Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-12-17
Congressional.

the biil Ter TIE aUcEsElou OF Utah,
when DicS!ey, in behalf OF the Ee-
publican side, made a statement de-
clarinS that the bill was OF too much
Importance 10 TO considered during
the moving hour, but TO objection
would lie made from his side IL ample
opportunity wss allowed for debate
and amendment
General Wh,vIer asked ursuimous
ccussIt that to moro aud WedEss
dsy .i.es the morning hour De sci
as.ds for its consideration. aai with
out objection this ori,. Uas made.
II IS understood tnai a dele-aiion
Of ex Representatives from Utah was
iustruUcaiIl in inducing the Repub-
iican Leaders TO .eceIe irvln Cpl oSi-
ton 70 the bill.
SENATE.
The Eouse iJial resolution for The
protent;oa OF persons who htya seen
allowed 10 make entries ~ la Il with
in the .orrprr M.iie Lscs reservation
il Miuuesots was passed.
Hoar introduced a resolution call
ing upon the President iCr tuther in
formation as 20 his acton in the
Hawaiian affair,
The resolution by inputat;ou {;
tacss the Presidents appointment c:
Il commissioner without tn. CONSENT
aai advice az the Senate. Hoar in
The noursc CT his remarks on the reso.
luton said IL il we've t.ue that tas
Prssidsut, the Senate bang in see
sion, authorized IN officer 10 exercise
paramount Diplomatic Authority II
another Country with which the
United S,atee was al peace and auth
Dried him TO Employ ~ his discretion
the naval force Of the United States,
and gave him a title which was Gnu
aierat~d as one o; the diplomatic Of
fcers IN the act of Co7g-eSs, he was
si@ad'aS urOn very slippery G.ou=d.
AID had better step ol:o terra i:Gla
rapidly and ~ once.
The ostrich puts its head 10 the
sand" said lIoar. "ard thinks !; w.:I
not be seen; the rh!noceros hides in
his nCd puddle ana breaihes through
his nose, and thinks re x!iI NJ; IL
seen; b.: neither OF thes, are Ill aGd
suitable pEecedeEts Tor The President
o the United States. The pcol.,
Will kuoS the truth o: tko matter,
Gray said that Hoar h.d s-o.dei
through ths previous administrator
OF Cleveland, AID had sco.d-d C.eve
land into the White House again. Il
The course Of his remarks Gray said
be belieYed tha PY!:e! OF Cleveland IN
De not only that OF justice an3 ultg
n~animity, bu. one OF ron-ia:erIer-
snce.
Hoar commented upon the Fac:
that Information COMMUNICATED b.
the President 10 certain Senators
under the seal OF c~Juideuce had
been freely given out Il representa-
iives OF four newspapers Env"n TO De
jealous, thoIougheoiDg (he had al.
most sad unscTupu.oas) supporters
OF the administration.
One OF the allegations was that the
President on March :. 1895, the SEN
alto b.ing then In Session, had con-
m!ssIonei a person 20 SO 10 Hawaii,
accEeditirg him by letter as a CON
m;ssiober from this Government, aud
said II hiss letter Of instructions that
he vas TO be paramount as d repre-
sentative OF the United States in the
Hawaiian Islands.
II that allegation we're true, said
Huar, it seemed TO him as gross d
violation OF the Constitution u the
United States as ever Vas charged or
imputed TO aoy public official. L.
was not necessary 70 say TO the Sen
ate. ioiEo administration or 10 the
people that an atteup. 10 usurp the
power Of appointing or commission.
Ing such an officer without the con-
scnt VI the Senate WIS an attempt to
usurp all tho diplomatic relations CT
the Government. lie desired that
the Hawaiian question be separaie d
from all questions on which the par.
ties are divided.
Hoar read the Associated Press
cablcsram from London attributing
to Bayari the Statement. that there
could be no reversal of u policy basel
simply OH justice aud mFgnanimity,
and That no s!yantdge would be
taken OF The weakness II the Ha-
waiiaa islands.
iio said that il that dispatch were
true it.wBs siso true that Great
Britain had been taken into n con.
fdenco with the administration
which The Senate and the American
people had not shared.
In tho coursc Of his speech Hosr
said when IT was known that the
Presidents message had been pub.
listed IN London 10 the morning pa
rers in advance o! It's delivery 20
Congress II VAS supposed 10 DO oue OF
those accidents FOR which nobody
aas responsible. but no such ezplana.
ton could bc made in this case.
The resolution. after some further
debate by Hoar and Gray, vas laid
over until 81. morrow.