The Helena independent., 1893-12-06
Hawaiian Affairs Provoke the Ore
gonian TO q Speech Of
Some Length.
In Which He Insists That He Has
Some Thoughts to
Spare.
Money for the Execution Of the Chiness
Lsw-Not Much Done In
the House.

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with q light attendance In the galleries and
on tho floor. The vice. president laid be-
fore the senate communication from Gov.
AltRsld, OF Illinois. announcing that tho
statue erected by the state In statuarv hall.
Of the national capital, to Gen. James
Shields would bs unveiled Tomorrow af-
tornoon and ,nviting the friendly co-opsra-
tion of the senate. The senate passed
With slight amendments tho house joint
resolution appropriat!ng 10000 for the
employment OF additional deputy collecte RI
Of internal revenue to aid In the execution
Of the Chinese exclusion aot.
Dolph then proceeded to address the SOL
ate on that part Of the Presidents message
relating to Hawaii. DoIph said he could
not conceive it possible that the adminis-
tration had determined upon the forsibls
overthrow OF the existing government and
the restoration Of a corrupt and licsntious
qusen. II such had been the intention of
the administration, expression by the press
Of the country Of the almost unanimous
public opinion against such . course. he
believed. would have changed the purpose
Of tho administration and have caused the
president to modify his instructions to the
American minister at Hawaii.
Il would have been more "a tisfactory to
him and to the country had tho president
been more explicit ~ to how it!was proposed
20 undo the alleged wrong. and how tho ad-
Ininistration WAS to proceed to restore the
ststus existing at the tims Of the last forc-
BILE intervention. A remark by Cullem ns
to whether the president had the oonstitu-
tional power to restore the queen forcibly
led Dolph to say rather earnestly that on
n -"AL Il -lA
ence of opinion between the president and
himself. and still No was warranted In as
suming that something moro than moral
suAson was to be exercised to change tho
governments of Hawaii.
Dolph was asked BY Vest whether he was
arguing in favor OF the policy on the part
OF this government Of securing the Ha-
waiian Islands and holding them as colony
under what is known In Europe as the con-
tinsntal system. Dolph replied that he IA
voxed the annexation Of the islands, giving
to them suitable government snd exercising q
control over them. The most tho United
etatep could do. If u did not care TO annex
the, ,is,ands, was to withdraw its support of
the sprovisional government ana allow II to
take Its course.
Gray inquired whether the present Ha-
whiian government WAS republic.
ut comes as near to that 40 anything
else." replied Dolph.
AoW AC0s Ao0n - SoAA0 " 49, ooA0o
Gray.
II am not going to disauss that" replied
Dolph. at 10 governments established
BY th. people. i ts not a monarchy. that
rs 10 not a republic, that il certain" !"
said Mr.. Gray.
Dolph referred to the fact that nothing
was made public in the direction OF the in
tention Of the administration until con-
gress had adiournsd, whom there could b.
no congregational interferenoe. The report
of BlsNnt. said Dolph, read moro like tho
pleas OF q Jealous lawyer for his side Of the
controversy than like On nprsjudicsd OF
impartial decision OF judge. Personally,
he would sooner take the statement of Ex.
Minister Stsvens. the statement OF Mr..
Thurston. the statements of honorable men
who wore engaged In the rebellion. testi-
mony which had come from the enliQht-
ened portion of the Hawaiian community
than to take the one-sided, oolored report
of Blount. and his statements presented in
regard to affairs in Hawaii.
The only thing Of moment accomplished
in the house session was an aRt cement to
| close debate on the bankruptcy bill to-
morrow. and the passage of . bill extsnd-
ing to Jan. I. 1897. the time under which
persons In possession of certain forfeited
railway lands may purchase the lands.
Ellis. Of Oregon, assisted in the passage of
tho bill BY stating that it would greatly
benefit large number Of settlers on tho
Northern Pacific. who would othsrwise
bankruptcy bill the house adjourned.