St. Paul daily globe., 1894-02-04
HAWAII talk IN The HOUSE
HIT CONTINUES HIS TOAST ON THE
ADMINS IRA Tf0K
RAYNoR COMES TO THE RESCUE
Ae Would Rather See Our Flag
Trampled Upon Than Raised
as an instrument OF Oppres-
sion to q HELPLESS Race-His
Eloquent Speech Elicits Much
Democratic Applause.


Democratic Applause.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The Hawaiian
debate was continued in the house to-
day. Some routine business preceded
the debate, though Mr.. Blanchard in
+ troduced a bill 10 coin the silver Seign-
orage in the treasury. and gave notice
that he would call it up at the first op-
portunity. A bill to repeal section Ii of
the Revised Statutes, relating to the ac-
counts of the secretary Of the treasury,
reported by the joint committee to in-
veStigate expenditures In the executive
departments, was passed without OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Money. one of the Democratic
members of the foreign affairs commit
tee, then asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of joint resolution
approving the conduct of Admiral Ben
ham in the harbor of Rio. In connec-
ton with the resolution he had read
copies of dispatches from Admiral Ben
ham and Minister Thompson.
81 desire to know" said Mr.. Living
ston (Ga.) when the reading was COM
pleted. whether these dispatches are
offieial?'
..They are copies of official dis
patches" replied Mr.. Money.
81 demand the regular order" shouted
MIR. Simpson Pop, Kan)
''I want it understood" said Mr..
Money, "that objection does not come
from Democrat"
81 ,,norix
lated to Democrat" retorted Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Sayres presented the sundry civil
appropriation bill, and the Hawaiian
debate was then resumed.
Mr. Hit was recognized to complete
his speech begun yesterday.
HE REVIEWED
the main points of his speech yesterday,
dwelling on the consistency of the ad
ministration policy.
"Why, only few minutes ago." said
he, 1--WE were asked to approve the con-
duct of an American admiral at the
very time when the house was consider
ing a resolution aimed at an American
minister, designel to pervert history in
order to blacken the character of a
public official for doing his duty on a
foreign shore. On that occasion not a
gun was fired. not drop of blood was
shed, yet III the other case we are asked
to approve the action Of an American
officer who began operations by firing
across the bows of an insurgent ship,
following it with she'll into her stern
post followed by the threat Of broad
side"
Mr., Hit characterized the Blount re-
port as the skillfully prepared argument
of criminal lawyer, bearing inc0ntest-
able internal evidence of its character.
He concludediwith brilliant peroration
denouncing the administration for being
against the new republic in the Pacific.
course, he said. in violation of the
opinions of all writers and authorities
on international law and revolving to
our patriotism, because it was an at
tempt to overturn our own flesh and
blood.
MIR. Raynor (Dem., Md, one of the
members of the foreign affairs commit
tee, followed in support of the resolu-
tien. While MIR. Raynor was dwelling
upon the
MISSING LETTER
of Mr.. Blaine to Minister Stevens, in
which the latter asked for instructions
should a revolution occur in 1891, he
said significantly: II would like to tell
you what l infer these instructions
were."
"I'd like to tell you"
$50 on, go on" came in chorus from
the Republicans.
Mr. Raynor. however. declined to do
so, saying that he thought it would be
unfair to give his Inference, but he
added, if this letter were produced, and
it ordered Mr.. Stevens TO keep his hands
off, he would take back. all he had said
Later, while discussing Mr.. Boutelle'S
resolution of inquiry into the authority
by which Mr.. Blount had ordered the
flag hauled down, he said Mr.. Boutelle
seemed possessed by the flag idea. He
is with the flag" he said, like the Irish