The Portland daily press., 1893-12-14
WANTED The COLD CASH.
LiIiuokalani's Agent Had an Bye for
Yankee Dollars,
BUT MADE NO COMPLAINT AGAINST
MIR. STEVENS.

mann Related iii the Senate Yesterday
in Speech UNFOLDING Minister Steven,
The Hoar Resolution the Cause OF
Animated Discussion-Other Washing
/ ton News-Utah Bill Passed by the
House.
! Washington, ecember. .13-The Hawaiian
resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar was laid
before the Senate today and Mr.. Frye
of Maine, addressed the Senate. He re-
marked that Mr. Blount had not given
one unprejudiced opinion and had not
rendered one impartial Judgment. Mr..
Frye read long extracts from Mr.. Stevens S
newspaper statement and said: $50
much for the charge Of dishonoring the
flag" He thanked heaven that no citi-
zen Of Maine had ordered the American
/ flag hauled down and complimented the
admiral who did haul it down admiral
Skerrett) that, in his despatch, he said
he had done it in obedience to the or
ders of Commissioner Blount" Mr..
Frye said he had no doubt it might be-
come necessary to break down Minister
Stevens He had just received reliable
information, reading from slip of paper,
that the purpose of the administration
was to charge that Mr.. Stevens was a
party to corruption employed to break
down the Queens government and estab-
lish the revolutionary g )vernment That
Mr.. Frye exclaimed did not amaze him.
Mr.. .Gray-"Does the Senator make that
charger"
Mr.. Frye-"I say I have information
\ ual. .,l~J II n.
purpose. did not make the CHARGE
Mr.. Gray" Will you give the authority
| for it?"
MI. Frye-aI am not at liberty to do So.
am fully convinced, myself, that any
means will be resorted to to down Mr..
Stevens. Whether money was or was not
expended by the revolutionists, do not
know. but as to Mr. Stevens having any
| participation in corrupt practices to re-
move one government and create another,
feel able to say do know that there is
not one word of truth in it.'
| Mr.. Frye also directed his attention to
| the statement of Mr.. Gray last Monday
| that the United States flag had been
| dishonored and made to cover an act of
| piracy. That statement, of course, Mr.
Frye said, could only refer to the conduct
of Mr.. Stevens, as minister to Hawaii.
He gave sketch of MIR. Stevens's history
and then said: "The President of the
United States could and did in spite Of
the Constitution and the law make MI.
Blount paramount to MI. Stevens, but in
intelligence, in education, in integrity OF
character, in familiarity with affairs, in
experience of life, especially of public
life in knowledge of international law.
in acquaintance with the usuages and
requirements of diplomacy, in devotion
to the interests and honor of his country.
in fidelity to our Christian civilization.
Mr.. Stevens is paramount to Mr.. BIount
and no President, not even Mr.. Cleve-
land, with all his power, could change
that condition" Mr.. Frye also declared
that Mr.. Blount in his report had not
written one single unvarnished line of
truth
Mr.. Frye read further long extracts
from Mr.. Stevens's newspaper statement
and said in reference to Paul Neumann,
whose name occurred in it: "This Paul
Neumann called on me in Washington
| nd informed me that he represented the
| deposed Queen. He had two hours
interview with me. He never intima ated
| to me in that interview that there was
| any complaint or cause of complaint
against the American minister or against
! the naval forces of the United States,
He simply made an appeal to me that
money for the Queens lands we had
| taken from her, and then have an
annuity paid her. never learned when
Paul Neumann was here that he sought
| anything, as the Queens agent, except a
money compensation for the wrong to
which she had been subjected"
Mr.. Vest eulogized Mr.. Blount and
| mouthed, scurrilous Witness" He asked
| who in the Hawaii n islands opposed to
anr exation had escaped Mr.. Stevens's
billingsgate. Mr.. Stevens, he said, had
taken up every man in the islands from
the highest to the lowest rank in life,
and disposed of them seriatim by per-
sonal charges, some criminal and others
so vulgar as to prohibit him (Mr. Vest)
from criticizing them further in the
presence of the Senate. Mr.. Vest defended
the appointment of Mr.. Blount as COM
missioner and declared that it was the
policy of the Repu blioans to have, not a
compact. continental republic, as the
fathers established.it, but q great, ex-
pensive territory requiring government
extending to the islands of the ocean and
the utmost parts of the earth. He dis
sented from the views ascribed to Mr..
Gresham. The Secretary of State asserted
that the provisional government of
Hawaii was the de facto government.
A de tacto government had the rights of
q de jure goyenrmenG so far as other
nations were concerned. He added that
ment by the armed forces of the United
States would be an act of war, which
could be brought about only by the act
of Congress. Mr.. Vest declared If he
had the power he would Withdraw every
shadow of United States authority from
the Hawaiian islands and would leave the
opposing factions to settle the question of
sovereignty for themselves For the
United States government to put the
Queen back on the throne would be an
act of war. He did not believe the Presi-
dent contemplated any such thing.
Mr.. Frye expressed his full concurrence
in this conclusion OF Mr.. Vest and so
did Mr.. Hoar, Republican of Massacu-
setts.
Mr.. Gordon, Dem, of Georgia, took ex-
ception to that portion of Mr.. Frye's
speech in which that Senator criticized
Mr.. Blount's report as containing not
single unvarnished line Of truth. He
deplored the. fact that any Senator should
have thought it necessary to assail the
reputation of man whose whole life
stood without blot or blemish upon it,
Mr.. Frye disclaimed any purpose of at
tacking Mr.. Blount's integrity. He used
the words untarnished truth" purposely,
understanding by them only that Mr.
Blount's report was prejudioed In his
opinion, Mr.. Blount was good man ap-
pronri rad in fhis M aftar fn ~, or.aaS