The morning call., 1893-12-12
f1oar Demands of Cleveland Categor-
iCaI Answers

WASHINGTON, Dec. lin the Senate
to-day the unexpected happened and the
expected failed to materialiZe. The ex-
pected political debate on the Federal
elections repeal bill was averted by Hill
hcQuiesciDg in the sugges ton of Hoar that
The bill should be referred to the Commit
tee-sa I rYyileges and Elections. On the
j other hand, no one expected debate on the
. Hawaiian question until the resolution
calling for information, passed by the Sen
Ste last week. had been complied with by
3 the executive. To-day Hoar submitted an
other resolution calling upon the Prest-
dent for specific answers to questions
which, literally complied with, would lay
before the Senate and the country the his
tory Of the actions OF the present admin
istration on the Hawaiian matter. Alter
d lively debate between the author Of the
resolution and Ray the resolution weEt
over until tomorrow. The resolution is
as follows:
That the President be requested to In
form the Senate. if in his opinion it be not
inconsistent with the public interest,
whether any person whose name has not
been submitted to the Senate for its ad-
vice ard consent, and, if so, what person,
has been appointed since the fourth day of
March, 1898, to represent the United
=. States in the Hawaiian Islands. and
whether such person has been accredited
TO the President of the Executive and Ad-
visory Council of the Hawaiian Islands,
and whether such person has been
presented to the head of the Gov
ernment OF the Hawaiian Islands; and
whether any, and, if so, what author
ity has been given to such person touching
tie relations 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 commit
ted to such person to determine when the
naval force of the United States should be
landed therein or Withdrawn therefrom:
and whether any authority has been COM
mitted to such person to use physical force
IN the territory of said Government. or
TO land armed force there; and
whether such person has been authorized
or has 10 fact cores ponded in regard to
the public affairs of the Government of
the Hawaiian Islands with any private
person, newspaper or any other period.
icaI, or has been authorized to or has in
fact undertaken to receive in said Hawaiian
Islands the testimony Of any private per-
son, or has requested or received written
communications from any private person
In regard TO the lawful aud existing Gov
ernment there, or the circum stances under
which said existing Government was es-
tablished, or any other matters relating to
public affairs thereof; aud il any such ap-
pointmenG or authority has been made or
given further to inform the Senate whether
i'm m
when the Senate was in session or has con-
tlnued in force during any session of TIE
Senate or Congress and any part thereof !;
and further, whether such appointment or
authority was communicated to the Senate
during any session thereof; and further,
whether any person has accepted or un-
oertaken to accept the Office of Commits
sfoner or public Minister with powers
aforesaid or any of them, or has und er-
taKen in any correspondence with the
government Of Hawaii or with any pri-
vate person to describe himself as Co NJ
missioner OF the United Slates."
hoar, IN tne course of his remarks on
the resolution, said that if it were true the
rresldent. the Senate being in session, had
authorized an officer to exercise para
mouII diplomatic authority in another
country with which the United States was
al peace. and authorized him to employ at
MS discretion the naval force of the United
States. and had given him title, which
? was enumerated as one of the diplomatic
omcers In an act of Congress, he was
standing upon very slippery ground and
had better step on to terra frma rapidly
and at once. Laughterl
"The ostrich puts his head in the sand"
said Hoar, "and thinks he will not be seen
The rhiDoceros hides in his mud puddle
and breathes through his nose, and thinks