The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-22
Championed by the Republicans
in Senate and House.
GRAY DEFENDS MR.. CLEVELAND.
Speaking for the Administration, He
Calls Walker . Swift Witness.
He says she Kepaslic Of Hawaii 10 Net
Governmens-senats Passes Forss-
hcatiens Apprepriasaon and Reeedes

Washington City. Jan. 2i.--In the SEN
ate today Lodge offered q resolution de.
ciaTsng thas the United STATES should
keep a warship at the Hawaiian islands,
and that MEASURES should be taken for
tire construction Of a cable from San
Francisco to Honolulu, and for the an
nexatson of the Hawaiian islands to the
United States. Blackburn objected to
present consideration. and the resolution
went oyer.
The Hawaiian subject was again
brought 10 the front by Frye. who called
Mp his resolution presented Saturday. ex-
pressing the profound regret of the SEN
ate at the latest efforts TO restore the
queen.
Gray urged that the United States sem
ate was not missionary meeting. 10 ex-
press sentimental feeling on the aspsrsa-
TONS OF weii-fntentioned people. He re-
garded The reports OF the last reyoauticn
as long winded. He regarded the event
as Tar less aniportaat than the BROOKLYN
car strike. Gray commented on the un-
warranted course Of Admiral Walker In
reporting at length on political phases
In Hawaii. st is serious thing for !,
senator 20 make a statement implying
ts1at the president OF rhe United States
- q sort ot Nero iIdsiiing while Rome
hsiiras, declared Gray.
Frye asked il the United States min
ister at Hawaii had not requested the
presence OF a warship at Honolulu.
Gray said he had no information on fAss
point. but he read from Minister wills,
official dispatch 10 Secretary Gresham
received Saturday. stating thar. President
polo had expressed satisfaction that no
fcseign warstap was present during tina
recent revolution.
Frye interposed the statement that
President Dole's remarks we're evidently
designed to express his satisfaction at
being able to maintain the presen, gov
erniaent without any foreign forces being
ia the islands,
Gray said Admiral Walker, "who was
certainly a swift witness for this dig
aroiiy" had himself reported that The
present government could sustain itsAlf
without outside help. He criticised tho
statements of Lodge that the presence
OF the Japanese cruiser Esnae1a,.,a, n
Hawaii sfpuld create apprehssnssnn
These critics of the admins tration ha,a
bnea compelled to give up fear sf ,:rp,+
hriuain and turn 20 Japan. They had
iouin Great Britain has no CONCERN in
the subject. The senator from AIass.,-
chusstts tLodge) had epiderely lost rrras
opportunities 10 twist the tall of the
BRITISH Ion and was now compelled to
turn to Japan. During Grav,s reference
10 Aamifel Walker Lodge rose to ask an
TO the Justification Tor these infereucea
against distinguished naval officer OF
being a swift Witness" etc.
That Is no inference. said GRAY
that Is direct. positive statement
While I fully recognize the sabiIitv of
Admiral Walker as a gallant officer. i
also reccsnize that he shares the mrs.
daections OF his predecessors Tor con-
quest In the matter OF coailng stations
IN the Pacific. and for maintaining a yast
naval armament
Chandler askekf as to the movement =
OF the Philadelphaa and Charleston. He
remarked that Gray was regarded as
fully qualified to speak for the admins
traticN. This evidently nettie.i Gray
who suggested II the senator would cal,
at the executive mansion he wasrsd nm
dpuhteiIy receive such Information as ne
desired He Gray had no claims 10 ex-
eeutive information. The senator, from
New Hampshire having once been sec-
retary OF the navy. perhaps shared in
this spirit for conquest and aggranaize-
nrent
SStxtff ff.ssfa
ton Gray as TO the inferences 10 be
drawn from his remarks that the with
sirawsal OF the American warships was in
order 20 give the queens asFherents an
opportunity TO restore :ser 10 the throne.
Gray indignantly denied that his re-
marks eoslif be given any such crs.strss--
ton. He urged that the rreaent Hsw-
alan government was In reality a coy-
ernsneni. II was tentative de facto
organization.
This brought Hawiey to Ills feet with
the remark thai II might account for
President cIsvelanfs action last August
who came TO Washington City.
1T Is misrepresentation cf the presi-
dent Oft he United States 10 say that
Re dealt with the royalisss." responded
Gray, wsnh mach force .'Ithe president
All not confer with the royailst defe-
gsgson. He refused 10 see them officsaaiy' =
Frye sasi ne desired action. He hopei
on Saturday 70 telegraph the young
KEawaisas republic that the American
peopls, who nade ansi unmade presidents.
who made ard unnasse secretaries &c
-
So struggles. He hal ssop-I something
wsousf go by the vessel leaving san
Francisco To-Day. He asked an immediate
vote.
Mis- OF Texas objected 20 such speedy
action.
.srfien give notice said Frye. .that
ffe resolutions Rgsl be advanced by every
possible means from this fizse forwsTd. '
.s1Y,at Is what we want.'' said Mills:
..we want tire resolution fully siebstssi
Frye aided 10 his previous notice tfat
he wpnls eaiI s1p the fawa.ksn resolution
tomorrow. and he concluded. In rxsponse
10 chanageg's suggestion that the rsseiu-
tion might lose SIS place I'VE viii then
Be stsosag enough 80 take IL up.
mn addressed the senate azssnss the
action ~ the csngerexss In striking cut Ids
s,.serpsrsans Grsfraestng the snfsrrogstn-
rges 10 he a@xea by cff4rS collecting fhe
ssscssna TAX
t.ssasrsler declared no grsater mistake
could hs saa&e than 90 strike cut the
asseas4rssylt
sAerusan sheaght the treasury officials
hsa gxsxss iseyorsa their powers ~ framing
tae sssssarles. and said they ossgfst 10 ts
revised.
After further dsscasssscn vote os ysas
sr.sl saass aax saEer, On f.eckreii.s rEszstar,