Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-07
MORE ABOUT HAWAII.
President Cleveland Gets
Both Praise and Abuse.
REPUBLICANS FILlBUSTER.
The McCreary Resolution on the Mat
ter is Still Pending in the House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. z. Ex-Speaker
Reed led the Repu blicans in filibustering
expedition to prevent vote on the Nc
Creary Hawaiian resolution. AS the
Democrats could not muster quorum,
they had to adjourn the house.
Without the intervention Of any busi-
ness OF account the house took up the
consideration of the resolutions of the
foreign affairs committee, censuring ex-
Minister Stevens for his course in Hawaii
siokIes Votes with Republicans.
Mr.. Sickles created a sensation by at
tacking the presidents policy. He was
the first Democrat who had not upheld
the resolution Of the foreign affairs com
mittee. He held that one administration
should not constitute itself a court Of
appeal or review of the preceding admin
istration. He said he could not indorse
the resolution and that he would not vote
for II. Sooner or later the Hawaiian
islands would become part Of the United
States.
Mr.. DeForest advocated the foreign af-
fairs committee resolution, while Mr..
Hepburn spoke in opposition.
Mr.. Hooker was the last speaker, and In
a long speech defended the resolution.
At $3.50 the previous question was or
dered and a vote was first taken on Mr..
Blalr's amendment approving the recogni-
tion of the provisional government by the
Harrison and Cleveland administrations
and declaring for policy Of ultimate an
nexation. This was defeated on a stand
ing vote OF II to 1885, and on the rollcall
by vote Of 80 to 155.
q. A vote was then had on Mr.. Hits sub
stitute. This declares the sense of the
house that the presidents demand on the
provisional government to surrender, and
his attempt to erect monarchy in its
stead, was an unwarrantable Intervention
in the affairs of friendly recognized gov
ernment, contrary to the law of nations,
the policy and traditions of this republic,
and the spirit Of the constitution. Also
that the provisional government having
been recognized, the hig hest international
interests require that 1t shall pursue its
own line of policy; and foreign interven-
tion will be regarded as an act unfriendly
to the United States.
This substitute was lost: Yeas, 103;
nays, 158
Mr.. Reed moved to recommit; and this
was lost Yeas, 97; nays, 1873.
Mr.. Reed demanded the yeas and nays,
ana the mOtlOn TO recOmmlt was again de-
feated. Yeas, 30; nays, 160.
The question then recurred on the ori gf-
nal resolution offered by Mr., McCreary.
The yeas and nays Delng cxiieu ivr,
Republicans abstained from voting and
the Democrats could only muster l6l
mem bers, and one OF these, Mr.. Sickles,
voted against the resolution.
The speaker announced the result:
Yeas. 100; nays, 2-no quorum; and Mr..
McCreary moved call of the house.
Headed by Reed.
The Republicans, under the leadership
Of Mr.. Reed, filibustered, and demanded
the yeas and nays on the motion, and the
roll was called. The motion WAS agreed
to-yeas, 15s; nays, 90, and the call of the
house was ordered
On the call of the house Mr.. Reed en-
ployed his dilatory tactics, and as the
name of each absentee was called, Mr..
Reed requested that he be excused.
Mr.. McCreary offered a resolution that
all leaves of absence be recalled, and that
the sergeant-at-arms be ordered to tele-
graph to absent members On this ques-
ton Mr.. McCreary demanded the previous
question, and the resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. McCreary then moved that the
house adjourn; and this was carried, leav-
ing the McCreary Hawaiian resolution
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