Arizona republican., 1893-12-06
CONGRESSIONAL. Bland Introduces a New
 Silver Bill. He Believes It Will Be Favorably Reported. A Vigorous Attack on Cleve- lands Hawaiian Policy. Republican Senators are Assured o1 Some Consideration in the
 Tariff Discussion.
By the Associated Press.


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The senate opened with light attendance in the galleries and on the floor.
 After the morning hour the senate took up the Hawaiian question and Dolph spoke against the presidents proposed action, 4.t.
 He said it would have been more sat- isfactory to him and to the country had the president been more explicit as to how 1t was proposed to right the al- legged wrong and how the administra- tion was to proceed to restore the status existing at the time of the last forcible intervention. It would have been more satisfactory if the president had given to the senate the instruc- tions to the present American minister to Hawaii so that the senate and house might know what was proposed by the government.
 4 remark by Cullom as to whether the president had the constitut tional power to restore the queen forcibly, led Dolph to say rather earnestly that as to
  ence of opinion between the president and himself, and still he was warranted in assuming that something more than moral suasion was to be exercised to change the government of Hawaii. He was asked by Vest whether he was arguing in favor of policy on the part of the government of securing the Ha- wal ian islands and holding them as a colony under what is known in Europe as the continental system. Dolph re- piled that he favored the annexation of the islands; giving to them suitable government and exercising control over them. The most the Unitet States could do, he said if it did not care to annex the islands was to withdraw the support of the provisional government and allow it to take It's own course.
 Gray inquired whether the present Hawaiian government was a repu bile, "It comes as near to that as anything it come to it?" asked Gray. "I am not going to discuss that" replied Dolph. ''It is government established by the people; 1t is not monarchy that is certain" Tt is not repu bile, that is certain" said MT. Gray. White asked by how many people the present gov ernment was established. 'As many as ever established any government there," replied Dolph.
 Dolph referred to the fact that noth- ing had been made public in the direc- tion of the intention of the adminis- tration until congress had adjourned when there could be no congressional interference. The report of Blount, said Dolph, read more like a plea of 8 jealous lawyer for his side of the con- troversy than like an unprejudiced and impartial decision of 8 judge. Per sonally he would sooner take the state ment of ex-Minister Stevens, the state- ment of MT. Thurston, the statement of honorable men who were engaged in the rebellion, the testimony that had come from the enlightened portion of the Hawaiian community, than to take the one sided colored report of Blount and his statements presented in regard to affairs in Hawaii.
 The house joint resolutions appro. priating $5O,000 for the payment oi salaries and the expenses of additional deputy collectors of internal revenue to carry out the Chinese exclusion act was reported from the committee on appropriations and passed.
 Two petitions were presented to the senate by Vest, one from the Merchants Exchange and the other from the Spanish club of St. Louis, setting forth that the present government is friendly disposed to- wards the United States and urging the importance of reciprocal relations They ask that the tariff rates be SC modified as to permit this and if it can not be done that a commission be ap pointed on the part of the United States to deal with similar commission from Mexico on the subject.
 Cullom introduced in the senate f bill providing that facilities afforded by one railroad to another shall include due and reasonable receiving, forward ing and delivery of freight traffic a through rates and providing regula tions under which the provision may be enforced. Cullom also introduced { bill to regulate interstate commerce by defining the words 'line' and "com mon carriers"
 MT. Voorhees,, chairman of the meet ing of the ways and means committe' today urged the members to use all ex petition in the consideration of tn tariff question 30 as to be able to repor promptly on the bill as soon as it cam from the house. He suggested that tn members begin at once 10 hold dail, meetings. The Republican member were assured that whenever there wer good reasons for granting hearing t. persons interested in tariff changes al opportunity to be heard would be given The Wilson bill will be used as the ba sis of the senate committees Ia DOTS an' will be quite closely followed. Tn chairman appointed Jones of Arkansas