Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-07

landed. They were landed under the allie
cation that they were to be used to protect
the lives and property of the American cit
liens. If the queen was really yielding to
those troops and not to the armed fnsur-
rection. there was nothing easier than for
her to inquire of the American minister
who was within about twenty rods of her
or whereabouts all the time. whether those
troops were to be permitted to assail her or
TO prevent her from maintaining herself
She did not do ii. So the mere fact is that
those troops We're landed under the decla-
ra ton of peaceful and lawful burmese and
in accordance with law among nations and
without putting the question, without going
SO lar 10 require the discharge of a musket
or the presenting of musket toward the
Hawaiian government, at once said II
yield There is not an instance in all his
tory where government was overthrow
under such circumstances and was yielding
TO the force of another power.
Biblical Parallel.
In another moment Mr.. Hoar brought
forth the first hearty laugh of the session
by striking a parallel between the case OF
the President, in sending to President Dole
minister armed with letter of credence
beginning my great and good brother Mr.
Dole" and at the same time provided with
instructions to overthrow the provisional
government. and that of Joab. who plunged
a knife under the fifth rib of his neighbor
and then asked: art thou in good health,
my brother?"
There was a good deal Of cross-fring be-
tween Senators Villas Hoar and GRAY, in
regard to the exact terms of the PROPOSE
ton put by Mr.. Villas as to the surrender
OF the queen. Mr.. Villas concluded by NOV
ing the reference of the resolution to the
committee en- foreign relations.
Mr.. Hill Takes a Hand.
Then Mr. Hill took the floor to saw: ct
seldom agree with what the Senator from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Hoar, states, but 1 d.
agree with him in this particular, that this
is an ordinary and simple resolution asking
for information from a department of the
government In reference to a most import
ant matter. 1t is Information which i think
the American people wanted to ascertain
from the Presidents message, and they
were disappear ted in the information not
being furnished.
Il do not propose to debate the question
day after day for the purpose of allowing
the administration an opportunity TO ac-
complish certain result, so that there
after the Congress of the United States
may be powerless to apply whatever rem
edy it may see fit to adopt Delay may be
dangerous.
For myself 1 see no actual necessity
for the insertion Of the words that he shall
Inform US in case he thinks the public in
terests will not be jeopardizsd; but, sir, il
is well that the resolution should pursue
the ordinary method. 1t is well that there
should be no departure in this instance
from the usual customary form of language
used. Nevertheless / say no good reason
exists why the information should not be
furnished Immediately.
Mr.. President, there are reasons why
the information should be given here and
now. Perhaps at this very hour the navy
OF the United States, cooperating with our
American minister, may be seeking TO de-
stroy the provisional government by force
and L say the propr.ety of such action is n
question to be determined by the Congress
Nf . ITxaNs
by no other authority. Therefore, sir, the
public interests demand that we should
have this informG ticn."
Mr.. Sherman's Earnest Words.
Mr.. Sherman assumed the ground that the
United States and the Congress OF the
United States have not been treated in the
open, fair way I'm which an administration
or a part OF the government of the United
states should treat the Congress of the
United States. ut is certain that these
doubts about the condition of affairs a year
ago Were in the minds of the President and
the officers of the government when the
present Congress met in extra session 1t
Is certain that gentleman of high stand
ihS no doubt former member Of the 9TH
er House. had been sent there for the pur-
pose of acquiring information. That infor-
nation has not been given.
All desire to say is that II il is the pur-
pose of the President of the United States
DN the use oil the military force to restore
the queen to power in Hawaii il will be- in
my judgment. a fatal a Il OF public policy a
great injustice to the people OF the United
States, and almost an insult TO the Congress
OF the United States. This is the lawmak-
ing power. The President Of the. United
states has no right either to declare war
or TO commit an act of war, or TO precipi-
tate IN any way controversy OF this kind :"
The President should not have delayed the
information that the Congress now seeks
and it should have already been furnished
The people would be very sorry to learn
that the arms of the United States had car
ried death TO a single citizen or subject of
Hawaii Whether the resolution should
pass today or tomorrow" the senator con-
Guided, lis matter of indifference, though
1 see no reason why the President should
rot at once send the information: and AZ
he has given orders, whatever may be their
nature, that shall hereafter lead to trouble
or physical violence, the people of the Unit
ed States will hold him strictly to account
for it,"
The Resolution Passed.
MIR. Gray said that there would be no
oncealment, but that IL the Senate really
wanted the information asked for at once
he would not object to the passage of the
resolution. He asked Mr. Hoar not to press
1t. as Senator Morgan. the chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, was absent.
Mr.. Hoar replied that. in his opinion, Mr..
Morgan would be highly delighted to find
the information on his desk when he re-
turns to the Senate.
Senator Villas withdrew his motion to re-
Ter the question to the committee, and Mr.
Frye made brief speech praising eN-Min-
lister Stevens, who, he said. is a man of the
very highest character. and entirely beyond
reproach. No one familiar with him would
question any statement of fact he has made
as coming within his own observation nor
would dream of doing So
The resolution was passed without divis-
ion.