The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-05
Hr. Lodges Resolution Of Inquiry Dis
CuSSed In the Senate.
CURRENCY BILL DEBATE In THE HOUSE
Tho Republicans Oppose 1t. Because They
Want to Enact One of Their Own When
They Come Into Power,

American vessels OF war from lhS ma
waiian Islands. All of the Republican
| senators who participated IN the discus
| sion-Lodge. Sherman, Hawley, Hale, AID
rich and Teller-favored the adoption OF
the resolution, while the Democratic sen
ators who spoke-Butler, Morgan ana
| Grav-argued in favor OF its reference,
upon Mr. Buffers motion, to the COM
| mittee on Foreign Relations.
In opening the debate Mr.. Lodge SAID
that Admiral Walkers last ietter brought
out strongly highly important point,
| which bad thus far not been appreciated
| "It was known to us through the press
| said Mr.. Lodge, that all our warships
| had been withdrawn from Hawaii, and
| that although several were lying idle
at Mare Island none had been sent back
| TO Honolulu. The letter of Admiral
| Walker, TO which | have referred, dis
| closes in a striking way the danger and
| impolicy of this course and also proves
| that our Government had been warned
| in regard to il by an officer entitled 10
| speak on such a point with the authority
| of an expert. Admiral Walker says with,
| great frankness that If the British men
| Of-war. as well as our own, had been
Withdrawn It might have been a good
| thing, certainly ii would have done no
| harm to the stability of the government
| In the islands. But 1t appears that at
| the moment when Ii was known that our
vessel was 10 be taken away the British
| orders were changed, and her Majesty's
| steamship Champion, which has subse-
| quently been replaced by the Hyacinthe,
was ordered to remain at Honolulu.
ENGLAND CITED AS AN EXAMPLE.
at is not necessary to impute any i'm
proper motive to Great Britain or her
| representatives for this action, or even
| to suppose that it is the intention of
! Great Britain TO seize Hawaii; but IL
| must not be forgotten that while our Gov
ernment hastens to recall - man like Mr..
Stevens. who is earnest in the promotion
OF American interests, Great Britain takes
| pains to retain ana Uphold her repre-
| sentative for his devotion 10 British in
| terests. The sympathy OF Great Britain.
| IL nothing more, has been with
the royalists. The presence of
| Brush warship and the with
| draWal of ours would he beIieved
W the supporters OF the Queen and by the
| natives generally, whether rightly or
| wrongly II matters not, 10 mean that the
| opportunity was favorable for a rovaIlst
| uprising To leave affairs there in sucb
a condition was direct encoura eement IN
a counter revolution and 10 the renewal
oL oisofder and possibly bloodshed I'm the
| Islands. III Ihe
1t should be remembered. also. that
Japan has retained vessel there ana
| that there are many Japanese in Hawai-,
VINO form n strong and somewhat threat
ening element in the population. Under
such CONDITIONS to withdraw our ships
anu ledVe the ships Of Japan and Great
| brltalh at honolulu appears Il bIunder
OF the very first magnitude.
| Inc Importance of the Hawaiian Is
lahds to the United States cannot be
oVerestlmated. and that Importance is
| being greatly increased bv the aunroach
OF the time when we shall build the
Nicaragua canal-action which the Sena-
Tor from Alabama is pressing i'm such a
broad ana patriotic spirit, and with such
distinguished ability. II cannot, i'm any
| event, be long delayed When that canal
| Is built the Hawaiian Islands will be
| even more absolutely essential 10 our
safety in the Pacific than they are now
Commercially, and still more. from a
military point OF view, they are Of che
| utmost value. We do rot propose TO al
! low any other country TO interfere with
us there, and the American people in-
tend TO take those islands lust as soon
as they have an administrator which
| VIII not thwart their wishes"
SENAIOB BUILENS REPLY.
Mr.. Butler said he did not care to open
| up Il discussion in reference to the policy
| of the Government toward the Sandwich
| Islands. He did not see how the pending
resolution was going TO aid the Senator.
| the country, or the President or the
| Secretary of State. or the Secretary of
| the Navy in regard TO that policy. His
object in moving the reference Of the
| resolution 10 the Committee on Foreign
| Relations was not for the purpose OF de-
| featng it. but for the purpose OF eXamin-
| ing into the proprety Of the adoption OF
! such a resolution. The whole matter was
| based upon the opinion of a naval officer,
| who had simply given his opinion as TO
| what Great Britain would do in certain
| contingencies and under certain circum-
stances, and he did not think that that
| was of sufficient consequence TO justify
the Senate i'm adopting the resolution
| without giving an opportunity 10 the ap-
| prOprlatc committee to inquire into the
| circumstances and facts az stated by
Admiral Walker. lie tMr. Butler) under
| took to say that Great Britain would do
no such thing as Admiral Walker thought
1t would, and no other foreign Govern
ment would attempt TO do il. There was
| not the slightest apprehension in his mind
on that subject. He did not see what the
|
do with the internal affairs of the Sand
| witch Islands.
/ If there was a conspiracy against the
| existing Government in the Sandwich
Islands that Government should be able
| TO suppress II. and certainly the United
| States Government should not interfere
| In a purely domestic controversy He
| should, therefore, insist upon his motion
| 10 refer the resolution to the Committee
| on Foreign Relations.
THE BEso Ut IN 81 ELv D.
one Democratic senator, Mr.. Call, op-
| posed the reference and favored the resO-
luton. The morning hour expired before
| any vote could be taken. and the resolu-
| tion lost its place on the table and went
TO the calendar, where ii viii be heard
| OF 40 more.
Then Mr.. Morgan finished his speech in
support of the Nicaraguan canal hill. No
action was taken. and the bill still re-
mains the unfinished business. Mr.
Mitchell (Ore) has the floor when IL next
! comes up.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
passed, with few amendments. occupy
ing no more time than was necessary
for the clerk to read It,
The pension appropriation bill was taken