The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
SOME SHARP CRITICISMS MADE
Chicago Postofice Building Bill, Appro-
priating Four Million Dollars,
Passes the House.

Islands, that measures should be taken |
for the construction of a cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu, and for the |
annexation of the Sandwich Islands to
the United States.
Senator Blackburn objected to pres
ent consideration and the resolution
went over. At 2 o'clock the Nicaragua
canal bill came up, but was also set
aside for consideration of the urgent
efficiency bill.
Senator Hill discussed the elimination
of his amendment relative to the income
tax questions.
The Hawaiian subject was again
brought to the front by Senator Frye
who called up his resolution presented
Saturday, expressing the profound re-
greet of the senate at the latest effort
to restore the queen. Senator Gray
urged that the senate was not a mis-
sionary meeting to express sentimental
feeling on the aspirations of Well-intend-
ing people. He regarded the reports of
the last revolution as long-winded. He
regarded the event as far less import
ant than the Brooklyn car strike. Sen
ator Gray commented on the unwar-
ranted course of Admiral Walker in re-
porting at legnth on the political phases
in Hawaii. 1T is a serious thing for
senator to make a statement implying
that the president of the United States
is a sort of Nero, adding while Rome
burns" declared Senator Gray.
Senator Frye asked if the United
States minister at Hawaii requested the
presence of a warship at Honolulu.
Senator Gray said he had no infor-
nation on this point, but he read from
Minister Willis official dispatch to Sec
rotary Gresham, received Saturday,
stating that President Dole had ex-
pressed satisfaction that afternoon that
no warship was present at the recent
revolution. Senator Frye interposed
statement that President Dole's re-
marks were evidently designed to ex-
press his satisfaction at being able to
maintain the present government with
out any foreign forces being in the Is
lands.
Senator Gray urged that Admiral
Walker, "who was certainly a swift wit
ness for this oligarchy," had himself re-
ported that the present government
could sustain itself without outside
help Senator Gray criticised the state
ments of Senator Lodge that the pres
ence of the Japanese cruiser Esmeralda
in Hawaii should create apprehension.
These critics of the administration had
been compelled to give up the fear of
Great Britain and turn to Japan. They
had found that Great Britain had no
concern in the subject. The senator
from Massachusetts had evidently lost
great opportunities to twist the tail of
the British lion, and was now compelled
to turn to Japan.
Senator Chandler asked as to the
movements of the Philadelphia and
Charleston. He remarked that Senator
Gray was generally regarded as fully
qualified to speak for the administra-
ton This evidently nettled Senator
Gray, who suggested that if the sena-
tor would call at the executive mansion
he would undoubtedly receive such in
formation as he desired. He, Gray
made no claims to executive informa-
ton. The senator from New Hampshire
having once been secretary of the navy
perhaps shared in this spirit for con-
quests and ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Senator Chandler continued to ques-
ton Senator Gray as to the differences
to be drawn from his remarks that the
withdrawal of American warships was
in order to give the queens adherents
an opportunity to restore her to the
throne Senator Gray Immediately de-
MED that his remarks could be given
any such construction. He urged that
the present Hawaiian government was
not in reality a government. 1t was
a native actionalorganization This
brought Senator Hawley to his feet
with the remark that it might account
for President Clevelands action last
August in dealing with the delegation
of royalists who came to Washington
1T is a misrepresentation of the pres
. fdent of the United States to say that
he dealt with the royalists," responded |
Senator Gray. The president had not |
conferred with the royalist delegation. |
He had refused to see them officially.
Senator Frye said he desired action. |
He had hoped on Saturday to cable |
the young Hawaiian republic that the |
American people, who made and un-
made presidents, who made and unmade |
secretaries of state, were profoundly in |
sympathy with it's struggles. He had |
hoped that something would go by the |
vessel leaving San Francisco today. |
He asked an immediate vote
Senator Mills objected to such speedy |
action.
"Then I give notice." said Senator |
Frye, that the resolution will be ad- |
vanced by every possible means from |
this time forward"
THAT is what we want" said Senator |
Mills. 1--WE want the resolution fully de- |
bated."
| Senator Frye added that he would |
call up the Hawaiian resolution tomor- |
row, and he concluded in response to |
Senator Chambers suggestion that the |