Evening star., 1898-07-07

20 any existing treaty Of the United States
shall remain In force until the Congress Of
the United States shall otherwise deter
mine.
Until legislation shall be enacted extend
ing the United States customs laws and
regulations to the Hawaiian Islands the ex-
lsting customs relations of the Hawaiian
Islands with the United States ana other
countries shall remain unchanged.
The public debt of the republic OF Ha-
wan. lawfully existing at the date Of the
Iassage of this joint resolution. including
the amounts due to depositors in the Ha-
waiian Postal Savings Bank, is hereby as
sumed by the government OF the United
States; but the liability of the United States
in this regard shall in no case exceed 81
ouo,opo So long, however, as the existing
government and the present commercial re-
lations of the Hawaiian Islands are con-
tinued hereinbefore provided said gov
ernment sha}i continue to pay the int crest
on said debt.
There shall b. no further Immigration
of Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands. ex-
cept upon such conditions as are now or
may hereafter be allowed by the laws of
the United States; and no Chinese. by iea-
son of anything herein contained. shall be
allowed to enter the United States from the
Hawaiian Islands.
The President shall appoint five COM
missionars, at least two OF whom shall be
residents of the Hawaiian Islands. who
shall, as soon as reasonably practicable,
recommend to Congress such legislation
concerning the Hawaiian Islands as they
sidll uetIn necessary or proper.
Section . That the commissioners here-
inbefore provided for shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
section 3. That the sum of 100000 or
so much thereof as may be necessary. is
hereby appropriated out of any money I'm
the treasury not otherwise appropriated
end to be Immediately available, to be ex-
pended at the discretion of the President of
the United States of America for the Dur-
pose OF carrying this joint resolution Into
effect
Opposition Gives Tn.
Early in the day il not thought q
vote would be taken before today OF to-
morrow. But yesterday afternoon the op-
pCnents of annexation practically had con-
cluded their arguments and as they had
no desire to keep the Senate in session by
purely dilatory tactics, they announced their
willingness that vote should be taken as
soon as Mr.. White Mr.. Pettigrew and Mr..
Allen had finished their speeches.
Neither Mr.. White nor Mr.. PettiRrew
spoke at great length. but MIR. Alien
thought when he began that his speech
might occupy the remainder Of the day
and a part Of today. However. he con-
cluded te eliminate a part OF the matter
he had prepared, and at 4:l5 ne completed
his speech.
1t was evident instantly that a vote was
at hand. The word was passed swiftly
through the corridors and committee rooms
and in few minutes every senator at the
Capitol was in his seat. The galleries filled
rapidly. and members of the House OF Rep
resentatives, learning that a vote was TO be
taken. came hurriedly to the Senate side
Of the Capitol TO witness proceedings that
W II be historic
The test vote came upon an amendment
offered by Mr.. White of California. Ii was
offered with no expectation that II would
be adopted. but merely to place the ideas
and opinions of the opponents OF anneAd-
ton record.
Mr. White offered an amendment striking
from the preamble of the Hawaiian resolu-
tion the words in due form and inserting
these words: BY a treaty which has never
been ratified, but is now pending in the
Senate of the United States"
The offering of this amendment by the
leader of the opposition TO the resolutions
and his request for vote upon 1t Indicated
that the debate was nearing an end, and
that a vote was practically at hand.
Mr., Davis, chairman OF the committee on
foreign relations, moved that the amend
ment be laid on the table.
Hope expressed by Mr.. White and
Mr.. Pettigrew that the motion would be
withdrawn and that a direct vote might be
had on all amendments. Mr.. Pettigrew said
if direct votes could be had on the amend
ments he saw no difficulty in disposing OF
the entire question before adjournment
Mr.. Davis Statement.
Mr. Davis withdrew his motion. Briefly
commenting upon the discussion of the
question, Mr.. Teller (Col) expressed the
opinion that the opponents OF the pending
resolutions had acted in good faith, and
had consumed no more time than had been
necessary properly to present their views.
In the course of short statement Mr..
Davis said he had been connected with the
annexation question since January, 1894.
His views were well known, but he realized
that II was question upon which men or
equal capacity and equal learning and IN
tegrity might well differ.
He said he had believed that the
opponents of the resolutions had been ac-
tuated by any other than honest purposes
and conscientious opinions. II desire TO
say Mr.. President" said he, that 1 am
satisfied this earnest and able debate has
not transcended the proper parliamentary
limits essential to a full and free discus
son.'
All Amendments Rejected.
After a statement by Mr.. Hale. in which
he said he supported the resolution, but
rot as a war measure, vote was taken
on Mr.. Whites amendment. 1t was reject
ed, 40 to 20
Mr. Pettigrew then offered his amendment
to repeal the contract labor laws now IN
force in the Hawaiian Islands 1t was re-
jected, Al to %
Mr.. Bacon (Ga) offered amendment
providing that the annexation resolutions
should not be operative until they had been
approved by a majority of the electors of
Hawaii. Defeated, 20 to AZ.
Mr.. Faulkner CIV. Va offered an amend
HIeIi prONluinS lne duties OF CIVIL, gu-
dicial and military powers shall be exer-
cised under authority of existing laws not
In conflict with the Constitution and laws
of the United States. 1t, too, was rejected,
43 TO 2o
Mr.. Allen offered an amendment placing
an internal revenue tax of one cent a pound
on Hawaiian sugar. 1t was defeat ted 81 to
4, the four voting for the amendment being
Allen, McEnery, Morrill, and Pettigrew.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment
that all native-born male Hawalians over
twenty-one years of age and all natural
lied aliens shall be allowed to vote at cleo
tions in Hawaii 1t was defeated-4S to I6
MT. Lindsay tKy.) offered as a substi-
tute for the resolutions certain sections Of
the annexation treaty, which Waa under
discussion last winter. 1t was rejected
Al to IL.
Mr.. Gear Qowa) offered an amendment
providing that all silver money coined by
the Hawaiian government shall be MAIN
tained at a parity with the money of the
United States. Without division, the
amendment WAS defeated.
Tn Resolution Adopted.
Finally, at $50 pm, the resolution itself,
in precisely the form in which fl was re-