The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-15
DETERIORATION
Another Hawaiian Resolution Intro.
duced in the Senate by MIR.
HOar.
IN 1T CLEVELAND IS ATTACKED

Aho <Hu
vice and Consent of the Senate-Th.
t Bill VIII Not BE Considered in tn.
Morning Hour-Mille Laos Reservation
Resolution Passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.--The second
weeks session was opened in the senate
with a fair attendance of senators, and
With few auditors in the galleries. In
he absence of the vice president, Mr..
Harris, president pro tenn, presided over
the senate.
Among the petitions and memorials
presented were several relating to items
in the proposed tariff bill.
The house joint resolution for the pro.
lection of persons who have heretofore
been allowed to make entries for land
within the former Mile Laos Indian res
ovation in Minnesota, was passed.
Mr.. Hoar's Resolution.
Mr.. Hoar introduced a resolution call
ing upon the president for further in
brmation rs to his actions on Hawaiian
affairs. The resolution, by i~mputation,
stacks the presidents appointment of q
commissioner without the consent and
dvioe Of the senate.
Mr.. Hoar, in tue course of his remarks
DO the resolution, said II it were true
that the president (the senate being in
sssion) authorized an officer to exercise
paramount diplomatic authority in
mother coun try with which the United
hates was at peace, authorized him to
pploy at his discretion the naval forces
1.-THE United States, and had given him
be title which was enumerated as one
the diplomatic officers in the act of
pngress, he was standing upon very
Eppery ground, aud he had better step
Fn terra firma rapidly and at once.
No Precedent For n President.
The ostrich puts his head III the
and" said Mr.. Hoar, land thinks he
pill not be seen. The %rhinoceros hides
his mud puddle and breathes through
is nose and thinks he will not be seen;
ht neither of these are fit and suitable
Fecedents for the president of the
Emitted States. The people ought TO know
fhs truth in the matter"
Mr.. Gray said Mr.. Hoar had scolded
Nj through the previous administration
fMr. Cleveland and had scolded Mr..
Cleveland into the White House again.
the courss of his remarks, Mr.. Gray
kd he believed the policy of Mr.. Cleve-
hnd was not only that of justice and
fagnanimity, but one Of non-interfer-
nee.
The Seal Of Confidence.
Mr.. Hoar commented upon the fact
Plat the information communicated by
he president to certain senator's, under
be seal of confidence, had been freely
oven out to the representatives of four
bewspapers, known to be Jealous.
borough going-he had almost said un-
frupulous-supporters of the admins
fation. One of the allegations was that
e president IN the eth day of March,
f93, (the senate being in session. com
fissioned a person to go to Hawaii, &C.
fedlted him by "A letter as a commits
Dner from this government, and said.
the letter of instructions. that he was
be paramount as a representative of
United States in the Hawaiian
lands.
If that allegation We're true, said Mr..
IOar, 1t seemed to him Us gross violation
the constitution of the United States
was ever charged upon or imputed 10
Y public official. 1t was not necessary
say to the senate or to the administra-
n people that an attempt to usurp the
fwer OF appointing or commissioning
Pen an officer without the consent of
senate was an attempt to usurp all
e diplomatic relations of the govern
nent.
THE Hoar Hawaiian resolution was
tther debated by Messrs. Hoar and
ray and was then laid over.
MIR. HOar read al Associated Press
hblegram from London, attrbuting to
Bayard the statement that there
puld be no reversal of IA policy based
fnply on justice and m~agnanimity and
Et nc advantage would be taken of the
kakness of the Hawaiian Islands. He
d that if that dispatch was true it
b. also true that Great Britain had
n taken into Il confidence which the
ADMINISTRATION, senate and the American
fple did not share.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-When the
krning hour arrived, Mr.. Kilgore of
fSas was about to call up the bill for
admission of Utah, when Mr.. Ding
on behalf of the Republican side,
tde a statement declaring hat the bill
IS OF too much Importance to be con-
Tered during the morning hour, but
objection would be made from his
e if ample opportunity were allowed
debate and amendment. Thereupon
neral Wheeler asked unanimous con-
t that two days, after the morning
ur, be set aside for its consideration.
thout objection this order was made.
Is understood that a delegation of Re-
blicans from Utah was instrumental
inducing the Republican leaders to
EIDE from their opposition to the bill.