The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-21

Presentation of Petition in Refer
ence to Good Highways-Mr Cook
rell's Aerial Navigation Scheme.
Washington, Dec. 20.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal of yester-
day the Vice President laid before the
Senate the annual report of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and it was referred
TO the committee on finance
MIR. Hoar presented monster petition
on the subject of roads. He stated that
the petition asked for the establishment
of department of roads as an executive
department. The petitioners had caused
a very thorough investigation to
be made, and had ascertained that
most enormous savings might be made
IN the transaction for domestic and inter
state commerce by improved high roads.
He suggested its reference to the commit
tee on interstate commerce. The petition
was referred to the committee on inter-
state commerce, as was also a bill, intro
duced by Mr.. Cockrell, to secure aerial
navigation. "If that can be DONE" he
said, !'it will dispense with the necessity
of SO many good roads"
Mr.. Frye's resolution of yesterday, call
ing for information as to the permission
to land the Brazilian telegraph cable on
the coast of the United States was laid
before the Senate and agreed to.
HOAR ON HAWAII.
Mr.. Hoar addressed the Senate. He
said he did not propose to deal with what
was known as the Hawaiian question.
The Presidents message and all the in
formation that had come to the Senate on
the subject, had gone to the proper COM
mittee, and when that committee had as
certained the facts and had reported its
conclusions, the senators would be ready
TO deal with it. He wished now to speak
to purely American ques rion-a ques-
tion affecting the constitutional powers,
duties and responsibilities of the various
departments of the government as estab-
llshed for lO0years. He summarized briefly
the events thathad taken place in Hawaii
prior to March 4, 1898, and said: THAT
being the condition Of things the estab-
lished government of Hawaii being recog-
nized by every power on earth that had
occasion to deal with it, and the deposed
government asking for particular arbi-
traitor on whose justice the dethroned
queen relied, to-wit: the United States,
there took place a certain transaction,
which suggests the question What is
the United States of America2 Who rep
resents in great national or international
affairs, its purpose, its honor, its
policy as to foreign relationsp And
that transaction was this The present
President Of the United States was in
augurated on Saturday, March f. The next
day was Sunday On Monday, March 6,
the names of proposed cabinet were
sent to the Senate and were approved.
And on March Z, amid all the exciting
and important questions which an incom-
ing administration may deal with, the
Hon Mr. Blount departed on his mission
on secret mission-on a mission of
which neither the people of the United
states nor the congress, nor the
Senate had any official information
until Monday of the present week. / do
not think that any intelligent person can
doubt that the purpose to do this thing
was formed before either the President or
the Secretary of State came into Office,
and before either of them hao official ac-
cess to the archives, Mr.. Blount was sent
to Hawaii.
LEGALITY OF THE PROCEEDING.
1.-THE question of the legality of that
proceeding is question which it is the
duty of the Senate to understand and to
deal with. The President of the United
States has three powers with which alone
"
he may appoint ambassadors and other
public ministers and consuls. This power
can only be exercised by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. If
there be vacancy in such an office, he
may tillit during a recess of the Senate
by granting commission which shall ex-
pire at the end of the next session.
Second, he may appoint inferior Off
GERS. But in all these cases the offices
must have been created, and the power
of appointment invested in him by con-
gress.
"Third he may, TO aid him in the per
formance and exercise of his executive
powers, if convenient, appoint a mere
agent as minister or spy, or person to
gather or convey information. But such
a person, so appointed could be in no
sense an officer of the United States,
could exercise no official function, and
could do no act whatever which could
have any binding force on the United
States, or on any of the people, merely
because he has done it."
Upon the above statement of his case
and the three propositions, Mr. Hoar
spoke for an hour in general attack
upon the administration.
AT the close Of Mr.. Hoar's remarks the
Presidents. message in response to the
resolution calling for copies of the Ha-
waiian correspondence, etc, and the pa
pers transmitted Herewith, were re-
ferred to the committee on foreign rela-
tions and ordered to be printed.
AN INQUIRY ORDERED.
Mr. Morgan offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, instructing the committee
on foreign relations 10 inquire and report
whether any, and if so what, irregulari-
ties have occurred In the diplomatic or
other intercourse between the United
States and Hawaii, in relation to the re-
cent revolution in Hawaii, with power to
send for persons and papers. In connec-
tion with MIR. Morgan's resolution Mr..
Call said, although he had been repre-
sented in some newspapers as being OPP
posed to the policy of the administration
in rela ation to Hawaii, he regarded the
Presidents message as an exceedingly
able state paper, and the Presidents
course, moreover, had his approval.
Several bills were taken from the cal
endar and passed, none of them possessing
general interest.
After a short executive session, legisla-
tive business was resumed at 3 O'Clock.
The urgent deficiency bill was reported
back from the committee on appropria-
tions by Mr.. Cockrell, who said that as
soon as the bill passed the Senate, the
hour of adjournment for the holiday re-
cess would be fixed for tomorrow, and it
was very doubtful, whether if any
TO the bill were made in the
Senate there would be Quorum