New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19


ter WINS see pace IL
FUTILE ATTEMPTS AT SUPPRESSION
DEMOCRATS vAIXLY TRY TO PREVENT TIE
READING OF THE WILLIS INsTRuC.
TIONs IN THE SENATE.
Washington. Dec. 1s.-There was very small
attendance CT Senators at the opening of to-
days session. although it was generally known
that the Presidents message in relation to Ha-
waiian affairs was ready to be delivered. The
Journal was read and routine morning business
was proceeded with
At 1916 Mr.. Pruden ore Of the Presidents
secretaries. appeared and delivered the long
looked-for message to Congress. Mr.. George.
dem, Miss) was sending ND a petition in the
morning business when Mr. Harris, Oem..
TENN interposed and said that the President 5
message ought to be laid before the Senate.
The Vice-President was of the same opinion.
and Immediately laid before the Senate the
message, which was thereupon read by the
Secretary.
Printed copies Of the message having been
furnished in advance. Senator's on both sides Of
the Chamber followed the Secretary as he read;
but not for long. The interest in the matter
slackened before much progress had been made
on the message. and soon majority OF the
Senators were neither reading nor listening but
were engaged in conversation or in their cor
respondence. There was much moro attention
paid on the Republican side of the Chamber
than on the Democratic The reading Of the
message was finished at p. m. having taken
about forty minutes.
Mr. Chandler (Rep., y. H Immediately rose
and asked for the reading Of the instructions
to Mr. Willis Of October 18. November "a and
December ?.
Mr.. Hoar. Rep.. Mass) suggested that the
list of the accompanying documents be hrst
read, SO that the Senate might know what they
were.
In response to this suggestion. the Vice
President laid before the Senate further COM
muncation from. the President transmitting Din
compliance with the resolution of the Senate)
copies of all instructions given 10 the Diplo-
matte ard Naval representatives of the United
States since March 4. 1881.
The clerk then commenced the reading Of Mr..
Greshams instructions to Mr.. Willis of October
IS. They are marked "Confdential' and say
that they are Supplemental to the general in
structions which you have received in relation
to your official duties"
Mr.. BUTLER oRJECIs.
The clerk had got no further, when the read
Ing vas interrupted b, Mr.. Butler Dem. S. c.,
who objected 10 the waste Of time and said
that the documents would all be printed to-mor-
row.
Mr. Voorhees, Dem. Ind)--Thcse papers
ought ell TO be read or else none Of them should
be read except the message itself. | do not
think IL az all fair that Senator should pick
out certain portions Of the documents aside
from the message> and have them read at this
time. They should all stand together The
bo has
us has been read; and. If it be the sense Of the
Senate that more should be read. let the ac-
complaining documents be read.
Tho Vice Preedent-Docs the Chair understand
the Senator TO call for the reading Of all the
accompanying documents?
Mr. Voorhees-No, sir but shall object to the
reading of garbled extracts-of excerpts thai
may suit the occasion OF the Senator from New
Hampshire.
4 The Vice-President remarked that when The
Senator from New-IIampshire called for the
reading Of three papers no objection had beer
made, and the clerk began reading.
Mr. Butler Dem. S. CD object to The
further reading of the paper; and l move tina
the message and the accompanying document!
no referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela
lions.
Mr.. Frye hope not These instructions t
Mr. willis we have been waiting for with grea
'anxie,v There is an intense desire on the par
NJ the Senate and OF the pdblic to know thu
Instructions The President has sent them; ant
the simple request is that they be read. 1t vii
not take over five minutes.
Mr. Faulkner Dem. w. Na)-Will not all th
papers be printed and published tomorrow
morning?
Mr.. Frye-But The President has given us tn
fuIl basis of all these instructions, very care
fully drawn, as ably as any advocate could az
A. II seems to me that there is no good oh
,ectton to the instructions being read.
Mr. Butler-I do not object to the countr!
%rouing every communicative but the readini
of them now is waste Of time.
Mr.. Frye-The reading will not take five min
utes.
Mr.. Butier-I have not the least objection L
sverything getting before the public; but VIII.
the accompanying documents should b
vartled and partly read / cannot understand
ana must insist my objection.
REASONS FOR READING THE INSTRUCTIONS.
Mr. Chandler-Ir view Of the statement tina
there has been an attempt to get garbled TX
tracts read / think II wise that should max
n statement as to what led me to ask for tn
leading OF the instructions TO Mr.. Willis ex
arnined at the clerks desk. the package whic
Recommended the Presidents message and
B BETHESDA