St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-07
BREAK IN The RANKS.
The Hawaiian Policy Not In
dorsed by the House.
OWING TO THE LACK or A QUORUM
Gen. Siekles Leads the Kick
ers Against Grover.
REPUBLICANS DID NOT VOTE.
Democrats Expect to Muster
Their Forces Today
FOR M'cREARYS RESOLUTION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Hawaiian
debate was concluded today, but the
entire resolution was not passed be-
cause of the failure Of the Democr ats to
secure quorum when vote was taken
upon it. Much less opposition from the
Democratic side developed than was at
one time anticipated. Only one speech.
that of Gen. Sickles, of New York, was
made in opposition to the adoption of
the resolution, although there was some
passive opposition ON the Democratic
side, as indicated by the refusal of sew
eral Democrats to answer to their
names when the resolution was placed
upon its passage. The Hit substitute,
the Blair amendment and the motion
made by Mr.. Reed to recOmmit the reSo-
tion were in turn voted dewn. When
the vote came to be taken upon the main
question, however. the adoption of the
entire resolution, the Republicans re-
Trained from voting, and the Democrats
lacked seventeen of quorum. Mr..
Cummings, of New York. voted for MIR.
Reeds motion to recommit the resolu-
ton, and Sickles against the McCrealy
resolution. Mr.. Cummings. of New
York; MIR. GearY. of California. and
Mr.. Cockrell, of Texas, refused to go on
record either for or against the adoption
Of the resolution. These were all the
indications shown today of break in
party lines in the Hawaiian matter.
The Populists voted generally with the
Republicans. Mr.. Broderick, Of Kansas.
was the only Republican who declined
to follow the leader of his party and
REFRAIN FROM VOTING.
He voted against the resolution.
When the Democrats found themselves
. without quorum they passed resolu-
tiOn revoking the leaves Of absence and
then adjourned. They expect to have
quorum present when the house meets
tomorrow.
After the call of committees for re-
ports, the Hawaiian debate was re-
sumed, Mr.. Cultivate Dem 90 taking
the floor in support of the McCreary
resolution.
He took the position that Minister
Stevens, in ordering the troops ashore
at the time the revolution, had been
guilty of all act of war; that in betray-
ing the government to which he had
been accredited, he had been guilty of
treachery, and that in scheming with
the sugar interests to overthrow weak
monarchy with view of annexation, he
had been guilty of cowardice.
He analyZed the events of the reYolu-
tion itself to show Mr.. Stevens zeal on
behalf of the reyolutionists. The SUBJ
sequent attempt to rush the Hawaiian
islands into the United States, he said,
was marked by mock heroism at Hon
olulu and mock patriotism in Washing
ton. He hoped when the gentleman
from Indiana (Mr. JohnsoD wrote his
opera, he would not forget to blazon
the banners of the chorus girls $12 per
ton OH sugar.
Il might include your Speech" inter-
rupted MIR. johnson, amid ripple of
amusement. 'It would certainly prove
a laughable feature of any comic
OPERA"
Mr.. Cultivate challenged the pro-
duction of single scintilla of evidence
to prove that Mr.. Cleveland in the inau-
guration of policy which had for it's
purpose the righting of national wrong
ever contemplated
THE USE OF FORCE.
Mr.. Storer (Ohio), Republican men,
ber of the committee on foreign affairs,
said that what occurred III Hawaii in
January, 1898, was small matter COM
pared with what occurred in Washing
ton since March, 1898. Mr.. Storer maze
an argument against the presidents
power to confer on Mr.. Blount diplo-
matte authority without nominating
him for confirmation by the senate in
the regular way. Mr.. Turner (Dem.. Ga.)
made an impassioned speech. The revo-
luton of our countrymen IN Hawaii, said
he, was not against oppression. 1t
was conspiracy which overthrew and
trampled under foot a constitutional
form of government, under which our
countrymen there had fourished and
prospered. And what was the condi-
tion there now? The constitution was
even the writ of habeas corpus was sus-
pended, and every resident in the isles
was disfranchised. What sort of spirit
of liberty was it invoked on this floor,
asking the house to stand up for such
defiance of liberty and constitutional
prerogative because it was the work of
our countrymen?
Mr.. Turner paid high tribute in the
course OF his remarks to the ability and
int Of
malgned and even characterized by the
gentleman from Maine as Georgia
politician"
Mr.. Sickles Oem., N. " then got the
floor, and made the first speech on the
Democratic side against
THE MCREARY RESOLUTION.
If the resolution which the house was
asked TO pass confined itself to the past
and the present, he said. in opening, he
would have to remain silent. But it
went further. 1t had an important
bearing ON the future. He did not be-
lieve that one administration was a
court of appeals or court of review
for the acts of previous administra-
ton. He should look forward with re-
gret to possible review five years
hence of the acts of Cleveland ana
Blount, as he now saw with surprise
and regret an attempt to review the acts
of President Harrison and Minister Ste
yens, both of whom were now out of
office. The present Government of Ha-
waii. he continued, was recognized by
the United States as legitimate gov