The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-12
THE PRESIDENT DENOUNCED

In tho United States Sennto-nTr. Honr's
Vigorous Censure of His Hawaiian
Policy.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Dec. lin the
senate to-day the unexpected happened
and the expected failed to materialize.
The expected political debate on the
federal elections law repeal was averted
by Mr.. Hill. OF New York, acquisscing
in the suggestion of Mr. Hoar that the
bill should be referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
On the other hand no one expected
debate on the Hawaiian question until
the resolution calling for information,
agreed to by the senate last week, had
been complied with by the executive.
To-day, however, Mr.. Hoar submitted
another resolution calling upon the
President for specific answers to ques-
tons which, literally complied with,
would lay before the senate and coun-
try the historical actions OF the present
administration on the Hawaiian matter.
After lively debate between the author
Of the resolution and Mr.. Gray, OF Della
ware, the resolution went over until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution, by imputation,
attacks the Presidents appointment OF
commissioner without the consent
and advice Of the senate.
Mr.. Hoar, in the course OF his remarks
on the resolution, said il it were true
that the President, the senate being In
session, authorized an officer to e1er'
else paramount diplomatic authority in
another country with which the United
States was at peace, authorized him to
employ at his discretion the naval force
of the United States and had given him
the title which was enumerated as one
of the diplomatic Offices in the act of
charges, he was standing upon very
slippery ground and he had better step
onto terra trmG rapidly and at once.
Uaughter.) "rhe ostrich puts his head
in the sand" said Mr.. Hoar, "and then
thinks he will not be seen. The rhino.
ceros hides his in a mud puddle and
breathes through his nose and thinks
he will not be seen; but neither OF
these arc fit and suitable precedents for
the President OF the United States. The
people will know the truth OF the mat
ter"
Mr.. Gray said Mr.. Hoar had scolded
all through the previous administration
Of Mr.. cleveland, and had scolded Mr..
Cleveland into the white house again.
In the course OF his remarks, Mr..
Gray said he believed the policy Of Mr..
Cleveland was not only that OF justice
and magnaminity. but one of non-inter-
ference.
Mr.. Hoar commented upon the fact
that tho oinformation communicated by
the President to certain senators under
tho seal OF confidence had been freely
given out to the representatives oi
newspapers known to be Jealous, thor.
ough-he had almost said unscrupulous
supporters OF the administration. One
OF the allegations was that the Prest.
dent on the 7th day OF March, 1893,
(the senate being then in SESSION., COM
missioned person to go to Hawaii, &c.
crediting him by letter as commits.
sioner from this government, and said
in tho letter OF instructions that he was
to be paramount as representative
of the United States in the Hawaiian
Islands.
If that allegation were true, said Mr..
Hoar, it seemed to him as gross a viola.
ton of the constitution OF the United
States 40 was ever charged upon or i'm
puted to any public officer.