The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-
SENATE STILL WRESTLING WITH THE
HAWAIIAN MATTER.
Senator Gray Finishes His Speech In De-
fense Of ClsvelaAd's Efforts to Undo
Stevens Crooked Work-House De-
batting the seignoirags Bill.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Haw.
allan resolution was again the subject
of discussion in the senate today.
Senator Gray resumed his argument
in support of the presidents policy and
reiterated his charges of yesterday
that the revolutionists were depend
ent upon the United States minister
and United States forcees for support
of their movement and that thereafter
the provisional government depended
absolutely upon the United States
force and flag for protection and for
maintenance of the government. The
full significance of the present
| Hawaiian situation came out at the
close of the senator's speech when in a
colloquy with Senator Teller he ad-
lmitted that as member of the foreign
relations committee he understood the
efforts of the president, moral or dip
lomatic, to restore the queen were at
an end and that the present minister
to Hawaii had no directions to pursue
further diplomatic negotiations to that
end.
The house bill to compel the Rock
Island railroad to stop its trains at
Enid and Round Pond, o. T., was
called up by Senator Berry and dis.
cussed for two hours, but no result was
reached.
A bill was reported to the senate by
Senator Coke (TeX.) and passed con
tinuing in force the act for the protec E
ton of fish in the Potomac river.
Senate bill making Labor day the
first Monday in September a legal
holiday was reported by Senator Kyle
from the committee on education and
placed on file.
Senator Gray resumed his argument
on the Hawaiian resolution. He re-
iterated his statements of yesterday
that the revolutionary leaders were
not willing to carry out their plans
until assured of the support of the
United States forces, and read an aft.
davit in which it was deposed that
John H, Soper, now commander of thu
national military at Honolulu, had
declined at first to accept this COM
mand, but afterward accepted, saving,
II have satisfactory assurance frcm
the old man (Steven9 that the Ameri-
can forces will give their support aud
| intend to take hand The senator
proceeded to argue that the provisional
government could not have stood one
hour without the support of the Unit
ed States forces Senator Gray quoted
from a letter OF Dole and other mem
bers of the provisiona government,
declaring their inability to prevent
disorder and praying tnat the Ameri-
can flag be raised for the pro-
lection of the Hawaiian Islands.
Even to Mr.. Blount the president
stated that the provisional govern
ment could not have got along without
the aid of the United States troops
The executive, in disregard of the CAL
mnnies of his opponents, tried t. do
the right thing. He dared that which
will stand the scrutiny of years to
come and to command posterity
that comes after us the wisdom, honor
and integrity Of the government. The
executive has appealed to the honor
and judgment of his cuuntrymen, and
| am willing to abide the result of that
appeal. If the conditions in Hawaii
now are such rs make that govern.
nent de facto government | think
the the best interests of those people
and those of the United States will be
subserved by allowing them to pursue
their own policy"
DO you understand that the whole
question has been committed to CON
gress?' inquired Senator Teller.
The president says So"
II want to ask the senator then
whether any effort is being made by
an accredited agent at Hawaii to re.
store the queen to powerY
II do not know of any such effort.
The same sources of information are
open to the senator as to me. If the
matter has been submitted to congress
what is proposed that we are to dol
Are we to do what the president ha.
failed to do, or are we, in the language
of this resolution, consider the matter
settled2 When the resolution was re
ported from the committee on foreign
relations the president sent in his mes
sage in which it was understood he
committed the matter tC
congress because the efforts he haC
made up to that time to restore thu
status quo and undo the wrong which
be had conceived had been done
through the authority of the United
States had failed and he committed
the whole matter to what he called
the wider discretion of congress. Th'
committee reported this resolution t.
the senate. say as All American cit
IL that very much regret that the
} president of the United States wa
uoable to undo the outrage and make
repuration for the wrong committed
there on Jau. II, 1893. l think tina
, the good name and fame Of th
, country was so involved that it woulC
) have been a qualification to every