Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-07
HE CAUSED A SENSATION.

General Daniel E. sickles In the House Yesterday Attacked the President's Policy in the Ha- waiian AGair-Mr. Blair's Amend. ment Was Defeated By . Party Vote.
 WARRINGTON, Feb. 6-Ths house met
 at Il o'clock this morning, and immedi-
 stely after the reading of yesterdays e
 journal MT. Ellis, rep, of Oregon, called
 up and asked immediate consideration of
 the senate bill extending the time within
 which tho Umatilla Irrigation company
 may complete an irrigation ditch across
 the Umatills Indian Reservation in Ore- gon. The bill was passed without objeo-
 ton.
 without the intervention of any other
 business, except the reference of some un- important bills, the house at 11:10 took up the consideration of the resolution of the foreign affairs committee censuring Minis ter Stevens and MT. Outhwaite, dem, of Ohio, addressed the house.
 MT. Eugene F. Loud, rep, of California, who was in Honolulu at the same time as ex Commissioner Blount, spoke in opposi- tion to the resolution reported by the ma jority of the foreign affairs committee.
 MT. Storr, rep. of Ohio, made 8 strong legal argument against the legality of the appointment of MT. Blount as oommis- stoner to Hawaii while the senate was in session. MT: Blount, he said, was simply sent to Hawaii to mako out case, and he made out one pretty well. He went there on political mission, just ss he might have gone from Georgia to stump the state of Ohio. The democratic party in passing its position on MT. Blount's testimony was building its house on shifting sands. At the other side of the Capitol there seemed to be recognition of the fact that th. rs were two sides to the question, and they seemed to have some sense of right left. They had not taken MT. Blount's testimony az gospel truth but had heard both sides, while this house, in its expedition had not time to hear both sides.
 He severely arraigned the policy of de- ception which had been practicsd, either by the administration or by MT. Willis, and he said that one or the other was guilty of bullying, lying action, if not of @ communication to MT. Dole that he re- or not the United States would use force to restore the queen. He was playing what the gentleman from Kentucky would call a game of bluff.
 Mr. Everett, dem., of Massachusetts, de- tended the couree pursued by MT. Cleve- land. MT. Turner, dem of Georgia, de- tended MT. Blount from the charges against him and attacked the provisional govern ment.
 Mr. sickels, dem |, of New York, created q sensation by attacking the presidents policy. He was the first democrat who had not upheld tho resolution. He held that one administration should not consti- tute itself . court of appeal or review Of e administration. Rspublican spplause.) The question of . provisional government was res adjudioats, and he had heard no one proposs that the question should be reviewed. He mentioned number of instances in which 1t was shown that this country had pursued policy of anne xstion.
 Mr. Polk had negotiated a protectorate over the Isthmus of Panama, and that had stood for many years. The same thing was done in Nicaragua when 1t became probable that Q route from the Pacific to giving the United States control there, and that influence existed to-day. In referring to the pending resolution of the foreign affairs committee he could not endorse it aud he would not vote for 1t. Republican applause.
 The monarchy would have fallen any way in spite of the American minister. It fell because 1t was too weak to stand and that 1t did not fall on account of the land ing of the marines is shown by the feet that It had not been able to raise itself to power again after the troops were withdrawn. Mr. Sickels said he was in favor of the au- nexstion of Cuba to day ss he had been when he was a young man. For forty taiped sort of prote ctorste over Cuba. He predicted that no matter what might os the action of the house it could not ,hange the decree that sooner or later the Hawaiian islands would become Q part of the United States.
 Mr. D. Forest, dem, of Connecticut, ad- vocated the foreign affairs committee reso- ution, while Mir. Hepburn, rep, of Iowa, spoke in opposition.
 Mr. Hooker, dem, of Massachusetts, was the last speaker, and in a long speech ably defended the resolution of the foreign sf- fairs committee.
 At 3:30 the previous question was or- lered and a vote was first taken on Mr.. Blsir's amendment approving the recogni- ton of the provisional government by the Harrison and Cleveland administrations and declaring for Q policy of annexation Mir. Blsir's amendment was defested-77 to 155 and on the roll call by 0 vote of 90 to l55
 A vote was then had on MT. Hitfs .ub- stitute. It was lost.
 commit, and this was lost-yeas 97, nays l3S-Mr. Cummings, dem, of New York, voting with the republicans.
 Mir. Reed demanded yeas and nays, and the motion to recommit was again defeated yeas 90, nays 160. All were strictly party votes except that MT. Cummings, dem of New York, voted with the republicans. The populists slso generally voted with the republicans.
 Mr. Burrows, rep, of Michigan, inquir- ed if 1t would. be in order to move to post pone consideration, and the speaker said 1t would not be under tho special order.
 Nr. Robinson, rep., of Pennsylvania, rose to parliamentary inquiry which was whether those who voted aye on MT. Me- Creary's resolution would bs understood to endorse the presidents policy.
 The speaker said that was not psrlia- nentsry inquiry and each member should vote as he pleased. The question then re- cured on the original resolution offered by Mir. McCreary. This declared the sense of the house that MT. Stevens action in employing naval forces to aid in overthrowing the government was con- trsry to the traditions of our republic and the spirit of our constitution, and is con- demned. Also that the house approves the principles announced by the president that interference with the dom mestic affairs of an independent nation is contrary to the spirit of American institutions. Further, that annexation of Hawaii or prote csorste Is uncalled for and inexpedient, and that the people of Hawaii should have freedom
 to pursue their own line of policy and that
 foreign intervention will not be regarded
 by us with indifference.
 The ayes and nsys bsing called for, the
 republicans abstsined from voting with one
 exception, Mr. Frederick. and the demo-
 crats could only muster 1s1 members, and
 one of these, MT. Sickels, voted against 1t. The speaker announced ayes 160, nays g. no quorum-and MT. McCreary moved e call of the house. The republicans, under MT. Reed, filibustered and demanded the ayes and nays on the motion, and the roll was caHed. The motion was agresd to- 15S to 63-snd the call was ordered. On the call MT. Reed employed his dila- Il ze T.