Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-31
NON TE REFERENCE
The Senate at Last Adopts Reso-
luton on the Hawaiian Question.
HANDS OFF The VERDICT
The Vote Was a Unanimous One,
and a Surprise.
M R. MILLS SITIO N

The Senate has at last declared against
the Hawaiian policy OF the administration.
by vote of 90 to . a resolution was pass
ed disclaiming against any interference on
the part of the United States in the internal
affairs of the islands. This resolution was
reported by Mr.. Turpie from the commit
tee on foreign relations, as substitute for
the original committee resolution. 1t was
as follows:
RESOLVED. That of right it belongs wholly
establish and maintain their own form of
government and domestic polity; that the
United States ought in no wise to interf ere
Herewith and that any intervention in the
political affairs of those islands by any
other government will be regarded as an
act unfriendly to the United States"
Thus the entire question OF annexation
was avoided and the simple topic of inter-
ference placed fatty before the Senate. Mr.
Turpie. in presenting the paper, announced
that II had the unanimous approval of the
committee. and II at the former resolution,
winch pronounced against any present con-
sideration OF annexation. was withdrawn.
He asked for unanimous consent that it
might be considered at once. The clock
showed 1O:25, and there was but five min
utes left before the tariff bill would inter
vene to prevent any other business being
transacted. Mr.. Frye was in the aisle of
the chamber in a moment asking for a vote.
The resolution was just what he and his
republican colleagues had been contend
ing for and he was eager that 1t should
pass before 1t could be amended. 1t was
the result of Mr. Villas overtures for a
compromise to Senator Kyle on Tuesday
after the decisive vote on MIR. Vests anti
annexation project.
Vote Taken.
There was some surprise when Mr. PETER
objected to the present consideration of the
resolution, but he Immediately explained
that II was only for the purpose of intro
ducing resolution Of his own another
subject, and then he withdrew his objec-
ton.
The Vice President put the question, and
there was loud. firm response of ayes
One voice alone was raised when the noes
were requested. 1t came from Mr. Mills
Instantly Mr.. Frye his feet again
to call for roll call, which was ordered
All the votes were affirmative-democratic
republican and populist. When Mr.. Mills
name was called he arose to announce his
pair with Senator Gallinger, and was about
to explain why he would vote against the
resolution If he were not paired, when Mr.
Butler objected to debate in the midst of
roll call. There was surprise written on the
faces of the democrats and wonder on those
OF the republicans. The roll call proceeded
and there was no break in the unanmity of
the vote. Twenty-nine democrats, twenty
four republicans and two populists voted In
favor of non-interference.
MIR. Mills Position.
When the vote had beep srecapitulated
the chair was about TO announce the re-
suit but Mr.. Mills arose and asked unanf-e
nous consent to be allowed to make, a
speech of one minute to explain his posi-
ton. There was no objection, and amid
profound silence Mr.. Mills said:
II simply wanted to state, Mr. President,
that recognize the right of the people Of
the Hawaiian Islands to institute their
own government they may please. 1t is
not that part of the resolution against
which l should vote. The government of
the United States having overturned that
government, and having placed the people
of the Hawaiian Islands under a military
power against which they have no power to
protect themselves, l should simply vote
that 1t is the duty of this government to
tear down that oligarchy, which 1t has es-
tablished by force. and permit the people
of the Hawaiian Islands to institute their
own government"
There was an uneasy movement on the
part of the democratic Senators as Mr.. Mills
sat down, and then the Vice President an
nounced the vote on the resoluton-55 to o.
and the Senate had at last pronounced its
verdict in the great Hawaiian case, leaving
the road to annexation wide open.