The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-23

Debate. a '... q.
WASHINGTON, D. G., jan. o2.-Aiter
tho transaction OF aoms routine bust.
ness in the senate to-day. tho desks
wers closed tor renewal OF tho debate
over Hawaii. Minister Thurston, OF
Hawaii, was again in tho diplomatic
gallery. accompanied by his secretary,
Mr. Hastings. Tho subject came up on
Mr.. kyle's resolution, which is ono ex.
pressing generally tho disapproyal OF
the senate in tho action OF the admins.
tration by withdrawing warships from
Hawaii Mr. Gray Dem. Del. again
took I'll floor to further answer, ho said,
the tlimsy attacks made in tho senate
against the administration. The senator
rcl0rred to the statement by Senator
Hawley, made yesterday. as to the Pres
idents seeing the royalist delegation
which visited Washington last August.
Mr.. Gray reiterated that tho President
had never seen thoae delegates, being
sick at the time.
Are you prepared 10 sGy that they
never saw the secretary OF state?" asked
Mr.. Frye. Mr.. Gray said he had no iu-
formation on that point.
Mr. tlawley rose to reply, holding in
his hand newspaper clip containing
President Clevelanl's authorized state.
ment OF the facts concerning the royallst
delegates.
A DEpurArIoN OF. coSsPIRAroHs.
Mr.. Hawley said he had not intended
10 maintain that personal interview
between tho President and the royalsts
had occurred. lle wa, reliably in
formed that there had been no personal
meeting. but continued reading from
the Presidents statement to show that
the royalist delegates had seen Secre.
tary OF state Gresham. 1t should ba
kept in mind. he said. that these dele
gates were representatives Of those con-
spring to restore deposed queen.
They were here in Washington either as
conspirators against the existing gov
ernment OF Hawaii, or else they were
here on an honest mission. II they
were honest they ought to have been
referred to the Hawaiian ministers. II
they wero conspirators they should not
have been seen by the secretary OF
state. Mr.. Haway read from the letter
OF the royallst delegates to the secretary
OF state: 1--WE, the undersigned com
rnisaloners. sent by the dsposed queen,
Liiiuokalani, reqIes: an interview with
the President"
"JuHt think Of the audacity," eaid
Mr.. Hawley, pausing "rhink OF this
request OF our secretary of state after
we had formally recognized the govern.
msnt of Hawaii" !"
Tho senator said he desired to make
no personal arragnment Of the Presi.
dent, but he (Hawley) believed the
Presidents whole course on Hawaii had
been wrong.
"cuCKoo' GRAY REPLIES.
Mr.. Gray again took tho floor to
further answer the criticisms upon the
President He said these attacks were
so constant, the>animus 30 evident, that
it was perhaps useless to con,rovsrt
them. Some people seemed determined
to attack the President whatever the
subject be. II he sat down he was too
long. il he stood up he was too short.
These critics wero bound to find fault,
Mr.. Gray insisted that the Presidents
letter to the royal!st delegates was
purely unofficial. 1t was part OF tho
conservative course by which tho Pres
iden., with a steady head and strong
hand. was endeavoring to conduct pub.
lie business. As to those royalist COM
missionera, Mr.. Gray referred TO tho
constant presence here, prior to the do.
throning OF the queen, OF those who
sought to overturn that government,
That revolution was hatched in this
country and in tho office of tho thon
United States minister at Honolulu.
The senator declared that this agitation
and this talk OF keeping warships at
Honolulu was kept up largely BY the
"schemers for annexation" who
thought 1t would help the cause.
AsAMoAN DISCUSSION INTRODUCED.
Tho Samoan question was unexpec.-
edly interjected into the debate at this
point. Mr.. Gray referred to the fact
that the United State. was now bound
by international agreement to keep a
bArbarous king in power in Samoa. 1t
would not do. he said. to declailn
against 4 barbRrous queen when we
wcro at tho same time protecting aud
maintaining such king. @"
Mr.. Lodge, (Rep. Mass preson,ed'a
now phase OF tho subjec, by submitting
long list OF tho islands in the Pacific
which Great Britain had gradually ab.
sorbed. In pursuance OF n settled
policy England was taking every foot OF
territory she could lay hcr hands on.
They wero now trying to got "Nockcr
1sland' in tho Hawaiian group. This
was part OF the British policy OF agsres-
sion. This British influence was back
OF tho royalist clement Of Hawaii.
Tho heir TO tho throne was Princess
Kaullnni. daughter OF m Englishman,
and now being educated in England.
Her guardian, Thoophilis Davis, was an
English sympathizer, and was to some
extent identified in tho recent uprising
OF rovalsts.
REBELS ARMED DY TIE ENGLISH.
"Iho arms used in this uprising we're
bough. by mn Enlishman," declared Mr..
Lodge. ".rhey wore shipped In Brit.
ish ship from n Canadian port. Tho
ins'lrrectionists were largely English.
men. When tho Alameda left Hawaii
iilteen Canadians were under arrost and
tho Britisl. minister. was intcrcodng in
their, behalf"
This, said Mr.. Lodge, made out tho
case TINT British influence was bohind
tho royaliss oloment In Hawaii. Tho
senator proccedsd to criticisu tho action
OF tho administration in taking ships
from Honolulu and them Comforting with