Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-02-27
Resolutions on Hawaiian Mat
ter Offered in House,
BY Mr.. te|le--Referred 10 Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Frye viii Address Senate On Hawaii Next
Wednesday. ~

en- f'sm the committee on ways and means
and referred to his committee on agricul-
ture. Motion was carried: yeas, l67; nays
So. Boutelle offered the following resolu-
ton as matter of privilege;
Whereas. the government of the United
States would not tolerate the presence at its
capitol of any foreign diplomatic represen-
tative who engaged in any movement or
pre- formed any act in derogation Of its au-
thority or calculated to disturb or destroy
its administration and
Whereas, the government of the United
States has repeatedly refused to entertain
foreign diplomatic representatives who
have, even in the slightest degree, seemed
to be interfering in our domestic affairs or
acting in manner pre- judicisl to the dignity
and interest Of this government and princi-
pie, and
Whereas, it has been the time-honored
policy of the United States to extend to all
other governments. whether humble or
great, the same honorable dealing and good
faith that we demand for ourselves as n
nation; and
Whereas, no civilized government can be
expected to regard with favor the diplo-
matte representative of another nation who
is engaged in secret conference with its enc.
mics. and who openly and formally de-
manded of said government that it surren-
der its authority to said enemies; and
Whereas, the extraordinary and most
praisew0rthy forbearance of the govern
ment of the Hawaiian islands, in relation to
the active and aggressive forts Of the pres
ent United States minister to secure its over
throw, strongly attests the desire Of that
government to preserve amicable relations
with the people or the United States, in the
face of continued provocations, and
Whereas, The people of the United
States have peculiar interest in the good
government of the Hawaiian islands, and
have for more than half century asserted
the priority of American Influence therein,
based on the ties of kinship with thcs Sc who
built up their Christian civilization and
upon our commercial and geographical re-
lations with those islands, therefore,
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
House that the most sacred obligations of
good faith, and the highest mutual interests
Of the United States and the friendly gov
eminent of Hawaii, the plainest dictates Of
international comfy and the imperative
duty of avoiding further risk of completely
in the incit ment of disorder and possible
bloodshed in Hawaii. require that the pres
ent United States minister to the provisional
government of the Hawaiian islands be i'm
media iately recalled and superseded by the
appointment of another minister who will be
unhampert Il by the lamentable incidents of
the recent past and who will be able and
willing to represent the "sincere desire" of
the people of the United States "to cultivate
to the fullest extent the friendship so long
subsisted between US" and "t0 constantly
endeavor to advance the interest and pros
pe,ity of both governments
The Speaker asked upon what ground
Boutelie claimed the resolution to be priyi-
legged. Boutelle claimed the resolution to
be privileged for the reason that it related
to the exercise of war power and to matters
referred to Congress by the President.
McCreary made the point of order that it
was not privileged and the Speaker held the
point we'll taken. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign affairs,
Boutelle requesting the committee to be
little more prompt in consideration of the
resolution than it had been in other matters.
Bland moved that the House resolve itself
into committee of the whole on the seign-
forage bill, general debate to close at 4,
Tuesday afternoon, the bill then to be
further considered under the five minute
rule, and on the motion demanded the pre-
vious question. Without division the yeas
and nays were ordered on the previous
que stion, resulting: yeas, 1863 nays, ).
This was | l less than quorum, and Bland
moved call of the House. The call showed
BIB members present. Bland then unex-
pectedly Withdrew the pending motion, and
moved to 60 into committee of the whole on
he bill.
Chair-Wi,hout limitation of debate?
Bland-Yes sir.
The motion prevailed, ll9 to o. and
latch took the chair. Thus, quiet and
Utmost without the knowledge of the mem
'ers of the House, the struggle of the last
10 days was ended, and the House entered
lpon a new course Of business. The Chair
recognized Pence. He drew series of sar-
,astic pictures of the attitude of some men,
,ers Of the Republican and Democratic
parties toward the question. The Presi-
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