Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-12-18
TO TALK ON HAWAII
What Congress Will Do
Until Christmas.
MESSAGE ON THE SUBJECT.
Four Day of This Week Will Be Busy
Ones in Both Branches.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s-For the third
hme in succession, Hawaii promises to be
The important subject before the senate.
The president today complied with tho
requests Of both houses Of congress for
copies Of all the recent correspondence on
the Hawaiian question. and 1t is oonsid-
cred almost certain that. whatsoever con-
dition of affairs the correspondence and
the message accompanying 1t may reveal,
the senate will find in 1t text for numer-
Gus speeches.
The eprogram today In the senate includes
the reception OF the presidents Hawaiian
message, and speeches by Senators Hans
brough and Dolph, the former In explana-
ton of the bill for the determination Of the
ject of the tariff.
The remainder of the week not given
up to Hawaiian matters, will, In all prob
ability. be devoted to the consideration OF
comparatively unimportant bills on the
calendar, of which there are "a large num-
Der.
Many Of the senate committees have
been turning out work at a rapid rate dur
ing the two weeks Of the session, and IA
consequence the calendar IL much longer
now than it was at the beginning Of the
session, notwithstanding the senate has
passed q large number of bills for the
time IL has been In session.
II the nomination of Judge Hornblower
rs Justice Of the supreme court should be
reported by the judiciary committee,
which 10 by no means certain, there will
be an effort to have the nomination con-
firmed during the week, and az there is
likelihood Of some opposition to this con-
hrmation considerable time may be spent
In executive session upon this subject.
The only measure of national i'm
portancs upon the calendar In position to
be taken up for final deposition is the fed
eral elections bill, and its consideration at
this time II barred by stipulation be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
members that it shall rest where 1t is un-
til after the Christmas holidays. There
is desire on the part Of senator's gsner-
ally that the Christmas recess shall begin
on Thursday of this week, but the house
will probably be allowed to name the day.
1t will not be later than Friday.
This Week In the House.
1t Is the present intention Of the house
to adjourn for the holiday recess next
Thursday until Jan. L. of the new year.
The tariff debate which the Democratic
leaders had hoped to enter upon before
the adjournment cannot now begin until
after the recess, although the bill will be
reported to the house either on Tuesday
or Wednesday.
The four days before the adjournment
promise to be busy ones Today the de-
bate over the appropriation of GOO, 900 for
special examiners In the urgent deficiency
bill was continued limited, by an agree
A., - IL
side. None Of the other items In the bill
were subject to opposition, and the bill
passed az soon a. the debate concluded.
After the urgent deficiency was dis
posed Of, the New Mexico statehood bill,
which II the special order after the morn
ing hour, again came forward, and IL II
expected that 10 will 60 through to-
morrow. provided the Demo mooratic quorum
remains intact. II the Republicans fli-
buster and the quorum breaks the house
may be deadlocked for the rest Of the
week a. far a. business after the morning
hour II concerned.
The transmission Of the Hawaiian cor
respondence by the president may lead to
some debate on this question In open
house. Much, however, will depend on
the nature of the correspondence, and the
instructions given 70 Minister Willis and
the tenor Of the presidents message.
On the highest authority 1t can be
stated that the presidents message, trans
mitting the correspondence, will show
that the administration has done all In
its power by the aid of diplomacy to
right the wrong, from its standpoint, done
the Hawaiian monarchy, and that the sit
uation In now one for the congress of the
United States to deal with.
In other words, that diplomacy has
failed to restore the conditions existing
prior 10 the revolution, and congress must
now decide whether other means are to be
employed. The message will also remove
the last doubt about . disagreement be-
tween the president and his secretary Of
state. II will show that Nh. Cleveland
and Secretary Gresham have been In
thorough accord from the first.
On Wednesday IL II possible that Mr..
Bailey's voluntary bankruptcy bill may
come up. The bill for the collection Of
abandoned and captured property may
also figure In the weeks proceedings.
The morning hour each day will be con
sumsd with matters Of minor moment