The Portland daily press., 1894-02-05
TALKING ABOUT HAWAII.
Yesterdays Discussion in the House
Benham's Action.

Washington, February BIN the House
today, Mr.. Money, Democrat of Mississ-
ippi, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States regards
with pleasure and satisfaction the
prompt action of Rear Admiral Benham
on thea17th inst. in the harbor of Rio, in
his efforts to protect citizens and COM
merce of the United States"
Mr.. Money asked unanimous consent
for immediate consideration, but Mr..
Simpson of Kansas, objected. Mr.. Money
appeared very much annoyed at this
action and called attention to the fact
that the objection did not come from
Democrat.
"But it comes from one who stands
very near to the Democratic party" re-
piled Mr.. Reed, senteptiously.
The special order providing for the
consideration of the hawaiian resolution
was read and Mr.. Hit, Republican of
Illinois, was recognized to continue his
speech which was interrupted by adj
journing yesterday.
The Speaker then recognized Mr..
Rayner, Democrat of Maryland, mem
Der Of the foreign affairs committee, who
spoke at some length.
shire, spoke in opposition to the resolu-
tion OF the foreign affairs COMMITTEES.
He went over--every step in the resolution
and discussed them serlatim to show
that neither Minister Stevens nor Captain
Witt had exceeded their instructions or
legal authority. Some interest was ex-
cited by his statement that the first
action, of Commissioner Blount on
arriving at Honolulu was to given an Or
der to "haul down the American ensign"
why, Mr.. Speaker" he said, 81 had
grown into the idea that the American
ensign could not be hauled down. In
times past the order has been given, I'M
der other circumstances, to shoot any
man who attempts to baud down the
fiag.'"
Mr.. Money, Democrat of Mississippi,
followed Mr. Blair. He did not under
take to defend the moral character OF
JhesQueen, but declared that it had moth
ing to do with her right to rule. He he
lieved Mr.. Stevens was not only a party
to the plan to overthrow the Queen. but
the plan must have been carefully made
plain. The minister knew he had no
right whatever to land marines except
at the request of the government, yet he
landed troops from the Boston at the re-
quest of a seH-appointed committee of
safety. The landing of the marines was
sufficient to precipitate revolution. He
admitted that if he had been in Homo
lulu at the time of the revolution he
would probably have been a revolutionist
because b was of Anglo-Saxon blood
to the core, but if he had been United
States minister there, he would not
have been guilty.
Messrs. Draper and Morse of Massa-
chusetts, continued the discussion.
At the close of Mr.. Morse's remarks,
Mr.. johnson, Republican of Indiana,
asked lnaniomus consent that the
time for demanding the previous ques-
tion on the Hawaiian resolution be ex-
tended from o'clock Monday until the
same hour Tuesday. This was in order
to give time for speaking on the
Hawaiian resolutions.
Objection was made and Mr. McCreary,
Democrat of Kentucky, moved that
when the House adjourned it be to meet
at 10 o'clock Monday.
Mr.. Boutelle said propo sition had
been made to consider his privileged reso-
luton Immediately after the pending
question and he suggested that vote on
the pending resolution and his privileged
resolution be taken at the same time
Monday at 4 o'clock.
1t was finally. decided to take a vote
on both resolutions at $50 Tuesday and
that the House meet at IL Monday and
Tuesday. Adjourned.