New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10

The Speaker-That is all the INA" "'7''
THE ADMINISTRATIONS FURTIVE COURSE
Mr. Boutelle-Mr Speaker 1t Is question no' .,n ,,
of my personal privilege. but OF the priV"ese "a ~
House which Is thus raised. ard "heh We ''' -
formed by a public newspaper. when Is res''eu =,
q seu,i-oficIal organ OF the Administrations unu' "
has been deliberately determined to t1hr tier
frtlve course in regard 10 great PP th Sentiment
OF the House OF Representatives, !" IAN ,ror, EYER
Of the House to prevent oe svm np which it
has failed to exercise on such occaslunS question
me. Mr. SPehnkeTd tha npS mt privilege desire to
saw 10 the Foreign Affairs coil!n,,t' =, ,row what
wSch II is rimoredI have no right TO hn2N h.ch
has orcI hat by n majority and parushn ~
ms mnertmen; having recognized the kePnng
Hawaii it is therefore unnsGe'Iar desire to inform
nave that If they adhere to tnat nnJ
they wil traverse the undeVa,f", bis BODY and we
tran hay u for the dst time In the histotg o on
United states the advent OF a n1 an expression Of
the gaaMg or and Congratulations from the Jo
gress Of the srea'e''
s'StcS speaker the formal rSch oug to
NV been performed long ago, 'ns re allowed TO
nmssarcs Of a defunct monarcny rorc,s Of power
NM No fact that the Administration mas p and
ths duty reluctantly haltinsH bosv REPRESENTING
% a AMI expected speak for me pr snp,ion
oalcial,y unaware Of the great p9oJ out 70 some
notification O Of this bodyI say the fact thas
The Administration has in su'h los a not relieve us
rom our responsibility or our duty ,,os,ect 10 n
Mr. Speakcr i proinct Of several States In ms
rnon for me denounce the courSs as pea
~, nnii,trs" Gnugh;erJ The outrage upon erzei
prncipe Of public honor tnat , nnn me beg!nning
the Soca'e ,rr,rI n;tngly 10 tho end and Witt IN
the every principle 0i cyerv sentiment Of
rl honesty and every fmpns Sc Of Amet'cLn " Il
hood have been tramped nnd,r ,a a1 attempt to
m'a, th. unbrokcn prccedents ana trad''Sna -
NE House Of Representatives, II tn '"''e"
REPrDIATE THIS TEKGlVERSAlioN'
=, ~. name Of the people in the name OF inc
,oo,le's representatives, in the name Oh Pop"'''
government in the name OF ire''on' ,'' ,t..s
~ the name Of that sentiment when r'''s"
,ruy,lcs for liberty wherever hey exist or s"o
ceei ask th.- House TO rcpudiat, M ~ me
ar NnTnrrI"s Of tho Republic in It's better haye
and 10 oin heartily in doing what ousnv r ~ corI,l
oe ern I' - the Repubn, Of Hawai- Inp
piauso on the Republican sidel mo, .si,,li,v ex-
VITA thai view AMI - place we ''SP''
rne Speaker-The gentleman from New io'N '''''
! the gentleman from Maine To- ordsIi,
Mi. The Gentleman has gone away be-
va fhr question Of personal priviIes" e,,.-
Mir noG, S 3S1ns Hp %hSSr nT It may 5ons
ask unanimous consent for the passage % '' ''''
lutouS Oi cOneTat"i"'''''.
TIE SPEAKER WOULD HEAR 40 MORE
r,,.. s,oal,er refused to hear Mr.. B1utellc FUR
thor or t. allow the resolutions 70 be offered
and COMPELLED him 10 take his seat. lie aso r.
fused t. entertain Mr.. Boutelle's request LOT
ruling upon the point 81 order. but u j. o"'F
fair - saw that ne exhibited greater fairness
and loss bad temper than on many previous "cc'-
sions. That may have been due to he fact t INA.
