The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-22
NO EXPRESSION CONCERNING HAWAII.
The Appeals Of the New England Repub.
licanS Entirely Ignored by the
Administration Majority.

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port that the rebellion in Honolulu was
melted by British subjects and that the
British Minister interviewed to prevent the
application of martial law. The third, by
Breckenridge of Arkansas, calls attention
to the crisis successfully passed through
during the past week by the republics of
France and Hawaii and offering congratu-
lations on their ability to maintain order
and preserve peace.
After Mr.. Boutelle was prevented from
gaining consideration of his Hawaiian
resolution in the House to-day he said: 81
hope that the blood which rests on the
threshold of the White House will not be
spattered on the lintels of the House of
Representatives
Minister Thurston of Hawaii occupied a
front seat in the diplomatic gallery of the
Senate when the session opened to-day.
Lodge speedily brought forward the
Hawaiian question by presenting the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate heartily approves
the dispatch of q warship to the Sandwich
Islands on Saturday last, and is of the opinion
that an American man-of-war should be kept
at Honolulu.
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taken to construct or promote the construction
of submarine cable from San Francisco to
Honolulu, and that no part of the rights and
privileges secured to the United States and the
Hawaiian Government should be abandoned or
waived in order to enable any other Govern
ment to secure foothold or lease upon any
part of the Hawaiian Islands.
RESOLVED, That in the judgment of the Senate
immediate steps should be taken to secure pos
session of the Sandwich Islands by their an
nexation to the United States.
Lodge asked immediate consent for the
consideration of the measure.
"Let it go over" interposed Blackburn.
The presiding officer construed this as an
objection, and under the rules the resolu-
ton went over until tomorrow.
The Hawaiian subject was again brought
to the front by Frye, who called up his res
olution presented on Saturday expressing
the profound regret of the Senate at the
latest effort to restore the Queen.
Gray urged that the United States Senate
was not a missionary meeting to express
sentimental feeling on the aspirations of
well-intentioned people. He regarded the
reports of the last revolution as long
winded. He regarded the event as far less
important than the Brooklyn car strike.
He also commented on the unwarranted
course of Admiral Walker in reporting at
length on political phases in Hawaii
1T is a serious thing for Senator to
make statement implying that the Presi-
dent of the United States is a sort of
Nero tiddling while Rome burns,'" de-
clared Gray.
Frye asked if the United States Min
lister at Hawaii had not requested the pres
ence of a warship at Honolulu.
Gray said he had no information on
this point, but he read from Minister Will
lis official dispatches to Secretary Gresham,
received on Saturday, stating that Presi-
dent Dole had expressed satisfaction that
no foreign warship was present during the
recent revolution.
Frye interposed the statement that
President Dole's remarks were evidently
designed to express his satisfaction at being
able to maintain the present Government
without any foreign forces being in the
islands.
Gray urged that Admiral Walker, "who
was certainly a swift witness for this
oligarchy," had himself reported that the
present Government could sustain itself
without outside help. He criticized the
statements of Lodge that the presence
of the Japanese cruiser Esmeralda in Ha-
wall should create apprehension. These
critics of the administration had been com
PEELED to give up the fear of Great Britain
and turn to Japan. They had found that
Great Britain had no concern in the sub
jeet. The Senator from Massachusetts,
Lodge) had evidently lost great oppor-
tunities to twist the tail of the British lion
and was now compelled to turn to japan.
During Gray's reference to Admiral
Walker, Lodge rose to ask as to the
justification for the differences against that
distinguished naval officer of being ga swift
witness"
''That is no inference" said Gray. "That
is direct, positive statement. While I
fully recognize the ability of Mr.. Walker as
gallant officer, also recognize that he
shares the predictions of his predecessors
for conquest in the matter of coaling sta
tons in the Pacific, and that the real
reason for maintaining vast naval arma-
ment is part of the admiral's profession"
Chandler asked as to the movements of
the Philadelphia and Charleston. He re-
marked that Gray was regarded as fully
qualified to speak for the administration.
This evidently nettled Gray, who sug-
gested that if the Senator would call at the
executive mansion he would undoubtedly
receive such information as he desired. He
Gray made no claims to executive in
formation. The Senator from New Hamp-
shire, having once been Secretary of the
Navy, perhaps shared in this spirit for con-
quest and aggrandizement.
Chandler smiled and continued to
question Gray as to the differences to
be drawn from his remarks that the with
drawal of American warships was in order
to give the Queens adherents an opportu-
nifty to restore her to the throne.
Gray Indignantly denied that his re-
marks could be given any such eonstruc-
ton. He urged that the present Hawaiian
Government was not in reality a govern
ment. 1t was tentative, de facto organi-
cation.
This brought Hawley OF Connecti-
cut to his feet with the remark that it
might account for President Cleyeland's
action last August in dealing with dele
CATION of royalists who came to Washing