The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-04

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-After tho
reading Of tho journal and the trans.
action OF some routine business Mr.
Money (Miss) offered the following
resolution: Resolved, That the House
of Representatives of the United States
of America regards with pleasure and
satisfaction the prompt action of Rear
Admiral Benham on the eth ultimo
in the harbor Of Rio de Janeiro in his
efforts to protect the citizens and COM
MERGE Of the United States"
In connection he had read the dis
patches from Benham and Thompson.
Money asked unanimous consent for it's
(Kan.) objected. Money appeared very
much annoyed at this action and called
attention the fact that tho objection did
not came from q Democrat. but it
comes from one who stands very near
the Democratic party" replied Mr..
Reed.
At 1920 the morning hour expired
and the special oraer providing for the
consideration OF the Hawaiian resolu-
tion was read, and Hit Qll.) was re.
cognized to continue his speech which
was interrupted by the adjournment of
the House yesterday. He referred casu
oily w uao aCIlOu Vi d LlC MEM
Der in intr oducing this morning reso-
luton commencing Admiral Benham
for firing upon Brazilian vessel, while
there was already pending in the House
resolution to blacken the name of an
American officer who never fired gun
and who declared that his sole aim was
to protect American life and property.
In answer to question from Mr..
Springer, Hit said that the men at tho
head Of the revolution Of 1893 had dono
the same thing twice before, and thew
would have cone so again II the Ameri-
can troops had been q thousand miles
away. AS Mr. Hit took his seat a
warm burst of Republican applause
greeted him.
The Speaker then recognized Rayner,
(Dem., Md member Of the foreign
affairs committee, who supported the
committee resolution. Mr.. Rayner,
after q few words of introduct ton, said:
my opinion is this: In the first place,
am convinced beyond all manner of
reasonable doubt that Mr.. Stevens, the
minister of the United States, was an
active participant in the overthrow of
the monarchy in the kingdom OF Hawaii,
and, in the second place, the President
having submitted the matter to Con-
gress, am satisfied that, according to
the usage and principles of interna.
tional law, we have no right TO- by the
use of arms or force, remedy the wrong
that has been committed, and that ali
efforts for peaceable solution of the
matter having terminated we have no
further right to intervene, and that it is
our duty for the present to recognize the
do facto government that is now in
charge, and our duty in the future to
recognize such form Of government as
may BIO determined upon by the wishes
and SURFACES OF the people of the
islands.
Whom Rayner turned his attention to
Routelle and said that he had been
taking about nothing but the flag for
twenty-five years, mo, and ! never
SHALL" said Boutelle, amidst Republican
applause. "He talks about it all day
and dreams about it all night and
thinks about it all the time" (Repub-
lican applause.)
Blair (Rep., N. H. was granted an
extension OF time if he should need it.
before he began his remarks in opposi.
ton to the resolution OF the foreign
sifairs committee. He went over every
step in the revolution, and discussed
them seriatim to show that neither
Minister Stevens nor Captain Wiltze
had exceeded their instructions or their
legal authority.
A sharp discussion occurred between
Money and Pickler (Rep S. d. in the
course of which the latter asked whether
Money Endorsed the action Of the Ad-
ministration in persisting in it's policy
of restoration after it had learned that
the queen threatened to execute all
those engaged in the revoluti
Money replied that the Administra-
ton had not persisted in It's course to
restore the queen, but specifically stated
that it could not continue its medita-
ton unless she agreed 10 the conditions
imposed.
Moneys time expired shortly after.
wards and he was warmly applauded.
Draper (Rep., Mass spoke in opposi-
ton to the ADMINISTRATORS Hawaiian
policy. He was an annexationist. Draper
yielded a portion of his time to Morse
OF Massachusetts, who also opposed the
committees resolution.
At the close OF Morse's remarks John.
son (Rep., Ind. asked unanimous con-
sent that the time for demanding the
previous question on the Hawaiian reso-
luton be extended from o'clock Monday
until tho Same hour Tuesday. This was
in order to give time for speaking on the
Hawaiian resolutions. Objection was
made and Mr.. McCreary (Dem.. Ky.)
moved that when tho House adjourn
to-day 1t be to meet at 10 o'clock
Monday.
Boutelle said that a proposition had
been made to consider his privilege
resolutio Immediately after the pend
ing question, and he suggested that the
vote on tho pending resolution and his
privileged resolution be taken at the
hame Internationally at 4 o'clock IT. waa