The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-12-28
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE TEMPORARILY DIsPosEs OF
THE HAWAIIAN MATTER.
An Immense Road Petition and Bill for
Aerial Navigation = Hatch Presents
Another Pure Food Bill-Move-
ment Of Naval Vessels,
SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The H avail
ian question was disposed of for the
present in the Senate today, when,
after Senator Hoar's argument, the
message and accompanying documents
were referred to the committee on for
eign relations. Later in the day, bv
resolution offered by Senator Morgan,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, that the committee be direct
ed to inquire and report whether and
if so what Irregularities had occurred
in the diplomatic or other intercourse
between the United States and Hawaii
IN connection with the recent revolu-
ton on the islands.
The resolution for joint committee
of three senators and three members
to examine and report to congress
upon the maritime canal company of
Nicaragua, with authority to visit Nj
caragna. was agreed to.
The senate concurred in the house
resolution for the holiday recess from
tomorrow until Jan. 3, 1894.
Senator Hoar presented an unique
petition on the subject of good roads.
The petition, which he said was
signed by $50, 900 citizens of the United
States, was for the establishment of a
department of roads as as a depart.
ment of the executive administration
in the national government, was
wound on two immense rolls supported
by wooden and iron frames 10 feet
high. 1t required the efforts of sew
eral employees to wheel the immense
petition into the senate chamber. The
petition was referred to the committee
on interstate commerce.
Senator Cockrell (Mo.) introduced a
bill to secure aerial navigation, ad :
ding that if that could be secured it
would dispense with the necessity of
SO many good roads
The resolution offered yesterday by
Senator Frye (Rep., Me- J, calling on
the secretary of state for information
whether permission had been given
any foreign cable telegraph company
to land its Inc on the coast of the
United States since March I, 1898, AMI
whether such permission had been re-
fused such company prior to that
date, was agreed to
| Senator HCnr in his address on the
Hawaiian question reviewed the events
in Hawaii up TO tie inauguration of
Cleveland, and said: what took
| place is certainly q TRANSACTION which
suggested the Amerc IN question. Who
is the Uuited st ties America? Who
represents i'll the great national and
international affairs its purpose honor,
policy as to foreign relations? The
question of legality of the proceedings
as to Blount's appointment he thought
was question which it was the duty
OF the senate to deal with. The pres
ident, when he undertook to decide
that question and withhold from the
people of the United States what he
was doing until it was settled one way
or the other, seemed to have supposed
he was the United States of America
aud whatever that phrase meant it
was but synonym for him."
Several minor bills were also passed.
HOUSE.
The pure food bill, introduced by
Mr.. Hatch, yesterday was referred to
the committee on commerce, and when
the house met this morning Mr.. Hatch
moved to change the reference to the
agricultural committee, of which he is
chairman. The motion was carried,
SO to 16, but Mr.. Coombs. On W
made the point of no quorum. Ayes
and nays were demanded by Mr..
Hatch, but the demand was tempo
rarily withdrawn to permit matters of
more urgent Importance to be disposed
OF. The report of the secretary of the
treasury was laid before the house.
The urgency deficiency bill was then
taken up.