The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-14

WASHlNGTONI W Vi DSSs 4O'F l. hO
Hawaiian questi was again the sub
iec. OF animated and interesting discug-
sion in the senate to-day. Mr.. Blounts
report was characterized as containing
not one line OF "unvarnished truth" by
Mr., Frye, OF Maine, while Mr.. Vest, Of
Missouri, declared that while he was
opposed to the annexation Of the
islands, the restoration Of the queen by
force would be ian act OF war"
Mr.. Frye said he did not rise for the
purpose of discussing tho Hawaiian
question, as it seemed to him the senate
was not in condition for discussion.
For m Intelligent discussion it was alb
solutely necessary that there should be
afurther and complete official investl-
cation OF the facts and report made to
the senate. He expressed the hope
that the committee on foreign relations
would make such investigation.
Mr.. Frye then turned 70 the Blount
report
with great gravity and much emphasis,
"in relation to that report, that in my
Judgment it is most dangerous report,
on which no United States senator can
afford TO make any serious attack upon
the character OF any private citizen OF
the United states.
81 affirm" continued Mr.. Frye, "that
Mr.. BIount in that report has not writ
ten one single unyarnished line Of
truth, nor given one unprejudiced
opinion, nor rendered one impartial
Judgment"
MIR. Frye said he assumed that this
was an attack on Mr.. Stevens, that he
had dlshonored the flag, that he had
committed an ack of piracy.
Mr.. Frye then entered into q long
eulogy OF ex-Minister Stevens.
AN ADMINISTRATION PLOT.
II have no doubt" said Mr.. FRYE,
"shat it may become necessary to break
Minister Stevens down." 1 have had re-
liable information since I came into the
senate this morning which says that
"the purpose OF the administration Is
to bring the charge that Stevens was u
party to corruption-employed to break
down the queens government"
Mr.. GRAY requested MIR. Frye's au-
thority for such a statement but the
latter said he was not at liberty to
give it.
Mr.. Vest Dem, Mo- then addressed
the senate. 1t was unnecessary for him
to say that he did not speak as the adj
vocate or special defendersof the admin
istration. Mr.. Vest regretted that par
tisan malevolence had SO distinctly
shown itself in a debate upon those
great questions. With protestations
that they desired no personal aspect TO
be given to the argument, the senator
from Massachusetts Mr.. Hoar} and the
senator from Maine (AIr. Frye had as
sailed everybody who differed with
thom on the Hawaiian question and had
undertaken to place before the. Amerl-
can people their side OF the issue IN
order to take possession OF tho public
opinion OF the people OF the United
States.
BLoUNT DEFENDED.
Mr.. Stevens was one OF those who be-
lieved "the earth belongs to the saints
and We are the saints" Laughter.
Mr.. Stevens and the Americans in Ha-
wall had christianized tho natives they
had taken possession OF the country un-
dor the name Of God, and had then dl-
vided the land among themselves under
a law made by themselves. Mr.. Stevens
MIGHT be nil that his friend, Mr.. Frye,
claimed for him-a godly, sanity, un-
Objectionable christian gentleman: tie
MIR Vest) proposed to treat him as
any other witness who entered court
and demanded his (VesPs) vote upon
evidence. Mr.. Blount was not in the
senate to defend himself, but he had
almost twenty years Intimate knowledge
OF him. He desired to state in the most
public and emphatic manner that q
purer man publicly and privately had
never appeared in tho arena OF Amer
can politics.
Nj. Vest called attention to the fac;
that Mr. Frye had omitted portions OF
Mr.. Stevens speech, from Which he
quoted
~ suppose tho senator OF Missouri
does not think" said Mr.. Frye, that
omitted that part OF the address for any
special purpose.p NM,
"0h, no." replied Mr.. Vest. "The
senator knows do not think he sup
presses anything. He is as frank and
open an adversary as l ever met There
is no doubt he has tho same opinion o.
me politically that l have OF him
laughter Neither OF us strikes belo"
the belt. Laughter. :.
The crime committed by tho Presi'
dent of the United States, for which ne
had been threatened with impeGch'
ment, was that he did not favor annex
alton OF the islands. Ii that constitu
ted crime, Mr.. Vest declared, he, him
self, was criminal and in his judg
ment SO were large majority oil th'
American people. 4,
"The plain issue before the senate,
said Mr.. Vest, 'is whether We are tt
break down the traditional policy o.
this country inougurated by Washing
ton and carried out by Jefferson, Jack
son, Buchanan and now by Cleveland
Are we to depart from that policy anc
now venture upon the great colonia
system of the continental powers o
Europe"
WHAT VEST DoN'r WANT.
The people OF the United States, sair
Mr.. Vest, wanted NO colonies. The!
wanted the government tho fathers hat
made for them and which they intend