The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-19

Hawaii. where not gun was fired
nor drop of blood shed, and at the
same time to approve the conduct
VI an American Admiral IN planting
= shell in foreign warship in Brazil
In conclusion he denounced the acts
Of tine Administration against "the
new republic in the Pacific"
Rayncr d. of Maryland, mem
her uf thc Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. stated his position as follows:
"In the first place, am convinced
| beyond all manner Of reasonable
! iUubt that Stevens, Minister of the
/ Uuitptl States. was an active partici-
/ paut iu the overthrow OF the mon
nrrhy in the kingdom of Hawaii,
and in the second place. the Presi-
d"nt having submitted the matter to
Congress. | am satisfied that, ac-
rnr,iing To- th" usage aud principles
of International law, we have no
right by the use OF arms or force to
remedy the wrong committed, that
all efforts for a peaceable solution
Of the matter having terminated, we
have no right to intervene. and that
it is our duty for the present to
recognize the de facto Government
now in charge, and our duty in the
fut urp will be To recognize such form
Of government as may be- determined
upon 10y the wishes of the people of
those islands"
Continuing. Rayner coutended
that the Queen abdicated to the su
prriur forces Of the United States.
1t wa, the Presidents duty to at
. tempt rcparation, which he did in
good faith. aud with the unilinching
integrity and courage that had
characterized all his official acts.
When. however, the Queen refused
tu accept the conditions Of the am.
J.. nr.ty proposed. she placed hersell
!. h"y0ud the pale Of civilization, and
1 "a the speakers opinion, the u,
thing To do was to let her pass into
u history aud remain there.
i Draper, Republican member oI
II the Committee, thought the proper
:. thing for the Administration to d,
was tu nrgut ate treaty of annex
: alton with the Cuitrd States.
= Mors. lR.D uf Massachusetts open
rd thu discussion ON the 9th. but
II b"furr he used up more than one %
hi- five D. inutus. he was called I,
order for applying the term "cuck
J. uns" to the Democratic members
l. johnson (RJ of Indiana attacked
n IL" Administrations for trying To r.
M store the Queen.
-, Patterson 3D. OF Tcnncssec ar
~ gurd that the sugar interests wrr
!" B"hiud the annexation movement
+. II ia" Islands could have been an
Al nrXud under the bounty clause u
the Mckinley law the sugar plant
rrs there would have received frun
ia" United states Treasury Sj0.ON,
lE
:, Wheeler aud Oates, both Demo
- Gratis from Alabama, continued th'
, Il, bate. The former delivered
10 flowing ruiugy on Cleveland. Th
n latter argued IN behalf 81 the adop
~ tlun uf the MrCrrary rrsolutio
~ from a legal standpoint.
-. BuUtcllr R.J of Maine made
y" speech full of abuse oi Cl.vclan,
III Gresham. Biuuut and Willis.
ny Black ui Illinois replied, say in
.r. iiuutrii"s patriotic words awok
a, lNuly "mntiOus, but il was now a
-, old story. III" Government of la
"l wali va. hualiy established. Thcr
i"i wa. uo attempt To invade it. All tn
It li"puhIicans hoped for by this dii
u. russiuu oi ancient history was pulit
, ral advantage, aud the Democrat
Nv sd" ui the House did not propos
lai that tnry should have il. He argue
a. for policy Of foreign non.iutcrvel
M. non. We are after Stevens sal
-. h". aud We think We will get him
- Black spoke Of the acquisition I
"f most II hc lands 10y Americans froI
~" the natives of Hawaii as the mo,
Of Irac"fu CONQUEST in the history ,
rk the world. American .intclligen'
aud American energy were par
~ mount there; let them work oI
"' their own salvation" The Unit,
ne statrs should neither interfere u,
h,. tolerate Interference by any oth'
-. Power, aud the supremacy Of bra
gu and civilization in those island.
~" assured.
ch Van Nuurhis (R.J Of New York,
ne. mcmbrr Of the Foreign Affairs Con
i, mitt"", advocated annexation.
" Griffin d. Of Michigan supporte
s' TIA" M"Ii"ary resolution,
td- Had lD.J Of Minnesota support,
uw ia" Administrator.
il" Pot R.J of Illinois contend,
, hat the attempt IL restore Il
u" Queen, whom hc abused in lo
~ torm.. could not bs cpndoned
,L, wiped out by the passage Of par
san resolution.
Sllllings lD,J Of Mississippi wal
"i Stevens Censured.
Several amendments We're vot
down uu the 9TH,
,,t Outhwaite Of Ohio and Culbers'
~, uf Texas vlndcatcd the Admiuistl
iuu tion. The former took the positi
ulr that stevens in ordering the troo
Il. ashore at the time Of the reyoluti
IN had been guilty Of an act of WI
MOI That in bclrayng the Goyernmo
IL,. To which he had been accredited
II had been guilty of treachcry, a
and that ia ,cheuinS with the sugar
il. trrc,ts to overthrow "a we
in. monarchy with view to anneNatl
Ini h.. had been guilty oi coward,
y,d OulhWaitr denied there was Sc
hi. tlla Of evidence that Cleveland ~
inn. contemplated til" use Of force in /
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