The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-21
HAWAIIAN TEST IN SENATE
ANNEXATIONISTs MAKE A
SHOWING OF STRENGTH

senate DeVOVes the lay 10 the DIS-
cussiOn of the Annexation Reso-
lutiOns - Developed That There
Is to BE No Debate, the Oppose
ton Being Given All the Time
This Programme DisIiked.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-Discussion
by the senate of Hawaiian annexation
was begun today in open session. At
the very opening of the discussion the
opponents Of annexation quite unex-
an aye and nay vote on taking up the
resolution.
When Mr.. Davis, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, called up
the resolutions the vice president de-
clared, as usual, that no objections be-
ing raised the resolutions would be
considered. There being no objection,
the resolutions were taken up.
A minute or two later Mr.. Frye de-
manded an aye and nay vote on the
question. Mr.. White made a point of
order that an aye and nay vote could
not be taken on dead issue; the reso-
lutions were already before the senate
on unanimous consent. The point Of
order was Of course maintained.
This afternoon a motion was made
to adjourn. Mr.. Davis demanded the
ayes and nays. The motion, the vote
on which was a test of strength be-
tween the friends and opponents of
annexation, was defeated decisively,
A to Is. Having gained his point in
developing the numerical weakness of
the opposition, Mr.. Davis readily
agreed to enter a motion for an. eX-
ecutive session.
NO LONG DEBATE.
The proceedings Of the day indicate
clearly that there Is to be no debate
upon the Hawaiian question in the or
binary acceptance Of that term. It is
not the purpose Of the friends of an
nexation to consume time in making
speeches. Believing that the senate
has already in executive session thor
oughly discussed the question, they
ject to occupy all of the time This
plan Of campaign Is not satisfactory
to the latter, and during the session
today considerable bitterness was man
ifested at times. The speakers today
were Mr.. Morrill,, the venerable SEN
ator from Vermont and one Of the Re-
publican opponents Of annexation, and
Mr.. Bacon Oem., Ga.). Mr.. Morrill,
covered the general question, while
Mr.. Bacon discussed the power of con-
gress to annex territory by legislative
act, maintaining that such annexation
was unconstitutional.
QUESTION CALLED UP.
After the transaction of some minor
business, the vice president declared
the Hawaiian resolutions to be before
the senate.
Then came the little tilt between
Mr.. Frye and Mr.. White, after which
Mr.. Morrill, Vt.) took the floor to ad-
dress the senate in opposition to the
resolutions. The venerable senator
spoke in a conversational tone. but
was accorded close attention by the
senate. Mr.. Morrill, said he was "un-
able to concur with the learned COM
mittee on foreign relations in regard
to such an annexation, whether by
executive usurpation, or in any man
ner which leaves on open door for their
admission into the Union as a state"
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) made the point of
no quorum, and the roll was called
disclosing the presence of sixty-one
senators.
Il made the point Of no quorum"
explained Mr.. Jones, mot because T
desire to delay consideration Of the
pending resolutions. I insist, If rigid
methods are to be resorted to. that a
quorum shall remain in the senate to
listen to the arguments presented. I
do not want to delay the proceedings
but I do insist that senator's shall
remain here, and I shall make it my
duty to make the point Of no quorum
when a quorum is not present.
MIR. WILSON WARM.
This statement brought Mr.. Wilson
Wash.) to his feet.
If" said he, with some heat. eve
on this side Of the chamber are to be
continually embarrassed by points Of
order, I hope the chairman of the for
eign relations committee will exercise
his right under the rules to move that
the senate proceed to the considera-
tion Of this matter in continuous ses-
sion. If the gauntlet is thus to be
thrown down by the opposition in the
first hour Of the debate, we ought to
take 1T up. If the deliberations Of SEN
ators are to be disturbed, then we
ought to exercise the rights of a ma
jcrity. l can stay here as long as can
the senator from Arkansas
Mr.. Jones replied that the threat of
Mr. Wilson would have no effect upon