Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
HAWAII TALK IN CONGRESS.
Senator Gray Upholds the Course
of the Administration.

The Honolulu AFFAIR Greatly Exagger-
ated--An Amazingly DisproportiOnate
Amount of Attention Given to 1t
Senator Gray Explodos the Bubble of
lingo Patriotism.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Hawaii, as a
subject of discussion, went over until to-
morrow in both houses to-day with little
talk, to the disappointment of the people
who filled the galleries i'll anticipation OF a
lively debate Senator Gray did make q
half an hour speech in the Senate, pre-
senting the administration view OF the
Hawaiian question after routine matters
had been gotten out of the way, but the
publicans, who interrupted him with
questions showing their feeling, were cut
off by the Urgent Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill from continuing the debate.
Senator Lodge, however, got in new
resolution, approving the sending Of the
Philadelphia to Honolulu and declaring
that u ship ought to be kept there, that
the cable ought to be laid to Hawaii
under American auspices; that no foreign
government should be allowed to gain
a foothold on Hawaiian soil, and finally
that immediate steps should be taken for
the annexation of Hawaii, and Senator
FRYE gave notice that tomorrow they
would see that they had full debate on
the subject.
SENATOR GRAY's SPEECH.
In the Senate Mr.. Gray spoke of the
| "amazing want of sense of proportion in
| the attention given to the emeute in the
Hawaiian Islands" and he reminded Mr..
| Lodge that this was mot a missionary
meeting in which we are called upon to
| express sympathy with those who have
| gone to those islands to preach the gospel
| of peace" This was the Senate of the
United States dealing with an international
| question, dealing with country small II
extent, but clothed with all the attributes
of autonomy and entitled to receive from
the government of the United States tina
consideration due to every other inde
| pendent government, which had 40 RICH
to expect from the government, much les
demand, any interference or action no
warranted by the general laws which gov
ern the intercourse OF free and independ
'ent countries.
HE DEFENDS THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Gray defended the President iron
the criticisms of Mr.. Lodge i'll his speed
of Saturday last, and snid II maintain
that the attitude of the administration ha
been in exact accordance with the time
honored precedents that have obtained il
this country for 100 years. The Presiden
of the United States has steadily aimed
amid muah clamor and much detractior
and much unjust criticism, to maintai
the honor and fame of the country owe
which he has been called to preside Fo
him to have done otherwise, to have dor
what the Senator from Massachusetts SUI
gests, to have shown swift to interior
swift TO display the military power of tn
great republic whenever ripple occurre
on the surface OF those small island
, would have been to degrade his high oft
and betray his trust"
. | uoEnIrru AFFAIR ESAGFRATED
f Talking OF the newspaper reports of Il
recent affair in Honolulu, Mr.. Gray r
marked that more space had been given
: it than had been given to the hundredt@
more serious matter of the railroi
C troubles in Brooklyn. The President
the United States had been criticised,
said by the Senator from Massachuset
as if he were sort of Nero fiddling viii
+ Rome was burning.
d Mr. GRAY also referred to the eXpressit
!. of qualification by President Dole TIL
Q there bad been no national ship in t
d ! port of Hawaii during the recent dlstur
>, ance. Mr.. Gray, in the course of his
J. marks, spoke of Admiral Walker as
e swift witness on the side of the oigarc
e that now holds power in Honolulu, in I
e name of republic"
n MR.. FRYE's POINT.
!, Mr.. Frye said: I'VE have no right
~ send an American vessel into these wat
y to keep President. Dole or his Republic
y power. But there are American citizt
~ there with business and property, and il
y for them to say whether or not they NJ
y the protection of American vessels. A
u if they do utterly regardless of the
W public there) it is the duty of the Pre-
dent of the United States to send AM
can vessels there, not to sustain
Republic, but to take care of the lives Q
property of American citizens. That
IL. the point make.
r. Mr.. Gray proceeded with his speech a
IT. spoke of the matter us an indication d
a Admiral Walker and the Senator fir
IL Massachusetts desired to have the navy
l. creased and TO get up great tieet-a thi
us he declared, utterly inconsistent with
II: notions of republican government VIII
OF we have inherited from our fathers.
y, BouTELLE TALKS OF BLOOD.
~. In the House Mr.. Boutelle asked uni
nv nous consent to present resolution {
ed corning Hawaii.
az Great confusion prevailed and OBJ
ar tons were numerous on the Demoer
n. side. The regular order was demand
in and the Speaker named Messrs. Holn
Of and Boutelle tellers OH the motion of
as Holman. Before taking his place n
nd teller Mr.. Boutele said he hoped that
blood which now rested on the threst
of the White House would not be spattt
on the lintels of the House of Represe
an tives.
70. No quorum voting, the House adiour
ch till tomorrow.
~ EXIT C4SIMIR-PERIER.
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