The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26

I have read in the morning papers that |
the secretary of state says that he can |
take 40 action until he receives an |
official communication as TO the out. |
break, and that while the secretary of |
the navy can order warships to those |
islands, he would not act until so re- !
quested by the secretary of the state, |
can consent TO no further change or
modification in the resolution,
Again the presiding officer was about |
to put the question, when Senator
George INTERCEPTED, Il object" Senator
Frye faced about to the democratic
side and looked steadily at Senator
George. God may forgive the senator
who makes that objection" said Sena-
tor Frye, "but / do not believe the
American people will.
There was an oppressive pause of a
moment. The senators looked at each
other ominously as Senator Frye's
words echoed through the chamber. Sen
ator George had risen slowly, his face
flushed, and showing intense feeling.
"Such a remark is improper and UNI
worthy of the senator" said Senator
George. MY right to offer an objection
is not influenced in the least by what
the senator may think on the subject;
/ am not responsible to the senator
from Maine for my conduct" Senator
George insisted on his objection and
under the rules the resolution was laid
aside.
RESOLUTION CALLED UP.
Senator Lodge then gave notice of his
| intention TO call up the resolution Off
cred by Senator Aldrich on the 9th
inst, saying that such a course was
made necessary by the objection which
has been made to the present consider
alton of other resolutions. The resOlu-
ton is as follows:
Resolved, That the senate, having in
view the public interests and those of
American citizens residing in the Ha-
waiian islands, is of the opinion that
onr government should be represented
in Hawaiian waters by one or more
ships of the navy"
Senator Lodge contended that the
Hawaiian business was of far more
| Importance than the infiictiOn of the
| income tax on the country. He could
not refrain from pointing to the veriti-
cation furnished by the uprising re-
ported in today's papers of the predic-
tions that had been made by Admiral
| Walker in his report, and by himself
in his remarks made in the senate
| based upon that report. The admiral
had made the point that the Withdrawal
of American ships from Hawaiian wat
ers would make an impression upor
the native mind that this government
was in sympathy with the royalists anC
in favor of restoration of the queen
In his comments Senator Lodge hat
pointed out that so far as the result
has been effected it would not matter
whether they were right or wrong il
reaching this conclusion. 1t would il
either case be liable to encourage al
uprising Admiral Walker had so ex
pressed his opinion that in case of al
uprising the present government would
be able to maintain itself, and thi
prediction had also been happily veri
fed.
Senator Lodge referred to the por
ton of the presidents message bearing
upon the landing of a British cable o.
Hawaiian islands as a covert referenc
to Admiral Walker. who was his owl
witness, and proceeded to comment up
on the fact that THE intelligent diplo
matte agent" to whom the presiden
, had referred has been so prompt t
disavow the views of the admiral. II
also called attention to the statement
> in todays dispatches concerning tn
alleged readiness of the British consu
to recognize the revolutionary govern
ment i'm case of it being able to hoI
the palace for three hours He did nc
mean to imply that the British wer
doing more than seeking by the aggres
siVeness which Great Britain shows i
all such matters to extend the CONNER
= cial supremacy of that country to Ha
wall. He criticized the administratio
f not only for its withdrawal of America
e ships but for its first efforts to sustai
/ the royalists and also complained {
what he considered the efforts of den
To- ocrats to prevent immediate considers
/ ton of the question by technical ObjeC
a lions and privileged reports. In vie
e of the facts developed in tOday's di'
+ patches the senate should not longe
= delay in the expression of sympath
- with the republics cause in Hawaii
10 extending it's congratulations on til
e strength which the existing governmer
e had shown in declaring for an Amer
n can policy of administration.
l. New Ministry of Chile.
$ Washington, Jan. lS.-N1r. McGar