The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-27
NOn-InterfereRee in Hawaiian Affairs
Suits Democrats.
ONE DRAMATIC INCIDENT INJECTED
FRYE Calls Down Mills on The InSinuatiOR
That New England Men We're In
tereSted in Island Bonds.

in the Senate to-day DV vote OF "A 10 =.
The resolution was offered by Vest as an
amendment to a previous resolution on the
subject by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska, and is
as follows:
Resolved, That while the people of the United
States earnestly sympathize with the effort to
establish republican institutions wherever that
effort is made, they reaffirm the policy of non
interference unless 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 uninfuenced by foreign dictetion;
that the administration of President Cleveland
in maintaining this policy as to our foreign re-
lations deserves the approval and support OF
the American people.
The vote was on party lines, with the ex-
ception of Pettigrew (R.) of South Dakota,
who voted with the Democrats. By sing
ular coincidence this one vote carried the
resolution, as it would have failed on a tie
had the vote been on strict party lines. The
action to-day practically disposed of the
Hawaiian question in the Senate, although
1t is expected to receive attention from time
TO time on the various pending resolutions
criticising the administration.
A dramatic episode was injected into
the early proceedings of the day by spir-
tied reply from Lodge of Massachusetts,
and Frye of Maine to the criticisms of
Mills of Texas yesterday in alleging that
mercenary motives inspired the New Eng
land Senators in their support of Hawaii.
Frye was particularly severe in his arraign-
ment of Mills, but peace was restored later
in the day by mutual explanations.
Lodge (R.) of Massachusetts rose to re-
ply to the remarks of Mr.. Mills, that New
England Senators held Hawaiian bonds
said to be the motive inspiring New Eng
land Senators in their interests for the
Hawaiian republic. Lodge declared that
the bonds story was falsehood. The Or
iginal statement purported to be based on
a letter in the possession of a Democratic
Senator. Lodge expressed doubt as to this
and said it would be an easy thing to pro-
duce the letter.
Frye followed Lodge, and it soon became
evident that the New England Senators
were deeply incensed. 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.
Frye read with ironical emphasis the
original charges that Democratic Senator
had received letter from Hawaii charg-
ing that cheap bonds were being floated in
New England, and this was the motive
behind the enthusiasm of the New Eng
land Senators for Hawaii. He paused for
a moment before he finished reading the
charge Then, turning to the Democratic
side he said:
"If any Democratic Senator now present
has such letter I ask him to send it to the
clerks desk and have it read"
The Democratic Senators looked at one
another, but there was no reply. He pro-
ceeded:
eff the Senator is not here, then will
ask him when he comes to produce that
letter
Frye turned his attention to the detailed
charges made in the original article,
quoted by Mills, and pronounced them
false throughout. He then referred to an
editorial appearing in New York morn
ing paper to-day.
There is an intimation made in this
article of some peculiar disclosures likely
early to come as to certain New England
Senator's" proceeded Frye. 1.-The names
of Frye and Boutelle and l think Senators
Lodge and Hawley are used with such sug-
gestive absence and mixture of given
names as to avoid direct charge. So far
as the Frye family of Maine is concerned
there is but one that know of and belong
to it.
Frye had moved out into the middle
aisle and was directly addressing the
Democratic Senators.
Perhaps" he continued slowly and
with CALLING bitterness, perhaps some
Democratic Senator viii present me let
ter that ] am the one who has received
Hawaiian bonds in consideration of my
action here"
At this point came the most dramatic
event in the Senator'S speech. He read
from the report of Mills speech wherein
the latter suggested that it would be well
to have a Senatorial investigation into
these charges against New England and
other Senators.
81 had hoped the Senator who made that
suggestion would be here. l wish he were
in the Senate now"
Then raising his voice until it rang
through the chamber he added:
But / now charge in the absence of the
Senator-I make the charge so he will read
it in the Record-that he conveyed this in
formation to the New York correspondent:
that he is himself the Democratic Senator
who has the letter"
There was intense stiffness through the
chamber.
f'The absence of this Senator prevents
me from saying more. 1 will say the rest
in his presence. / expect him to say to the
Senate whether he gave this information
to the correspondent, whether he has any
information as to New England's Senators
having Hawaiian bond interests"
Frey declared that the only Indebtedness
of the Hawaiian Government held outside
of Hawaii was S1,000,000 of bonds held in
England, which command 103, and which
the people of Hawaii have tried in vain tn
get back so as to hold them themselves.
Frye then returned to the personal cues.
ton between himself and Mr.. Mills. who
had returned to the chamber Mr.. Mills
denied, in reply to one of these questions.
that he had given the information on which
the New York newspaper article was
founded, or that he had any such informa-
ton in his possession until he saw the same
story nubIished unon which statamapt Az