Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-07-08
The Vote Mas Forty-Two For and TWenty-0ne Against---Six Demo-
 crats Voted For Resolution.
RIPPLE OF APPLAUSE
 THROUGH THE SENATE.
Friends of Annexation Shook Hands With Each Other. and the Specta- tors Gave Vent to Their Pop.
 ular Sentiment.

Washington, July S.--The annexation of Hawaii is now accomplished so far as the legislative branch of the govern ment is concerned. Quite unexpected 1y the resolution providing for the an- nexation of the islands was brought to @ vote Wednesday afternoon and was passed by the decisive vote 42 to 21.
 Early in the session of the senate con- ferences of the leaders on both sides of the chamber were held, and a tacit agreement was reached that vote should be taken today or Friday, at the latest The opponents of annexa- ton practically had concluded their ar guments, and as they had no desire to keep the senate in session by purely dil- atory tactics, they announced their will ingness that vote should be taken as soon as MT. White, Mr. Pettigrew and Mr. Allen had finished their speeches.
 Neither Mir White nor Mir. Pettigrew spoke at great length, but MT. Allen thought when he began that his speech might occupy the remainder of the day and part of today However, he con cluded to eliminate part of the matter he had prepared, and at 4: 15 he com pleted his speech. It was evident that 8 vote was at hand The word was passed swiftly through the corridors and com mittee rooms and soon every senator was ill his seat. The galleries filled rapidly and members of the house, learnin, that vote was to be taken, came hurriedly to the senate side of the great marble pile to witness proceedings that will be historic.
 The test vote came upon all amend ment offered by Mir. White of Califor- mia. It was offered with no expectation that it would be adopted, but merely to place the ideas and opinions of the op- ponents of annexation on record. It was rejected by vote of 40 to 80, in dicating that annexationistsw were strong in the majority. Amendment after amendment was adopted but the advo- cates of the resolutions stood solidly to- gether gaining rather than losing strength on the successive votes.
 Finally at ,: 30 p. m. the resolutions themselves, in precisely the form in which they were received from the house of representatives were reported to the senate and the roll call began. Intense interest was manifested by every spectator. Not sound was to be heard i'll the chamber except the call of the clerk and the responses of senators. When the vice president announced the vote by which the resolutions were passed tremendous wave of applause swept through the galleries which the vice president made no effort to check. Those who had advocated the resolution expressed their pleasure by shaking hands with one another and on all sides evident relief was shown that the end had come.
 Mir. Morril of Vermont was the only Republican who voted against the reso lutions, although MT Thurston of Ne braska and MT. Spooner of Wisconsin were paired against them. Six Demo erats-Mr. German of Maryland, Nc Laurin of South Carolina, Money ot Mississippi, Morgan of Alabama, Pettus of Alaboma and Sullivan of Mississipp voted i'll favor of annexation.
 The detailed vote is as follows:
 Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Can non, Carter, Clark, Cullom, Davis, De boe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye Ga1linger, German, Hale, Hanna, Hans brough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle, Lodge Mcbride, McLaurin, Money. Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt Conn, Pritchard, Proctor, ,Sewell, Shoup Sullivan, Teller, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson. Wolcott-42.
 Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery, Chiffon, Clay, Daniel, Faulk- ner, Jones of Nevada, Lindsey, MMcIEsii. MMcIEii. cry, Mallory, Mitchell, Morrill,, Pasco, Pettigrew, Roach, Hurley, Turpie and White-el.
 There were 12 pairs announced as fol- lows, the names of those who would nave voted i'll the affirmative being giy-