Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
HAWAIIAN AFFAIR
Given Considerable Attention
in Congress, Monday.
Frye's Resolution Causes Democrats
Uneasiness, in Senate.
And BouteIle Keeps the House Democrats
on the Rack.

Washington, Jan. Elm the Senate,
this morning. Lodge of Massachusetts,
offered the following resolution and asked
for its immediate considerations
Resolved, That the Senate cordially
approves the dispatch of n ship of war to
the Sandwich Islands ON saturday last
and is of opinion that an American ship
of war should be for the present kept at
Honolulu.
Resolved, that prompt measures should
be taken to construct or promote the con-
struction of submarine cable from San
Francisco to Honolulu, and that no part
of the rights and privileges secured the
United States and the Hawaiian govern
mcnt should he abandoned or waived, in
order to enable any other government TO
secure foothold or lease upon any part
of the Hawaiian Islands.
Resolved that in the Judgment of tho
Senate, immediate steps should be taken
To secure possession of the Sandwich
Islands by their annexation to the United
States.
Tho presiding officer asked whether
there was objection To the consideration
of the resolution. Blackburn of Ken
lucky and Vest of Missouri objected sim
ultancously and the resolution went over
till tomorrow.
Fryc's Hawaiian resolution was taken
up, and Gray said 81 maintain that the
attitude of the administration has been
in exact accordance with the prcccdcnts
that obtained for 100 years. The Prcsi-
dent has steadily aimed, amid much
clamor and unjust criticism, TO maintain
the honor and fame of the country over
,,-bi I,, LOU M, do
him to have done otherwise, to have done
what the senator from Massachusetts, sug-
gests, to have shown himself swift TO in
tcrferc, swift to display the military power
of this great republic, whenever a ripple
occurred on the surface of those small is
lands, would have been to degrade his
high Office and bctray his trust. y
Gray quoted from the report of Admiral
Walker, to establish the point that it was
now doomed necessary to keep an Amcri-
can ship of war at Honolulu, and much
time was consumed by Gray and other
senators in quoting extracts on both sides
of that question. Gray referred to the
expression of qualification by Pres Dole
! that there he'd been no naval ship in u
port of Hawaii during the recent distur-
bance, and spoke of Admiral Walker rs
"a swift witness on that side of the
oligarchy that now holds power in Homo
lulu, in the name of republic
Frye said I've have no right to send
an American vessel into those waters To
keep President Dole or his republic in
power. But there are American citizens
there with lives and property, and it is
for them to say whether they need the
protection of American vessels. If they
do, utterly regardless Of the republic
there) it is the duty of the President of
the United States to send American YES
sells there
Gray-The Judgment Of this great adj
miral has been invoked by the senator
from Massachusetts to override the judg-
ment of the Chief Executive of the United
States in one breath; yet in the next
breath we have the opinion of that same
authority that he would not hesitate to
leave those islands entirely alone.
Lodgc-What Admiral Walker objected
to was going away and leaving the British
ship Hyacinth and the japanese ship
Esmeralda there.
Gray-lf the admiral thought the
British government wanted to keep them
there his information was incorrect, for
shortly after that the Hyacinth went
away.
Lodgc-The Esmeralda is there repre-
scnting the japanese The senator from
Delaware ought to know that the japanese
population in the islands is dangerous.
Gray-Thc Esmcralda is there in the
process of change of flag from Gillian
to japanese, not in the ordinary duty of
a cruiser. If it is Japan, not Great Britain,
that we are afraid of, let us say that.
know those senators who are planning the
scheme of annexation are in great trouble
because the British government cannot be
excited to take hand and Justify all
these apprehensions. Tho British gov
eminent is quite willing that we should
take those islands if we want them, and
make them entry ports for the commerce
Of the world. So far as am concerned,
am quite willing that Great Britain
should do that Office for the rest of the
world.
Gray spoke OF the matter as an indica-
ton Of the desire of Admiral Walker and
the senator from Massachusetts to have
the navy increased and get up n great fleet
IA thing, he declared, utterly inconss-
tent with the notions of republican gov
ernncnt, which we have inherited from
our fathers"
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was taken up. After a
long discussion the Senate voted to reccdc
from the amendment reducing the num-
Der Of internal revenue agents from 10 to
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