The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-04
HOUSE TO DECIDE TUESDAY.
Silver Question TO Be Taken Up Next.
on Seigniorage Bill.
Vote for Coinage. bat the Go!dbugs
Are Preparing fsr q Hard Fight
Secretary Carlisle Sells all His Bonds.

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break in party lines. and Indications are
that the McCFeary resolution will he
passed by strict party vote. On account
OF the pressure for time it was agreed.
Just before the house adjourned. to ex-
tend the debate until $50 Tuesday after
noon, with the understanding that the
Bouteile resolution shall be included in
the special order A vote will be taken 1T
the conclusion of the debate on ali the
resolutions.
Hit was recognized today to complete
his speech begun yesterday. He reviewed
the main points Of his speech yesterday.
dwelling on the inconsistency of the ad-
ministration's policy. 'why. only few
minutes ago." said he, I'VE were asked TO
approve the conduct of an American adj
miral at the very time wren the house was
considering a resolution aimed OF an
American minister and designed to per
vert history in order to biacken the char
acter of a public official for doing his duty
on foreign shore. On that occasion not
a gun was fired. not drop of blood shed.
yet in the other case We are asked to ap-
prove the action of an American officer
who began operations by firing across the
bows of an insurgent ship. following with
a shell into the sternpost. followed by q
threat OF a broadside." Republican ap-
plause.I Hit characterized Bloun.'s re-
port as the skillfuily prepared argument
of = criminal lawyer, bearing incontestib!e
internal evidence of its character. He
concluded with a brilliant peroration de-
nouncing the acts of the administration
against the new republic in the Pacific,
-. .ola <,.f4 q snf. nf Ill
writers and authorities on international
law, and revolving to our patriotism. be-
cause an attempt to overturn our own flesh
aud blood.
Rayner, DEM. of Maryland, a member
of the foreign affairs committee. followed
in support of the resolution. He said:
I'm the first place am convinced be-
yond all manner OF reasonable doubt that
Stevens, minister ofthe United States, was
an active participant in the overthrow OF
the monarchy in the kingdom of Hawaii,
and in the second place. the president hav-
ing submitted the matter to congress.
am satisfied that according TO the usages
and principles of international law we
have no right by tho uss OF arms or force
To remedy the wrong committed. and that.
all efforts for peaceabie solution of the
matter having terminated, We have no
for the present to recognize the de facto
government, now in charge. and our duty
in the future 10 recognize such form Of
government as may DO determined upon
by the wishes of the people of those ISL
ands."
Rayner then proceeded to quote from
the Haw allan evidence submitted to con-
gress to show that Stevens did interfere.
and declared the queens abdication was
not to the present provisional government,
but to the forces of the United States. Re-
ferring to the hauling down of the United
States flag by Blount, the speaker asked
what right it had to be run up III the first
place, and declared that Stevens had no
more right to raise it over the Hawaiian
government building than the United
states minister would have TO raise il over
the government building at Rio Janeiro.
After referring in ironical terms TO the
high character of Stevens by saying be
had no doubt that Stevens was compelled
to carry around very heavy weights to
keep himself from being suddenly trans
lated TO heaven. Rayner proceeded TO de-
fend the course of the administration. lie
declared that the preparation of wrong
against the monarchy having been estab-
tempt reparation. This he did in good
faith. with the unilinching integrity ard
courage that has characterized all his
official acts" When. however, the queen
refused TO accept the conditions of am
nesty proposed, she placed herself beyond
the pale of civilization. and. in the speak
er's opinion. the only thing to do was to
let her pass into history and remain there.
While Bsyner was dwelling upon the
missing letter Of Blaine 10 Stevens, in
answer 20 one in which the latter asked
for instructions should revolution occur,
in is9l. he said Significantly: II would
like to tell you what | infer those instruc-
tions were. I'd like to tell you" ''C;o on.
go on" came in a chorus from the Rspub.
leans
Rayner. however, declined to do so. say
ing he thought il would he unfair TO give
an inference. but added that If this letter
was produced and it ordered Stevens TO
keep his hands Off he would take back all
he had said. Later, while discussing
Bou,elle's resolution of inquiry into the
authority by which Blount had ordered
the tsg hauled down. he said Boutelie
seemed possessed by the flag idea. "He is
sith the flag," said he. like the Irish
man is with his wherever you
see a head, hit it So. whenever he sees
place for the flag. ne wants 10 haul il up"
[Grea; Republican applause.
Better haul il up than haul it down."
interjected Bouteile
HE mas not stopped talking about 1t in
twenty years" Rayner continued amid
laughter
And he never WILL" said Bou;elle .
Republican applause.
II; seems 20 be the dream of his sleep
ing and waking hours. continued Ray
ner. IF he were 20 start for the North
POLE SOLITARY and alone. with the folds OF
IN. fiag about him. the end of the nine
teeath century would ind him standing
In majestic solitude upon the frozen axis
ofthe world waving the stars and stripes"
Republican app!ause.l
"But not under the orders Of a secretary
OF the navy who ordered the flag hauled
down" added Bogte!le. amid renewed APP
plause The eloquent close Of Rsyner's
speech was the signal for an entausias,ic
dsmonstration on the Democratic side.
Draper. Republican member Of the for
eigu aifAlss committee, concluded the de-
bate for the afternoon with an argument
against adoption OF the McCreary reso.G-
ton. lie believed the proper policy tor
ihls government would be 10 negotiate an
annexation treaty With the provisional
srrysrnr,ent Of Hawaii He Gwelt a.