Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-18
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
Tie Presidents Message Read in
Both Senate and House.
THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS"
Cause Some Little Discussion in
the Senate.
A PENSION DISCUSSION.

There was very small attendance of
Senators at the opening Of today's session.
although 1t was generally known that the
Presidents message relating to Hawaiian
affairs was ready to be delivered. The jour
nal was read and routine morning business
was proceeded with.
At 12:1S Mr.. Pruden, one of the Presi-
dents secretaries. appeared and delivered
the long-iooked-for message to Congress.
Mr.. George CMiss) was sending up a petit
ton in the morning business when Mr.
Harris Tenn.) interposed and said that the
Presidents message ought to be laid before
the Senate. The Vice President was of the
same opinion and Immediately laid before
the Senate the message which was there
upon read by the secretary.
The reading of the message was finished
at l pm, having taken about forty min
utes
Mr.. Chandler On. H. Immediately arose.
and asked for the reading Of the instruc-
tiOns to Mr.. Willis Of October IL, November
"a and December 3.
The Accompanying Documents.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass) suggested that the list
Of the accompanying documents be first
read. SO that the Senate might know what
they were.
In response to this suggestion the Vice Pres
ident laid before the Senate a further COM
munication from the President transmit
ting Qn compliance with the resolution Of
the Senate) copies of all instructions given
to the representatives Of the diplomatic and
naval representatives of the United States
since March f. 1881.
The clerk then commenced the reading Of
Mr.. Gresham's instructions to Mr.. Willis Of
October Is. They are marked "confiden-
tial." and say that they are supplemental
to the general instructions which you have
received in relation to your official duties"
A Waste of Time.
The clerk had got no further when the
reading was interrupted by Mr.. Butler Is.
c., who objected to the waste Of time, and
said that the documents would all be print
ed tomorrow.
Mr.. Voorhees, Qnd(-These papers ought
all to be read. or else none Of them should
be read, except the message itself. I do not
think 1t at all fair that Senator should pick
out certain portions Of the documents aside
from the message) and have them read at
this time. They should all stand together.
The communication which the President has
sent to us has been read; and, II II be the
sense of the Senate that more should be
read. let the accompanying documents be
read.
The Vice President-Does the chair under
stand the Senator to call for the reading of
all the accompanying documents?
Mr.. Voorhees-No, sir: but / shall object
to the reading of garbled extracts-of ex-
cerpts that may suit the occasion of the
Senator from New Hampshire.
The Vice President remarked that when
the Senator from New Hampshire called for
the reading of three papers no objection had
been made. and the clerk had begun the
reading.
After a prolonged discussion Mr. Butler
withdrew his motion to commit the papers
to the committee on foreign relations and
they we're read by the secretary.
Mr.. Hoar then. at DO, moved the
reference Of the message and accompanying
papers to the committee on foreign rela-
tions and desired this motion to lay over
until tomorrow, thereby indicating a desire
to speak upon them before their reference.
THE HOUSE.