The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-11
Davis of Minnesota Wants It
Annexed
Strongly Upholds Action OFF the
Provisional Government.
BULDIN GS
PUBLIC
Come In for a Share of Senate's
Attention.

WAsHTNG ToN. Jan 1.-THE psinci-
pal event ia the senate yesterday was
the speech Of Senator Dari Of Mime
sofa in support Of the policy of nom
Intervention in Hawaiian affairs The
senator plainly expressed himself as
i'm favor eff the annexation Of Hawaii
and declared that was to finally bs
the manifest destiny Of Hawaii 1T
had for forty years been recognized as
lnevita bic BY every American minis
ter to Hawaii. and no foreign govern
menr objected To this plan when con-
summated under favora Bile circum-
stances
The main portion of the argument
of the senator was to show the revolu-
ton was the legitimate outcome OF
the usurpa tion OF the queen and Of
the attempted proc anna ton of new
constitution and that her ministers
had no choice ia prOcl aiming the pro-
visiOnal government and Mr. stevens
no discretion in recognizing ii DIS the
government de facto after 1t had
gained undisputed and peaceful posses
sion of the government buildings and
government archives
In the earlier part of the day ANA
on another subject Senator German
created some surprise by declaring
that during the past three years the
total appro priatiCns of congress had
exceeded BY $500, 600. 600 the total
revenues of the government during
that period. large portion of this
enormous aggregate is tor public
buildings and IS in e. great measure
yet unex pended-
Senator Hale of Maine reported
from the committee on naval affairs
with an amendment to the house res
Olution providing for the investigat
and consid era ton of all matters relat-
ing to the personnel Of the navy Ihe
senate amendment provided that the
inquiry shall be made by sub-co1n-
mittees of the committee on naval
affairs Of the house and senate instead
of BY Joint commission of the two
bodies The resolution was amended
and agreed to-
Senator PETER, Popuist, Of Kansas.
complained there had been unreason-
ton az the pnbiac building al 1al1nas
Kan. ApprO priation had been made
four or i've wears ago and the plans
have not yet been begun
Senator German. Democrat, Of Mary
land. said that she trouble was that
congress had made appropri for
more public buildings within the last
few years than It had been physically
possible to construct The appropria-
tiOns Of the government during the
past three years mad exceeded 5v over
$500, 000 600 the total revenues of the
government
Senator CALL Democrat. Of II orida
thought it was Important that all
public buildings to be built should
begin as soon as possible. IT'D order to
give empl Oy ment to the millions Of
unemployed la6orers now I'm actual
need and distress
Senator Dolph did not think it was
the duty of the govern ent to provide
for general restitution BE referred
to the communica ton Of Governor
--4
on New Years day t1he people ot
my state he said, fare indignant.
and have adopted resolutions denying
the statements 81 the Governor
Senator Davis at this juncture called
up Senator hrye's Hawaiian resolu-
ti0n The political history for the
past forty years was reviewed in some
detail bv the senator. After the con-
stitution of 1887 was adopted ia Ha-
wall, the following three years was
marked by constant quarre s., upris-
ings, and occasional bloodshed He
insisted the evidence contained in
the BlCunt report. instead of
sustaining the conclusions of the
commissioner, as a matter of fact sus-
tanned the position OF ex- Mi mister
stevens Tia the revolution of 1889 the
woman af1erward the queen, now the
pretended queen of Hawaii, was a
prime mover This revolution was TO
overthrow her own brother Her
record showed L4dN she Viola tea
pledges and oaths. and that mo re-
lance can be placed in her assurances
..Ihe testimony is Concurrent. sa Id
Senator Davis. ssthat the revolutions
lists expected to have trouble, that
they did NOT rely ON tne United States
troops or marines for the success of
their movement. and that they We're
bled to take care OF them-
selves This revolution would have
gone on if mot a marine had set
Bis foot On the island. All this talk
Of implied duress by the United States
troops by reason OF their position is
the merest fallacy. The success Of
the revolution was already assured
and complete and 81 was 9 recognition
of condition and not theory" Sem