The record-union., 1895-01-22
Breeze in the Senate Over ReSOlu-
tions by Lodge and Frye.
GRAY CRITICISES THE ACTIONS OF
ADMIRAL WALKER
Less of Life by the Sinking of the
Packet Steamer State of Missouri
Not as Great as First Reported
Many of Those Supposed to Have
Been Drowned Turn Up-AlI the
Passengers Rescued.
spccial to the REcoRp-uNIox.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q. - Minister
Ihurston occupied front seat in the
diplomatic gallery Of the Senate when the
session opened to-day. Mr.. Lodge speed
| lily brought forward The Hawaiian ques-
ton 10y presenting the following resolu-
tions:
| ReSOjUed, That the Senate heartily ap-
proves the dispatch of a warship to the
Sandwich Islands on Saturday last, and
is OF the opinion that an American man
| of-war should be kept at Honolulu.
ReSotUed, That prompt measures should
be taken TO construct or promote the con-
| structiOn OF a submarine cable from San
| Francisco to Honolulu, and that no part
of the rights and privileges secured to the
| United States and the Hawaiian Govern
ment should be abandoned or waived in
order TO enable any other Government TO
secure IOOthOld or lease upon any part
| OF the Hawaiian Islands.
! ResOtUed, That III the judgment of the
| Senate immediate steps should be taken
! TO secure possession of the Sandwich Is
| lands by their annexation to the United
| States.
| MIR. Lodge asked immediate consent for
the consideration Of the measure.
Let 1t go over" interposed Black burn.
The presiding officer construed this as
an objection, and under the rules the
resolution Went over until tomorrow.
The Hawaiian subject was again
brought to the front by Frye, who called
up his resolution, presented Saturday
expressing the profound regret Of the
Senate at the latest effort to restore the
! Queen.
hot ha
ate was not missionary meeting 10 eX-
! press sentimental feeling on the aspira-
tlons OF well-intentIOned people. He
! regarded the reports OF the last revolution
as Iong-winded He regarded the event
! as lar Iess important than the BROOKLYN
! car strike. Gray commented on the un-
! warranted course OF Admiral Walker in
! reporting at length on political phases in
! Hawaii. ut is 4 serious thing for Sem
! ator TO make statement implying that
| the President OF the United States is a
| sort OF y erO fiddling while Rome burns"
| declared Gray.
| Frye asked if the United States Minis
ter at Hawaii did not request the pres
ence of a warship at Honolulu.
Gray said he had no information on
! this point, but he read from Minister
! Willis official dispatch TO Secretary
| Gresham, received Saturday, stating that
| President Dole had expressed satisfaction
]
ing the recent revolution.
Frye lnterp0sed the statement that
President DOle's remarks were evidently
designed to express his satisfaction at
being able to maintain the present Gov
ernment without any foreign forces being
in the islands.
Gray urged that Admiral Walker, ''who
was certainly a swift witness for this
| oligarchy," had himself reported that
the present Government could sustain
| itself without outside help. Gray criti-
| cised the statements of Lodge that the
! presence of the Japanese cruiser Esmer-
aida i'll Hawaii should create apprehen-
! sion. These critics of the Administration
! had been compelled to give up the fear
| that Great Britain has no concern in the
! subject The Senator from Massachu-
| sets tLodge) had evidently lost great op-
| pOrtunities 10 twist the tail of the British
! lion, and was now compelled to turn 10
| Japan.
| During Gray's reference to Admiral
| Walker, Lodge rose to ask as to the iusti-
! ficatiOn for those inierences against dis
! unguIsned naval officers of being "a swift
! witness, ETC."
That is no inference" said GRAY.
! THAT is a direct, positive statement.
! While fully recognize the ability Of Mr.
W Walker as gallant officer, | also recOg-
nlZ6 that he shares the predictions of
! his predecessors Tor conquest in the mat
! ter OF coalIng stations In the Pacific, and
| that the real reason for maintaining
| vast naval armament is part of the Ad-
mlraPS prOtession.'
Chandler asked as to the movements of
! the Philadei pbla and Charleston, He re-
marked that Gray WIS regarded as fully
! quaIliIed to speak for the Administra-
| tiOn.
This evidently nettied Gray, who sug-
! gested that II The senator would call at
! The executive mansion he would un-
| doubtedIy receive such information as he
! desired. lie Gray made no claims to
! executive information. The Senator from
| New Hampshire having once been Secre-
tary OF the navy, perhaps shared in this
! spirit Tor conquest and aggrandizement
Chandler smiled and continued to Ques-
! ton Gray as TO the inierences to De drawn
! from his remarks that the withdrawal of
the American warships was in order 10
give the Queens adnerents an opportu-
nifty to restore her to the throne
cray Indignantly denied that his re-
marks could be given any such construc-
tion. de urged that the present Hawaiian
Government was not in reality Govern
lnent. 1t was tentative de facto organ
iZation.
This brought Hawley (Rep.) of Con-
necticut to his ieet with the remark that
1t might account for President Cleye-
lands action last August in dealing with
a delegation of Royaists who came to
Washington.
''It is a misrepresentation of the Presi-
dent of the United States to say that he
dealt with the Royalists," responded
Gray, with much force. The President
had not conferred with the Royalist dele
CATION. He had refused to see them OIL
! cially."
| Frye said he desired action, He had
| hoped on Saturday to cable the younp
Hawaiian republic that the American
! people-who made and unmade Prasi
/ dents, who made and unmade Secretaries
OF State-were profoundly in sympathy
| with its struggles. He had hoped some
thing would go by the vessel leaving San
! francisco to-day. He asked an imme-
| diate vote.
Mills tDem.) of Texas objected to such
| speedy action.
Then l give notice." said Frye, s'that
the resolution will be advanced by every
possible means from this time forward"
| lhaC IS what we wantD said Mills
I'VE want the resolution fully debated. y
Frye added to his previous notice that
he would call up the Hawaiian resolution
tomorrow and he concluded, in response
TO Chandlers suggestion that the resolu-
tlon might lose It's place, 1--WE will then
! be strong enough to take it upp
| a vote OF yeas and nays was taken on
| CockreiPs motion that the Senate recede
| from his amendment reducing the reve-
nue. agents from ten, as proposed by the
| House, to three. The motion was car
! ried-19 to 10.
| Then the vote was taken on Cockrelrs
motion that the Senate recede from the
amendment offered by Hill and it was
carried-l6 to l9.