The Portland daily press., 1894-02-08
PARAMOUNT'S BLUNDERS.
Senator Morgan Quoted as Saying
that Blount Was Wrong.
THE HOUSE SUCCEEDS IN PASSING
THE McCREARY RESOLUTION,


Flesh to the Democrats-Three Demo-
Gratis Voted with the Republicans-The
Testimony on Hawaiian Affairs Taken
by the Senators May Soon BE Published.
Washington, February THE sub
committee of the Senate committee on
foreign relations today examined another
witness with reference to Hawaiian at
fairs. Commander Ludlow of this city,
gave testimony bearing upon the annexa-
ton and general commercial value of the
islands.
At meeting of the full committee this
morning, the question Of making public
the testimony taken by the committee
before the committees report is made
to the Senate, was discussed, but no con-
clusion was reached. Messrs. Frye and
Sherman of the sub committee are in
favor of this proceeding and Mr.. Morgan
is not averse to so doing. The testi-
mony will make a large volume. Practi-
cally all of it is now in print. 1t is said
that as soon as the evidence is made pub
lie and the report made, the members of
the foreign relations committee will
make speeches on the Hawaiian situa-
ton. Mr.. Morgan, it is understood, will
not be willing to go to the extent of as
scribing all the blame to Mr.. Stevens, as
was done by Mr.. Blount in his report.
Mr.. Morgan is credited with the state
ment that the evidence produced before
the committee had shattered the con-
clusions reached by the commissioner of
the President.
After the reading and correction of
Yesterdays journal in the House today
the Speaker and Mr.. Reed got into a par
liamentary wrangle as to whether or not
the order by which the absentees were
recalled continued after the adjournment.
The Chair held that it did, and the
House took up. the special order, which
was the consideration of the Hawaiian
resolutions of the foreign affairs COM
mittee.
One hundred and seventy-seven mem
bers having voted on the Hawaiian reso-
lution-two less than what had been re-
garded as quorum-Mr. Springer, DEM
ocrat of Illinois, made the point of order
that it did not require a majority of the
full House to make quorum, and after
considerable argument the Speaker
decided to submit the question to the
House for it's decision,
After consuming over an hour in the
discussion of whether quorum consisted
of majority of the living members 9of
the House or of the full mem bership,
the gordian knot as cut by Mr.. Springer
withdrawing the point of order, where
upon another roll call was ordered on
the question OF adopting the
Hawaiian resolution.
On the second roll call it became evil
dent that the Democrats had quorum,
Ii H. fhnTy
tactics and voted, and the resolution
was agreed to III to IS.
Messrs. Cummings and Sickles, Demo-
Gratis of New York. and Brunn, Demo-
crat of North Carolina, voted with the
Republicans against the resolution.
Otherwise the Democrats voted for the
resolution and the Republicans against
it. The Populists were divided. Messrs.
Bell of Colorado, Bowen of Minnesota,
Davis of Kansas, Harris of Kansas,
Pence of Colorado, Simpson of Kansas
voted with the Republicans. Messrs.
Baker of Kansas, Cannon of California,
Kemp of Nebraska voted with the Demo-
Gratis
AS soon as the vote was announced,
Mr.. Boutelle called up the privileged
resolution ne introduced Decem Der 2,
1898, which declares it the sense of the
House that any Intervention by the
Executive of the United States, its civil
or military representatives, without the
authori ty of Congress, in the internal
aft airs of friendly and recognized gov
ernment, to disturb or overthrow it, and
to aid or abet the substitution or recon-
struction of monarchy therefor, is CON
trary to the policy and traditions of the
republic and the letter and spirit of the
Constitution and cannot be too promptly
or emphatically reprobated The pre-
amble recites that the President invaded
the rights of Congress- in instructing
Minister Willis to subvert Repu blican
form of government in Hawaii.
Mr.. Boutelle demanded the yeas and
nays, the roll call resulting in the de-
feat of the resolut:on-yeas, 81; nays, 161.
Mr.. Boutelle remarked that if that vote
was to be understood as an abdication of
the powers of the House he hoped the
gentlemen would interest themselves in
finding some friendly monarch some-
where who would restore them.
Mr.. Bland, Democrat of Missouri, re-
ported from the committee his coinage
bill directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury TO issue silver certificates equal to
the seigniorage on the silver bullion pur-
chased under the provisions of the act of
July IA, 1890. He moved to go into COM
mittee of the whole to consider it.
Dilatory motions followed, the New