Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-06

drew around that sacred spot the sol. mn
circle Of the peoples love; and let him g.t
but one step of proclamation within that cir
Gle, and on his head would be launched the
curses Of loving people.
Boutelle showed that the interests of
Great Britain in the islands were antsgo-
nistic to the UGited States. He showed that
Mr.. Stevens could not have anticipated the
revolution in the islands. and denied that
the United States troops were ussd in aid OF
the revolution.
Boutelle arraigned the one-sidedness OF
the resolution reported by the committee
on foreign affairs. He said there were no
structures for anyone except Stevens and
Wlltse. Nothing to be said Of President
Cleveland. Minister Willis or Mr.. Blount,
who had dragged the fair fame of the coun-
try 10 thu dust. Republican applause
Boutelle said the President sent minis
ter to President Dole, bearing in one hand
letter expressive Of friendship and good
| i'll and in the other an order of assassins-
ti,n. H. had no y ords to suitably express
.uch treacherous policy Of duplicity and
deceit, nor to hold it up to public oblcqay
rs he would Ike to do. He declared III It
the order to .h.ul down the American Il q
was unconstitutional. and the man who
wrote it made hims.lf liable to impeach-
ment at the bar Of the House.
"Mr. Speaker" he said, II don't see
what the foreign affairs committee is div
ing at. If you are trying to endorse your
President the only way you caa endorse
him 10 to put the army and navy of the
United States behiud him and authorize him
to use them to r's;ore the Queen and allow
her to behesd 1000 American people. That
resolution blows nei,htr hot nor cold"
Boutelle closed with an impassioned re-
cital of the lines of David Graham Adee on
the "Haul,ng Down of the Flag at Ha-
wai." He was loudly applauded and
warmly congratulated by Republican mem
bers.
Black replied to the assertions made in
BOutelle's resolutions rejecting on the
President, among them the assertion that
the President invaded the rights and privi-
leges of the House by Withholding the Hs-
wsiian correspondence from it. Ii was not
q breach of the privil ges Of the House, he
aid, to keep diplomatic communications
from it. Mr.. Cleveland was the hrst Presi-
dent who had ever taken the American peo-
pie into bis confidence in such matters.
Van Vsorhis appealed for the annexa-
ton of the islands. The issue, he said. is
an issue with President Harrison. If Mr..
Stevens was q conspirStor, SO was Mr..
Harrison, 90 was the Senate committee on
foreign relations. which recognized the
provisional government and reported q
treaty favorably to the Senate.
At the conclusion of Van Voorhis' speech
McCreary NOV. that at 80 the Hous''
take recess till P. NJ, the evening ses-
sion to besfor debate only on the Hawaiian
que stion. The motion was agreed to, a.
'hough Reed suggested that there was no
necessity for an evening session. and it
would be much better to let the debate 70
on regularly for day or two longer.
Against this proposition Bland remon-
strated. He sal l he should insist on calling
up, Wednesday, the bill to coin the .iver
seigniorage. Griffin was the next spe 4ker
on the Hawaiian question. He cordially
and enthuti ssticsliy endorsed the adminis-
trs,ion. At 5 80 the House took recess.
Just 10 members were present when
Br0Okshire took the chair at the evening
ses ion. Stallings condemned the action
of Minister Stevens and commended thu
course of the present admins ration.
Morse was granted two minutes Of Lacey's
time, and said if The Hawaiian question was
submitted to the voters OF Ma, sachusetts
the policy of President Cleveland would be
repudi.ted by 100, 900 m-j jmity.
M.Cresry asked if More endorsed Pres
dent Harrison's policy in the Pacific.
Morse replied emphatically that he dill.
"Do you endorse his action in restoring the
savage King, Malietoa, to the throne, three
months after he assumed the Preeidencs?"
asked McCreary. Morse replied. II am
so familiar with the Samoan question a.
the chairman of the foreign committee.
Lacey characterized the pending resolu-
ton as cowardly. Stockdale, said the revo-
iuion was Mr.. Stevens revolution and the
discussion 10 the House was started by the
Republicans solely for political capital and
give them an excuse to hurl offensive
epithets at the President. House adjourned.