Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-05
SENATE AND HOUSE.
INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS OF CUR.
RENCY BILL AND HAWAII.
Republican Proposition TO Prepare New
Revenue Measure ON Assembling OF
Fifty-Fourth Congress.


adoption of the resolution, while the
Democratic senators who spoke-Messrs.
Butler. Morgan, and Gray-argued In
favor of It's reference. upon Mr.. Butter
motion. TO the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations.
In opening the debate Mr. Lodge SAID
that Admiral Walkers last letter brought
out strongly a highly-important point
which had thus far not been appreciated.
II was known to US through the
press. said Mr.. Lodge, that all our
warships had been withdrawn from Ha-
wau and that, although several were
living IDLE at Mare Island. none had peen
sent back TO Honolulu. The letter OF Ad-
miral Walker to which i have re1erreu'
dIsclosas In a striking way the danger
and impolicy OF this course, anu also
proves that our government had peeh
warned In regard to it by an ofhcer en-
,i,led 70 sneak on such a point with the
authority OF an expert. Admlfal Ndihet
saws with great frankness that thc
British men-of-war, as wen as. our o"n'
had been withdrawn, II might nave beeh
a good thing-certainly ~ Wouiu nav
1one no harm 10 the stability or govern
a., tho moment when il was known that
our vessel was TO be taken away the
british orders were changed. ana her
Noiesty's ship Champion. which has SUD
eeouentlv been replaced by the Hyacihtne'
was ordered TO remain at Honolulu
BRITISH SYMPATHY.
It Is not necessary TO impute any I'M
nroDer motive to Great Britain OF heI
representatives for this action, or even
10 suppose that It Is the INTENTION ot
Great Britain 10 seize Hawali; Out II
rnus, not be forgotten that while our
,,a,,nrrrncr, bastens TO recall a man Ike
Mr. Stevens who is earnest in the pro
motion of American interests. Great BIT
lain takes pains TO retain and upholu
nor renregentatlve for his devotion 10
British interests. The sympathy OF Great
Rrlt,ln. If nothing more. has been WIN
tho R,yallsts The presence OF a BRUSH
warsh!p and the withdrawal OF ou' ,
would he believed by the supporters OF
the Queen anl by the natives geherany'
whether rightly or wrongly II matters
not. 10 mean that the opportunity WaS
favorable for a rOyalist uprising 10
leave affairs there in such a condition
WAS direct encouragement to counter
revolution. and to the renewal OF as
order and possibly bloodshed IN 'he
Islands.
II should be remembered also that Ja-
pan has retained vessel tnere, anu
that there are many japanese In Hawah
Who form 4 strong and somewhat tnrel'-
ening element in the population. ln1er
such conditions, to withdraw our shipS
and leave the ships of Japan AMI Great
Britain at Honolulu appears a Dluhder
Of the very first magnitude.
IMPORTANCE OF HAWAII.
The importance OF the Hawaiian Islands
10 the United States cannot be overesti-
mated. and that importance Is beng
greatly increased by the approach OK
the time when we shall build the Mica
ragia canal-actiOn which the Senator
from Alabama Is pressing In such a
broad ana patriotic spirit, and with such
distinguished ability. II cannot IN any
event be long delayed. When that canal
f. built the Hawaiian lelanls viii be
even more absolutely essential to our
safety In the Pacific than they are now.
Commercially. and still more from mill
.ary point of view. they are of the ut
most value. We 10 not propose 10 allow
any other country to interfere with us
there. and the American people Intend
to take those Islands jus; as soon as they
have an administration which Will not
thwart their wishes.
Mr.. Butler said that he did not care to
open up a discussion in reference to the
policy OF the government toward the
Sandwich Islands. lie did not see how the
pending resolution was going 10 aid the
Senate. or the country or the President,
or the Secretary of State. or the Secretary
Of the Navy In regard 10 that policy. Ills
f..r .g.s 81 h..
luton to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions was not to defeat II. but 10 examine
into the propriety of the adoption OF such
a resolution.
The whole matter was based upon the
opinion of n naval officer who had sim
ply given his opinion as to what Great
Britain would do In certain contingencies
and under certain circumstances, and he
did not think that that was OF sufficient
consequence to justify the Senate in
adopting the resolution without giving an
opportunity to the appropriate committee
Il inquire into the circumstances and
facts as stated by Admiral Walker.
NO APPREHENSION.
He CIr. Butler) undertook TO say that
Great Britain would do no such thing as
Admiral Walker thought 1t would. and no
other foreign government would attempt
10 DO IL. There was not the slightest ap-
prehension in his mind on that subject.
He did not see what the government Of
the United States had to do with the in
ternal affairs of the Sandwich Islands. II
there was a conspiracy against the exist
ing government in the Sandwich Islands
that government should be able TO sup
press IL. and certainly the United States
Government should not interfere in a
purely domestic controversy
He should. therefore, insist upon his
motion TO refer the resolution TO the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
one Democratic senator-Mr Call-op-
posed the reference, and favored the reso-
luton. The morning hour expired be-
fore any vote could be taken. and the
resolution lost its place on the table and
went to the calendar. where ii will be
heard of no more. Then Mr. Morgan
finished his speech In support of the Nj
caragua-canal bill. No action was taken,
and the Hill still remains the unfinished
business Mr.. Mitchell. of Oregon. has the
floor when II next comes up.
The Military-Academy appropriation bill
passed with few amendments occu-
pying no more time than was necessary
for the clerk TO read II. The pension
appropriation bill was taken up, but went
over without final action. and at 1855,
the Senate adjourned till Monday.
House of Representatives.
Speaker Crisp laid before the House the
resignation OF Representative Thomas i.
Paynter, Of the Ninth District of Ken
lucky. to take effect tomorrow. Mr..
Paynter takes a place on the bench or
the Kentucky Court OF Appeals on Mon
day next
The committees having been called for
reports. Mr. Springer moved that the
House proceed to the consideration OF the
currency bill in Committee Of the Whole.
Agreed to. and Mr. Richardson (of Ten
nessee) resumed the chair.
Tie debate on the currency bill which
followed was in some respects the most
notable and interesting that has oc
CURED. The speeches OF Messrs. Dingley.
OF Maine. and Hepburn, OF Iowa. Were
significant In that they were taken 10
express the purpose Of the Republican
majority in the next Congress to pro-
ceed at once upon its assembling TO the
preparation OF a revenue measure, which
will. In their opinion, provide enough
money 10 meet the expenses OF the
government. Nothing short of that, ac-
cording to their statements. will be sufi
cient 10 remedy or remove the evils from