The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-10

| uitiAio ne introduced resolutionsregardine
tna recognition of the Hawalin Republic
WHICH ne referred TO the committee ON foreign
| aHaifs. lhe resolutions, he had learned from
| 'Ae newspapers, were considered by the
committee. He quoted from a newspaper
| al account OF the proceedings of the COM
| hlPtee, the statement attributed to Reure-
sentative Geary, to the effect that he (NIr.
boutelle) offered the resolutions for the
purpose of putting Democrats in a hole and
giving the Republicans an opportunity to
gain the campaign advantage. Mr.. Boutelle
SAID ne desired to repudiate and deny the
assertion from any such source, whatever
that he had. in any way from the beginning
acted from other motives than absolute
good Ialth He had no other purpose than
Tie passage of the resolutions as an exposi
tlon OF the sentiments of the American
people ON that subject. Mr.. .Boutelle further
SAID that a prominent Democratic paper
stated today that..so far from Mr.. Boutelle
having acted in a partisan, manner, it
was the Democratic administration that
was acting in partisan manner for the
purpose OF d1screditing him. He read dis
patch announcing that the President recog-
nized the Republic of Hawaii. He had not
communicated the fact officially to Con-
gress. This he continued, Sin the face
OF an ohclal repeated assurances in the
messages of the Executive that the
hawaiian question by relegated to Csngress
Tor settlement and the Executive desired
TO take the legislative branch of the govern
ment into its fullest confidence in the mat
ter. am willing the President and Secre-
tary or State and the chairman of the
foreign affairs committee shall have all the
credit, honor and glory they can extract
from plan4to get ahead of Boutelle. and
spring surprise upon the Republicans, but
warn them the matter does not end here >,
Mr.. Boutelle was describing the Secretary
OF State in carrying out his part of the plan |
as Ssneaking into the lobby and privately
communicating the act of the President TO |
the chairman of the committee on foreign |
relations" when ne was called to order nv |
Mr.. Outwaite, Democrat of Ohio, Sneaker |
Crisp said Mr. Boutelle had gone beyond the |
limits of matter of personal privilege. Mr..
Boutelle said he would keep within the
rules. Should the committee on FOREIGN
affairs persist in their course of inaction. if
would traverse the undertaking line of
tradition and precedents of the House. and
the new republic would come into GALAXY
from the greatest of all republics.
Continuing, Mr.. Boutelle said: The mara
formal performance of duty on the part of
the Executive. which ought to bav bean
performed long since and the fact that the
administration has performed this dutv
haultingly, grudgingly and
secretly, does not relieve US from our re-
or our duty. The outrage unon
1VerV DrlncIn1a Of NH liz |
characterized the so-called Hawaiian |
'oney from the beginning has been carried |
II tlngly TO an end. Every principle of in
ernatlonal probity. every idea of national
'lgnlty' every sentiment of public honesty.
'Sery impulse or American manhood has :
'een trampled under foot by this adminis- |
ration. IN the name of the people, in the
laHe OF freedom Tor mankind, in the name {
Il tnat sentiment which recognizes the | {
truggle 1or liberty wherever theyqsmay I
Aiss OF succeed, ask this House to repudi-
te thls mass OF regeneration and come l
acK TO the bed rock of the first principles | :
the republic In its better days and ioin :
earthly IN doing what ought to have been +
ohe long ago, namely: To express our Y
oralal congratulation to the Republic of t
aWan. tApplause by the Republicans.)
Mr. Coombs, Democrat, of New York. q
alled Mr. Boutelle to order, and Speaker II
rlsp sustained the point. An excited :
'lloquy between Mr.. Boutelle and the Il
peaker ensued. n
The Speaker warned MI. .Boutelle he couId 81
ot continuously violate the rules and Mr. W
outelle Intellectually endeavored to secure o,
cogn1tion. After discussion the Honse fl
journed. Ia