The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-21
IN THE HOUSE.
Boutelle Has Worly Warfare Over Ha
waiian Resolutions.

Washington, January 19.-ln the House.
today, in commi tee of the whole, Mr..
RouteIle, Republican of Maine. obtained
the floor and said:
1.-The situation in the Hawaiian Islands is
one which.will arouse the deepest feeling
Throughout the whole American republic. a
feeling not of sorrow at the blood shed
which has occurred there, but feeling of
regard, of Indignation. and, think, on the
part of very many of our people, feeling
of shame that such an occurrence should be
attributed, as many will attribute it. and as
| cannot fail to attribute 1t. to what be-
lieye to be an absolute failure of the admin
istratiye government of the United States
to maintain the traditional policy of this
people, and to carry out what the people of
the United States desire in the way of ex-
tending to the republic of Hawaii the con-
slant aid, sympathy and moral support of
the government of the United States.
Il am not going into details on this
question. 1t is not necessary. am not 60
ing to say a word here that don't know
will carry with it the sympathy of nine
tenths of this House on both sides of this
chamber. 1922
of the American people or in the American
Congress either on the Republican side or
the Democratic side. outside of small
coterie that could be counted upon the
fingers of my hands, for the policy which
has led directly up to this tragedy at the
Sandwich islands.
''Today / learned that one of my dear
young friends, young man of American
lineage, with blood that runs back to Bos-
ton on the one hand and to the missionary
stock that went there and redeemed those
islands from barbarism upon the other.
has fallen fighting to defend his home and
Preside against an instruction stimulated
by the adherents of discredited monarchy
and encouraged. regret to say. by the
action of the executive government OF the
United States in removing from the harbor
of Honolulu tie prestige of the moral sup
port and sympathy of the people of the
United States" (ApplauseJ
Mr.. MoCreary, Democrat of Kentucky
There is no foundation for what the gentle
man says.
Mr.. Boutelle tcontinuing)- When this COM
mittee rises, l desire to ask that the House
of Representatives, that never before in It's
history failed to respond to any movement
to establish Republican institutions or to
sustain American citizens in the protection
of their lives and property in any part OF
| the globe. will set aside for tive or ten
minutes, as the case may require, the
special order long enough to adopt the reso-
| luton which send to the clerks desk.
Mr.. McCreary-I object.
Chairman O'Neill The hour for the special
order has arrived, and the committee will
| rise.
! Speaker Crisp resumed the chair, while
| Messrs. Boutelle and McCreary were both
| endeavoring to mai e themselves heard, Mr..
Boutelle to ask unan1mou consent for the
| consideration of his resolution. and Mr..
MoCreary objecting.
| The Speaker raped vigorously for order.
the noise Of the gavel preventing the voices
| of tn members being heard with any dis
| tinctness ten feet away.
Mr.. Boutelle was heard to say lin answer
to Mr.. McCreary's objection:
''All right, if you want the bloodshed at
Honolulu upon our heads"
The Speaker ordered both members to
| take their seats. and, failing to secure COM
pliance with this request, called upon the
sergeant-at-arms to restore order on the
| floor. This he accompanied by the state
ment:
II admonish the gentlemen that this IS the
House of Representatives, of the United
States, and their self-respect ought to force
them TO conform to the usages Of parlia-
mentary bodies''
This was greeted with some applause,
| and the incident was closed.
During the day Representative Hit, Re-
publican of Illinois, member of the COM
| niittee on foreign affairs, introduced the
| following resolutions in the House which
were referred to the committee: RE-
solved. That it is the sense of this House
that vessel of the navy of the United
states be sent to and stationed in the
haroor OF Honolulu. for the protection of
American interests. in view Of the attempts
at reneiiion and disorder by conspirators
endeavoring to overthrow the Republican
government and set UP an anarchy.
RESOLVED. Further, that steps should be
taken to construct or to promote the con-
structlon OF submarine cable from San
Francisco to Honolulu, and that no part of
the rights and privileges secured to :he
United states by article four of the exist
ing treaty between the United States and