The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-08
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE DEVOTED TO
HAWAIIAN MATTERS.
Representative Hit Finishes His Speech,
Abusing the Administration, and Rep
rssentative Raynor Makes a Show
Of Boutelle Of Maine.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. The Haw.
allan debate was continued in the
house today. Some routine business
preceded the debate. Mr.. Bland pre-
scented report on the bill 70 coin the
silver bullion seignorage in the treas
ury and gave notice he would call 1t
up at the first opportunity. The Dill
to repeal section H. Revised Statutes,
relating to the acts of the United
States treatary, was reported by the
Joint commission TO investigate eX-
penditures in the executive depart
ments. Mr.. Money, one of the Demo.
cratic members of the foreign affairs
committee, then asked unanimous con
sent for consideration OF joint re5olu-
ton approving the conduct Of Adj
mlral Benham in the harbOr OF Rio.
In connection the resolutions had
copies of dispatches from Benham and
Minister Thompson distributed.
81 desire TO know" said Mr. Living
ston Dem, Ga.), when the reading
was completed, whether these dis
patches are Official
"Thcy are copies OF Official dis
patches, " replied Mr.. Money.
IL demand regular order" shouted
Mr. Simpson, (Pop. Kan.).
81 want it understood" said Mr..
Money, that the objection does LOT
come from the Democrats"
at comes from one very near related
TO the Democrats" retorted MIR. Reed.
Mr.. Savers presented the civil APP
preparation bill and the Hawaiian de-
bate was resumed.
Mr.. Hit was recognized to complete
his speech begun yesterday. He re-
viewed tine main points Of his speech,
dwelling on the consistency of the
Harrison administration policy. "Why
only few minutes ago" said he, 1--WE
were asked to approve the conduct of
the American admiral at the very time
when the house was considering a reso
luton aimed at the American minister
designed to prevent his order to black
en- the character of n public
OllCCl no bhVJ VI
foreign shore. On that
occasion not n gun was fred not
drop of blood was shed, yet in the
other case we are asked to approve the
action of an American officer who he
gan operations by firing across the
bows OF an insurgent ship, followed
with shell into her stern post, fol-
lowed by threatened broadside. Mr.
Hit characterized the Blount report
as skillfully prepared arguments of, a
criminal lawyer, bearing incontestible
internal evidence of its character. Mr..
Hit concluded with a brilliant ora.
ton denouncing the administration
against the republic in the Pacific. lie
said it was in violation of the opinions
of all authorities of international law
and revolving to our patriotism, be
cause it was an attempt to overturn
our own flesh and blood.
Mr., Rayuor Dem, Md, one
OF the foreign affairs commit
tee, followed in support of
the resolution While Mr.. Ray
nor was dwelling upon the missing
letter OF Blaine to Minister Stevens, IN
which the latter asked for instructions
ahould revolution occur IN 1891, he
5Sid significantly: 81 would like to
tell you what infer those instructions
were I'd like to tell YOU
"Go on Ego on" came in a chorus
from the Republicans.
Raynor, however, declined to do so,
saying that he thought il would be un-
fair to give his inference, but he added
II this letter was reproduced and it
ordeled Stevens TO keep his hands off,
nc would take back all he had said.
later, while discussing Mr.. Boutelle's
resolution of inquiry into the authority
by which Mr. BlOuut had ordered the
flag hauled down, he said Mr.. Boutelle
seemed possessed of the flag idea "He
is with the flag said he. like the Irish
are with shillala, wherever you see
head hit il. Wherever he sees a place
TO haul it up
ut is better to haul it up than to
haul it down. INTERCEPTED Mr. Bou.
telle.
lie has not stopped talking about
it in 90 years, Mr. Raynor continued,
land he never will. It seems to be
the dream of his sleeping aud waking
hours, if he were TO start for the north
pole solitary aud alone with the folds
of the flag bout him, the end of the
Nineteenth century would find him
staudi & in majestic solitude upon the
frozen axis o. the world waving the
stars aud stripes
But not under orders OF n secretary
of the navy who ordered the flag
hauled down. added MIR Boutelle
The eloquent close of Mr.. Raynor's
speech was the signal tor an enthusi-
astic denomination on the Democratic
side. Discussion of the Hawaiian res
olution occupied the attention of the
house until the hour of adjournment.