The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-09
THEY DRAW The LINE
Senators Say There Must be No
Killing.
American Participators in the
Late Rebellion
WILL BE PROTECTED.
Hawaii Will Heed the Warning
or Have Trouble.
WILL BE PROTECTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. e.-The senators
p1owed through snow drifts to get to
the capitol yesterday.
After the presidents bond message
was read and referred to the finance
committee, the presidents message,
giving Mr.. Willis latest dispatches as
to the sentences of death in Hawaii,
was then read amid impressive silence.
Mr.. Hale said the tragic and melan-
choly results foreshadowed by Minis
ter Willis showed the imperative
need of cable. 1t would have
averued or postponed this tragedy.
Mr. Teller said the Hawaiian gov
eminent was acting far beyond the
demands of the occasion. These
death sentences would shock the
world. Mr.. Teller hoped the commit
tee on foreign relations would inaug-
urate steps toward Intervention in
order that tho death penalties be
avoided.
But" said Mr.. Frye, they can
hang every man in the Hawaiian
islands before you get word to them"
Most of the speech of Mr. White
was devoted to the cable, but at the
sage concerning the d cath sentence
in Hawaii. 81 do not believe these
sentences have been impo ,ed with a
view to their being carried out" he
said. 1.-THE government of Hawaii
must be built on some thing more sub
stantial than sand stained by blood"
Mr.. White said this government
should intervene whet thu r those I'M
der sentence of death were American
citizens or not, but it was certainly
our duty to intervene if any Ameri-
cans were under sentence.
The cable project was further dis
cussed by Messrs. Mitchell and Per-
kins.
Mr.. Morgan supported the cable
amendment.
Mr.. Morgan then turned his atten-
ton to the latest dispatch from Min
lister Willis. He defined our policy of
nom interve ntion. In do ng so, he
asked what the United States senate
would do if Mr. Kolb sought to forci-
bly, assert his right as governor of
Ala ba ma, and in doing 50 a citizen
was killed. In that case it was not
for the United States senate or the
federal governme ut to act. And so
with Hawaii We have no concern with
her affairs. If Hawaii made a mistake,
she must abide by it For himself
Mr.. Morgan said he would have more
respect for Hawaii if she shot a trail
tor than if she forgave him. But the
best thing for the United States to
do was to keep out of this new phase
of the subject.
Mr.. Hawey questioned the correct
ness of Mr.. Morgan's doctrine of in
tervention. He said it would be con
strued as approving of Hawaii's pur-
pose to execute those now imprisoned
Mr.. Morgan rose to say he IMPLY.
meant to assert that Hawaii ought to
to be left alone.
Mr.. Hawley said he had personal
| interest in the latest advices from
Hawaii The Mr.. Seward under SEN
tence was we'll known to him. Tho
senator paid the highest tribute to
| Stewards ability and said it was ridic-
ulous to charge him with this con-
| spiracy.
| Mr.. Hale proceeded to urge that
the Hawaiian government was maxi
ing a grave mistake. Sentence by
military tribunal was not according
to our method.
Mr. Hale said that the 1eniency of
| the North at the close of the rebel
/ lion had been a marvel to the world.
| Then the senator said: And if
! Hawaii now proceeds with these exc
| cutions, she will be adopting the
/ me CnOQS Oh MGAlCO anu "a SUZUKI
America, rather than those of this
country, and this young republic
should be warned in time that the
sentiment thus far favorable to them
will be quickly changed, if these exc
cutions occur. The American people
! have thus far sympathized with Ha-
wall, but there will be a speedy
change if this barbarous course is
pursued"
Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Call said they
wished to be put on record as heartily
sympathizing with the protest ex-
| pressed by Mr.. Hale.
The diplomatic and consular bill
| was then laid aside.
The senate bill was passed giving
46, 900 acres of good land in Missis-
sippi for the use of the agricultural
aud mechanical colleges of that state.
| Then. at $40 p. m, the senate held a
brief executive session and then ad-
| iourned