The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-14
IN THE SENATE.
y Bill for tho Protection OF Fish-l.abo
Dny-Tho Hawaiian Debate.

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Dny-Tho Hawaiian Debate.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Fob. 13.-A bill
was reported to the senate by Senator
Coke, (lox0s) and passed. continuing In
forcO tho act for tho protection OF fish
in tho Potomac river.
Tho senate bill making labor day, tho
first Monday OF September, legal holi.
day was reported by Mr.. Kyle from the
committee on education and placed on
iilo and then Senator Gray, OF Delaware,
resumed his argument on tho Hawaiian
resolution.
llo reiterated his atatomonts OF yes.
torday that tho revolutionary leaders
wcro not willing to carry out their plans
until assured OF the support from tho
United States forces and read MI ntii.
,davit in which it was doposcd that
John Ii. SopGr now commander OF tho
national military at Honolulu. had de-
clind first to accept this command, but
afterwards accepted, saying ~ hme
had satisfactory assurances from tho
old man himself (AiniRtcr Stevens)
that the American forces will give their
support and l intend TO take hand"
Tho senator proceeded to argue that
the provisional government could not
llnvo stood one hour without tho sup
port OF tho United States forces.
Continuing Senator Gray said:
III tho conditions ut Hawaii now arc
such as to make that government n dc
facto government, which do not think
it WAS in tho months preceding, think
tho best interests OF those people and of
tho United States will be aubservcd by
allowing them to pursue their own
policy"
"Do you understand that this whole
question has been committed to Con-
gress" inquired Senator Teller.
Tho President says so."
81 want to ask the senator then
whether any effort is being now made
by tho accredited agent OF the govern
ment at Hawaii to restore the queen TO
power"
81 do not know OF any such effort. The
same sources OF information are open
to tho senator rs to nc"
"lf the matter has been submitted to
Congress, what is it proposed that We
arc to do. Arc we to do what the Pres
ldent has failed to do, or are We, in tho
language OF this resolution, to consider
this matter aettledW
when this resolution was reported
from tho committee on forcign relations
the President had sont in n message in
which it was understood he had COM
mitted the matter to Congress, because
the efforts he had made up TO that time
to restore tho status QUO and undo the
wrong which he had conceived had
been done through the authority OF tho
United States had failed, and he COM
mitted tho whole mattor to what he
called the wider discretion OF Congress.
The committee reported this resolution
to the senate"
81 say, as an American citizen, that |
very much regret that the President OF
the United States was not able to undo
the outrage aud make reparation for
the wrong that was committed thero on
January II, 1898. think that the good
name and fame OF this country OF ours
was go involved that it would havo been
qualification to every patriotic citizen
had tho President been able to restore
the status quo OF January II, 1898 Why
lo Aailcu ls pickIS Hcli KNOWN now.
That opportunity is now gone, and l
suppose it will never return"
Then tho senator regrets" said Mr..
Teller, chat the queen is not on the
throne and the revolution not in exist
encc."
II am looking to the presont condi-
tions. and it seems to me moro than
wicked and cruel we do not declare
in an emphatic manner that we do not
propose to Interfere with tho govern
mont. And il our minister in Hawaii
leads the poop!e OF that country to be.
lieve that We are still disposed to carry
out the suggestions OF tho President TO
restore the status quo, he ought to be
withdrawn Rummarily. IIe ought TO
know enough Of the public opinion in
this country to know that the moment
the President submitted this question
to Congress there was no possibility
that the provisional government would
be destroyed and the queen restored to
power"
At5 5 p. m. the senate went into execu-
tive session and soon afterwards nd
journed.