The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-20

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Tha startling
news from Hawaii received speedy rec
ognition in the Senate today. Mr.. Frye
offered resolution bristling with in
dignation at the attitude of the" UNITED
States government i'm such an ener-
gency. This precipitated a. short and
animated debate during which Mr.
Frye arraigned the executive branch OF
the government. When the resolution
finally went over through the objection
OF Mr.. George Democrat of NIissis-
sippi. Mr.. Frye startled the Senate with
the declaration that while providence
might forgive the senator who made
such an objection. the American people
never would. MIR. Lodge made a. Vagor-
Gus speech on the same line and Sena-
! tors George and Gallery defended the
administration.
! The death OF Miss Mary Stevenson,
daughter of the Vlce-president, was
feelingly referred to in the prayer OF
the chaplain Of the Senate at the open
! ing of the session today. Mr.. Mander-
son, (Republican) Of Nebraska, present
ed the credentials of John M. Thurston,
elected as a United States senator from
/ Nebraska for the term beginning March
4th next.
FEye's Indignation Resolution.
With this brief routine prelude, Mr..
Frye, of the committee on foreign af-
fairs, gave a dramatic turn to the pro
ceedings, by offering the following res
olUtion:
Resolved, That the Senate leanrs with
profound Indignation, the attempt TO
restore the deposed queen to power in
the Hawaiian islands and extends to
| the young republic the Warmest SYM
pathy in her efforts to suppress rebel
! lion
Senators gave the closest attention to
the reading Of the resolution and the
galleries filed rapidly as word was pas
sed Ghat the Hawaiian question had
! been taken UP. Mr.. Frye asked that
| the resolution be given immediate con-
sidsration.
'I suggest" said Mr.. Hill, Demo
craft, of New York, that the language
| profound Indignation Is rather ex-
IRENE and it might be desirable to mod
! lfy it by the words profound regret -
"On the contrary" declared Mr.. Frye
with great earneStnasS, q do not be-
| lieve profound Indignation expresses
my own feelings or the feelings of the
American people,"
Nor the feelings of the senator from
New York interjected Mr.. Chandler
sarcastically.
Mr.. Hin hesitated only a moment al
the interruption and then added:
81 at least hope that the senator
| from New Hampshire (Mr. Chandler)
will concede 10 me the guardianship
of my own feelings. 1 had not moved
an amendment to the language, but
had merely offered a. suggestion.
I'm order to facilitate the passage
| of the resolution" continued Mr.. Frye,
! ~,tt., i,
called to the Hawaiian islands, I Will
accept the proposal 10 change it"
I The presiding officer was about ITO
| put the question, and it seemed as
| though the resolution would pass
without a, word of protest, when Mr..
| Gray Democrat, of Delaware, inter
posed an objection.
81 do not object to the first part of
the resolution" said he. but the last
part seems inappropriate at this
/ time
Then" said Mr.. Frye. "let US pro-
( coed to the consideration of the first
[ will modify the resolution accord
ingly.'
Gallery Wants Information.
MIR. Caffery Democracy, of Louisi-
ana, rose at this point. rs this not
rather premature?" he asked.
I'VE are not informed as to the
! facts on which the resolution is predi-
\ Gated. The press reports this morn
ing tell US there has been an emeute
in the Hawaiian islands, but whether
there has been an effort to restore
the queen TO her throne, l do not
: know. l ask the senator from Maine
/ to tell us if he has any information
/ on that point"
Mr.. Frye was again on his feet.
Il must say" he proceeded, ''that
since l have read in the morning pa
! pers that the secretary of state says
I that he can take no action until he
! receives official communication as to
the outbreak, that while the secretary
of the navy can order @arships to
those islands, he would not act until
so requested by the secretary of. state,
I can consent to no further change or
I modification in the resolution"
Again the presiding officer was
about. to put the question when Mr..
George (Democra), of Mississippi, in
terjected, Il object"
Mr.. Frye faced about 10 the Demo
cratic side and looked steadily at Mr.
! George. God may forgive the SEN
ator who makes that objection" said
I Mr.. Frye, each word coming with
4 measured deliberation, 'but I do not
believe the American people viii for
give him.
There was am oppressive pause for q
moment. Senators looked at each
other ominously as Mr. Fryes words
echoed through the chamber.
Mr.. George had risen slowly his
faced flushed, and showing intense
/ feeling.
''such a remark is improper and I'M
worthy of the senator" said Mr..
George. MY right to offer an objec-
ton is not influenced in the least by
what the senator may think on the
subject. / am not responsible to the
/ senator from Maine as to my conduct. -
I Mr.. George insisted on his objection
and under the rules the resolution was
/ laid aside.
Lodges Resolution.
Mr.. Lodge Republican,, of Mas
sachusets. then gave notice of an in
tention to call up the resolution offered
by Mr. Aldrich on the 9Th instant, say
ling that such q course was made
necessary by the objection which has
been made to the present considera-
| ton of other resolutions. The resolu-
ton is as follows:
Resolved, That the Senate of the
United States having in view public
interests and those of American citi-
Zens residing in the Hawaiian islands,
! is Of the opinion that our government
should be represented in Hawaiian
! waters by one or more ships of its
navy.
! At this point there was a break in
! the discussion Of the Hawaiian ques-