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Proposition to Place Annexation as
a Rider ON Another Bill.
SOME SUPPORTERS OPPOSE 1T
Believe Treaty Will Pass as 1t Now
Exists-President Dole's Recep-
ton Gross Country.

WASHINGTON, January 21.-A new
plan has been proposed for the prompt
annexation of Hawaii in the event OF
the failure of the annexation treaty
in the Senate. 1t contemplates the
incorporation of the Morgan bill, look
ing to annexation, into the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill. In
this form consideration of the bill could
not be prevented by Speaker Reed.
With Hawaii in the rider will be
placed Cuba.
Senator Davis, Senator Morgan and
other advocates of annexation still be-
lieve the treaty will be ratified, and
that it will not be necessary to resort
to annexation by legislation.
Only majority is necessary to carry
out the present plans, and that the
treaty has now fifty-five on its side is
admitted by Senator White and other
opposition leaders. Possible defections
would not be more than five, it is
counted tonight, which would give a
clear majority was almost twice as
great as this and there has been no
falling off in the number of the friends
of the insurgents since that vote was
taken.
There will be strong filibuster
against any such proposition as is now
proposed. Senator White, who leads
the anti-anneXatiOn contest, is like
wise opposed to the recognition of
Cuban belligerency. The proposed plan
opens up the way for free discussion
of annexation, which it is claimed by
each side will be to it's advantage.
The Democrats who have taken up the
anti-annexation contest say they will
want as much time in opposition to
the project as is consumed by the ad-
yocates of the treaty, so the end is not
in sight by eight plan.
This action by the Senate would open
up many possibilities in the House.
Should the bill come back to that body
bearing both Hawaiian and Cuban
riders, these could not be forced out
by a ruling Of the chair, but would
have to be met by a straight vote on
the Senate amendments. On the Cuban
matter this is the point for which the
Democrats have been fighting all along,
and they believe that there are enough
Republicans ready to vote with them,
once the question comes up, to pass it.
While they do not stand together on
Hawaii, it is believed enough Demo-
Gratis would vote with the Republicans
TO give the resolution declaring for an
nexation a majority of not less than
thirty, despite the fact that the oppo-
sition of Speaker Reed has done much
to weaken the annexation cause in the
lower house. What the President
would do if such bill reached him
| is a question, for, while it seems GER
| tain that he would veto a measure
which carried the Cuban rider alone,
the fact that Hawaii was in the bill
might cause him to waver.
Senator White seems more confident
| of success in defeating the treaty than
ever, and today asked Senator Davis
| in charge of the treaty, to agree upon
a time for a vote in annexation. DAVIS
said he could not do this, as so many
Senators wished to speak that it woulC
be impossible to make an agreement
This is the first time White has beer
sufficiently confident of enough votes
TO prevent annexation to risk a vote.
Senator Teller will speak next, anf
after an hours talk will give way u
White Senator Morrill, has given no
tice that he will speak during the mrs
hour some day next week. Davis l
confident that the treaty has s1xt,
votes or more.