The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-13
ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
Senators Ask Cleveland Oues.
tons About His Ha-
waiian Policy.
n Move Not Looked FOr-The Hawaiian
Question Opened I'm
expect edly.

WASHINGTON. Dec. H. In the Senate
today the unexpected happened and
the expected failed to materialize The
expected political debate on the federal
election laws appeal was averted by Hill
acquiescing in the suggestion of Hoar
that the bill should be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections
On the other hand. no one expected
debate on the Hawaiian question until
the resolution calling for information by
the Senate last week had been complied
with by the executive. Today Hoar sub
mltted another resolution calling on the
president for specific answers to ques-
tions which literally complied with
would lay before the Senate and country
the history of the actions of the present
administration in the Hawaiian matter.
/ After lively dcbste between the author
OF the resolution and Ray the resolution
went over until tomorrow
/ The resolution is us follows: That
the president be requested to inform the
Senate, if. in his opinion it be not in
consistent with public interest. whether
any person whose name has not been
submitted to the Senate for its advice
and consent. and If So what peason. has
been appointed since March 1893. to
represent the United States in the Ha
wailan islands and whether such person
has been accredited to the president of
the executive and advisory council of
the Hawaiian islands and whether such
persan has been presented to the head
of the government of the Hawaiian is
lands. and whether any and if so what
authority has been given to such person
touching the relation Of this government
to the then existing government of the
Hawaiian islands and the protection of
American citizens therein. and whether
any discretion or power has been com
mitted to such person to determine
when the naval force of the United
States should be landed therein or with
drawn therefrom. and whether any au-
thority had been committed to such
tory of said government or to land an
armed force there: and whether such
person had been authorized or has in fact
corresponded in regard to the public af-
fairs of the government Of the Hawaiian
islands with any private person. news
paper or any other periodical. or has been
authorized to or has in fact undertaken
to receive in said Hawaiian islands the
testimony of any private person in re
gard to the lawful and existing govern
ment there or the circumstances under
which said existing government was es-
tablished or any other matters relating |
to the public affairs thereof. and If any
such appointment or authority has been
made or given further to inform the |
Senate whether the same was made or |
given at the time when the senate was |
in any session or has continued in force
during any session of the Senate or of |
congress or any part thereof. and fur
ther. whether such appointment Or au
thority was communicated to the Senate
during any session thereof and further.
whether any person has accepted or an-
dertaken to accept the office Of COM
missioner or public minister With powers
aforesaid or any Of them. or has under
taken in any correspondence with the
government of Hawaii Or with any pri-
vate person. to describe himself as COM
missioner Of the United States.