Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-21

administration. If the allegations are
tue, said Hoar, it seemed TO him as
gross a violation of the constitution of
the United States as ever was charged
upon or imputed to any public
official. 1t was not necessary TO say
that the appointing or commissioning
of such an officer without consent of
the senate was an attempt to usurp
all diplomatic relations of the govern
ment.
If it be true that the president, the
senate being in session, authorized an
officer to exercise paramount diplomatic
authority in country with which the
United States was at peace, directed
4 consul and resident minister to pro
mote his success by every means in
his power. placed archives under his
complete and untrammeled control.
authorized him to employ at discretion
the naval power and land forces or
withdraw the forces Of the United
States at will and had given him a
| title which is enumerated as one of
the titles of diplomatic officers in an
act of congress, the president in his
| (Hoars) judgment is upon very slip
| perry ground and he had better step
on terra firma rapidly and at once
| Uaugnuer). If, in the next place, such
an official has entered that territory
and established correspondence with
| private persons about its public affairs,
taken testimony. received written COM
munications and made reply thereto.
that officer has violated in the most
gross and palpable manner an eN-
press and written law of the Ameri-
can people; and, if he reported that
action to the president and it is ap
proved and the president made him
self an accomplish after the fact, in
violation of the law, ne (the PRESIDENT
! is standing not only upon slippery
| but very thin ground.
The people have right to know
and wish to know and will know, let
me say to my honorable friend. the
truth in this matter"
Mr.. Gray reprimanded Mr.. Hoar
gently, saying that he thought it would
have been better taste if the senator
from Massachusetts had waited until
| the official information asked for a few
| days ago had come to the senate.
After some further discussion the
resolution went over until tomorrow
| In the house Mr.. Nilgore of Texas
was about to call up the bill for the
admission of Utah, when Mr. Dingley
of Maine, on behalf of the republicans,
made Il statement that the bill was
of too much Importance to be consider
ed during the morning hour, but no OBJ
| lection would be made from his side
if ample opportunity were allowed for
| debate and amendment Thereupon
General Wheeler of Alabama, asked
unanimous consent that tomorrow
and Wednesday, after the morning
hour, be set aside for it's consideration.
Without objection this order wa, made.
1t is understood that a delegation Of
republicans from Utah was instrument
al in inducing republican leaders to
recede from their attitude toward the
bill
| Washington, Dec Pin the senate
today the resolution offered yesterday
! by Mr.. Hoar asking for information
as to Hawaii, and the resolution of
fered by PETER were entitled to pref
erence in the morning hour, but unan-
imous consent WIS given that they
should remain on the table and be
called up later in the day or tomorrow.
Mr.. Cullom then addressed the sen
ate on the federal election laws.
i After Cuilonn's address Mr.. Stewart
and Mr. Hill took UP the discussion
and at the close of Stewards speech
the senate adjourned.
In the house the bill to expedite the
! settlement of pOSCmasters' accounts
passed.
At the eXpira ton of the morning
hour the house resolved itself into a
committee Of the whole for considera-
ton of the bill for the admission Of
Utah. Mr. Kilgore opened the debate
! in advocacy. Mr.. Blair, of New
Hampshire, did not think it safe to
pass the enabling act without dis
| tinct provision against plural mar
riages. After speeches by Morse and
RaWlins the house adjourned.
! Washington. Dec 13.-At the eXpira-
ton of the morning hour, during which
no important matters were considered
| the house resolved itself into a COM
mittee of the whole for further consid-
Grafton CT the bill for the admission
of Utah.
An amendment by Gen. Wheeler re-
ducing by one-half the land grant to
Utah by the bill for school purposes
was adopted.
An amendment reducing the grant
Of land to the state univ ersity from
2OO0 to II 900; increasing the grant
for use the agricultural college from
10000 to 100000 and decreasing the
per cent. of proceeds from the sale
of public lands subsequent to the adj
mission of the state. which shall be
set aside as permanent public school
fund, from 10 to per cent was
adopted.
Without division the bill for admis-
sion as amended by the committee
was passed.
McCreary, from the committee on
foreign affairs, then called up the
Hit resolution calling upon the presi-
dent for papers in the Hawaiian case
amended SO as to add d request for
all correspondence since March 1889.
! With practical unaninity the resOlu-
ton was adopted. Adjourned.
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