St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-05
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house, before the committee has deter
mined upon it, and before some of its
members have been made aware that
the matters spoken of are TO be proposed
i'll the committee. Such a course is a
breach of the privileges of the house,
and would not have been tolerated in
other times from a president, even by
his most Jealous adherents.
Senator Mitchell. of Oregen-I was
very much surprised to learn from the
presidents reference to Hawaii that the
proposition is really entertained by the
administration OF re-enthroning the
queen. The Wilson bill, which the
| president Endorses, strikes a fatal blow
at all the industries of the Pacific
coast.
SENATOR HALE
The message is made up of details.
As to Hawaii, he leaves that to the fut-
ure. We expected him to favor the Will
son bill, and the Republicans are OPP
posed to it.
Senator Lodge-The most of the
message was taken UP with perfectly
harmless routine business. The clause
about Hawaii appears to announce the
extraordinary doctrine that it is our
duty to Overturn a government we have
recognized in order to recognize an
other government. On this theory we
ought to instantly restore Texas and
Mexico; and France, which entered
into an alliance it'll US during the
Revolution, ought now to restore US, by
force if necessary, to England. The
statement in regard to the tariff con-
tainS one very interesting clause. This
morning it was understood that Demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee had not yet agreed as to the
| new taxes to raise internal revenue,
put the president states in his message
what those new taxes are to be. 1t has
always heretofore been believed that
under the constitution the right
to inaugurate money mills rested with
the house of representatives. By this
message it appears that now taxes are
to be first determined by the president,
who communicates them to congress,
where there is nothing to be done ex-
cept to adopt them. The recommended
tiOnS in regard to the civil service COM
mission II the increase of clerks for
that service are i'll every way excel
lent.
SENATOR POWER
/ understand hat the message was
printed in London this morning. 1t
should have been given out there yester-
day,so our British neighborS could have
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about it.
Senator Hawley-The message lacks
vlgor, and is a disappointment. The
preSid ent'S talk about tariff is common
place in the extreme, and his remarks
concerning the work of the ways and
means committee are not justified by
any information the country has. There
has been no full meeting of the commit
tee to consider some Of these ques-
tlOnS.
Senator Dubois-It is lacking in
force, strength and Americanism, and
must prove a great disappointment to
the country. Concerning his recon-
mendatiOn about bonds and the internal
revenue monetary commission, l can
only say that it looks decidedly as If the
president thinks he can deal with the
financial affairs of the country better
than congress and the people. His
statement of the Hawaiian question will
be generally and justly criticised. and
ca mot be defended.
Senator Jones, of Nevada-The mes
sage contains no suggestions or recon-
mendations which hold out my hope
for silver while the present administra-
ton is in power.
SENATOR CAREY
The message is a disappointment. l
had hoped for some definite information
concerning Hawaii, and had supposed
that the financial policy of the admins
tratiOn would be outlined.
Senator Platt-It scarcely deserves
comment.
Senator Hansbrough-It is very weak
and lame. Doubtless the message would
have contained more life if it had been
written after Van Allen had declined
the mission to Rome.
Senator Shoup i was disappointed
to ascertain that the president had not
made any recommendation for the rec
OgnltiOn of silver.
Senator DiXon-It was a very weari-
some message, and without any SUCCESS
tons as to the immediate interests of
the country. We had a right to expect
something concerning the currency, in
which the message fails. His brief sug-
gestlon concerning the tariff contains
nothing new.
A number of other senators, most of
whom were Democrats, were seen by
the Associated Press representative,
but declined to express their views.
Among these were Sherman, of Ohio;
Aldrich, of Rhode Island; Hill, of New
York; Daniel, of Virginia; Mills, of
Texas; Coke. of Texas; Jones, of Ar
kansas; Cockrell, of Missouri; Smith, of
New Jersey; Harris, of Tennessee, and
Walthall, OF Mississippi.