The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13
THE HAWAIIAN MUDDLE.
President Cleveland Sustained by
the Democratic HOuse-The Repub-
Iicans Get Aid and Comfort from
n Few Democrats.

took up the consideration of the resolu-
tion from the committee on foreign af-
fairs, which censures Minister Stevens
policy in using the naval forces of the
United States to aid in overthrowing
the queen of the Hawaiian Islands and
in setting up a provisional government,
declaring that it was contrary to the
spirit of our constitution. The resoiu-
tion also approves the principle an
nounced by the President that inter-
ference with the domestic affairs of an
independent nation is contrary to the
spirit of American institutions. Fur
ther, that annexation of Hawaii or q
protectorate is uncalled for and mex
pedient and that the people OF Hawaii
should have freedom to pursue their
own line of policy, and that foreign in
tervention will not be regarded by the
United States with Indifference.
Mr.. Cultivate (Dem.), of Ohio, ad-
dressed the House. AS preface to
his remarks he said he should have
nothing to say against President Har-
rison or Secretary of State Foster. and
he had no doubt that Mr.. Harrison
made good President, from u Repub-
lican point OF view. But he did en-
dorse the action Of the present Presi-
dent, and also the policy which declar-
lowed to fall into the hands Of any fore
ign government
Senator Culberson Dem J, of Texas,
defended the resolution in legal ar
gument.
Mr.. Storer (Rep.), of Ohio. made a
strong legal argument against the le
gality Of the appointment of Mr.. Blount
as commissioner to Hawaii, while the
Senate was in session.
Mr.. Everett (Dem.), of Massachu-
setts, spoke, endorsing the course pur-
that he had decided the case on it's
merits as II judge, as Il justice and as
man, but when he found he could not
restore the Queen without force, he re-
ferred the whole matter to Congress.
Mr.. Loud (Rep.l, of California, who
was the next speaker, prefaced his re-
marks with the statement that last
spring he had visited the Hawaiian Is
lands, and had remained there two
months, so that he spoke as ono who
had information on the subject. AS u
result of an interruption he said that
he had not gone to Hawaii to spy upon
Mr.. Blount, but in his own interest, and
he thought 1T was q mistake TO trust
implicitly to one man, instead of q
commission, for no one man was free
from the taint of prejudice. In the
course of his remarks he said: 81
went to Hawaii to attain certain OBJ
ject; | went there untrammelled by
any object, for the purpose of calmly
looking at both sides of the question,
that | might the better perform my
duties here as a legislator upon a sub
ject which all knew must come before
us for review. So here we parted COM
pany, he to resume his star chamber
investigation, to go upon the high
ways and into the byways, in the broad
light of day, seeking light"
Mr.. Loud reviewed the testimony Of
the Blount report by the light of his
own Investigations, and asserted that
on that testimony Mr.. Blounts conclu-
sions were disproved. He said if Mr..
Stevens had been guilty of the acts
charged, it was the duty of the Execu-
tive to bring him home in chains"
and the laws of the country would have
punished him. Mr.. Loud's conclusion
was as to the manner in which the pro-
viSiOnal government was organized
after a full examination of the testi-
mony, and q personal investigation
during April and May at Honolulu
Mr.. Loud stated that u government of
the people and by the people of intel
ligence and decency had at last been
formed in Hawaii, and without the as
sistance, in the slightest degree, of the
minister or the naval forces there.
Mr.. Turner. (Dem.), of Georgia, de-
fended Mr.. Blount from the charges
which had been made against him, and
attacked the Provisional Government.
He was opposed to the policy of terri
torial extension, and drew q lesson
from the fact that when Rome adopted
the policy she began to decline.
Mr.. Sickles (Dem.), of New York,
created sensation by attacking the
Presidents policy. He was the first
Democrat who had not upheld the re-
solution of the foreign affairs commit
tee. He held that one administration
should not constitute itself q court of
appeal or review of q preceding admin
istration. (Republican applause). The
question of q provisional government
was "res adjudicata," and he had
heard no one propose that the question
should be reviewed. He mentioned q
number of instances in which it was
shown that this country had pursued a
policy of annexation. President Polk,
in 1917, had negotiated a protectorate
over the isthmus of Panama, and that
had stood for many years. The same
thing was done in Nicaragua, when it
became probable that route from the
Pacific to the Atlantic would be built
through, thus giving the residents
control there. In referring to the
pending resolution of the foreign affairs
committee he said he could not endorse
it, and he would not vote for it. IRE
publican applause.) He closed his re-
marks with the prophecy that no mat
ter what might be the action of the
House to-day, it could not change the
decree of destiny that sooner or later
the Hawaiian islands would become q
part OF the United States. Loud ap.
plauso on the Republican side).
Mr.. DeForrest, (Dem.), Of Connecti-
cut, defended the foreign affairs resolu.
tion while Mr.. hepburn, (Rep), OF
Iowa, spoke in opposition. Mr.. Hooker,
tDem.), of Mississippi, was the last
speaker and made q long speech, in
which he defended the resolution OF
the foreign affairs committee.
The amendments offered by Republi
cans were voted down, and the ques.
tion REQUIRED on the original resolu-
tiOn offered by Mr.. McCreary. The
Republicans refrained from voting
and the Democrats lacked three votes
of II quorum. Reed began filibuster
ing, and finally resolution was passed
recalling all leaves of absence and or
dering tho sergeant-at-arms to summon
absent members, after which the House
adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 7.-When the
House met to-day it became q question
whether the majority had been sue