The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-03
MIR. BOUTELLE INSISTED.
And Mr.. Catchings Was Forced to Use
Proper Language.
THE MISSISSIPPIAN AT FIRST
TRIED TO BE WITTY,

Out Tor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI eiAC A-~
waiian Debate in the House-Mr. Nc
Creary Joins the Ranks of Minister
Steyens's Calumniators-NTr. Hit on
the President and His Friend the Queen.
Washington, February 2-In the House
today, Mr.. Catchings, Democrat of Miss
issippi, from the committee on rules, re-
ported a special order for the considera-
tion of the report from the committee on
foreign affairs=-r relative to Hawaiian
affairs. This provided that on every day
for three days the House should consider
the question and at O'Clock on the last
day the previous question should be or
dered and a vote taken on the resolution
and pending amendments.
While Mr.. Catchings was explaining
the rule to regula the Hawaiian de-
bate, he said it mad not been submitted
to the gentleman from Maine Mr..
Boutelle) because the committee knew IN
advance "that nothing would receive his
approval which did not give him Tree
rein to perform his fantastic, bedlamlte
gyrations on the ioor."
Amid slight laughter on the Demo-
cratic side, Mr.. Boutelle called the gentle
man to order and demanded that his
words be taken down, and that the gen.
tleman resume his seat. The words were
reported from the clerks desk and Mr..
McMillin, Democrat of Tennessee, moved
that Mr.. Catchings be permitted to pro-
ceed in order. On this motion the yeas
were 157, nays none. The motion of Mr..
McMillin was declared adopted
Mr.. Catchings then proceeded with his
exclamation. His first sentence in which
he spoke of Mr.. Boutelle's harmless
mania for making, on all occ asions, an
exhibition of himself" brought out an
other call to order from Mr.. Boutelle,
who demanded ruling by the Speaker
upon the words spoken, in come ct!on
with the rule governing debate, which
forbids the use of personalities. The
question was one of interest and the
members gathered in front of the clerks
desk to hear the Speakers decision,
which was: "The Chair thinks the
language not parliamentary"
On motion of Mr.. Cultivate, Democrat
of Ohio, Mr.. Catchings was permitted to
explain his remarks. He had spoken two
or three words when Mr.. Boutelle asked
that he kindly repeat his remarks, hav-
ing understood him to again indulge in
personalities. Order having been re-
stored Mr.. Catchings proceeded to explain
in which he said he had~~been provoked
guardian of the rights and privileges Of
the House, and had uttered the words
complained of, the first in his service OF
nearly ten years any one had complained
Of He was permitted to proceed with the
discussion of the order.
The special order was finally reported.
The resolution adopted by the committee
condemns Minister Stevens's action, ap-
proves the principle of the President
against interference with an independent
nation, declares annexation or protec-
torate inexpedient and warns against
foreign intervention.
Mr.. Hits substitute declares that the
President demand for the surrender of
the provisional government and the
unwarranted and contrary to the policy
of the United States; approves the right
of the present government to pursue It's
own way and declares foreign interfer-
ence an unfriend1y act.
Mr. nj McCreary Censured President Harrison
for indecent haste in drawing up the
treaty of annexation with Hawaii and
submitting it to the Senate before the
people of Hawaii were heard He severe
fy criticized the American representative
in Honolulu and the United States naval
command der for their actions at the time
of the so-called revolution, which, he
said, was without parallel in diplomatic
history. He stated as soon as the COM
mittee of safety passed the resolution In
favor of the provisional government, they
sent Ser t. letter to the United States mini
lister saying that they were unable to
protect themselves and asking that
United States forces be sent to protect
them. Under that call, soldiers were
landed in Honolulu at 5 o'clock on the
evening of January 16, 1893. There was,
said Mr.. McCreary, no popular movement
then against the government of Hawaii.
The people were not in favor of revolu-
tion and the troops were landed at Homo
lulu because they were required to do SO
by Mr.. Stevens, and because the pro-
visional government said it was unable
to protect itself and wanted the United
States forces to protect 1T. AT
anchor in the same harbor was British
man-of-war. There were on the islands
ZOO subjects OF Great Britain. Also at
anchor in the harbor was a japanese
man-of-war and there were Eli, 600 Japan
ese subjects on the islands. The fact was
that the British minister or japanese
minister did not think there was any
danger to the lives or property of British
or japanese subjects and did not think
of landing soldiers to protect them.
When Minister Stevens landed troops he
| committed an act of war. 81 arraign
him here" said Mr.. McCreary, for that
act of war" Mr.. McCreary declared
| that nothing in the record showed that
| the President of the United States ever
authorized Mr.. Stevens to land troops OF
| proclaim protectorate. From the
beginning to the end, Minister Stevens
was engaged in
| Violating His Instructions
and violating international law. But,
he remarked, "Mr. Stevens was acting IN
tine interest of the sugar planters. AS
long as the duty on sugar remained, the
sugar planters of Hawaii could send
sugar to the United States free of duty
| and there was no talk of annexation. AS
soon as the Mckinley act became law
and all foreign sugar was admitted free
of duty, then they began to talk about
| annexation"
Mr.. Blair, Republican of New Hamp-
| shire, asked whether Mr.. Stevens had moi
| given notice to his government.
"Yes, sir" Mr.. McCreary replied, the
letter of Mr.. Stevens should have been {
notice to the government of the Unitec
States of the plot in which he was en-
gagged, and l am amazed that the Presi
| dent of the United States and the Secre
| fairy of State should have approved Ol