Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-02-15
WE WILL BUY GOLD
The President Announces His
Policy to Congress.
MORE BONDS TO BE SOLD
Senators niuIge la Speeches ON tn q
Well Worn Topic of Hawa ian
AHurs

: Washington, Feb. S.-The senator
! plowed through the snow drifts to- re
to the capitol today and the effect of tn
blizzard was shown by the scant az
tendance in the galleries. The condition
of the Washington poor resulting iron
the storm and intense cold, induce,
Senator Sherman to introduce a bill ap
propriating $4,000. and making it i'm
mediately available. for the relief of tn
poor. formalities Were dispensed will
and the bill was passed without oppo
sition.
Inc vice president announced the re
ceptloh OF a message from the president
AS the clerk began reading there wa.
marked attention. Senator Sherman
was apparently one of the most inter
ested listeners to the message The
democratic senators soon formed in eau.
Gus and discussed the presidents utter
ances They Were joined by Senators
Frye, Lodge and others from the repub.
mean side, i'll the exchange of views
Senators German and Aldrich rose al
the same time to move reference of the
| message to the finance committees and
it was so referred. The routine bust
ness OF the senate was then resumed.
| but 1t received limited attention. as tho
message proved to be the main tonic Of
the day
The Hawaiian cable amendment to
tne diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was then discussed. Unanimous
consent was given that the vote on the
cable amendment and the diplomatic
and consular bill be taken at 80 o'clock
tomorrow.
HAWAIIAN DISPATCHES.
The presidents message, giving VIII
lis latest dispatches. as to the sentences
OF death in Hawaii. was then read amid
impressive silence Senator Hale said
the tragic and melancholy results fore
Swallowed by Minister Willis showed the
imperative need of a cable 1t would
nave averted or postponed this tragedy
Senator Teller said the Hawaiian gov
eminent was acting far beyond the de-
mands of the occasion. The circlm-
stances would shock the world Senator
Teller hoped the committee on foreign
relations would inaugurate steps to-
wards Intervention. in order that the
H'fitii pf'idllleS De dNertet,
But said Senator Frye "they can
nahs every man in the Hawaiian is
'ands before you get word to them"
Most of the speech of Senator White
was devoted to the cable. but at the
close he spoke of the presidents mes
sage concerning death sentences Il
do not believe that these sentences have
been imposed with view to their being
carried out said he. 1.-The govern
ment of Hawaii must be built on some
thing more substantial than sand stain
ed by blood"
senator White said this government
should intervene, whether those under
sentence were Americans or not. but II
was certainly our duty to intervene If
any Americans We're under sentence.
The cable project was further discuss
ed by Senators Mitchell and Perkins
In the course of his remarks, Senator
Perkins declared that the United States
needed a new and strong administra-
noh policy, one which would restore
"Old Glory to the seas, We were now
paying $l00.0 900 annually for carry
ing on our trade in foreign ships. The
urgent message of Secretary Gresham
70 Minister Willis as to the death SEN
fences of Hawaii had to be taken by a
British ship, flying the flag of ST.
George.
Referring to Willis latest dispatch.
Senator Morgan said it strikingly Illus
trated the need of speedy communica-
tion between the Hawaiian islands and
the authorities here. The condemna-
ton of an American citizen was by a
new and hastily-assembled tribunal 1t
undoubtedly could force speedy inter
yention.
MORGAN DISLIKES ENGLAND.
Senator Morgan attached much sig
nificance that no word of opposition
had come from England since the sem
ate had passed the Nicaragua canal bill
10 days ago. He said IL disclosed that
England had abandoned the nope of
the isthmus canal and had
centered all her energies in controlling
the western commerce by securing Ha-
waiian cable concessions. He declared
Great Britain was secretly endeavoring
to wrest from the United States the !
great coaling station at Pearl harbor
This was granted the United States in
of the reciprocity treaty
with Hawaii, and yet England was now
moving to secure that harbor in CON
nection with her cable concessions and |
the president of the United States had |
advised the granting of concessions. 1t |
was part of Great Britain's development |
Of her sea power; part of her determine
ton to control the Pacific; part of her |
plan to plant herself on the Hawiian |
islands as the Gibraltar of the Pacific. |
1T is vital that we act. and act at /
once" said Senator Morgan. impress
siVely. Il would rather see every rule |
of this senate broken than to have this |
fail
Senator Morgan then turned his at |
tention to the latest dispatch of Willis. |
He defined our policy of non-interven- |
ton. In SO doing he asked what the |
United States senate would do If Kolb |
sought now to forcibly assert his right |
as governor of Alabama and in doing |
so a citizen was killed In that case ii |
was not for the senate or the federal
to act, and so with Hawaii |
We had no concern with her affairs |
If Hawaii made a mistake she must |
abide by it. For himself, Senator Nor |
gan said he would have more respect for |
forgave him. But the best thing for |
the United States to do was to keep |
out of this new phase of the subject
Senator Hawley questioned the cor
rectness of Senator Morgans doctrine |
IF non-intervention. He said 1t would be |
construed as approving Hawaii's pur-
pose to execute those now imprisoned.