The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-12
TOOK 1T SERIOUSLY.
The Democracy and the Opera Bouffe
Royalty of Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-ln the Senate
to-day Cullom reported favorably from the
Committee on Commerce the Senate bill
granting the Des MOnes Rapids Power
Company the right to construct dam and
power station in the Miss isSippi River in
Hancock County, Ill. The bill was
amended by requiring work to begin with
in two years and TO be completed within
four years. On the objection of Hawley
of Connecticut the bill went over.
Senator Davis, in resuming his speech
commenced yesterday on the Hawaiian
question, asserted that the landing of
American marines at the order of Minister
Stevens was only in accordance with usual
practices In cases of revolution, and had
many times been demonstrated to be neces-
sary IN preserving the interests of Ameri-
can citizens. If the Queen, by violation of
the constitution and her own revolutionary
acts, had precipltated cOunter-revOlu-
ton she should not complain Of any in
direct influence that might been exerted
by the necessary landing of American
forces 20 protect American interests.
when the revolution commenced" said
Davis, "the farce came to an end. Tne
stage lords and stage ladies vanished into
the population and the ex-Queen laid aside
her tinsel crown. put off her tawdry regalia
and re-entered private life through the
stage entrance. The practical and real
took the place of this perncious monarchy.
A firm government, conducted by able men
entered on the abandoned stage. To the
whole world the proceedings had been
spectacular. AS the show was ended the
Democratic party came in as a spectot0r,
just as Don QuiXOre and Sancho Panza
entered the puppet show IN Spain. Laugh
terJ With the Democratic party as with
the Don the performance was real. They
saw IN the puppets and in the stage-Queen
weakness OverpOweTed and virtue OPP
pressed and dishonored. [Great laughter |
SanchO, against the evidences of his
senses, saw through the eyes of his mas
ter"
What would have followed this flow of
delicate sarcasm the Senate will never
know, for the galleries so keenly ap-
preciated the words of the Senator that he
was interrupted with fiattering applause,
which the presiding officer was obliged
to suppress by a threat to clear the gal
leries. Continuing, Davis quoted from
the letter of President Cleveland to Presi-
NOAs OCAO W olOW lidS SOhuiSoiUuET
Blount was more than personal repre-
sentative. The President had violated
the privileges of the Senate by sending
Commissioner Blount with such authority
to Hawaii, and Davis inquired by what
authority the President of the United
States derived the power to arbitrate
the question. In concluding, he said:
This is great question; great in facts,
great In i'm pOrtance, great in its constitu-
tiOnal aspect. The American people have
the cause to decide it, and they will in the
sublime tribunal of national Judgment"
lApplause.
Turpie followed and spoke In the same
strain on the Hawaiian question. At the
close Of his speech Chandler presented the
minority report of the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections on the bill to repeal
the Federal election laws. and at 4:2O, on
motion of Mr.. German, the Senate went
into executive session and afterward ad-
iourDed.