Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-19
IT CREATED AN UPROAR
The Hawaiian Message Stirred
 Partisan Feeling Deeply.
COMMENTS ON THE DOCUMENT.

COMMENTS ON THE DOUUhENT. The Subject s stnl Before the senate--In
 the House Two Opposing Resolutions
 Quickly Followed the Reading of the
 Message, but There Was No Quorum.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 19-In the senate the long looked for message from the presi- dent as to the relations of this government and this country to the Hawaiian Islands was received, and its reading was listened to most attentively. A request by Mir. Chandler of New Hampshire for the read ing of the instructions to Mir Willis led to debate of an hours duration, and they were finally read.
 The message and accompanying docu- ments are now before the senate, the pend ing question being on the motion of MT. Hoar of Massachusetts to refer them to the committee on foreign relations.
 The fight over the Hawaiian matter in the house followed fast and furious on the heels of the reading of the message, which was delayed on account of the pension de- bate. The first skirmish occurred over the question of reading the instructions to Minister Willis, which was insisted upon by Mir. Boutelle of Maine. The house final ly agreed to this, and immediately after the conclusion of the reading Mir. Boutelle renewed the assault by bringing forward a resolution declaring the administrations policy inconsistent with the spirit of the constitution and the traditions of the gov ernment.
 MT. BouteIle's Resolution.
 Mir. Boutelle's resolution was as follows
 Whereas, The executive communications just read to the house clearly declare that the rights and dignity of the house of representatives as a cO-Or1iDnta brancb of haya haaO in vaded by the executive department in furnish ing secret instructions to a minister plenipo- tentiary of the United States to conspire with the representatives of 8 deposed and discredited monarch for the subversiOn and overthrow of the established republican government to which he was accredited and 10 which his pub lie instructions relate, and pledged the good faith and sympathy of the president, the gov ernment and the people of the United States; therefore
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this house that any instructions by the executive of the nlted States, its civil or military representa- uves, without the authority of congress, in the internal affairs of friendly recognized gov ernment. to disturb or overthrow il and to abet the establishment of a monarchy, are contrary to the policy and traditions of the republic, and the letter and spirit cannot be too prompt ly or emphatically reprobated.
 Great excitement reigned, and in the confusion MT. Boutelle failed to follow up his parliamentary advantage and was ruled out of order. The resolution of MT. Cochran for the appointment of a commit tee of seven to investigate the alleged in- vasion of the territorial integrity of the United States by the last administration also went down under a retaliatory objec- tion from Mir. Boutelle.
 MT. Cockran's Reply.
 Mir. Cockran's resolution was as follows:
 Whereas, It appears from the message of the president that an attempt had recently been made by the executive department Of the gov ernment to affect n change in the territorial limits of the United States without any consul tation with the house of representatives and without making any stipulation or provision for obtaining the consent of the house, and
 Whereas, It is essential to the stability and safety of this government that the powers and duties of the house on all matters and proceed ings involving any change in the limits of the United States or by cesSion of territory be as- serted, settled and defined; therefore, be it
 Ef.-.e,Ived, That a committee of seven be ap- poinTed by the speaker to examine into the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the house of representatives on all questions and proceedings affecting or involving the territo- rial integrity of the United States, and to re- port their conclusions to the nature. extent and character of such right, forms privileges and duties, together with such recommends tions for the defense of the same as may seem proper and expedient.
 The Republicans refused to vote on the motion to go into committed. and it result ed in 114 to Ono quorum-and at 4:55 the house adjourned. After the speaker had adjourned the house Mir. Boutelle tried to call for a division. As he saw the speaker descend the rostrum he began to shout amid the cheers and hootings of the galleries. But the noise was so loud that not a sylla- ble he uttered could be heard.
 The confusion was so great that the ser geant-at-arms was called in to preserve or der. Party feeling ran very high at the close of the session, and there is no doubt that the struggle will be continued as soon as opportunity offers in the house today.
 Said of the Message.
 Mir. Springer of Illinois said when inter viewed "The message of the president is one of the most able and statesmanlike he has ever submitted to congress. It seems strange indeed that any portion of our peo- pie should insist upon recognizing the illegal and revolutionary acts of Minister Stevens and the provisional government" |"
 EX-Speaker Reed of Maine was very much interested in the proceedings of the house, and for some time after the Bou- tellc incident he was surrounded by many Republican members, who discussed the action of Speaker Crisp and were moro or less dissatisfied with the turn affairs had taken. Mir. Reed said he did not wish to make any formal statements upon the president message. It was suggested that the matter apparently hinged on the fact that the queen refused to accept the condi- tions of the administration, to which Mir. Reed replied: II do not see why we should | impose conditions on the queen. If we perpetrated great wrong and outrage, as has been claimed, we should right it with out imposing conditions"
 Mir. Hit of Illinois, eN-chairman of the foreign affairs committee and at present the leading Republican member of the committee, said:
 'The message seems to be practically a repetition of the clamorous Gresham let ter against MT. Stevens. It does not con- eeal the true point at issue. The fact remains that the provisional government 1 had been for a year recognized by a min- ! ister sent to Mir. Cleveland's great and | good friend yet the president sent MT. Willis there to foment trouble and pull down the established govern ment which he claims was so weak that it could not stand on its own legs, only to find that when the SUD- | port of this government was withdrawn | the government was stronger than ever. | If the restoration could not be accomplish ed. Mir. Willis was to inform him of that fact. Think of iti It is the most extraor- dinary proceeding in all our diplomatic history"
 Ex-Governor McCreary of Kentucky chairman of the foreign affairs committee said: The presidents message on Ha. waiian affairs is able and exhaustive, and 1t will be read with much interest both by
 congress and the people am opposed tt
 the annexation of the Hawaii Islands t6
 the United States, and l am entirely satis