The record-union., 1894-02-06
Special to the REcoRp-UxIox.

House, a night session being held TO per-
nit speeches by those who desired to
talk, but who otherwise would not have
had an opportunity on account OF the
limited time allowed. The debate is at
tracing much less attention in the
House than was anticipated. This is per-
haps partly due to the abandonment of
the policy of restoration by the Admins
tration, and partly to the fact that the
long tariff debate has surfeited the
House. The principal speeches to-day
were made by Johnson Of Indiana, Bou-
telle, Patterson of Tennessee and Black
Of Illinois.
When the House met the Hawaiian de-
bate was resumed by Morse (Rep.) of
Massachusetts, who had five minutes, but
before he had proceeded one Cultivate
(Dem.) of Ohio called him to order for un-
parliamentary language.
The language to which Cultivate OBJ
jected was as follows: Strange to tell, at
the command Of their master. great
Grover Cleveland, his cuckoOs in the
House and Senate, Stanch Southern Dem
Gratis, the loudesC shouters for a white
mans government, disregard ali their
ancient traditions about the white mans
ment."
The Speaker ruled that the language
was parliamentary. Meantime Morses
time eX pired.
Johnson (Rep.) of Indiana followed in
strong arraignment of the Admins
tratlon for trying to restore the deposed
Queen.
Patterson (Dem.) of Tennessee followed.
The sugar interests, be argued, were be-
hind the annexation movement. If the
islands could have been annexed under
the bounty clause of the Mckinley law
the sugar planters there would have re-
ceived from the United States Treasury
900.
The desire of the sugar planters to put
their hands into the pockets of the Ameri-
can people was at the bottom of the revo-
luton of 1885, said the speak er impress
Siveiy. The great haste manifested to
secure annexation" he said, was be-
cause those in the conspiracy knew that
Grover Cleveland, when inaugurated,
would never give his consent to the
territorial extension Of the United States
TO those islands, 1000 miles beyond our
western shore.o
Wheeler (Dem.) of Alabama and Oates
(Dem.) of Alabama continued the debate.
The former delivered a glowing eulogy
on Cleveland and the latter argued in be-
half of the adoption of the McCreary res
Boutelle (Rep.) of Maine, who followed
Oates, after reviewing the contents of his
resolution reprobating the policy of the
Administration, added: Whatever may
be the tardy expression of this House, |
claim a favorable verdict on my indict-
ment from the American people, Con-
unulng, he followed the events 20 the at
tempted PRONUNCIATION by the Queen of
the new Constitution on January 18th.
That act he denominated the political sui
eide Of the Hawaiian monarchy.
The honor OF the American name,"
said Boutelle, lis being dragged in the
dust by Grover Cleveland, Walter @.
Gresham, James II. Blount and Minister
Willis. L have no words to express my
contempt Tor their policy OF treachery
duplicity and false pretense. You on the
other side cannot condone this outrage:
you cannot make this heroic" [Ap-
plause.l He characterized Gresham as
"a disappointed and apostate Secretary of
State. who, in conjunction with the Pres
ident, sought not only to uproot and
overturn an American Government, but
to degrade the American navy by put
ting it under the control OF a Georgia pol
itic1an, in order TO get some one who
would haul down the American flag.
IApplauSe.I When that order was writ
ten, whether by the Secretary of the
Navy or the President, the Constitution
was violated, and he who penned it rem
dered himself liable to impeachment As
partisan. he might well glory and glow
over the present policy of the democratic
Darty which, (he added, amid Republic
can applause) had been spewed out by
The American people,"
He concluded with a glowing eulogy
TO the American flag, reciting few verses
as a sort of apostrophe to the Stars and
Stripes, written by a native Hawaiian.
He was literally applauded when he took
his seat.
Black of Illinois, ex-Commissioner of
Pensions. in reply, said the eloquent
words of Boutelle, so far as they ap
pealGd to American honor and American
natriotism, awakened the liveliest COM
mendation en- his heart, but after all this
was now an old story; it was no
longer a grave question. The Govern
ment of Hawaii was finally established.
There was no attempt to invade it. All
the Republicans hoped for by this dis
cussion of ancient history was political
advantage, and the Democratic side of
the House did not propose that they
should have it. He argued for a policy
of foreign non-interveution. I'VE are
after Stevens" he said, land we think
we will get him. Laughter and APP
plause.l But four-fifths of per cent. of
all the lands in the Hawaiian Islands
now remained to the native population.
Never had there been such peaceful
conquest IN lne history OF The world
American intelligence and American
energy were paramount there. Let them
work out their own salvation. Let US de-
clare for policy of non-interference by
the United States. and against tolerating
intervention by other Governments, and
che supremacy OF the brain and civiliza-
tion in those islands is assured
Blacks brilliant peroration was loudly
applauded.
Van Voorhis (Rep.) of New York. a
member of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. declared unequivocally for annexa-
tion.
Griffin (Dem.) OF Michigan closed the
debate for the afternoon with an argu-
ment in favor of the McCreary resolu-
ton.
At 5:I5 O'Clock the House took a recess.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Federal
elections bill occupied the entire session
Of the Senate to-day. Chandler concluded
his speech, and was followed by Palmer,
who argued that the law, having entirely
failed of its purpose and being generally
obnoxious, should be repealed. Palmer.
i'm his speech, contrasted the attitude of
the Republicans toward negroes in the
south and the black men in the Hawaiian
islands being very solicit0us for the