The morning call., 1894-02-04

ueFstaDdlng that Boutelle'S resolution
would be included in the special order.
The vote will be taken at the conclusion of
the debate Oh the other resolutions.
Alter the reading of the journal Bland
presented a report On the bill to coin the
silver seigniorage bullion In the treasury,
and gave notice that he would call it up at
the first opportunity.
Savers presented the sundry civil appro-
priatiOn bill.
Alter routine business the Hawaiian de-
pate was resumed, and Hit was recog-
nized to complete the speech begun yesteT-
day. lie reviewed the main points already
maze. dwelling on the incon sistency OF
the administration policy.
by, only few minutes ago." said he,
we were asked to approve the conduct OF
an American admiral at the very time the
House was considering a resolution aimed
at an American Minister. resolution de-
signed to DerveTt history in order to
Dlacken the character OF a public official
for doing his duty on foreign shore. On
that occasion not & gun was fired and not
a drop Of blood was shed, yet in this other
case we are asked TO approve the action Of
an American officer who began operations
by firing across the bows of an insurgent
ship. following this with a she'll into her
sternpost, followed by threat of broad
side" [Republican apDlause.]
Hit characterized BlouDt'S report as the
skillfully prepared argument of a criminal
lawyer. bearing incontestabe internal
evidence of its character. Hit concluded
with brilliant per0ration denouncing the
acts of the administration against the new
mn in hn hod ha
pursued a course in violation of the
opinions of all writers and authorities on
International law and revolving to our
patriotism, because it was an attempt to
overturn our own flesh and blood Ray
ner (D.) of Maryland, one of the mem bers
of the Foreign Affairs Committee, fol-
lowed IN support of the resolution, stating
his position as follows:
''Iu the first place, 1 am convinced be-
yond all manner of reasonable doubt that
Stevens, Minister OF the United States,
was an active participant in the overthrow
of the monarchy IN Hawaii; and in the
second place. the President having SUD-
mitted the matter to Congress, | am salts
fed that according to the usages and prin-
ciples of international law we have no
right by the use of arms or force to remedy
the wrong committed. and that all efforts
for pPaceable solution of the matter hav-
ing terminated, we have no right TO inter-
veDe, and thati is our duty for the present
to recognize the de facto Government now
IN charge, and our duty in the future is
to recognize such form Of government as
may be determined by the wishes of the
people of those islands,"
. Rayner then proceeded TO quote from
the Hawaiian evidence submitted 10 Con-
gress to show Stevens interference and de-
clared that the Queens ahdieation wss not
to the present Provisional Government, but
to the forces of the United States. Refer
ring to the hauling down of the United
States flag by BlouBt, the speaker asked
what right ii had to be run up in the first
place, and declared that Stevens had no
more right 10 raise it over the Ha w-Iian
Government building than the United
States Minister would have to raise it over
the Government building at Rio Janeiro.
After referring in irouical terms TO the
high character of Stevens. saying that he
had no doubt Stevens was compelled to
carry around a very heavy pair of weights
to keep himself from being suddenly
translated to heaven. Rayner proceeded to
defend the course Of the administration.
He declared that the preparation of the
wrong against the monarchy having been
esta bIished it was the Presidents duty TO
attempt reparation. This he did In good
faith. with unflinching integrity and the
courage that characterized all his official
acts. When. however, the Queen refused
to accept the conditions of amnesty pro-
posed, she had placed herself beyond the
nola Of pUilizatlnn and in fha Ear,c
opinion, the only thing to do was to let
her pass into history and remain there.
While Rayner was dwelling upon the
missing letter Of Blaine to Stevens in
whicn the latter asked for instructions
should a revolution occur in 1891. he said.
significantly: II would like to tell you
what l infer those instructions to have
been. I'd like to tell YOU"
go on. 60 on" came in chorus from the
Republicans.
Rayner, however, declined to do so, say
ing that he thought it would be unfair to
give the inference, but" he added, ''if
this letter is produced and il ordered
Stevens to keep hands off l will take back
all have said" Later. while discussing
Boutelle's resolution of inquiry into the
authority by which Blount had ordered
the flag hauled down, he said Boutele
seemed possessed by the flag idea.
''He is with the flag" said Rayner,
like the Irishman is with his shillalah.
Wherever you see head hit it. So, wher-
ever he sees place for the flag he wants
TO haul it up" [Great Republican ap-
plause.l
Better haul it np than haul IL down."
inteTjected Boutelle.
HE has not stopped talking about it In
twenty years." Rayner continued, amid
laughter
And he never wili," said Boutelle.
Republican applanse
at seems TO be the dream of bis sleep
Ing and waking hours" continued Rayner
If he were to start for the North Pole,
solitary and alone. with the folds of the
nag about him, the twentieth century
would find him standicp in rnaiastin soIj