Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-12-13
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Hawaiian Matter and Federal
Election Bill Discussed.

The Hawaiian Matter and Federal
Election Bill Discussed.
The greater portion of Mondays
session IN the Senate was consumed
III hearing Senator Hoar's resolution
attacking, by implication, the policy
OF the administration in dealing with
the Hawaiian qestion. The resolution
in question, about which so much has
been said and written, reads as fol-
lows:
"That the President be requested to
inform the Senate, if, in his opinion,
it be not inconsistent with the
public interest, whether any person
whose name has not been submitted
to the Senate for its advice and con,
sent and, if so, what person has been
appointed since the 4th, day ofMarch.
1898, to represent the United States
in the Hawaiian Islands, and whether
snch person has been credited to the
President or the Executive and Adj
visory Council of the Hawaiian Is
lands, and whether such person had
presented to the head of the Govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands, and
whether any and if so, what authority
has been given to such person touch
ing the relations of this Government
to the then existing or other Govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands and the
protection of American citizens there
in and whether any discretion or
power has been committed to such
person to determine when the naval
force of the United States should be
landed therein or withdrawn there
from; and whether any authority has
been committed to such person to use
physical force in the territory of said
Government or to land an armed
force there, and whether such person
has been authorized to, or has, in fact,
colresponded in regard to the public
affairs of the Government Of the Ha-
waiian Islands with any private per-
son, newspaper or any periodical or
has been authorized to, or has in fact,
undertaken to receive in said Hawaii
an Islands the testimony of any pri-
vate person or has requested or receiv-
ed written communications from any
private person in regard to the lawful
and existing Government there or the
the circumstances under which said
existing Government was established
or any other matters relating to the
public affairs thereon and if such ap-
pointment or authority has been given
to further inform the Senate whether
the same was made or given at time
when the Senate was in session, or
has continued in force during any
session of the Senate or of Congress,
or any part thereof and further
whether such appointment of authori-
ty was communicated to the Senate
during any session thereof and, furth-
er, whether any person has accepted
or undertaken to accept the office of
Commissioner or public Minister with
the powers aforesaid, or any of them,
or has undertaken in any correspond
ence with the Government Of Hawaii
or with any private person to describe
himself as Commissioner ofthe United
States"
The reading Of the resolution was
followed by a warm discussion be-
tween the opposing factions, which
lasted until the hour of adjournment,
when the Senate adjourned for the
day without taking any definite action
on Mr.. Hoar's resolution,
Yesterdays PRoCEEDINs.
The Senate opened yesterday with
lively tilt between Senators Collum
and Hill, on the Federal election law,
which consumed the great eXportion
of the morning session. The war of
words carried on with considerable
warmpth until motion for roll cali
by Senator PETER put an end to the
debate. In the afternoon the Senate
wont into executive session for q