New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-14
of the Executive in pursuance OF Its Hawaiian

% tho Executive in pursuance Of its Hawaiian
policy. A., eou g..
When Chairman McCreary took the floor to
offer the report there an unusually 1uii at
tendance of members and he was at once nom
ored with the most profound attention. III Is hos
often that the reporting OF "a mere resolu.I,n a.
inouirv exctes much interest, but everybody
seemed 10 expect a lively debate on this occasion,
for a report had been in circulation during .ne
day that the state Department had iuri, nsn
a lot Of ammunition to Mr.. McCreaiy loi d
heavy assault upon the last Administration;
and especially upon ex-Aiinister stevens anu
that he prepared not only 10 use IL, p"e e,o ~
eleclrify the House with grand dlspa! oi GU
ouence in defence OF President Cleveiahu anu
his Hawaiian policy. Everybody was o'sa l'
pointed. Nobody was electr1led anu .i,e W
ammunition exploded was the feeplest soi' VI ."
"nop-craoker" which not calculated 10
startle even the most nervous person III the
slightest degree. ,,, ,o
Chairman McCreary yielded TO Mr.. Hitt VINO
spoke briefly and TO the point. with an earless .
bordering on solernnity IL was ~ 'l nontrv
osity he said, that inspired the whoie countI!
with an eager desire to know the iac's reia.i'is
TO this subject. The anxiety was as ueeP az ~
was universal TO know the policy OF me
Executive and whether 1t was such as WO m.
meet the approval and support of Congress- N.
intelligence published this morning showeo 'ha'
this anxiety was shared by the citizens OF an
other Government thousands Of miles away
who had taken up arms and fortified themselves
to protect their rights. This was not me uie
TO discuss the policy Of the ADMINISTRATOR;
either to attack or defend it. That time woui1
come when the House should have been placed
in possession of all the facts me resoiut ,.
was one Of inquiry merely. and ne nopeu ui"'
Il would be promptly and unanimously adop.eu'
He had no reflection to cast upon the ExecutNe
now and he hoped to have none hereafter, 10,
he hoped that the facts when disclosed Wouiu
show that the present Administration hau peeh
az omen as frank as patriotic and as American
in dealing with this question as It's Ireuecessor
was There was not a trace or ciap-lrap W
nartisanship in Mr. Hits speech. nor tone thai
should have Jared the Of the most sensi-
five PARTISAN Of the Administration. and ne was
rewarded with hearty applause on 'he Hep''"
can side when he sat down +. o.
When Chairman McCrc1ry rose 70 repl! IL WIZ
annarent that he was nettled. He spoke even
more briefly than Mr.. Hit had done, but theIe
was tone of bitterness in wnat ne sau VIM,
was not justified either by the sub)ect or ny
ANYTHING that had been uttered by Mr. Hi't re
said that the resolution was offered only week
ago and that the committee had agreed last
TIesdov'' 10 report Il. As last TUESDAY was
only Yesterday he appeared to realize mat ne
could not make the time seem remote by mr.
rhetoric and so he added In lower tone o'ie
6av ago" Short as his speech was: hoWeNeI'
chairman McCreary could not resist the 'e'npaa
ZION 10 saw that when all the facts were known
the country would see and believe that lhe a' tr
NJ tho present Administration In regard 10 ia
woU had been as wise as patriotic and as Amer
loan 'yea more patriotic and more American
,han i,s nredecessor' This declare ton was re-
warded with applause by few thlch-ailu- NJ. ~,
ma rtisans of the Administration ana MI. NC
c'roary FASTENED to demand the previous pueStIuI
,n order 10 cut of further debate. the previous
question was ordered. and then the Tesoiutloh
was unanimously adopted