Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-07
GRAND RAPIDS MICH THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER7

presidsnt's ness4gs and which they bad
bsea dls4ppo.ntsd In aot nading. No
god Fsss0a hsd been presented % could
be presented xhy the pses.dent shonid
nof pronptly comply siIh the resoiu-
too. There ara reasoas shy the lnfor-
nsflon shOuld bs given here and nog.
very hour. tAs navy of the Unlted
st4fes co eoopsratlns with the United
elatss ninlstsr might bs seeking TO
destroy the provisional gosernment By
f0res. he did not desire 20 lntlmate
that the Instructions given - the United
States minister az Hsgail. whatevsr
they we're. we're iaproper because he
did not ksOw what they we're. Some
might say that the president had done
night and some mlzat cay that the presi-
deaf lad done wrocg. bat no senator
knew what the president bad done. and
the resolution simply called upon him
20 inform the seasts on the subject
Were the instructsoas. sir. Till ASKED.
that the minister should negotiate for
the destruction Of the provisional gov
ernment BY intrigue or by some ar
rangement or shether be should 70
store the pre-exlstins status by putting
the queen baeks He concluded BY de-
elzrlng that on principle there Was no
oblectlon 10 restoration.
Cleveland snubbed Congress
Mr.. Shernan favored the passage Of
the resolution. lie said he did not in
tend nOw 10 say q word in regard 10 the
eondition of affairs existing or which
had existed In Hawaii year ago. Con
gress mad beeB advised To q limited ex-
tent OF the nature u the controversy. ft
ess known that Mr. Blount was sent to
tnat ateountTy for some purpose 10 secure
information. Some part at his report
had been made putisc and s0sne part ~
II ha,z Dsaseh withheld from the people
and from eongress. Whether Mr.. Ste
yens as justified in xba; he did Ar.
Sherman sal ne vas not prepared to
say. Dor woGld De decide that question
u1tll be hGd The fullest and fairest op-
pOrtunsty OF examining what could be
sald 90 both sl,.es u the question. The
ditncuiiy wa-. the president and the
newspapers said. thar there was a pur-
pose 10 restore the queen 10 renew the
status quo. 10 set aside SlAt was re-
gar1ed hy the administration "a au ur-
lawful acI lhse we're all matters OF
eontroyrFss nui there was ope IN ng
whlch appeared 10 ham 10 be very plain
and that wss that the congress OF
the United states had not been treated
10 the. open and far way IN which
an administrative part of the govern-
meat Of the Un.ted States should treat
the congress of the United States
No Reason for Secrecy.
There was no reason in the world for
"a ha farFa .ss.~hk - A.
municated TO congress- Mr.. Sherman
SAID that ali ne des.red 10 say upon such
occasion. To say that IL il we're the purpose
OF the president by the use Of military
force 10 restore the queen in HzwaiI, IL
would be fata! act u public policy. a
great sngustice 20 the people OK the Uni
tad states and almost an Insult 10 the
United States. The congress was the
law-uaaking power. The president had
no right To declare war or TO do an act
OF war or to precipItate the country into
controversy OF TINS kind Ii seemed 10
him. said Mr. Sherman. that not only
the Information called for. but all yalu-
able Information should have been con-
municated TO congress at its last session
If there had been less secrecy and moro
open handed fair dealing there would
H@'N bSNA +co7 0ocptCao1 dul tEOuDit.
Gray Agreed With sherman
Mr.. GRAY agreed with Mr.. Sherman
that there was no objectio6 to the adop-
ton OF the resolution. He thought that
IL was proper oIe. although in view Of
the presidents promise 10 supply all the
info. nation promptly there was no
urgency for the adoption OF the resolu.
ton. There was no evidence. Mr.. Gray
said. that the president had transcended
his power or had in any way violated the
usages OF diplomatic intercourse. On
the contrary the president had told con.
gress that he expected To lay before ii
IN a Few days eyesy bit OF Information
which be had And. excepting IN at and
deserving Il. he was quite content To
abide until the Information came, before
forming his own judgment
The debate vas closed by Mr.. Call
and the resolution Was adopted without
division After a short executive ses-
sion. At i've minutes past O'Clock the
senxfe adtourned unfli fomorrou