The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-18
Mr.. Vests Substitute For the Allen
Resolutions is Passed by Very
Close Vote.
WAS ON PARTY LINZ some REPUB-
LICAN WITH THE AFFIRMATIVE.
Mills Charge and Replies by Lodge and
Frye eller's Rsmarks-Detaii of
the Ballot.

ate today by vote of "a to 20.
The resolution was offered by Vest
as an amendment to previous res
olution Oh the subject by Allen and
is as follows:
Reso,red, That while the people
of the United States earnestly SYM
pathize with the effort to establish
Republican institutions wherever
that effort is made, they reaffirm
the policy Of non interference, UNI
less by agreement, with the affairs
of other nations, and recognize to
the fullest extent the right of
every people to adopt and maintain
their own form of government
unawed and uninfluenced by for
eign dictation. That the admins
tration of President Cleveland in
maintaining this policy as to our
foreign relations deserves the APP
proval and support of the American
people.
The vote was on party lines with
the exception of Pettigrew Rep
of South Dakota, who voted with
the Democrats. By singular CO.
incidence this one vote carried the
resolution, as it would have failed
on a tie had the vote been on strict
party lines.
Ledge arose to reply to the re-
marks Of Mills that the motive in
spring New England Senators i'll
their interest for the Hawaiian re-
public was that they held Hawaiian
bonds. Lodge declared that the
bond story was falsehood.
Frye followed Lodge, and it soon
became evident that the New Eng
land Senators were deeply incen 'ed.
Frye is one of the most bitterly
sarcastic speakers in the Senate,
and it is seldom he has shown his
mastery of this line of attack so
effectively. He read with irony
charges that a Democratic Senator
had received a letter from Hawaii
charging that cheap bonds were
being hoated in New England, and
this was the motive behind the en-
thusiasm of the New England
Senators Tor Hawaii. He paused
ior a moment before he finished
reading the charge. Then, turning
TO the Democratic side, he said: IF
any Democratic Senator now pres
ent has such a letter ask him to
send it to the Clerk S desk and have
1t read"
The Democratic Senators looked
at one another, but there was no
reply, and he proceeded: IF the
Senator is not here, then l will ask
him when he comes to produce that
letter"
FRYE turned his attention to the
detailed charges made in the origi-
nal article, quoted by Mills, and
pronounced them false throughout.
At this point came the most
dramatic event in Senator Frye's
speech. He read from the report
Of Mills speech, where the latter
suggested that it would be well tc
have Senatorial investigation o.
these charges against New England
and other Senators. Il had hoped
the Senator who had made tha
suggestion would be here. l wisf
he were in the Senate now"
Then raising his voice until i
rang through the chamber, he
; added: But now charge in The
: absence of the SENATOR make tin
charge so he will read it i'll thu
Re.0rd-ttat he conveyed this in
formation to the New York CORES
. pondent; thai he is himselfthe Demo
cratic Senator who has the letter
The absence of the Senator pre-
= vents me from saying more. l vii
! say the rest in his presence.
expect him to say TO the Senat
e whether he gave this information t
e the correspondent, VIII, ther he ha
any information as TO New Eng
lands Senators having Hawaiia
: bond interests"
Frye then returned to the pei
sonal question between himself an
e Mills, who had returned to tn
chamber. Mills denied, in reply t
one of these questions, that he ha
q given the information on which tn
New York newspaper article wa
founded. or that he had any sue
g information in his possession unit
II he saw the same story published
upon which statement the Main
G Senator said he would withdra
V the charge he had previously mad
n in the absence of Mills. Frye the
demanded to know whether Mil
was correctly reported in sugges
'e ing that an investigation be held
!, view of the charge that had bougl
II Hawaiian bonds at rs cents on Il
dollar and was an anneXationist #
N the purpose of enhancing the
n value to which Mills replied,
think did say something of III
&C kind, but l said it in spirit
, pl y illness. | surely should II
have thought of charging him vii
N anything SO sorded and mean"
The vote was taken on Il
te Vest substitute amendment
lie which resulted in its adoption by
III vote OF "a to %, the vote being
er follows:
y Ayes-Bate, Blackburn, Blanc
tie ard, Caf1rey, Butler, Call, Cockre
hs George, Gibson, Gray, Harr
Hunton, Irby, Jones tArkansa'