Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-06
SD CONGRESS-.
Johnson of Indiana Denounces
the Hawaiian lnfamy.
Boutelle of Maine Also Made a Ring.
ing American Speech.


1 So~s
Repeal Bill-Ne Aetlen.
| WASHINGTON, Feb 5-Pursuant to the
agreement arrived at Saturday, the House
met this morning ut IL O'Clock. In the
absence of the chaplain prayer was offered
by Everett (dem.) Of Massachusetts,.
Morse of Massachusetts presented me.
mortal from the Massa, husetts Legislature
protesting against the passage IF certain
schedules in the Wilson tariff bill as de-
siruciive and fatal to the industries OF
Massachusetts.
The House then took up the Hawaiian
resolution and johnson (R-p) of Indiana,
was recognized. johnson sad the reeolu-
ton before the House approved the princi-
pie announced by he President in relation
to Hawaiian affairs, but carefully refrained
from approving the acts he had committed
there, and were, in effect, a condemnation
of him.
The resolutions, re he said, were an exquis-
ite piece Of satire, equal to any thing Jun
ius Swift had ever written, and for sting
ing sarcasm were not surpassed by any doc
umsnt extsnt, unless. possibly, by Presi-
dent Dole's reply to the insOlent demand If
the American minister for the capitulatiOn
of the provisional government.
| He did not know whether the person who
drafte these resolutions was free silver
ite waiting to get even with the President
for his interference in the legislation of the
special session, or an applicant for patron
age who felt that he had not received his
share of l0aves and fishes, and who was
thirsting for revenge. but whoever he was,
he was born diplomat, person who knew
how to use the Englsh language and who
had made the most of his opportunity.
| He added that hen Minister Willis, who
had been practicing diplomacy with 3 trip
hammer, received bis passports from the
provisional government, the author of these
resolutions ought by all means TO be made
his successor. He arraigned the admins
tration for its acts in Hawaii and declared
that, if bis effort to restore the savage
Queen had been successful, there would
have been witnessed for the first time the
successful impeachment of an American
| Exe cutive.
| He denied that Minister Stevens aided in
the deposition Of the Queen and asserted
that this question, like the question Of an
nexstion, was not involved in the real issue,
which was the conduct of Cleveland in his
! relations with the Sandwich islands; that
VIII, n the present administration came into
power it was confronted with an accom-
| pli.hed fact, q provisional government
fl ,mly established. amply able to maintain
its, II, and recognized by all the leading ma
tions. including our own; government
which was in every way superior to the old.
II should be aided rather than opposed.
Oates defended Mr.. Blount from the
charges with which he had been assailed.
lie (Oates) believed v hat Mr.. Blount said.
He believed the American minister was
mainly instrumental in the overthrow of
the Queen. He admitted that no actual
force was used, but claimed that coercion
was used which was quite - effective.
Douielle, in discussing tine action of Min
lister Stevens, said his greatest crime was
that he always had at heart the interest of
the American government and the Ameri-
csn people. No one could ever
bring that charge against the Pres
ident. Republican applause One might
search the records in vain to show where
the .ycophants and parasites of the Presi-
dent had ever gone to such an extent io up
holding the President as the Democratic
party now presented. Referring to the &C.
ton of thu House in turning down his reso-
luton, charging the Pre,idept with haviog
invaded the rights and privileges of the
House, and referring to the resolution re-
ported by the foreign affairs committee. he
al that whatever might be the sense of tha
House he felt he had received the verdict
Of the American press and American peo-
pl- Gapplause]. He went into the history
ef the American Haws allan pol,cya
going back to 1850, and showing
that under the administrations of both
par'i-s the policy of closer
relations with Hawaii was always advocated.
He would not 60 into the history of the
evange.iz .izs,ion ami civilizing of the islands,
he said; that had already been well done
oy other members on the floor. He ridi-
culed the sympathy being lasished on the
God -annointed" mon srchy, and asserted
that those who were wasting these sympA-
hiss on her on that account, could hardiy
nave looked carefully into the history of
Hawaii. The government was established
by natives chiefs, and the recently dep ,sed
Queen did not even have that clsim to roy
atty. She was an indirect legSfee of the
monarch who only elected to the throne.
chose coronation took place under the guns
of American and English warships.
.
for before Kalskauas time the native line |
died out and at the death of the ruler |
Colonel David Kalakaua was elected king. |
He was jolly good fellow but laid no
claim to royal descent. He resd an account |
Of the coronation Of Kalakaua ss furnished |
by the then United States mioister at Hon. |
olulu. describing the opposition Of the ma
tive Ksnakas to the coronation Of the King |
and recounting the landing Of the American |
troops under admiral, then Commander |
Skerrett, TO protest the King. For that act |
of landing American troops in 1874, our
minister received the commentator Of the |
American government.
He referred to Rsynors remarks few |
days ago, in which he spoke Of Minister
Stevens letter written year before the
revolution, asking what he should do in |
case Of revolution. and drawing an un-
worthy inference from the fact that NO
answer to the letter could be found in the
archives Of the state deputment. Snch .