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sided trade. without her consent. and
TO give her S250.0OO. So IL she does no.
take IL, she can come back and say that
we having recognized that she owns
these lands. she 81 entitled TO the MIL
lion and a half CT two millions and
half that they are worth. Now, II these
.ands belonged 10 the Queen, that Is
one thing. II they belonged 20 the
crown, It Is another thing.
Mr. Clark OF Wyoming. / should
ike TO ask the Senator TO state the diff
ference. as he understands IL. between
belonging TO the Queen and belonging
the crown.
Mr.. Kyle There is great diner
euce.
difference.
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas. One belong
to the office; the other belongs 70 the
person. The Office was organized by
the government that existed there, and
his was the means OF supporting the
Office which those people had organized
and continued until they chose TO abol-
ish it. and the property which they had
set apart to maintain that office was
not needed to maintain an office thai
did not exist.
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming. May ! ask
the Senator a question? Is he aware
of the fact that the reigning sovereign
OF the country by the law OF the land
was entitled to name his or her success
| sor?
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas. That made
no difference. 1t did not give the per-
| son ,he ownership OF property which
i a. n That pTIrg no
| Ggure whatever in II. The Queen OF
| he Sandwich Islands Is no more the
| owner OF the crown lands than the
| President OF the United States Is the
/ owner OF the Executive Mansion dur
/ ing his term.
| Mr. Morgan. Or Of the public lands.
| Mr.. Jones of Arkansas. Or OF the
| Dublic lands of the United States. Inc
| lublic lands of the United States be-
| iong to the people, the body OF the peo-
| ple. the whole people. Whatever tAey
| nav be set aside for, they be.ong 10 the
| body of the people, the whole people
| The SOVEREIGN OF the United Soates
would not be the owner, il We mad
sovereign. The President is loI the
owner when we have a President
| /, seems to me the Senate ought u
be cautious about taking step OF TINS
| kind. While l am opposed generaiiy
| 20 the whole Of this legislation, ana De
.ieve il is a mistake from the Desh-
ming, and agree fully with the sen,
| from South Dakota INF. feesleh
| bout the action OF our Government q
Overthrowing that government, sun
| think We had better look a little care
fully before we put our foot down ID
| case Of this kind.
AIR. Clark or Wyoming. Mr.. Presi'
| dent, do not care at this late Aour Ie
| take any time on this question; ou.
| uedeve that a great wrong mas OeeL
done. -.
taat.
L7lF-. Clark of Wyoming. We al know
tlr., revolutions, IL successful, are Just
! NOV are legal; and the SUCCESSFUL pow
er na-S L-b hight TO do wnaL l. pse tses
IL isilotstften that l agree wien IN
; senator I?f-s Soulh Dakota on pO.ilI
cal questions, but ere is no man Il
this ChamrsssdLcyel 49, him OUT IN
corner CT - DaA -JIn, VINO viii ~
acknowledge that the revolution IN ia
wall was mace possible only by IN
} arms or tire United states OF AmeTIca
Now. can VIC noe affOrd TO be at le47
| gauitable ami Just and honest In TN
| mad 10 20 somewhere. l do not regrt
mat we took them. l am very ga
, III H., because think that Of al the d.
! | main over which the American ma
! | mes TO-DAY the Sandwich Islands al
: .he fairest and give promise OF the mo-
"A the tutuTe.
Bul. Ar. President, there was
3 great wrong perpetrated. 1t may NJ
= be news TO any senators, but at II
time OF the revolution which dlsplace
q | The monarchy and displaced the Qdee
there was not a thing that was not s.
q questered and conhsc ated-not only 4
crown lands, TO the revenue of whiC
+ she was entitled, but everything in h'
a household IRON the b4ue china on Il
v sldeOoard to the tin dipper in II
kitchen.
Il Mr.. Kyle. have no objection to sc
i ting apart something Tor the Quee
o That is not my objection at all, but
q take exactly the position occupied
4 the Senator from Arkansas Mr.. Jone
that she has no right whatever to Il
d crown lands.
d Mr.. Clark of Wyoming. She has l
.e right?
e Mr.. Kyle. No. l put it upon di
II ferent ground.
/ Mr.. Clark of Wyoming. put it upC
A. the ground of equity and good co
science, that a great government III
Z this taking possession of those ISLAM
-e can afford TO be generous and JUST al
le equitable. l do not go into the Ia
side OF the court TO urge this claim.
n come into the equity side of the coul
Or We took all these lands, and the mi
At ute this bill passes We get hundr
DO or a hundred and fifty thousand =
annum from them.
Sc Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut. For {
benefit Of the people OF the Hawan
er | Islands, however.
at Mr.. Clark of Wyoming. That is
d. | right. Ii may be for the benefit oil
~ people, but can the Senator from co
n necticut say that in equity and go
re conscience something ought not TO
d. done for the government that has be
I'D revolutionized?
m Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut. II
go | Senator wishes a reply, will say II
he I think whether We shall donate son
er thing to the Queen is one question.
no 4 question whether We should recOgn