The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-24
CULLOM SCORES THE INFAMY
,nUyDlNr TESTIMONY TO coNTRo-
VERT THE PRBsIDEsE.

heClnTee
por-,nI. Brought About Her ovvs Down-
o.u. snd that the AssunptIon OF Gresham.
RIou-t, WINS. ct al, that Stevens later.
c.r,d Usjusua.bIy - Untrue-I.Iiiuo-
..,snrs Act was 80 Much = Crire, He
saw. ss ~ would ne for the President
an Declare BimseIf Dictator Paramount.
v,suryG1oS. Jan. 23.-The attendance oil
Senators at the opening OF to-days session
uos larger than usual. both political parties
noinp pretty equally represented. Mr.. TurpIe
IMAM. Ind reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations the following resolution:
B.,r,A That from the facts and papers laid before
~. s.nas IL 10 unwtss and ineNpedisnt under exist.
s conditions consider at this time any project
annexation Of the Hawaiian territory TO the United
stu.. and that the Provisional Government tnerein
having been duly recognized the highest international
interests require that II shah pursue it's line OF
roty Foreign Intervention in the political snars OF
m. Stands will be regarded as act unfrisndly TO
IN. Government OF the United States
Mr. Turpie said that the resolution complied
nth the unanimous position OF the committed
save a dissent by the Senator from Greg on
MIR. Dolphl as to the first section. He had
bsen also directed by the committee to say
that the resolution had no relation to the
special investigation now pending before the
committee
The resolution went over till to- morrow and
Vas ordered to be printed.
Tho resolution offered By Mr.. PETER tPop.
Kan on Jan. 49, declaring that In the opinion
oithe Senate the Secretary Of the Treasury
has no lawful authority for issuing and selling
bonds as proposed In his recent notice. was
laid before the Senate. and Mr.. Stewart tRep.,
New spoke in support OF It. Much OF his
speech was given up to rehearsal OF the
Vaccinations OF the inner ring OF the gold
combination" The act OF Jan. II. 1875, au-
thorized. he anid the sale OF bonds Ito buy
eoiu-not gold coin-for a specific purpose.
That purpose was to redeem the greenbacks
outstanding on tho LIST OF January 1879 There
was no other authority to borrow money and
to increase the national d ebt so that the action
OF the Secretary was usurpation.
At tho close OF Mr.. Stewards remarks the
resolution was referred to the Committee on
Finance. The Senate then sumed consid era
ton of the House bill to repeal the Federal
Election laws, and was addressed by MIR.
WINS" HE III 1ep was s aiG pP asia. Informally 20 and
Me-. Cullom rep. Ill addressed the senate on
the resolution offered by, Mr.. Frye tRep.. Me-
on the I'd Of January. declaring that. pending
the investigation BY the Committee on Foreign
Relations there should be no Interference on
moral Influence or physical force for the resto-
ration Of the Queen or the maintenance OF tho
Provisional Government in the Hawaiian
NJ: Culom began with 2 synopsis Of Ha-
waiian history down to the attempt of the
He quoted tho preamble of that document and
sad;
full acquiescence by tho other. to Withdraw,
revoke. abandon, or abolish this most soemnly
adopted supreme Constitution would be q
clear act OF revolution. reasonable In its char
acter. equivalent at the very least to ebdics-
licly announcing that she should abroGate the
Constitution and issue one OF her own. and
S the Ss sTS to S0TP r.
Dominis. having stripped herself OF oil regal
authority AUTH The people took her At her
proper way proceeded to organize a temporary
govern tent OF the people and by the people.
throne her By armed power. cast her =. into
prison. banished or executed her where would
have been the power Of the United States to
armed revolution exists which. II It DO sue
cessful. will overturn Rovernmants and pos
the prerosstiVs Of the United States to inter.
iere any further than has already been done
i' The Queens act T. was as much a crime and
as csrtaiuly revolution. In so far as 1t Affect
I'd the DeSs wA shs S0qR
peror OF France It was in effect, a crime.
and as really an 1bdication Of all right to
can President who should on some fine morn
ing renounce his constitutional allegiance
the Dictator paramount Of the United states.
She had. BY the Withdrawal and attempted
practical revocation Of that Constitution; which
authority. and the established guarantee OF
the peoples privileges. become pull bile enemy
throne she had disgraccd. The moment her
declared purpose was was. manifest the people In
sovereignty. and pea sfuliy but manfuiiy osgsne
ized provisional or Temporary government
upon every hand. in controyersion OF the as
sumed theory OF the President and the secro-
ttary OF state, and the repeated declarations pf
marlly inelted and fostered By United States
Minister Stevens and By Capt. Wiltse. who was
The assumption which we have so often
heard that the act OF Minister stevens In rec
ognizinR the Provisional Government. was an
act OF unJusti1able Interference and intimida-
tiol. In the face OF which the Queen was COM
PEELED az by force to retire. is untrue. But
deny committed the act SO alleged. what diff
ference would that mako as regards Mr..
aG. u aSb 70 tsaTs an Ms
tablished Government. Mr.. Cleveland knew
This sas iEr he accredited his special detective
taken by the United States government. such
this Senate the se3dns Of Special 1sS irf
sloner a. = detective to act as spy upon 2
sonssnt Of fhe ssnats ,hsn inc
other equally ridiculous blunders OF Falstaff-
Ian Diplomacy. We have found Government
"a Hawaii recognized by the world in full con-
troll OF affairs.
Acting under instructions. this American
SPY performed his duty by frequent secret re-
ports to the Secretary OF State as to what he
found and as to what he did. which included
me singular incident of pulling down the
American flag.
., Wh&IeyeT may be said OF deseeratiRg our
nag In Honolulu. that was only humiliation
70 Americans and a self-infiicted disgrace to
THIS Administration. But the stealing OF an
american SPY into Hawaii, with credentials TO |
tne head q the recognized Government adj |
dressed. My Great and GoOd Friend" for the |
simple and secret purpose OF plotting and me- |
gGuatinR with Mrs. Dominis; then 40 enemy
~ mat Government. and secretly and |
sIealthily endeavoring TO arrange for her |
Ieenthronemcnt upon the ruins OF the tenn |
Rorary or Provisional Government. was not |
hht such an offensive act that the |
PROVISIONAL Government would have been fully |
Susuned under the rules Of war in declaring !
MN 70 be public enemy and treating him ac- |
..talnClyf the United States. treason con- |
aAis 10 levylng war against the Government, |
~ 10 adherlng to its enemies, giving them aid |
"a tnd tiomIoT. What was Blount in his relation |
~ hawaii Neither more nor less than a |
suoif enemy. Personally. am very glad to |
Seg me eN-ParamOunt here in Washington. |
ro,sHing safely about the Capitol, but must |