The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-12
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Gray Raped Hoar over tn
I'm, slls Yesterday.

Gray Raped HOar over the
I'm, als Yesterday
Washin, II, Dec. 1.-THE House
Joint res luton for the protection of
persons ) no have been allowed to make
entries Q, land within the former Mile
Laos iesels-a ton N Minnesota, was
passed.
Hoar introduced a resolution calling
upon the president for further informa-
ton as to his action on Hawaiian af-
fairs.
The resolution is as follows:
That the president be requested to
inform 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 advice and consent, and if
so what person, has been appointed,
since the fourth day of March, 1893, to
represent the United States in the
Hawaiian islands, and whether such
person has been accredited to the
president of the executive and adj
visory council of the Hawaiian islands,
and whether such person has been
presented TO the head Of the govern
ment OF the Hawaiian islands. and
whether any. and if SO what. authority
has been given to such person touch
ing the relations of this government
to the then existing or the govern
ment Of the Hawaiian islands, and the
protection of American citizens there
in: and whether any discretion or
power has been committed to such
person to determine when the naval
force of the United States should be
landed therein, or withdrawn there
from, and whether any authority has
been committed to such person
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territory of said government: or to land
an armed force there; and whether
such person has been authorized or
has. in fact. correspondent in regard to
the public affairs of the government of
the Hawaiian islands with any privat e
person, newspaper or any other per-
iodical, or has been authorized to, or
has, in fact, Undertaken to, receive in
the said Hawaiian islands the teSti-
mony Of any private person, or has re-
quested or received written cOmmuni-
cations from any private person in re-
gard 10 the lawful and existing gov
eminent there, or the circumstances
under which said existing government
was established, or any other matters
relating to the public affairs thereof,
and if any such appointment or au-
thority has been made or given: fur
Their to inform the Senate whether the
same was made or given at a time
Wien Tie Oclidee NdS III SGSSlOu Vi Has
continued in force during any session
of the Senate or Of Congress. and any
part thereof. and further. whether such
appointment or authority was commu-
nicated to the Senate during any ses-
sion thereof, and further, whether any
person has accepted or undertaken to
accent the Office of commissioner or
or any Of them, or has undertaken in
any correspondence with the govern
naent Of Hawaii, or with any private
person. to describe himself as a COM
missioner of the United States.
Eoar. in the course of his remarks
on the resolution, said if ii were true
that the president (the Senate being in
ssSsion)- authorized an officer to exer-
else paramount diplomatic authority
in another 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 a title which was enum-
Grated as one of diplomatic officers. in
the act of Congress, he was standing
upon very slippery ground and had bet
ter step onto terra fif-na rapidly and
at once. Nsaughter.) THE ostrich puts
his head in the sand" said Hoar land
thinks he will not be seen The rhin-
oceros hides in his mud puddle and
breathes through his nose and thinks
ne will not be seen; but neither OF
these are lit and suitable precedents fol-
the president of the United States. The
people viii know the truth OF the
matter
Gray said Hoar had seeded al
through the previous adnainistra tor
of Cleveland and had scolded Cleve.
land into the White House again. In
the course of his remarks, Gray said
he believed the policy of Cleveland was
not only that of justice and magma.
ninity. but one of non-interference.
Eoar commented upon the fact that
information communicated by the
president to certain senators under the
seal of confidence had been freely
given out to representatives of foul
newspapers Known to be jealous and
thorougz-going--h had alm2st said
upulous-supporters Of the adj
ministration. One OF the allegations