New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-30
,"CUCKOOS" BOWLED DOWN.
THE SENATE REFUSES TO DECLARE
AGAINST HAWAIIAN ANNENATTON.
4 TWO-THIRDs MAJORITY AGAINST THE ApAilN-
IsTRATGON's POLICY OF TIE FIRST DIRECT

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUNE1
! WASHINGTON. May 29-Mr. Kyles persistence
! in urging some action by the Senate on the
! Hawaiian question partially rewarded To-
| dav when a direct vote was reached on the
! policy Of non-anncXation adopted last March
/ by the Cleveland Administration. BY exactly
/ two-thirds the Senate voted 10 table the
"Cuckoo" proposition submitted by Mr.. Vest
declaring annexation unquaiiiedly unwse ana
in,ynediont Even Senator Gray. who has
champiorcl the Administrations programme OF
monarchical restoration, would not 20 Inc
! length Of supporting It's unconditional non-an-
novatIon policv and he voted with the majority
10 reject Mr. Vests substitute. The other Demo-
Gratis who parted with the Administration on
! the annexation issue were Senators Butl'i, BILL
lrbv Martin. Pdsco and Turpie. The three
Populist Senators. Messrs Allen. Kyle ana
PETER. also voted with the Republicans To re-
pudato the Decentralization abandonment
~ the annexation treaty The vote IN detah
was "a follows:
Ycas-Allcn. Allison. Butler Cameron, Chand-
Ter Cullom. Davis Dolph. Frye. Gray, Hale.
Hawley. Higgins Hill IIoar. Irby, Kyle. Lodge
Mcmillan. Manderson. Martin. Mitchell (orc),
Morgan. Morrill, Pasco. PETER, Perkins. Petit
grew. Plat Power. Proctor, Sherman, Shoup.
Teller. Turpie and Washburn, &c.
Navs-Rato. Berry CaTory CAL. Cockerlil
Coke Faulkner George. Harris, Hunton jones
ArkD. Lindsay. Pugh. Ransom. Roach. Vest
Villas and Voorhees,. Is
Mr. PETER endcavored 70 help Mr.. Kyle 70
secure definite action on his non-interf'rence
resolution by moyng to lay aside temporarily
tho Tariff bill in order to reach n vote. TINS
motion was beaten by the bare majority OF two,
Mr. hin again Joining with the Populists TO
prolong the consideration Of tho Hawaiian reso-
| lntions Mr. Kyle will try again on Thursday
10 have his resolution passed upon, ana the
friends OF action favorable to the Pro-
vIsional Government are sanguine that a vote
cannot be much longer STAYED of by the Demo-
| cratic "Cuckoos" The only violent opponents
r the Kyle proposition seems to be Messrs.
Rate Villas. Vest. George. Caffrey Iindsa 3.
Uunton. Coke and Harris, and their hostility
is daily becoming less and less effective. Speak
! ,no ~ the result of to-days vote Mr.. Frye one
OF the conspicuous leaders of the annexation
element. said:
IT think that the vote means majority IN
favor Of annexation. Il certainly means a large
majority I'm favor - the policy ~ non-ln'"r'en-
ton. hope that the Senate viii In few days
finally dispose - this matter 10 not believe
that there are more than ogh; Senator's In the
|
luton declaring against Interference on The part
o, the United state, know = several who
voted in the negative on the motion to table the
Yes, amen mcni VIII, age in favor ~ the passage
= a resolution again, intervention. believe
TIA, this majority will soon cause the passage ~
this l,ng-postponea expression 4 opinion
Senator Kyle the mover Z the nor-!nior-
ference rcsplutl. %. explained to-day his reasons
! Yr nai.ng so active light as follows.
Il fecl very deeply 90 this subject. f0r have
been acquainted since h1yhold VITA many ~ me
men who are now prominent IN Hawaiian affairs.
! When they arc attacked as they have been IN
| the senate. 1 almost feel as though they were
| attacking member ~ my own family Some
y The members - the Provisional Government
! many ~ the families ~ the original
| missionaries. ana or twenty years past / have
! taken a great interest IN The development and
civilization x the Hawaiian Islands for 1 be-
llcye IN their future Lately, | have been IN
receipt q many letters from my friends on the
! Islands urging upon ne the necessity for some
/ action ou M part - the Congress ~ thu United
states. Nv desire has been % Cet vote. x
course. upon this shbje &. but falling that. ID
draw uHi senator's VINO "pil1@" 20" resolution.
aud IN this have succeeded. All that want
il some words. Il no, some action that Will x %
show ,he people 81 Hawaii that there Is no real
sentiment lu thr Senate ia favor x the fOrc.oie
Intervention against the Provisional Government
! 80 The Islands This 800 rning ! succeeded IN
| getting several senator's 90 give uttcrAucc -
this sentiment on the h.or. amt gradually h. is
coming out that there Is no one who really az
heart uph0lds the policy ~ the Administrator IN
any Idea of Intervening IN behalf ~ the deposcl
Queen. Il Is strange that such action and eX-
preston should Doe necessary now. after al. that
mas been said In The United states on the SUBJ
Jert hut | have received word trom thc islands
thai convinc"s me that the Royailsts have been
using every possible argument ana Nrtuu CD per
suade the natives that the President is going -
take active measures 20 place the Queen back
the throne
tlt. ..ffr fvf. ],
men IN the islands writes me that during "A re-.
cent business trip TO the Island OF Hawaii. the
largest ~ the group, he found the yalists busilJ
engaged III circulating "A letter In the native Ian
gdagr among the kanakas assuring them that
| the United states would soon fOrciby rccrOwI
the Queen and warning them To keep away from
the polls. II was broadly ntimatrd that any per
| son who voted with the Provisional GoVcrnmcn
n tho forthcoming election. or who registered
should be noted secretly. and when the Queen re.
turned 10 power, as. according 10 these prophets
she surely would. all these individuals would b,
| properly punished In short. these poor dcude,
| people were made 10 believe that blacklist wa:
to Toe prepared and that all whose names Went
upon II were 10 be visited with terrible conse
qucnces. or course. w here know that this % I'm
true. for realize the impOSsDiity Of the reStOr
alton Of the monarchy. but there IL no way Of let
ting those people know Il unless could secur,
action by the Senate on some sort OF resolution
! am gratihod At the size OF the vote this morn
| ing. ! think II Is now merely n question Of tim,
when the Senate will pass some strong non-in
| terfercnCe resolution"
The President to-day transmitted to Congress
the following letter from Minister Wills. dateC
| Honolulu May 10:
Sir: The election Of delegates FOR the Constitu
tional Convention held on the "a inst. quie
and orderly.
OF the eighteen delegates elected five native
| lIawuiians and two are Portuguese Several other
born here. but OF foreign parcntaGo. The vot
, actually east was somewhat over two-thlrds OF th
| registered vote
| viii give a more complete analysis Of the vot
, | when the official statement appears.
! | The Convention Will hold its first session thu
| 30th inst.
The condition Of affairs here remains peaceful
= | ON the 10th inst. several representatives OF tn