The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-07
REPUBLICANS FILIBUSHERING
Led On by Reed They PreYent a Vote on
the Hawaiian Question.
CLOSING DEBATE ON TIE RESOLUTION
Several strong Speeches on Both sides.
Cummings and siekles with the kepuo-
licans-No Quorum of Dem ,erats.


lilo. took up the consideration OF the
resolution OF the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee censuring Minister Stevens, and MIR.
Outhwaite (Ohio) addressed the House.
AS a preface to his remark he said he
should have nothing to say against Presi-
dent Harrison or Secretary of State Fos-
ter ard he had no doubt that Mr.. Harri-
son made good President from
Republican point of view.
But he did endorse the action Of the
present President, and also the policy |
which declared that the Islands should
not be allowed to fall into hahds Oh
any foreign Government.
MIR CulbersOn O)em, Tex defended
the resolution in a legal argument
Alr Storer HRep., ohio made a strong
legal argument against the legality OF the
appointment of Mr. Blount as commits
sioner 10 Hawaii while the Senate was
in session.
Mr.. Everett Dem, Mass) defended the
course pursued by Mr.. Cleveland. lie
said that he had decided the case on
it's merits as a judge, as a justice, ana
as a man. but when he found he could
not restore the Queen without force, ne
referred the whole matter TO Congress-
for he was not man ito wade through
slaughter to a throne and shut the gates
OF mercy on mankind
Loud Tells what He Saw.
Mr.. Loud Rcp., CALI, who was the next
speaker. prefaced his remarks with the
statement that last spring he had visited
the Hawaiian Islands and had remained
there two months. so that he spoke as
| one who had personal information on the
| subject As a result OF an interruption
| he said he had rot gone TO Hawai- TO SPY
on Blount, but I'm his interests. ana nc
! thought il was mistake to trust I'M
! plicitly to one man instead of comHns-
| SION, for no one man was free from the
| taint Of prejudice.
| In the course Of his remarks he said:
| "Blount went to Hawaii TO attain GER
| tain object / went there untrammelleu
/ bv object for the purpose Of calmly io0k-
ing at both sides of the question, that l
might the better perform my duties mere
| as a legislator upon a subject which All
knew must come before US for review
] So there we parted company-he to re-
sumo his star-chamber investigation, |
to 20 upon the highways and into the
| bvways. in the broad light Of day. seeking
! light"
AIR. Loud reviewed the testimony Of
the Blount report by the light of his own
| investigations. and asserted that on that
testimony Blounts conclusions were dis
proved He said If stevens had been
! guilty OF the acts charged II was the duty
Of the Executive 70 bring him home IN
chains" and the laws of his country
would have punished him.
| Mr.. IOuds conclusions as 10 the man.
ner IN which the provisional government
was organized. after a full examination
OF the testimony and 4 personal inves-
tigation during April and May at Hon
olulu. afr. Loud stated 10 be that gov
ernment Of the people and by the peO-
pie OF Intelligence and decency had at
last been formed I'm Hawaii, and without
the assistance i'm the slightest degree Of
the minister or the naval forces then
there.
MIR. Turner Dem. Ga.) defended Mr..
Blount from the charges which had been
made against him. and attacked the pro
| vfsi,naf Governments He was opposed 10
the policy of territorial extension ana
drew "A lesson from the fact that when
Rome entered ON a similar policy her
power began To decline
cenermI Sicl.les Bolts His Pariy.
Mir. Siches Dem, y. N) created "a
sensation by attacking the Iles,'',', ...s'' =
uoliey. lie was the first Democrat VINO
had not upheli the resolution oi the
tro,.f,n Affairs Committee. Tie hcid thht
one administration should NOT constitute
itself a court Of appeal or review on d"
n,ecadiu,, administration. biepuDlichn
appiause) .,.t .,,..,,-
The question OF provision soN,l
rnent was "a res adjulicala, anu n' i'u nv
! md mo- 'one propose that that question
should be reviewed. he nen''o','u ~
2 number Of instances I'm which II was
sboUn that this country had pursued q
,olfc, of annexation. President folh' 'i
iSi7 had negotiated prOtectorate owe,
Z ,ba Isfhmus Of Panama, ana tnat mao
stood for many years. The same tnln7
urae dome I'm Nicaragua, when II becain'
nrohable that route from the faciH'
- Inc Atlantic would be built there, thu'
giving the United States control th'ie'
In referring TO the pending resol uuoi
of the foreign committee. he sald III
could not endorse 1t, and he Wouid ho1 '0''
for II. Republican applause)
TTe closed his remarks win me pro
nbecv that no matter what might be th'
action Of the House to-day. 1t couid MOI
cba,ge the decree Of destiny that sooner
ar later the Hawaiian Islands woul'
I become a part Of the United states
U.oud applause on the Republican siuel
Nlr De Forest Dem. Comm defended
? .ha foreign affairs resolution, While Mf
= Hepburn Rep.. Iowa. spoke In oppcsI
tion TO II. =,
I NTr Hooker Dern.. Miss) was the las
sneaker. and I'm a long speech aOiy u'
. tended the resolution Of the Foreign Al
fairs Committee.
The Voting Becin.
n Az s:30 the previous question was o.
: dered and a vote was first taken on Nj
Ie Rlair's amendment approving the fecoi
., milton OF the provisional government
l. .ha uarriaou and Cleveland administrs
tions, and declaring io' V'''~s "a 80
a Nh sfr pIa,r's amendment was defeated o
e standing vote OF II to i55, and on tn
- roll-call OF 90 to 10 ,r,...
> vote was then had on Mr.. Hltt
L eubstitute. This declares the sense OF tl
House that the Presidents demand on III
nrovistonal government 10 surrender an
his attempt TO erect monarchy III ~
stead was an unwarranted interYenuo
tn ,he affairs OF a friendly recognize
, government. contrary to the law OF na
lions the policy and traditions OF I'M
renublic. and the spirit Of the Consutl
tion. Also, that the provisional SoNsii
uan, having been recognized, the higne'
International interests require that II ~ siA
e nursue It's own line Of policy, and foreis
d intervention will be regarded as an ~
urfriendly TO the United states.
This substitute was lost-yeas, lOS; nay
l5s.
o Reed Lead. a Fil buster.
8 Mr.. Reed moved to recommit, ana tll
II was lost-yeas, 81: nays, l@-Mr Gun
ID mings Den.. n. " voting with the X
y nnbIicans. Mr. Reed demanded The ay'
., and noes. and the motion was again u
feated-yeas. 60; nays. le'.
All were strictly parry votes, except va. va.
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