The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-07
Senator Hoar Makes a Very Plain
and 0utspOken Speech
CONDEMNING THE PRESIDENT.
Senator Hin Joined In the Discussion
and Charged the Executive with
1ranseending His Authority aud HE
Constitutional Towers.

WAsHIEGToN, Dec 7.-After some morn
ing business 10 the senate. in the course OF
which Mr.. Manderson (Rep.) introduced
bill to amend the internal revenue laws,
Mr.. Cullom (Rep) offered a resolution ac-
cspting from Illinois the statue OF Gen
eral Shields, and proceeded TO address the
senate, eulogizing General Shields Mr..
Cullom was followed by Mr.. Vest Dem.),
who spoke briefly in behalf of Missouri,
and then Mr. Davis (Rsp.) addressed the
senate. expressing the sentiments OF Min
nesota.
Mr.. Voorhees, introduced in the senate
the two pension bills introduced In the
house by Mr.. Martin last Monday. One
declares a pension TO be vested right,
regulates suspensions of pensions and
grants appeals 20 the supreme court OF the
District of Columbia. The other bill de
fines sundry crimes against the United
States in the administration of pension
laws
Senator Hoar's resolutions calling FIR
the Hawaiian cor respondepce was laid be-
fore the senate, and the author argued In
favor of 1t. Mr.. Hoar declared that to un-
dertake to overthrow the existing govern
ment at Hawaii would be an act Of war
and that the suggestion that the United
States had acted with undue haste in rec
ovnizing that government has nothing to
do with IT,
Thy establishment Of that government
was fact, aud rot question of right or
wrong 1t was manif, st (Mr Hoar
thought) that the presidents intention In
the matter of Hawaii was thing which
the senate and the people were entitled 90
understand, and were entitled TO under
stand without delay. IL he thing had not
been done yet there should be swift and
Indignant remonstrance of the American
people against IL which would reach even
the dull ears of the executive.
After a very interesting discussion, in
which Senator Hill joined the Republi-
cans, not only in demanding the imme-
date adoption OF the resolution, but in in
sisting that the administration was tran
sccnding its constitutional powers. Sen
ator Sherman made the strongest speech
for his side.
Mr.. Frye's challenge or behalf OF his
colleague, Eugene Hale and himself, to all
critics of ex-Minister Stevens, whom he
praised highly, was feature Of the de-
bate
The representatives of the administra-
tion. Senator'S Gray. Villas and Mills, dc.
precated haste, but withdrew opposition
when 1t was evident that the senate
wanted 10 adopt the resolution.
An unusual amount Of personal feeling
was showa IN the debate by the men on
both sides, Gray and Hill having hot
words over Hills claim that the president
ought TO send in the Information at once,
and that therefore he thought the custom
ary phrase in the resolution about sending
IL in "if it is incompatible with the public
interest" might be left out.
Mr.. Hit, the ex-chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, introduced two reso-
lutions bearing on the Hawaiian policy of
the government, the first calling for the
papers in the case aud the second as
follows:
Resolved, That il Is the sense of the house
that intervention by the government Of the
United States, representative or armed forces.
In the affairs of friendly recognized govern
ment, To disturb or GvertLrow il and substitute
a monarchy therefor. is contrary TO the
policy and traditions of this republic and the
spirit OF the constitution.
IL is strange that people will sncr for years
from rheumatism rather thau try such an approved
standard remedy rs Ayers Sarsaparilla, aud that.
too in spite Of the that ~ has cured 50
many others who who were similarly afflicted.
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