The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-12-06
D0LPH TAKES A WHACK
Caustic Criticism Of the AdmnStRa-
tion'S Hawaiian Policy.
THE DAY IN THE SENATE
Doubt Cast On the impartiaiity OF
Blount's Report-Queen LII Char.
acterized as Corrupt and
Lioentious,

WASHINGTON, y. C., Dec. Tho senate
opened with a. light attendance in the
galleries AID on the floor. The vice prcsi.
| dent iahI before tho senate communion
ton from Governor Altgeld Of Illinois,
announcing that the statue erected by the
state in the statuary hall Of tho national
1 capitol to General James Shields will be
unveiled tomorrow afternoon, and invit-
ing the friendly cooperation OF the senate.
Senator Cullom gave notice that bo
would Tomorrow introduce n resolution
bearing on the subject. Dolph presented
a petition of the Oregon Horticultural So
ciciy favoring the maintenance Of tho
present duty on prunes.
Hoar offered a resolution, for which he
asked present consideration, requesting
the president. as far as in his opinion II
shall not bc inconsistent with public in
tcrcsts, to communicate to the senate
| copies OF all instructions which may have
been given to any representative of tho
| United States or any naval officer since
March A. 1891, in reference 10 tho prcscr-
walton of public order In Hawaii, or tho
protection of the lives and property of
| American citizens, or In recognition or
| support of any government there.
Sherman, as in favor Of the resolution.
thought that i'm tho absence Of the chair
man of tho committee on foreign reia-
tions, nothing should be done but TO refer
tho resolution TO that committee. After
some further debate the resolution was
laid over.
Dolph then proceeded to address tho
senate on that part OF the presidents
message relating to Hawaii. He began
by expressing his surprise at the utter
ance OF the president In his message.
Dolph said he could not conceive II posi-.
BILE that tho administration had de-
,ermined upon q forcible overthrow
of the existing government and the
reetoration OF corrupt AMI licentious
queen. IL such had been the intention OF
the administration the expression by the
press of the country was OF an almost
unanimous public opinion against such a
course. He believed that this would have
changed the purpose OF the adIninistra-
tion and have caused the president to
modify his instructions to the American
minister to Hawaii. Dolph read part OF
the reference OF tho president In his mes.
sage to Hawaii, and asked whether tho
report of a personal representative of the
president, acting under secret instruc-
tions and conducting an eS partc exami-
nation. was entitled TO more credence
than the official report of the former
American minister to Hawaii, and of the
American naval officers and repre-.
sentatives tho Hawaiian government
TO this country. and of informa-
ion received from Christian aud in
telligent persons of Hawaii since the
revolution. 1t would have been more
satisfactory to Dolph and to the country
had the president been more explicit as 10
how il was proposed to undo the alleged
wrong, and how the administration was to
proceed to restore the status existing at
the timc of tho last forcible intervention.
1t would havo been moro satisfactory IL
the president had given to the senate the
instructions to the present American min
lister to Hawaii, SO that the senate and
house might know what was proposed by
the government. A remark by Cuilom as
to whether the president had tho constitl,-
tional power to restore the queen forcibly,
led Dolph to say rather earnestly that as
to that question there would be wide
difference Of opinion between the presi-
dent aud himself, and still no was war.
ranted in assuming that something more
than moral suasion was to be exercised to
change the government of Hawaii. Dolph
was asked by Vest whether he was arguing
in favor of policy on tho part of the gov.
ernment Of securing the Hawaiian islands
and holding them as a colony under what
is known in Europe as the continental
system. Dolph replied that he favored
annexation of the islands, giving to them
a suitable government and exercising con-
troll over them. The mos. the United
States could do, IL Il did not care to annex
tho islands, WAS TO withdraw support from
the provisional government and allow II
to take its own course. Gray inquired
whether tho present Hawaii government
was a republic.
"It comes as near to that as anything
else" replied Dolph.
"How near does il come to it?" asked
! Gray.
II am not going to discuss that" re-
piled Dolph. 1T is government estab-
lished by the people. II is not monar-
chy. that is certain"
White asked by how many people tho
| present government was established.
"As many as ever established any gov
ernmcnt there" replied Doph.
Dolph referred to the fact that nothing
was made public in the direc tion of the
intention of the administration until con-
gress had adjourned. when there could be
no congressional interference. The re.
port of Blount, said Dolph, read moro like
the plea of n jealous lawyer for his side
| of the controversy than like an unpreju-
diced and impartial decision of q Judge.
Personally he would sooner take the
statement of ex-Minister Stevens, the
statement of Mr.. Thurston, tho state.
mcn,s of honorable men who were en-.
gagged in the rebellion. the testimony that
Ind como from the enlightened portion OF
the Hawaiian community. than take the
one-sided, colored report of Blount and
the statements he presented in regard to
the affairs IN Hawaii.
The house joint resolutions approprin.
ting $50. 600 for the payment of salaries
and expenses of additional deputy collec'
tors of internal revenue TO carry out the
Chinese exclusion act. was reported from
the committee oil appropriations and
passed.
In the House.
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