Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-10
SIGNIFICANT CALL.
Senator Hill Spends Twenty
Minutes with Cleveland.
ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF MOMENT


The Hawaiian Treaty withdrawn from the
Senate-Specuiation as to the Meaning
Thereof-One of the Presidents Alleged
Rules Confrmed-BisseuM Makes an I'M
portant Announcements Gill " shank
lin Utters Vain Protest-First Batch
of Nominations-Gray Gets the Mexican
Mission.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-There were
two surprises emanating from the White
House yesterday. One was the presidents
first executive communication to the SEN
ate and the other was Senator Hill's visit
to the president. In the communication
Cleveland withdrew the treaty with
Hawaii which was sent to the senate few
weeks ago by Harrison. The message was
short and To the point, the president simply
requesting the senate TO transmit to the
executive the proposed treaty with Hawaii
The message was received without COM
ment on the floor OF the senate, although
the Republicans We're prone to criticize the
proceeding with considerable emphasis
among themselves. The Republican sem
ators regard this action of the president as
in line with the course pursued by Cleve-
land in withdrawing the Nicaraguan
treaty sent TO the senate by Arthur in the
closing days of his administration.
Why the Treaty Is Withdrawn.
Democratic senators look upon the act
from a two-fold point of view, some taking
the ground that it shows Cleveland to be
against annexation American donina-
ton of any soil in the Hawaiian Islands,
while others hold that he will send in an
other treaty more to his liking. 1t is un-
derstood that the reason for the withdrawal
of the treaty by Cleveland is because he is
opposed to the treaty in its present form.
Whether or not he will favor the making
of another treaty, and whether it will be
an annexation treaty or not, cannot be said
on authority at this time, but gentleman
who has talked with the president on the
subject said yesterday that another treaty
would be made. It is intimated that the
p1 esident will suggest either by message
or personally to senators that commission
be appointed 20 visit the Hawaiian ISLANDS
this year during the interval between the
adjournment of the special session of the
senate and the reconveninG of the next
congress.
The wiseacres Much Exercised.
But the event of the day that exercised
the political wiseacres and made them ask,
what does it mean" was the visit to the
went early. The great flood of officeseeE-
ers had not begun to flow into the White
House when he arrived He passed rapid
ly through the hallway in the public part
of the mansion into the room of Private
Secretary Thurber. who evidently had been
posted, for he ushered Hill into the adj
Joining executive office without a mo-
ment's delay. Whe:i Hill entered the
presidents room word was sent to Door
| keeper Loeffer that Cleveland was very
busily engaged and could not see any WISH
tors for some time. AS a consequence the
arriving delegations soon filled the cabinet
| room and by the time Hill left the White
House there were more men than seats in
| the apartment.
Not That Kind of Call.
The interview was, of course, of strict
| ly private character, but from the fact
| that it had been previously arranged and
| from its length there can be little doubt
| that it was OF more than mere official
| social character. Hill, by virtue of his
| Office as a senator from the state of New
York, would be obliged by the unwritten
| code of official etiquette to call on a new
| president elected by his party unless the
| personal relations between the two were
| of such a character as to make personal
| visit seem like hypocrisy. But an official
| visit of this character would not last more
| than minute-in fact Just long enough
| for the caller to shake the presidents hand
and to make a few pleasant remarks about
| the condition of the thermometer, or TO say
that the call was simply for the purpose
| of paying respects.
| Twenty Minutes of Precious Time.
Twenty minutes is an unusual length of
| time for caller-no m: tier how distin-
| Cuished--to remain in The presidents room
| during these busy days in the executive
| mansion, and if Hill and Cleveland talked
| airy nothings for third of an hour while
crowd of patriotic citizens were waiting
| to be heard they were particular that none
| of their remarks was overheard.