The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
Debate On Annexation Will Begin
Today In the Senate.
OPPOSITION IS CONFIDENT
MAINTAINS ITS ABILITY TO DE-
FEAT THE TREATY.
Claims 50 Votes Against the Ratif-
notwithstanding Opinion That
the Debate VIII Not Be Prolonged
Probable Discussion On Finan-
cial Bill-House Forecast

washington, Jan 9.-lntefeSI- N Ine
senate proceedings for the week cen
tiers in the promised debate of the
treaty for the annexation of Hawaii
which will be taken up on Monday.
Senator Davis has given notice that
he viii move an executive session Of
the senate for consideration each day
until the treaty shall be finally dis
posed OF.
The first effort on Monday will be to
secure open doors for the debate. This
motion Will be made by Senator Pet
tigrew Of the opposition, but there IS
no likelihood that Il viii carry
The prevailing opinion is that the de-
bate viii not be prolonged on the treaty,
but theories as to the length of time
vary all the way from week 10 a
month.
The opposition to the treaty assert
that they have no disposition TO pro-
long the discussion, owing to their con-
fidence in. their ability to defeat the
treaty They claim So votes in oppo-
sition and state that among these there
will be more than one Republican.
Senator Morrill, adheres TO his original
determination to oppose the ratlhca-
ton resolution and he is preparing
speech on that side of the question. The
name of Senator Money on the Demo-
cratic side is added to the list of sup
porters of the treaty, making i've DEM
ocrats who viii certainly favor an
nexation. Senator Butler, Populist,
whose position has not heretofore been
generally known today announced HIM
self as opposed to ratification
VOTE WITHOUT DELAY.
1t may be accepted as true that if the
opponents of annexation become thor
oughly convinced that they can secure
the one-third vote necessary TO accom-
plish that end, they viii allow the vote
to come without delay, reservlng any
,iilatorv tactics to which they may be
disposed to resort for use in connection
with the consideration Of the JOINT
resolution for annexation, which would
follow the defeat of the treaty. Thls
resolution would require only ma
iority vote and it is conceded on all
hands that the annexationists have the
necessary majority
CENSUS BILL.
In open session the calendar pre-
sents many subjects that may receive
attention including especially the i'm
migration bill and the census bill, the
latter affording a basis for speeches
uDOn the civil service. Senator Fair
banks has given notice of speech on
the immigration bill Tuesday, and Sen
ator Butler viii speak on his resolu-
ton providing for the election of fed
eral judges by the people, some day
during the week. Discussion of the
financial question is also among the
probabilities.
Senator Davis is expected to open
the Hawaiian debate with a set speech
on Monday, but there is a possibility
that he viii defer his main argument
until later in the discussion.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The civil service debate, which has
been in progress in the house during
the past week, will be concluded prob
ably on Tuesday, when the vote viii
be taken on "A motion to strike out the
appropriation for the maintenance of
the commission. The motion is fore
doomed to defeat, so that the present
contributions to the literature of this
veXed question viii eventuate in moth
ing The debate, however, has served
to define the position Of the members.
The debate has proven that compare
lively few of the enemies OF the sys-
tenn are willing TO go to the length of
voting for the repeal of the law. 1t is
claimed that d preliminary canvass of
the Republicans Of the house has de-
Veloped over 100 on the side who are
willing to vote fol a modification of 1
the law. If, with these, could be COM
bined the Democratic opponents of the
law many of whom are against the !
entire law and desire to see il wiped !
off the statute books, they could prob |
ably command a majority. But quite |
a number of Democrats whose hostility /
to the law is outspOken, say they will !
not vote for notifications of the law +
which will simply result in the removal |
of Democrats from office, and the sub
stitution of Republicans. They prefer |
If it is not 10 be repealed, TO see the |
law stand as it is. The entire Popu- |
listic strength viii oppose every mo- |
ton to repeal or modify the law.
OTHER MATTERS.
After the legislative, executive and /
judicial appropriation bill is out of the |
way, either the agricultural or the |
and consular bill will be !
taken up and ar urgent deficiency bill /
will be ready, SO that the remainder
of the week, except Saturday, set apart /
for paying tribute to the memory of |
the late Representative MiIliken of |
Maine. viii oe occupied with appropria-
ton bills. The diplomatic and con-
sular bill is very likely to cause ex-
tended debate on the pending foreign
questiOns-Cuba, Hawaii, the situation
in the orient, etc.-any one of which
could be made a fruitful theme of dis
cussion. It is TO be the intention of
the Democrats to force the Republicans
to define the administration position
toward Cuba's independence, during
the debate.