The herald., 1893-12-14
HAWAIIAN INFORMATION
Both Branches Of Congress
ClamOring for 1t.
The HOar Resolution Taken Up
in the Senate.
Frye's Criticism of Commissioner
BlOunt's Report.
Senator Vests Observations-The House
Passes the Utah Bill and Also
Adopts Hits Hawaiian
Resolutions.
Rv the Aesocjated praez

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The presiding
officer laid before the senate today the
resolution offered Monday by Hoar. cali
ing on the president for further inform
alton on the Hawaiian matter. Frye OF
Maine addressed the senate thereon.
Frye then turned to the Blount report.
He did not know how far the report was
before the senate, but it was before the
country IN it's entirety, and before the
house OF representatives in its entirety.
There was therefore no delicacy in refer
ring to it. as it was public property.
-"Now. wish to say" said Frye with
great gravity and much emphasis, "in
relationto that report. that in my judg-
ment it is the most dangerous report on
which any United States senator can
afford to make any serious attack on
the char acter of any private citizen of
the United States. l affirm" continued
Frye, "that. Blount in his report has
not written one single unvarnished line
of truth, nor given one unprejudiced
opinion, nor rendered one impartial
judg ment."
THE ATTACK ON STEVENS.
Frye said he assumed this was an at
tack ON Stevens; that he had dishorored
the flag; that he had committed an act
of piracy. 81 thank heaven no citi-
zen of Maine ordered the flag down, and
compliment the admiral who did haul
it down, that in his dispatch he says: ::
in obedience TO the orders Of Commits.
sioner Blount.'
II have no doubt," said Frye, sit may
become necessary 70 break Stevens
down. have had reliable information
since came into the senate this morn
ing, which says the purpose of the ad-
ministration is to charge that Stevens
was party to corruption employed to
break down theaueen's government and
establish revolutionary government" ("
Gray requested Frye's authority for
such a statement, but the latter said he
was not at liberty to give it.
VEST SPEAKS EoR HIMSELF.
Vest disclaimed speaking as an advo-
cate or special defender of the admins
tration, but spoke as an American sena.
tor and an American citizen. He re-
ferred to Stevens ss one who believes
"the earth belongs to the saints and we
are the saints" Laughter.] Stevens
and the Americans in Hawaii had
Christianized the natives and under the
name of God taken possession OF the
land and divided it among themselves.
! He warmly defended Blount, saying a
purer man, publicly and privately, had
never appeared in the arena of Ameri-
can politics. The crime committed by
the president, for which his impeach-
ment was threatened, was that he did
not favor the annexation OF the islands.
If that was crime, Vest himself was a
criminal and so were a majority of the
American people.
Vest attacked annexation as opposed
to the traditional policy OF Washington,
Jefferson. jackson, Buchanan, and now
Cleveland. He said: LAS l understand
] the condition Of affairs in Hawaii, the
government. 1t is today the de facto
government, and any assault upon it on
the part of the United States or any
other country must be an act of war,
which can alone be brought about by
the action of congress. do not under
stand that Gresham meant that armed
force would be employed"
WILLIS INSTRUCTIONS.
Coming to the instructions to Willis,
Vest said ''If 1t should turn out that
those instructions were to restore the
! queen by armed force no one will depre-
cate it and none resist the doctrine to
any extremity more than myself. l re-
peat il would be an act of war. 1t
seems to me impossible that the secre-
tary of state and the president of the
United States should have come to the
conclusion that, without the action of
congress, they could do any such thing.
But as understand the position of the
administration now, as given in the in
structions to Blount, it is simply q
repetition and reafimation of the
time honored doctrine OF our
country in every administration.
Except so far as it was necessary to pro.
tect, under international law. the prop
erty and persons of American citizens
legitimately residing there, 1 should
leave the opposing factions to settle the
question OF sovereignty for Themselves"
Hoar discussed the question of pre-
cedents for Blount's appointment and
said only a few OF them tnot more than
80 at most) applied to the case.
The resolution was then referred to
the committee on foreign affairs.
TARIFF BILL.
Morrill, addressed the senate on the
tariff question. His speech was devoted
mainly to comparison OF the practices
of this country with those of Great
Britain on the question of tariff, and Of
the industrial conditions of the two
countries, and to criticism of the Demo
cratic party for its tendency to follow
English precedents.
At the close of Morrill's speech the
senate went into executive session, after
which it adjourned.
PAPERS NOT FORTHCOMING.
No intimation can be secured from the
White House or from the state dapayt-