The morning news., 1894-02-06
put republican policy of non-inter-
ference with foreign governments.

Lue dumlnlstratlon'S instrumentation
policy. 1t has been proposed to pay the
queen for surrendering her claim to the
government, but he emphatically depre-
Gated the proposition to pay an annuity
OF $4,000 to a woman who bore such a
reputation as was given her by all the
United states representatives in Hawaii
Mr.. Oates defended Commissioner
Blount from the charges with which he
has been assailed Mr.. Oates knew no
man whose word he would rather accept
than Mr.. Blount's. He had served 20
years in congress with honor and distinc-
tloni and he would not be likely to tarnish
his unblemished record by making a
false report; and he [Oates believed
what Mr.. Blount had said He believed
that the American minister was mainly
instrumental in the overthrow of the
queen. He admitted that no actual force
was used, but claimed that coercion was
used, which was quite as effective
he illustrated this by an immusing story
Of an election in the south where a big
burly negro saw that the election was
going against his master and determined
to turn the tide of defeat. He knew it
would be illegal to use force, but he
planted himself before every man who
came to vote, and glared down upon him
until he skunk away and the election was
won.
BoUTELLE DEFENDS STEVENS.
Mr.. Boutelle, in defending the action of
Minister Stevens said that his greatest
crime was that he had always at heart
the interest of the American government
and the American people. No one could
ever bring that charge against the Presi-
dent. republican applausel. Another one
might search the record in vain to show
where the sycophants and parasites
of a President had ever gone to
such an extent in upholding a President
as the Democratic party now presented.
Mr.. Boutelle arraigned the one-sidedness
of the resolution reported by the commit
tee on foreign affairs. 1t had no structures
for any one except those two men-Minis-
ter Stevens and Admiral Wiltss-who
stood in Hawaii in defense of the tradi-
tiOnal American policy of closer con-
nectlon with the Hawaiian group, and
nothing was to be said of President
Cleveland, Minister Willis, or Mr. Blount,
who had dragged the fair fame of the
country in the dust. Republican ap-
plause. He appealed to the House to
wipe out the infamy which had been per-
petrated in the name of a high-minded
government, which, up to eight months
ago. had no cause to blush for its record.
Only the President and an apostate Secre-
tary of State had brought this degreda-
tion on the nation.
HAULING DOWN THE FLAG.
But even that was not enough Not
only must we send spy to uproot Amer
ican institutions and American influence
in an island which is the key to the Pacific
ocean, but we must also degrade our
American navy by putting it in the hands
of Georgia politician in order to get
some one who would give the order to
"haul down the American flag. - That or
der was unconstitutional; when that order
was written the constitution was violated
and the man who wrote it made himself
liable to impeachment at the bar of the
House of Representatives. The Secretary
of the Navy, writing to the admiral of
the American feet, Admiral Skerrett, a
man who had before carried the Amer
lean flag ashore att Honolulu, amid the
plaudits of the American people, told him
that he must confer freely with Mr..
Blount, a private citizen of Georgia. And
Mr.. Blount, taking advantage of the first
opportunity which had ever pre-
sented itself to him, gave the order to that
gallant admiral to haul down that flag"
"Oh, you are making a splendid record
for yourselves" he cried, sarCastically,
as he turned toward the democraticr side
of the House. Mr.. Boutelle closed his
speech by an eloquent and impassioned
recital of the lines of David Graham Adee
on the hauling down of the flag at
Hawaii, dedicated to the memory of Capt.
Wiltse. of the warship Boston. The close
of his speech was vociferously applauded,
and when he took his seat the republican
members crowded up to congratulate him.
BLACK ANSWERS BoUTELLE.
Mr.. Black, dem, Of Illinois, took the
opposite end of the argument, and deliv-
cred a speech scintillating with wit. He
read the letter of eX-Secretary of State
Foster, disavowing the action of Minister
Stevens in substituting the American flag
for the Hawaiian as an emblem of
authority. This was greeted by loud
applause on the democratic side. He said
the native race was fast disappearing,
and had but very small fraction Of the
land remaining in their possession, and
Mr., Black appealed to the country to
bury the little fragment of a race in its
remaining land, and then let the plow of
civilization go over their remains" Loud
applause from the democrats marked the
close of his speech.
Mr.. Van Voorhis, rep, of New York,
appealed for annexation of the islands.
1t was all very well to say that we would
regard any approach by foreign govern
ment as an act unfriendly to our own; but
If the Hawaiians, after being refused an
nexation by US, should apply to Great
Britain, what could we do about it}
At the conclusion of Mr.. Van Voorhis'
speech, Mr. McCreary moved that at 5:3O
O'Clock the House take recess till s p.
m. the evening session to be for debate
only on the Hawaiian question. This was
agreed to.
BLoUNT DEFENDED.
Mr.. Griffin, dem, of Michigan, was the
next sneaker on the Hawaiian question.
He said that he cordially and enthusias-
esticalIv indorsed the administration. He
would not change the dotting of an '"'' or
the crossing of "t' in what had been
said or done by the administration in re-
gard to Hawaiian affairs. The President
had done the right thing at the right time
and in the right place. He Grlfhn was
ready to rally around the flag"-to put 1t
nm when ii was improperly hauled down,
and to haul it down when it was improp-
Iv nut IN. But he did not want to see it
float at Honolulu as a signal that the great
ranublic of the United States had over
thrown a peaceable and constitutional gov
ernment and substituted in its stead
,yretched and misera BILE Oligarchy. Demo-
cratic appIausel When Mr.. Blount had
IL hauled down he performed as credita-
BILE an action as great soldier ala VINO
under other conditions planted IL on tue
parapet of the enemy.
At5.3O O'Clock the gavel fell ana lhe
House took a recess till s p. m.
Zen members were present when the
tJorse met in the night session to con