Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-06
WEARY OF DEBATING.
The Hawaiian Discussion In the
House Drags Slowly On.
TALK ON ELECTIONS BILL ENDED.
The Senate VIII Take a Vote This
Measure Today if the Programme Is Car
ried Out-A Controversy Franchise
Oualifcations-The PecI<ham Matter.

The Senate VIII Take Vote This
Measure Today if the Programme Is Car
ried Out-A Controversy Franchise
OuaIifcations-Th Peckham Matter.
WASHINGTON. Frb. 6.-The Hawaiian de-
bate again occupied the attention of the
house, night session being held to per-
nit speeches by those members who de-
sired to talk, but who otherwise would not
have had opportunity to do so on account
of the limited time allowed.
The debate is attracting much less atten-
ton in the house than was anticipated.
This is perhaps partly due to the abandon
ment of the policy of restoration of the adj
ministration and partly to the fact that
the long tariff debate has surfeited the
house. The principal speeches were made
by Messrs. johnson of Indiana, Boutelle of
Maine, Patterson of Tennessee, and Black
of Illinois.
Mr.. Boutelle's concluding words were
very bitter against the administration. He
said
The honor Of the American name is be-
ing dragged in the dust by Grover Cleve-
land, Walter Q. Gresham, James II. Blount
and Minister Willis. have no words to
express my contempt for the policy of
treachery, duplicHy and false pretense.
You on the other side cannot cOndOne this
outrage. You cannot make this heroic"
[Applausel.
Proceeding, he characterized Mr. Gresh-
am as disappointed and apostate secre-
tary of state" who in conjunction with
the president sought not only to uproot
and overturn an American government,
but to degrade the American navy by put
ting it under the control of a Georgia poll
tician in order to get some one who would
haul down the American flag. [Applause.l
Black Replies to Boutelle.
When that order was written, whether
by the secretary of the navy or the presl-
dent, the constitution was violated, and he
who penned it rendered himself liable to
impeachment. AS a partisan, he said, he
might we'll glory and gloat over the pres
ent policy of the Democratic party, which,
he added amid Republican applause, had
been spewed out by the American people.
1t was policy of infamy, branded so by
fearless Democratic paper. He concluded
with a glowing eulOgy of the American
flag. reciting a few verses-a sort of apOs-
trophe to the stars and stripes written by
a native of Hawaii. He was literally APP
plauded when he took his seat.
Mr.. Black of Illinois, the eN-commission
err of pensions, said in reply that the elo-
uuent words of Mr. Boutelle so far as they
patriotism, awakened the liveliest COM
mendation in his heart but after all this
was now an old story 1t was no longer a
grave question. The government of Ha-
waii was now finally established. There
was no attempt to invade it.
All that the Republicans. hoped for by
this discussion of ancient history was po-
litical advantage, and the Democratic side
of the house did not propose that they
should have it. He proceeded to analyze
the several resolutions pending, pointing
out what he considered their defects or in
consistences He argued for a policy of
foreign nonintervention. I'VE are after
Stevens" said he, land we think we will
get him" Laughter and applause.l
BY the peaceful conquest of eXtirpation,
said he but four ffths of l per cent of all
the lands in the Hawaiian Islands now re-
manned to the native population. Never
had there been such a peaceful conquest in
the history of the world.
American intelligence and American
energy We're paramount there Let them
work out their salvation. Let us de
clare for a policy of nOninterference by
the United States and against toerating
foreign Intervention by other governments,
and the supremacy of brain and civiliza-
ton in those islands is assured. Mr.. Black s
brilliant peroration was loudly applauded.
Mr.. Van Noorhis of New York, mem
member of the foreign affairs committee,
declared unequivocally for annexation
Mr.. Griffin of Michigan closed the debate
for the afternoon with an argument in
support of the McCreary resolution.