Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1898 — HAWAII IS TOTED IN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAWAII IS TOTED IN.

SENATE ADOPTS HOUSE RESO* LUTIONS FOR ANNEXATION. ‘— Vote la Reached Fooner than Expected - Galleries Greet Result with Applause-Amendments Defeated by the Annexationists—Six Democrats Aid the Republican*. Final Vote Stands 42 to 21. The annexation of Hawaii was accomplished Wednesday so far as the legislative branch of the Government was concerned. Quite unexpectedly the resolutions providing for the annexation of the islands were brought to a vote in the Senate late in the afternoon, and they were passed by the decisive vote of 42 to 21. Early in Wednesday’s session of the Senate conferences of the leaders on both sides of the chamber were held and a tacit agreement was reached that a vote should be taken Thursday. The opponents of annexation had concluded their arguments, and us they had no desire to keep the Senate in session by purely dilatory tactics, they announced their willingness that a vote should be taken as soon as Mr. White, Mr. Pettigrew and Mr. Allen had finished their speeehes. Neither Mr. White nor Mr. Pettigrew spoke at great length, hut Mr. Alien did not conclude until 4:15.

It we.B evident instantly that a vote was at hand. The word was passed swiftly t through the corridors and committee rooms aud in a few minutes every Sena-

tor at the capital was in his seat. The galleries filled rapidly and members of tin*.. House of Representatives, learning that a 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 on an amendment offered by Mr. White of California. It was offered with Do expectation that it would be adopted, bnt merely to place the ideas and opinions of the opponents of annexation on record. It was rejected by a vote of 40 to 20, indicating that the annexationists were strongly in the majority. Amendment after amendment was offered, but the advocates of the resolutions stood solidly together, gaining rather than losing strength on the successive votes.

Finally, at 5:30 p. m., the resolutions themselves, in precisely the form in which they acre received from the House of Representatives, were reported to the Senate and the roll-* all began. Intense interest was manifested by every spectator. Not a sound was to be heard in 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 a tremendous wave of applause swept through the galleries, which the Vice-President made no effort to cheek. Those who had advocated the resolutions expressed their pleasure by shaking hands with one another. and on all sides evident relief was shown that the end had come. For a few minutes so much good-natured confusion existed that the dignity of the Senate was threatened, but Vice-President Hobart quietly reminded Senators that the session was not yet at au end. Mr. Morrill of Vermont was the only Republican who voted against the resolutions, although Mr. Thurston of Nebraska and Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin were paired against them. Six Democrats—Mr. Gorman of Maryland, McLaurin of South Carolina, Money of Mississippi, Morgan of Alabama, Petlus of Alabama and Sullivan of Mississippi—voted in favor of annexation.

CONGRESSMAN NEWLANDS. Father of the Hawaiian Annexation Resolutions.