The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-06
The House Talks OF Hawaii All Day
and Part OF the
Night
Boutelle Is at Last Allowed tc
Pour Forth His Noisy
Haranaue.
Situation other News OF the
Capital.

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bato again occupied the attention Of the
house, night session being held 10 permit
speeches BY those who desired 20 talk, but
who Otherwise would not have had an op-
] poTtunity on ascount OF the limited time
allowed. The debate Is attracting much
lsss attention IN tho house than was anti
cipated. This is perhaps partly due 70 tbe
abandonment Of the policy % restoration
BY the administrRtion, aud partly 20 the
fact that tho long tariff debate has sur
feited she house. The principal speeches
10 day we're made by johnson. OF Indiana;
Boutells. Of Maine; Patterson. Of Iennes-
see, and Black. OF Illinois.
Debate was opened by Morse, republica n
Of Massachusetts,, who had fvo minutes.
but before he had proceeded one, Outh-
waite. democrat. Of Ohio. called him to
order for unpaTliamentarY language. The
language was as follows: strange 20 tell,
at the command os their master. the great
/ Grover Cleveland. his cuckoos' IN the
houss and senate stanoh southern demo-
Gratis. the ioudest shouters for a white
mans government. disregard all their
ancient traditions about the white mans
supremacy and a white mans government" !"
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liamentary. In the moantime Morse's time
had expired. johnson. republican, of
Indiana. followed in a strong arraiRnm ent
of the administration for trying to rssto rs
the deposed queen.
Patterson, democrat. of Tennessee. fol-
lowed. The sugar interests, he argued are
behind the annexation movement. II the
islands could have been annexed undef the
bounty clause Of the Mckinley law the
sugar planters there would receive from the
! United States treasury $4,000 600.
The desire Of the sugar planters 20 put
their hands in the pockets OF the
American people lay 81 the bottom
of the revolution OF 1898" said the speaker
] impressivslY. The great haste manifested
TO secure annexation, he said. was because
those in the conspiracy knew that Grover
/ Cleveland, when inaugurAted, would never
/ give his consent 10 the territorial extension
of the United States 20 those islands, 1000
miles beyond our western shore.
Wheeler democrat, OF Alabama, aud
/ Oates, democrat. Of Alabama, continued
the debate. The former delivered an euloRy
I on Cleveland. The latter argued in behalf
Of the adoption Of the McCreary resolution n
from legal standpoint.
Boutsile. republican, of Maine. who fol-
lowed Oates. after reviewing the CONSENTS
of his resolution. repsobating the policy Of
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may be the tardy expression OF this house,
/ claim favorable verdict on NV indict-
ment from the American people," Con
| tinuinQ. be followed events 10 the at
tempted promulgation by the ex-queen of
the new constitution. Jan. IL. That act he
denominatsd the political suicide of the
Hawaiian monarchy.
The honor OF the American name" said
Boutelle. ia being dragged in the dust BY
Grover Cleveland, Walter q. GreshSll
James II. Blount and Minister Willis.
have no words TO express my contempt for
the policy of treaehsrJ. duplieity aud false
pretense. You on the other aide cannot
condone this outrage. you cannot make
this heroic" [Applause.
/ He characterize Gresham aa 'the disap-
pointed and npostate secretary of state.
/ who in conjunction with the president.
sought not only to uproot and Overturn an
Amer can government but to degrade the
Amesicaa navy by putting IL under the
/ control OF Georgia politician In order TO
get some one who would haH down ths
American flag" Applause.
| when that order was written. whether
by the secretary of the navy or tho presi-
don't. the constitution was violated and be
who penned It rendered himself liable to
/ I'M eaohment. As a partisan, be might
well glory and gloAt over the present policy
of the democratic party, which, be added,
amid republican applause, had been
u
He concluded with a glowing eulogy of
the American flag, reoiting few verses.
sort Of apostrophe To the stars and ~ ipes
written by a native Hawaiian. lie was
literally applauded when he took his seat.
Mr.. Black, OF Illinois. aud sx-oommis-
sioneT OF tensions, ia reply. said ths elo-
quent words of Mr.. Boutslle 30 far as they
appealed 20 American honor and American
patriotism, awakened the iiyslieat com
mendation in his heart, hus after
ALL this was now old story.
IL was no longer grave question.
| The goyernment of Hawaii was finally
established. There was no attempt TO in
wade it. All the republicans hoped for by
this discussion Of ancient history was po-
litical advantage and the democratic nds
| OF the house did not propose they should
have "a. He argued for the policy of for
eign nnon-intervention.
I'VE are after stevens" said he, "and We
think We will get him. Laughter and ap-
plause by the peaceful conquest OF sK-
tirpation." said he, but four fiftha OF one
per cent of all the lands IN the Hawaiian
Islands now remain 10 the native popula-
tion. Never had there been such a peaceful
conquest In the history OF she world. Amer
lean intelligence and American energy are
paramount there. Let them work Qua their
own salvation. Let Us dsclArs for a policy
Of non interference by the United States
and against tolerating intervention by other
governments. aud ths supremacy OF brain
aud civilization IN those islands 10 assured"
ELECTION Law.
IN, sonata Diacus.ra tha Measura An IN,