The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-23
Republican Senators Continue
to Condemn Cleveland
FOR HIS AID TO THE RoYALisTs.
Gresham's Reception of the Queens
Enyoys an Insult to Hawaii.
the Patrioss--Turpie Continucs to OPP
pese tho Sicaragus Biil-The House
Passes the Indian Appropriataon.

tSidy py buIieT. 1uansixer Slal2i Nfsat
the report was not unan1naous. and gave
notice that when TIRE bin WIS taken up
he woassd offer an arnessirsenr concerning
the Submission of freight and passenger
rates to the Interstate commerce ccmznis-
szon-
Alien presented a large bunch of petz-
tons from citizens OF lAiahagna, claiming
that they were deprived OF republican
form of government, and asking the IN
tefvention Of congress.
Woicott submitted resolutions from the
legislature OF Cclorasso. recising the CIR
caa1zstarsces of default In paying thu Pa
cisac railroad debt. and urging the speedy
settlement OF the governments 5 rights
A resolution was passed asking the Sec
retAry Of the interior for Information as
% permits TO cui timber from pus,ssc
lanis Another resolutions was passed
asking information as 20 pensssn sussren-
sion. applications. etc.
This cleared the dacss for the renewal
Of the debate over Hawaii Minister
T.aurston Of Hawtil was again IN the Dip
i-Cnaitic gallery. accompanied by his Sec
retary. MIR. Hastings. Tas subject came
up On kyle's res5Eution. which - one ex-
pressing generally the sfisapproval OF the
s'eslate in the action CT the astusin,stra ton
In Withdrawing warShips from Hawaii
Gray again took the ffoar to further an
swsr, he said, the fiinnsy attacks maste in
rae senate. .agasnst the assnal.slatratson.
The senator referred 10 the statement 10y
Senator Halwsey, made yesterday, as to
the president seeing the royas1st deaegu-
,fon which visited Washington City last
derJt had never seen these delegates. be-
ing sick at the time.
Are you prepared to say that they
never saw the secretary OF staae?" asked
Frye
Gray said he had no information on that
point Hawiey rose to reply, holding in
his hand a newspaper slip containing
President Cleveland's authorized state
ment of the facts concerning the royalst
delegates. Hawiey said he had not in
tended TO maintain that a personal in
terview between the president and the
royalisfs had occurred. He was reliably
informed that there had been no per-
snnai interview, but continued reading
from the presidents statement TO show
that the royaifst delegates had seen Sec
Tetlry Gresham 1t Should he kept IN
mind that these delegates were the repre-
seDtatives OF those conspiring TO restore
a deposed queen. They were In Wash
ington City either as conspiraturs against
the existing government OF Hawaii, or
else they were here on an honest mission.
If IL was honest. they ought 10 have been
referred to the Hawaiian minister. If
they were conspirators. they should not
have been received by Gresham
Haiwiey rtat facEn the lester OF the roy
ab.st Delegates TO the secretary oc state:
I'VE. the Undersigned co.n-fafsSps,er SEN.
by the derosed queen. request an if:er-
view with the president" JUST think o.
the audacify.'' said Hawley. Think OF
this request OF our secretary Of state.
after We hal formally recognized the gov.
ernanesrf Of Hawaii" The senator. sad he
desired to make TO personal ARA ,syr,rnent
OF the president but he believesf the presg-
dents whole course oa Hawaii had been
wrong
Gray again answered the criticisms
upon the president. He s,.d these eftacks
were SO constant, the anisnsrs 50 evident.
that il was perhaps useless to controvert
them. Socrse people sesrrsed determined to
attack the president, whatever the szls-
ject be. IL he sat DOWN he was too long;
II he stood up he was seo short. These
critics were bosrrrf 70 find fas,st. The
presidents asfter to the rcygal:st delegates
was purely unofficial IL was part cf tbs
course ny wsa.cif tlge president with a
strong hand. wsss enseavoring To coraiatct
business The senator declared this assa-
tation and this t3lk of keeping wsrsssrss
at Houoflssu was kept UP largely by the
''sefssrerEs fer annexation wsso thought
1. weSfld lrahp their cs5s=e.
The Samoan question was Unexpectedly
inserjected in;o the debate at this point.
Gray referred 10 the fact that the United
States was now bound by international
agreement TO keep barharous king in
power in Samoa. 1t would not do to pro-
claim against 81 barharous queen, when
We were. AZ The same time. protecting
and maintaining such a king. George
declared the Hawaiian government was
republican only In form. IL was gov
ernrent OF force. II had been estah-
Mxhai by force. and was now maintained
by force.
Lodge presented a new phase OF the
subject by submitting a hong list Of the
islands in the Pacific which Greas Britain
had gradually absorbed. IN pursuance of
a settled policy. England was taking
every foot of territory she could lay her
hands on. The were row trying 80 &c.
Necker Island OF the Hawaiian group.
This was part OF fhe BEEslsh po1icy of az
erosion. This British influence was
back OF taa royalist element in Hawaii.
T'l1eer aspirant TO the throne was Princess
Kaiaulani.. daughter OF an Englixhnan,
and row he.s1ss educated in England.
Her gt1argIlan. Theonh4lAs Davies, was
an English syuapsshizer, and was te some
extent s5enfifesl with the recent UPRISING
| of the royalzsss. 'Trse arms used In ihas
| aurising were bougat hy an English
man. declared Lodge. They we're ship
| pfsi in IL British snip from "A Canadian
| port. The insaryessiSnisfs were isrgeiy
| F,nzgsslssssess. wnen fhA Alameda left
Hawaii aftcsn Canadians were nneser ar
| rest. and the British minister was inter
| ceYfIng IN shsir l2saalf- Tats, ssl1
| Lodge. made sAe case tllat BrsisHas Ia
anessce vax EsclNnd stae reyaiast elesxae lss
in Hawaii
The senator refuse3 10 crisicise tie
| ac,iaa o< IRE agsEnin:ssvatI2n in sakiEe
sasFs from Honolulu. and then conferrirs
| wies he royaflst delegation wso Cans
| "a Washington c.fy Lodge thassght Il q
/ ,~eaIsar ineldsai shas war ships were
| withdrawn tn Jaly, n the siaae: w'sefs tss
| rava.ssts aere fn Washington. eIry. Tbs
| present administration was openly and