New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
CONGRESS- THE STORM CENTRE
HOT HAWAIIAN DEBATES IN SENATE AND
HOUSE

AROUSED BY THE ATTEMPT TO oVEKTHRo"
THE NEW REPrBLlc-soME FEEBLE IN
rrRRuprIoNs FROM THE "CuCKoOs."
Washington. Jan 1s-lmmediately after the Sen
ate was called TO order to-day Mr.. Frye Rep.' Me)
offered the following resolutions
Besoyed Tia, the SENATE m %h eposed
nwesn TO- hover in the Hawaiian Islands and
IN Ser the Sp S the
Resolved further That the president OF inc
Ss,.rs G shn at %s 90 the Of
,hc lives and property of American citizens resi-
dent In said Islands
Mr. Gray Dem De)-I object TO the last OF
those resolutions, but not TO the first.
The President pro TEN. CMr. Harris. Dem. TENN
The resolution being objected to. goes over under
the rules
Mr. Frye-As the question is divisible. l ask
leave TO proceed TO the consideration OF the hrst
clause of the resolution.
The President pro tem.-Does the Senator propose
to modify the resolution?
Mr. Frye will modify II, because there is ong
time pending here resolution emboGying the
latter part of mine which be taken UP at any
time
Mr.. Hill dem. ~ Y)-l suggest that the words
I'VE learn with regret" would be better than the
words I'VE learn with profound Indignation"
"The words with profound indignation do not
express my feelings in the matter. said Mr.
Frye. passionatey.
But" Mr.. Hill suggested. coolly, I'VE do not
propose to express our feelings"
And they do not Mr.. Frye continued express
the feelings OF the American people today not
at ALL"
Nor the feelings OF the Sc lator from New York"
Mr.. Chandler Rep. y. H. put in.
Nor the feelings OF the Senator from Delaware"
Mr.. Frye added.
Il would like the privilege OF expressing my
feelings" Mr.. Hin rctoried. rather than
commit them to the guardianship OF the Senator
IJa,,, oir Ii, hfrlx
would better express the feelings OF the Senate
and OF the country than the word Indignation
That change would relieve the resolution from any
friction. and would make the resolution read
better"
We'll. Mr.. President" said Mr. Frye 'qn order
that the resolution may be cabed promptly TO the
Hawaiian Islands l will modify It suggested
BY the Senator from New-York."
Then said Mr.. Hill. II no objection what
ever to IT.
The resolution having been read as mod'hed.
Mr.. Caffery dem. La remarked that there was
no evidence that there had been an attempt TO
restore the deposed Queen. The newspaper as
patches merely showed that there had been an
emeute on the Hawaiian Islands
If We are relying on the newspaper account
Mr.. Butter Dem. s. c. remarked. the emeute
very properly put down by the young Repub-
lie. and 1t does not require any great sympathy
hands anybody elsc's'
Mr.. Caffery-Whether II was an attempt TO re-
store the Queen / am not prepared to say from
the evidence contained in the press dispatches.
ask the Senator from Maine to modify his rcso-
luton not TO express that view OF the matter
Mr. Frye-I have read In this mornings paper
Out do not give full credit to II. admit that our
Secretary OF State says ne can take no action IN the
premises whatever. while the Secretary Of the Navy
Is ready TO order ships OF war to the Hawaiian
Islands. The Secretary OF State Is Obliged TO wait
he says. until he receives official dispatches from
no nfs I therefore.
Their modification OF thepesoluton at the suggestion
of the Senator from Louisiana.
The President pro tem.-Thc question Is, Will the
Senate agree TO the resolution?
Mr.. George dem. Miss)-1 thought that the
question whether the Senate would consent to
consider IT
The President pro em.-The Chair had asked II
there objection to the present consideration Of
the resolution and heard response. But the
Chair will put the question again. Does the Senate
consent to the present consideration Of the resou-
ton?
Mr.. George-I object
Mr.. Frye (passlonately)--I have doubt that
God will forgive any American Senator who objects
to the consideration OF resolution like that, modi-
fed 1t Is. but do not believe that the American
people ever Will
Mr.. George-I am not responsible to the Senator
from Maine for my conduct | objected 10 the
sideraton OF the resolution because have no
proper Information before us on which to act.
The President pro tem.-The resolution goes over.
Mr.. Lodge, Rep.. Mass) then moved to take up
the resolution offered by Mr. Aldrch on January O.
declaring 1t to be the sense Of the Senate that one
more American ships OF should be- kept at
Honolulu; but the motion superseded by the
conference report on the Urgent Deficiency bill.
ference reports having preference under the miles
After the report the Urgent Deficiency bill
had been debated for half an hour. n motion was
made to postpone it's further consideration until
Monday. and the Hawaiian matter was again taken
Mr. Kyle pop. s. d. offered another resolution
in reference to the Hawaiian Islands, OF like char
acter TO that offered by Mr.. Frye, but objection
was made by Mr.. Mills dem, Text and the
luton went over tn Monday.
Mr.. Lodge Rep. Mass.) addressed the Senate In
favor Of the motion to post pone the conference re-
port Till Monday. and advocated the immediate
consideration and passage OF Mr.. Adrich's resolu-
tIon. He referred to Admiral Walkers report as
to the effect OF the withdrawal Of American war
ships from Honolulu and said that such with
drawal direct encouragement uprislngs
OF the character Of that which had Just taken
place He criticised the President for recommend
ing that an English cable company should be al
lowed to land Its cable on OF the islands. He |
said that he could refrain from calling atter-
ton TO the fact that Admiral Walkers opinion had
been absolutely justified The withdrawal OF the
American shlp-of-war had clearly left the impress
sion on the native mind that the United States
underhand II not aboveboari-was endeavoring
to give assistance to the Royalsts
And that Mr.. Lodge declared, 'Is. in my judg |
ment, precisely what these Royal Commissioners
seeking when they here last summer" |
He did not TO imply he said. that Great !
Britain preparing to seize the Sandwich !
Islands and TO up the British flag there Her |
treaty with France would prevent that The att |
tude OF this country would prevent Il. But he |
thought 1t perfectly clear that Great Britain
with the aggressiveness which characterized her (