The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-14

talk than any likely to be II der discus
SIGN. Senator Hills motion viii be an
tagcnized by a counter motion from Re
publicans to refer the bill to the COM
nittee on privileges and elections. There
Is likely to be considerable debate of a
partisan chSracter be fore the result can
be determined. The programme for the
week also promises speech by Senator
Merrill on the financial features of the
presidents message. The venerable SEN
asor from Vermont generally treats the
senate to speech early in the session
on some financial topic. The Hawaiian
question will again during the week re-
ceiye the attention of the senate. The
past week has desel"pcd the fact that a
large number of Democratic senator's
stand ready to defend Mr.. Cieveland's
policy. Consequently the discussion of
this topic will not be one-sided when it
shall occur. The senate calendar, while
TO: very long, contains sufficient nuin-
Der of bills and resolutions to keep that
body entirely employed.
Washington, Dec. 12.--In the senate
Mr.. Hoar introduced resolution calling
uponfthe president for further information
as to his, actions on Hawaiian affairs.
AhG 1GSOAul1Oh ny IlAPuCdLAOn sdtAoSAS LAG
presidents appointment of commission
er without the advice and consent of the
senate.-Mr. Hoar said if it were trae.
that the president (the senate being in
SESSION. authorized an officer to execute
paramount diplomatic authority in an
other country with which the United
States was at peace, authorized him to
employ at his discretion the naval force
of the United States, and had given him
the title, which was enumerated as one
of the diplomatic ofsC eS in the act of con
gress, he was standing upon very slippery
ground, and he had better step on terra
firma rapidly and at once. One of the
allegations was that the president on
March z, 1893, the senate being in ses-
sion) commissioned a person to go to
Hawaii, accrediting him by a letter as a
commissioner from this government,
and said, in the letter of in
structions, that he was to be
paramount as representative of
the United States in the Hawaiian
islands. If that allegation were true,
said Mr.. Hoar, it seemed to him as gross
violation of the constitution of the United
States as was ever charged upon or i'm
puted to any public official. 1t was not
necessary to say to the senate or to the
administration people that an attempt TO
usurp the power of the appointing or
commissioning such an officer without the
consent of the senate was an attempt to
rsurp all the diplomatic relations of the
government The resolution was further
debated by Messrs. Hoar and Gray and
was then laid over until tom rrow. The
Mile Laos bill was then passed. Sen
ator Hills bill to repeal the federal cleo
ton law went over by consent
The session oft he house was brief and
uninteresting. Several bills of minor i'm
portance were passed during the morn
ing hour, and an agreement was reached
by which tomorrow will be devoted to
the consideration of the bill for the admis-
sion of the Territory of Utah. The bill
to review the claims arising out of the
captured and abandoned property act
aroused the partisan opposition of the
Republicans and notice was served on
the Democratic side by Mr.. Reed that
this bill could only be considered under
the stress of a special order from the
committee ON rules. The remainder of
the session after the expiration of the
morning hour was devoted to District of
Columbia matters.