The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-24
HAWAII IN THE SENATE.

HAWAII IN THE SENATE.
Foreign Affairs Committee Would Re-
cognize the Islands Independence.
Washington, January 23-The attend
ance of Senators at the opening of to-
days session was larger than usual,
both political parties being pretty equally
represented.
Mr.. Turpie, Democrat of Indiana. re-
por ted from the committee on foreign
relations the following resolutions:
Resoved-That from the facts and
papers laid before the Senate, it is un-
wise and lnexpedient, under existing
conditions, to consider at this time any
protector annexation of the Hawaiian
territory to the United States: that the
provisional government therein, having
been duly recognized the highest inter-
national interests require that it shall
pursue it's own line of policy; that
foreign intervention in the political
affairs on the islands will be regarded as
an act unfriendly to the government of
the United States.n
Mr.. Turpie said that the resolution
complied with the unanimous position
of the committee save dissent by the
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Dolphl as to
the first section. He had been also
directed by the committee to say that
the resolution had no relation to the
special investigation now pending before
the committee. That was a separate
matter. He had been further directed to
ask immediate consideration Of the reso-
luton.
After brief discussion the resolution
went over till tomorrow and was ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Cullom, Republican of Illinois.
addressed the Senate on the resolution
offered by Mr. Frye of Maine, declaring
that pending the investigation by the
committee on foreign relations there
should be no interference on the part of
the United States government by moral
influence or physical force for the resto-
ration of the Queen or the maintenance
of the provisional government in the
Hawaiian islands. Mr.. Cullom traced the
course of events in Hawaii, and argued
that in abrOgating the constitution of
1857. the Queen became simply Mrs.
Dominis, having stripped herself of all
regal authority. The people took her at
her word, and in the most usual, decent
and proper way, proceeded to organize a
temporary government of the people and
by the people. Had the people attempted
by revolution to dethrone her by armed
power, cast her into prison, Danish
or execute her, where would have been
the power of the United States to inter
fere in the matter?
Whatever may be said of desecrating
a. In hot lE q
humiliation to Americans and a self-in-
fiicted disgrace to this administration.
But the stealing of an American spy in
to Hawaii, with credentials to the head
of the recognized government, addressed
My Great and Good Friend for the
simple and secret purpose of plotting and
negotiating with Mrs. Dominis, then an
enemy of that government, and secretly
and stealthiiy endeavoring to arrange of
her re-enthronirg upon the ruins OF the
temporary or provisional government,
was not that such an offensive act as the
provisional government would have been
fully justified, under the rules of war.
in declaring him to be a public enemy
and treating him accordingly? What
was Blount in his relation to Hawaii?
Neither more nor less than a public
enemy.
"Just look at it, purporting to be an
am bassador and accredited to recog-
nized government, his secret instructions,
not even made known to this Senate, il
obeyed by him, put him in the attitude
Of the most n+o,,1 despioaple ,ro,,;ro OF
ties. "
The bill for the repeal of the election
laws was taken up and Mr.. Chandler,
Republican of New Hampshire, addressed
the Senate in opposition to the bill. He
recalled the facts in the Presidential
election and the subsequent electoral
commission which placed Mr.. Hayes in
the Presidential hair and said that since
that time there had been no electoral
vote cast in the South for Republican
candidate for the Presidency and at the
last general election the Repu blican
party was reduced to the paltry number
of seven representatives from the South.
Mr.. Harris, Democrat OF Tennessee,
asked Mr.. Chandler whether he meant to
have it understood that the authorities
of the forty-four states could not be
trusted to supervi-e, direct and control
the election of their own senators and
represen tat1veS.
AMy present argument" Mr.. Chandler
replied, :" is not so broad as that. l am
showing, in detail, three instances of
Democratic fraud in false counting of
votes"
Mr.. Harris denied that there was any
authority. federal or otherwise. for inter
| ference with state elections.
In the further course of Mr.. Chandler s
argument he made pointed allusions to
| Senator Hi1l's knowledge of the alleged
| fraud by which the last state Senate. OF
| New York was made Democratic and to
Judge Maynard's part in the supposed
fraud. He expressed the hope that the
| Republican legislature of New York
| would undo the legislation resulting
from that larceny" and the Democratic
governor of New York would have the
good sense and patriotism to approve its
| action.
The Senate adjourned.
| ,nr-