Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-05
HAWAIIAN DEBATE.
The Democrats Try to Defend
Administrations Policy.
Republicans Score the President and
Gresham Without Mercy.


WASHINGTON, Feb. AFTER the reading
Of Fridays journal and the Transaction Of
some routine business, Money offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the House of Representa-
tives of the United States Of America re-
CARDS with pleasure and satisfaction the
prompt action of Rear Admiral Benham on
the 9th ult.. in the harbor Of sRio de JAN
eiro, in his efforts to protect the citizens
and commerce of the United States.
Money asked unanimous consent for its
immediate consideration, but Simpson
(Pop.) Of Kansas objected. Money ap-
peared very much annoyed at this action.
and called attention to the fact that the OBJ
lection did not come from Democrat.
''But it comes from one who stands very
near the Democratic party" replied Reed,
sententiously.
At 1920 the morning hour expired and
the special order providing for the consider
alton OF the Hawaiian resolution was read,
and Hit (Rep.) of Illinois was recognized
to continue bis speech which was inter-
rupted by the adjournment of the House
Friday. He referred, caustically, to the
action of . Democratic member in intro
ducing this morning q resolution commend
ing Admiral Benham for firing upon Brs-
lillian vessel, while there was already pend
ing in the House resolution to blacken the
name of an American officer who never
fred gun and who declared that his sole
aim was to protect American life and prop
erty.
But the American people, said Hit, did
not care to have Mr.. Cleveland setting up
q monarchy in Hawaii or attempting to set
up one here. The objection which the ad-
ministfation and the committee on foreign
affairs seemed to have to the provisional
government was that it was not republican
in form. Then why does not the President
send out notice to our representatives. in
foreign countries which are not republican
in form that those countries are distasteful
to him and to the committee on foreign
affairs?
Cochran interrupted Hit in search of in-
formation. lie said that Hit 10 his speech
yesterday referred to the men of American
citizenship who had taken part in the revo-
luton, and he desired to know whether
there was not some men in the Hawaiian
government who were citizens of both
Hawaii and the United States.
Hit said he thought there were none in
the provisional government who were citi-
zens of the United States while holding cit
izenship in Hswaii. -
Cochran said that the point he desired to
be informed upon was what position would
those men occupy in case of awar between
the two countries-which citizenship would
be paramount.
Hit said that that question had been set
tied satisfactorily by Secretaries Bayard
and Frelinghuysen both of whom had ap-
proved of the plan of dual citizenship. He
did not intend to 60 into details In regard to
it, but he referred Mr.. Cochran to those
dispatches.
Hit bii fly reviewed the previous revo-
lutiops in Hawaii and referred to the abuses
which had led to those revolutions. and to
the "vile crew of the Palace gang" which
had so disgusted respectable citizens that
they had been obliged to rise in protest.
Add, after they had corrected the evils and
abuses of the corrupt court and had re-
turned to their peaceful avocations, they
had no sooner withdrawn from the palace
than the debauchery began again. Again
they returned and overthrew the depraved
government, and when it occurred the third
time they got tired and flung away the mon
archy for good. Applause.
1t remained for the President of the
United States to pick up that depraved and
paltry bauble and force it back upon the
shoulders of our own fellow citizens. Re.
publican applause And because the Pres
ident did not like the provisional govern
ment he determined to restore what he
termed the constitutional ruler Of the is
lands, that infamous and obscene Queen.
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Hit said the men at the head Of the revolu-
ton of 1898 had done the same thing twice
before, and they would have done it again
if the American troops had been thousand
miles away.
Reverting again to the question of the
restoration rolicy, he said it was revolving
to think of our government trying to sub
vert q Christian republic for q heather
monarchy. It was revoltiug to our very
nature that our forces should be perverted
and turned aside to attack our own flesh and
blood. [Republican applause.
As Hit took his seat warm burst OF
Republican applause greeted him.
The Speaker then recognized Rayner
(Dem of Maryland, member OF the
foreign affairs committee, who made weak
defence Of the President and Paramount
Commissioner Blount. One Of Rayner's
sentences miscarried. In adverting to the
incident of the raising Of the American flag
at Honolulu, he said that Mr.. Stevens and
his flag were like an Irishman and his sbil-
lelah; whenever you see head hit it, and
whenever you zee place to raise flag run
it up. Loud Republican applause and
cheers greeted this sentiment.
'sThat il the first patriotic sentiment he
has uttered" said Republican member.
Then Rayner turned his attention to Bou-
telle and said that he had been talking
about nothing but the flag for 25 years.
mo, and never SHALL" said Boutelle,
amid Republican applause.
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