a large number u Democratic members ap-
| p,arcd quietly a. sympa'hi1c with MI i'ou.'Ic
rafriofir uiirrances and 20 enjoy ms puhsehI
criticisms " the Administration ana us liz" ana"
Motley This fact Was made pairfu!y '!ear 10 we
'.,'uckpos" who mad scow.cd upon Mt. n'"'r"''
"a well as 20 everybody Use wn"n Chairilhi
McCrcary. under The p.ea ~ a Pu's.."" ~ ~
| soual privilege. tTcd to reply. M ID '"'e'''
bluu,lv asked him whether the N"mmlt'c" on
Foreign Anairs had acted upon the r"so.HtloNS,
a,d re ...Iid only rouly that the committee had
/ am. re fall huiy Whom Mr. McCrary attempted
T.. ~ inf, a discussion ~ the HawaNtn IueS'"'.
and defend the Administration. MI flth,4n ~,
ulnos a Democrat. called him 10 "I''' ana $50
| that ID question nf privilege was lnNoIVed ~
| sides" added MI Fithiln IN tone OF dlsRusl
| the House has had enough Of this ha"a''ah
tn Speaker agreed with Mr.. F!thian that Nj
! McCreary's statement did not constitute gu,
| ton 4 privilege, ana against 'hS I"'''b vi
MrCrclry yany protested ,
! Mr. Routcllc charg d improper motives against
| the committee" urged Mr.. McCreary.
In what way? %" asked IN" speaker .
by his manner and words replied MI.
McCreAry. D.,
/ feuc amid a howl ~ laughter from AL over the
/ hall THE gentleman from Kentucky mas manner
! enough fnr both II US.
Mr. Fl'hlan insisted on his point of order AN; ana
! Mr. McCrcary on the Chairs ruling was reIuc-
family obliged 10 take his seat
4 GREAT STATE SECRET.
BEFORE the discussion in the House, the COM
mittec on Foreign Affairs had held meeting
4 tn
| COLLEAGUES. IN a nushed voice and great
| state secret that the President had recognized
! the Hawaiian Republic. and that Therefore no
| action On Mr. Blutce's resolutions would be
| necessary or proper Whether he had been
| coached e. this sage conclusion by Secretary
| Gresham or had merely made IL all by himself Is
| ,mmatcriaL for It WAS clearly false. and he was
| So Informed by Mr.. HIT and some other mem
| beers ~ the committee who happened 70 Know
something about precedents and usage IN regard
| to such matters The more the chairman noun-
| dered the deeper he safk ana the deeper ne
| sank the more violent grew his efforts 10 "xtrl-
| c,fe himsel. The Republican members and on"
| Democratic member Mr.. Gcary. ~ california
| insisted that II was not only proper nut OK
ccedlnyly desirable that the House Of Representa-
tives should take action ana strong Spee, 49,, -,
support - these propositions we're MADE 10y MeSsrS
| HIT. Van Voorhis. ~ New-York. BAR. Draper
| and G,Ary. Mr.. Gpary spoke most iorcipy III
| favor Of action by Congress II for N Other r"i-
son than the fleet 1t would have In Iuieuns
| business uncertainty I'm the Islands. MI. van
Vnnrhis advocated the resolution, saying IN" pres
| cnce nf the II ydsi ENJOYS In washington anu
| the purpose Of their mission. when no one
seemed to comprehend. furnished the ground Tor
| much ~ the discussion.
| Chairman McCreery took the ground that II.
| action was necessary by Congress In view ui
the Presidents letter to President Dole. me
| Republicans replied that no official notice hau
| been given the committee that the PRESIDENT
| contemplated taking any steps Mr.. fucker
| (VaD made "A motion to lay the resolution on 'he
| table and Mr. Hooker Mss) moved To ADJOURN
| The motion to adjourn WAS carried. l." D.
Messrs McCreary Hooker. Tucker. Iric'.
| Everett Money and Dnsmorc voting Tor IT, ana
| Mnssrs Blair Uit. Van Noorhis, Draper ana
| Gcary against IT, This action. Chairman NC
| crcnry hopes. will set the matter nj rest mas
| much rs r., does not intend that any further
| meetings OF his committee shall b" held at TINS
| session In this hope he will probably be dis
/ fori h.u.