The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-12-12
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
President Cleveland Bitterly
Attacked by Senator HOar.
GRAY DEFENDS THE EXECUTIVE
HOar's Resolution on the Hawaiian
Question Laid Over Until
To-day.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Lee. lin the senate
today Hoar introduced resolution
calling on the president for further in
formation as to his actions on Hawaii
an affairs. The resolution by imputa-
ton attacks the presidents appoint
ment of commissioner without the
consent and advice of the senate. Hoar
in the course of his remarks on tie
resolution, said if it were true that the
president the senate being in session.
authorized an officer to exercise para
mount diplomatic authority in another
country with which the United States
was at peace, he was standing upon
very slippery ground, and had better
step on to terra firma rapidly and at
cnce. Uaughter) THE ostrich puts
his head in the sand" so said Hoar,
land thinks he will not be seen. The
rhinoceros hides in his mud puddle and
breathes though his nose and thinks
he will not be seen. But neither of
these are fit and suitable precedents
for the president of the United States.
The people will know the truth of
the matter"
Gray said he believed the policy of
Cleveland not only that of justice and
magnanimity, but one of ndn-inter-
ference.
Hoar said that if the allegation thai
the president on March Z, the senate
being in session, commissioned a per-
Hawaiian Islands were true, it seemed
TO him as gross a violation of the con-
stitution of the United States as was
ever charged or imputed to any public
until tomorrow
Hoar's resolution calling upon the
president for specific answers 10 the
questions which, literally complied
with, would lay before the senate and
the country the history of the actions
of the present. administration on the
Hawaiian matter was as follows "rhat
the president be requested to infolm
the senate if, in his opinion, it be not
inconsistent with public interest wheth
er any person whose name has not
been submitted to the senate for It's
advice and consent, and If so, what
person has been appointed since tile
fourth day of March, 1898, to Represent
the United States in the Hawaiian Is
lands, and whether such person has
been accredited to the president of the
executive and advisory council of the
Hawaiian Islands, and whether any,
and if so, what authority has been
given to such person touching the re.;.-
tions of this government to the then
existing or other government of the
Hawaiian Islands and the protection
of American citizens therein; and
whether any discretion or power has
been committed to such person to de-
termine when the naval force of the
United States should be landed with
in or withdrawn therefrom, and Hhetn-
er any authority has been committed
to such person to use physical force
in the territory of said government,
or to land an ARMED force there and
whether such person has been autnur-
lied, or has in fact corresponded, in
regard to the public affairs of the gov
ernment of the Hawaiian Islands with
any private person, newspaper or any
other periodical, or has been author
lied to, or has, in fact, undertaken
to receive in said Hawaiian Islands.
testimony of any private person, or has
requested or received written comma
nications from any private person il
regard to the lawful and existin.: sny-
ernment there, or the circumstances
under which said existing gov1rnmen.
was established, or any. other mat
ters relating to the public affairs there
Of; and If any such appointment or
authority has been made or given, -ur-
ther to inform the senate whe.Acr
the same was made or given al Il lime
when the senate was in sessl. n, ~ las
continued in force during any sessiol,
Of the senate or of congress, and aI.y
part thereof; and. further, whether
such appointment of authority was
communicated to the senate during any
session thereof; and further, whether
any person has accepted or undertaken
any correspondence with the govern
ment of Hawaii, or with any private
person, to describe himself as CON-
missioner of the United States"
In the senate today the unexpected
happened, and the expected failed to
materialize. The expected political de-
hate on the federal elections law re-
peal was averted by Hill acquiescing
in the. suggestion Of Hoar that the
bill should be referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections. On the
other hand, no one expected the debate
on the Hawaiian question, and the res