The Portland daily press., 1894-02-06
Mr.. BOutelle on the Democratic
Hawaiian Resolution.
HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE
COMMITTEE MEANS.

Committee Nearly Ready to Repoft-1t
Is Understood to Favor Annexation.
Washington, February 5.-The Haw
allan debate was renewed in the House
this morning when Mr.. johnson, Repub-
lican, of Indiana, took the floor and Wig
orously arraigned the policy of the adj
ministlation forcible speech. He de-
clared that if his efforts to restore the
savage Queen had been successful there
would have been witnessed for the first
time the successful impeachment of an
American Executive.
Mr.. johnson yielded two minutes to
Mr. Morse, Republican, of Massachu-
ssetts, who said: ''Mr. Speaker, there
is one remark that did not have time
to make, which / desire to add to my
speech Of Saturday evening. For the
last rs years, since the days of recon-
struction, at the close of the war, the
shibboleth in the South, the political
war cly that has downed all opposition,
that has downed the Republicans, the
Populists and all other parties. and that
has made the South Invariably come up
of late years with solid Democratic
delegation in Congress, has been the cry
of white mans government On one side
in this controversy is a dissolute colored
female. She has none of the glamour
which attaches to royalty by birth. Her
father was colored barber. On the
other side are not only white men and
women, but nearly or quite all the virtu-
GUS and intelligent white people of the
islands. And yet, strange to say, at the
command of their master, the great
Grover Cleveland, his supporters, the
cuckoos in the House and in the Senate,
suaunch Southern Democrats, the loud
est shouters for white mans govern
ment, disregard all their ancient tradi-
tions about white supremacy and the
white mans government"
Mr. Cultivate, Democrat, of Ohio,
took exception to these words and de-
manded that they be taken down and
that the gentleman be called to order.
Mr.. Morse asked what there was in his
speech that was Objectionable.
Mr.. Outhwaite-''I object to the inso-
lent and insulting language addressed to
this side of the House,
After little delay the words were TAX
en- down and read at the desk, when Mr..
Morse arose to explai. his remarks, but
the Speaker called him to order.
The Speaker, after weighing the
words, gave his opinion that the Ian
guage was not parliamentary; that no
member had right to speak of any
member of the House or Senate as being
controlled by his master, the Presi-
dent.
On motion of Mr.. Burrows, Republ-
can, of Michigan, Mr.. Morse was allowed
to explain. Mr.. Outhwaite alone voting
an emphatic mo" 4
Mr.. Morse thereupons withdrew the OBJ
jectionable word relative to the control
of the Democrats By their master, the
President; and all was peace and har-
mony in the House again.
But the incident had consumed all of
Mr.. Morse's time, and Mr. johnson re-
fused to yield further and proceeded
with his speech.
Mr.. Oates, Democrat, of Alabama, de-
Tended Mr.. Blount from the charges
believed what Mr.. Blount said, and he
believed the American minister was
mainly instrumental in the overthrow of
the Queen. He admitted that no actual
force was used, but claimed that coer-
cion was used, which was quite as eff
fective.
Mr.. Boutelle, Republican, of Maine,
in defending the action Of Minister Ste
vens, said his greatest crime was that he
always had at heart the interests of the
American government and the American
people. No one could ever bring that
charge against the President. (Republi-
can applause.) One might search the
records in vain to show where the syco-
plants and parasites of President had
ever gone to such an extent in upholding
the President as the Democratic party
now presented. Referring to the action
of the House in turning down his resolu-
ton charging the President with having
invaded the rights and privileges of the
House, and referring to the resolution
reported by the foreign affairs commit
tee, he said that whatever might be the
sense of the House, he felt that he had
received the verdict of the American
press and the American people. Zap
plause) He went into the history of the
American Hawaiian policy, going back
to 1850, and showing that under the adj
ministrations of both parties the policy
of closer relations with Hawaii was al
ways advocated. He would not go into
the history of the evangelization and
civilizing of the islands, he said. That
had already been well done by other
members on the floor. He ridiculed the
sympathy being lavished on the "God-
anointed'' monarchy, and asserted that
those who were wasting their sympathies
on the Queen on that account could hard
ly have looked carefully into the history