The record-union., 1895-01-23
SHARP ATTACK AND DEFENSE OF
THE ADMINISTRATION.
The House Judiciary Committee, by
Vote of Nine to Seven, Decides to
Report Resolution Censuring
Judge Kicks and Against Impeach-
ment Proceedings.
Special to the REcoRD-Uxrox.


element in the controversy drew large
crowds to the galleries, which at time:
overtlowed into the outer corridors. L
indicated that there was no diminution D
public interest in Hawaii, now that the
course of the Administration is the mair
question OF discussion. Mr.. Gray ane
Mr.. George justified the Administration
and Mr.. Gray dwelt upon the persistency
and yindictiveness with which the Pres
ident was vilifed and misrepresented
MIR. Lodge and Mr.. Hawley made the
critical speeches of the day, the former
urging the extent of the foreign BRITISH
aggression in the Pacific, while Mr..
Hawley made pointed comment on the
consideration given to Queen Lllluo.
kaIanTs representatives who visited the
State Department after the nited States
had formally recognized the HaWallan
Republic. The debate was still in pro-
gresS when the morning hOur expired,
and the Nicaragua Canal bill was taken
up. Mr.. YurpIe spoke against the meas
urs for three hours, and had not finished
when the Senate adjourned.
The pooling bill was tavorably re-
ported TO the Senate to-day by Butler
(Dem.) OF South Carolina.
Chandler stated that the report was not
the bill was taken up he would offer an
amendment concerning the submission n
OF freight and passenger rates to the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Allen OF Nebraska presented a large
bunch of petitions from citizens of Ala
bama, claiming that they were deprived
of a Republican form OF government,
and asking the Intervention OF Congress.
w olcott (Rep.) OF Colorado submitted
resolutions from the Legislature OF Colo
rado reciting the circumstances OF default
in paying the Pacific railroad debt, and
urging the speedy settlement OF the Gov
eruments rights.
a resolution was passed asking the Sec
retary OF The Interior for Information as
to permits to cut timber from public
lands.
Another resolution was passed asking
information as to pension suspension,
applications, etc.
This cleared the decks for the renewal
of the debate on Hawaii. Mr.. Thurston
OF Hawaii was again in the diplomatic gall
lery, accompanied by his Secretary, Mr..
Hastings. The subject came up on kyle's
resolution, which is one expressing gem
orally the dIsapproyaI of the Senate in
the action OF the Administration in with
drawing warships from Hawaii.
Gray (Dem.) OF Delaware again took
the floor To further answer, he said, the
himsy attacks made in the Senate against
the Administration. The Senator re-
ferred to the statement by Senator Eaw-
ley. made yesterday, as to the President
seeing the ROyalist delegation which WIS.,
tied W Washington last August. Gray re-
iterated that the President had never
seen these delegates, being sick at the
time.
"Are you prepared to say that thev
never saw the Secretary of State?' asked
Frye.
Gray said he had no information on
that point.
Hawley rose to reply, holding in his
hand anewspaper slip containing Glove
lands authorized statement of the facts
concerning the Royalist delegates. Haw-
ley said he did not intend to maintain
that personal interview between the
President and the Royalists had occurred,
He had been reliably informed that there
had been no personal interview, but con-
Iinued reading from the Presidents state
ment to show the Royalist delegates had
seen Secretary Gresham. II should be
kept III mind that these delegates were
the representatives of those conspiring to
restore deposed Queen. They were in
Washington either as conspirators against
the existing Government of Hawaii, or
else they were here on an honest mission,
If it was honest they ought to have been
referred TO the Hawaiian Minister. II
they were conspirators they should not
have been received by Gresham. Haw-
ley read from the letter of the Royalist
delegates TO tue Secretary of State: I'VE
the undersigned commissioners, sent by
the deposed Queen, request an interview
with the President"
Just think OF the audacity," said Haw-
ley. Think OF this request of our Secre-
tary OF State alter we had formally recog-
niZed the Government of Hawaii" The
Senator said he desired to make no per-
sonal arralgnment of the President but
he (Hawley) believed the Presidents
whole course on Hawaii hal been wrong
Gray again answered the criticisms
upon the President. He said these at
tackS were so constant, the animus so
evident, that 1t was useless to controvert
them. Some people seemed determined
to attack the President, whatever the
subject be. If he sat down, he was TOO
long; if he stood up, he was too short.
These critics were bound to lind fault.
The Presidents letter to the Royaist
delegates was purely unofficial. 1t was
part of the course by which the Presi-
dent, with strong hand. was endeavor-
ing to conduct business. The Senator
declared this agitation and this talk OF
keeping warships at Honolulu was kept
I'D largely by the schemers for annexa-
ton, who thought it would help their
cause.
The Samoan question was unexpect-
edIy interjected into the debate at this
point Gray referred to the fact that the
United States was now bound by inter-
national agreement TO keep a barbarous
king in power in Samoa. 1t would not
do to declaim against barbarous queen
when we, at the same time, We're protect
ing and maintaining such king.
George declared that the Hawaiian Gov
ernment was a Government of force. 1t
had been established by force and was
now maintained by force
Lodge presented new phase of the
subject by submitting long list of the
islands in the Pacific which Great Britain
had gradually absorbed. In pursuance
OF a settled policy England was taking
every foot of territory she could lay her
hands on. They were now trying to get
Neckar Island of the Hawaiian group.
The British influence was back of the
royalist element in Hawaii. The heir to
the throne WAS the daughter of an Eng
lishman, and now being educated in
England. Her guardian was an English
sympathizer. 1.-THE arms used in this
uprising were bought by an English
man." declared Lodge. "They were
shipped in British ship from Canadian
port The insurectionists were largely
Englishmen.'
The Senator proceeded to criticise the
action of the Administration in taking
ships from Honolulu, and in conierring
with the royalist delegates who came to
Washington. Lodge thought it peculiar
incident that warships were Withdrawn