until his successor was elected
The successor was to be chosen by the House
and Senate sitting together. and there was 10
be no election OF any one unless ne IsCe'Neu :"
majority in the Senate.
he then attempted to show that the matter
was practically in the control of Mr. Do!e aiS
the uyar-groNers. According TO the te'ms or
the Constitution a Senator must possess $3,pp
worth OF property or have all income ol S4,~VJ a
year and d person not worth Sl'VO IN taXaDle
real estate or not having an income or $VoV ~as
disfranchiscd from voting fOI a senator Inns
qualification practically, ne sald, smut out az
persons except those connected win the sugar
industry from becomine senators or rom W., ~
ing for Senator'S He held that in vie" II the
facts he mentioned, the present Government
was practically monarchy.
Mr. Pettigrew also took UP the contention tnut
the sugar lands IN the Islands We're areaoy
practically appropriated, aId producing ana
argued that To- annex the Islands would mean
the Inevitable destruction OF the susaI-"ee' III
dustry in the United states.
MP. WHITE AGAINST RATIFICATION.
Senator White OF California. also spoke IN
opposition 10 the ratification Of the treaty. lie
made q constitutional argument intended 10
show that the annexation Of territory which
would require a navy TO defend II mad Ceen
from the beginning opposed 70 the American
theory u government
Senator White had not finished his argument
when the Senate adjourned. He took occasion
10 remark IN reply 10 Senator platts state
nent that the Sugar Trust was opposed 70 the
,reaty that most Of the Senators who were
popularly believed to De interested In the Sugar
Trust favored the treaty.
AGAINST GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.