New-York tribune., 1893-12-22
STILL FIGHTING FOR DELAY
EFFORTS TO POSTPONE DISCUSSION OF
THE HAWAIIAN BLCNDER
ME-. BorrELIE's RESOLUTION REFEKREo TO THD
NAVAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AFTER
HOT FIGHT-ANOTHER FLING AT THE
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Washington. Dec. 2i.-Further evidence OF tho
determination OF the Administration ana lts
aronts in the House Of Representatives. to post
rora 70 the latest possible date any discussion
~ tho Hawaiian affair furnished to-day.
To tho establishment OF everybody. except few
Administration members Chairman McCreary'
,,ber rho committees were called for reports.
rosa In his nlace and reported what he said was
a substitute for the resolutions offered by Mr.
Hit and Mr. Boutelle respectively. Reports maoe
in the morning hour are referred TO the House
calendar and It is not difficult to keep them
there indefinitely a fact Of which so experienced
, nariamentarian as Mr.. McCrcary could not
bava baen ignorant Mr. Reed and Mr. Boutelle
both nro,ested most vigorously against the ref
ararca Of the report TO the calendar. and con-
tended that the resolution could not be divested
Of its privilege the apparent intention
and purpose Of Chairman McCreary. by any act
or attempted act Of committed This point
was pressed SO vigorously that the Speaker
halted in his first purpose to refer the report
TO the calendar which would have probably
buried it so deep that it could not be resurrected
and intimated that the question was one OF so
much importance that he would give 1t careful at
tention before deciding 1t. II is the understand
ing that the resolution will be called up I'M
mediatcly after the holiday recess and 1t will
then be exceedingly difficult. II not mpracti-
cable to avoid or prevent full discussion ana
consideration.
WITH THE PRESIDENTS APPROVAL.
Chairman McCreary. however. did his utmost.
and earned the thanks Of the President and his
Secretary of state. who desire above all things
to smother and suppress all debate and prevent
any action by either branch of Congress which
is at variance with my" policy and plan.
There can be no doubt that the substitute re.
ported to-day was submitted TO the Executive or
that 1t received his approval before 1t was
adopted by the Democratic majority or the
House committee. for it is we'll understood that
Chairman McCreary will take no step until after
consultation with the President or Secretary OF
State. or both. The resolution itself indicates
this. ror it cooy ignores everything that has
happened since the Provisional Government OF
Hawaii was established. and censures the last
Administration and its Minister 10 Hawaii. It
reads as follows:
Whereas It has been the settled policy OF the
United States concede TO the people OF foreign
countries the same freedom and independence IN
the management Of their domestic affairs thae
we have claimed for ourselves; and
Whereas 1t appears from Executive communica-
tons sent to the House of Representatives that
the United States Minister and the United states
naval forces at Honolulu exceeded their authority
In January 1898. and Illegally aided IN oVerthrowinB
tho Constitutional Government OF Hawaii and
settine IN IN its place a Provisional Government
NOT republican in form. and in opposition to the
will of n majority OF the people of Hawaii, there.
fore, be II
Resolved That II is the sense OF this House that
such Intervention by the Government OF the United
States its representatives and armed forces, was
| contrary to the policy and traditions Of our Re-
nub.lc and the spirit OF our Constitution ana
| should be and is emphatically condemned.
There is no doubt that this extraordinary reso-
| lution will provoke hot and bitter debate IN
the House unless II shall be forced through under
the gag rule with no opportunity either for de-
bate or amendment. will be the course II the
| Administration and its agents IN that pooy
| can have their way.
Before Chairman McCreary submitted MS re.
port from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
| Mr. Boutelle, OF Maine threw the Democrats
into n panic by Offering the following preamble
and resolution and demanding immediate con-
sideration:
MIR. BOUTELLES RESOLUTION.
whereas 1t appears by certain papers. trans
mltted by the President. in response to resolution
| OF the House that the Secretary OF the Navy. on
the llth day OF March, 1888. issued instructions to
the admiral commanding the naval forces OF the
United States at the Hawaiian Islands TO hold and
employ such naval forces subject to the orders OF
one James H. Bount, said instructions containing
| the following words: SYou will consult freely with
Mr. Blount and will obey any instructions you
| may receive from him regarding the course -