Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22


gross violation of the constitution OF
the United States as ever was charged
upon or imputed to any public
official 1t was not necessary to say
that the appointing or commissioning
OF such an officer without consent of
the senate was an attempt to usurp
all diplomatic relations of the govern
ment
If it be true that the president, the
senate being in session, authorized an
officer to exercise paramount diplomatic
authority in a country with which the
United States was at peace, directed
a consul and resident minister to pro
mote his success by every means in
his power, placed archives under his
complete and untrammeled control.
him to employ at discretion
the naval power and land forces or
withdraw the forces of the United
States at will and had given him a
title which is enumerated as one of
the titles of diplomatic officers in an
act OF congress. the president in his
(1oarS) Judgment is upon very slip
perry ground and he had better ster>
on terra firma rapidly and 1T once
Qaugn,erl. If, in the next place, such
an official has entered that territory
and established correspondence with
private persons about it's public affairs.
taken testimony, received written COM
municatlonS ard made reply thereto
that officer has violated in the most
gross and palpable manner an ex-
press and written law of the Ameri-
can people; and. if he reported that
action to the president and it is ap
proved and the president made him
self an accomplish after the fact, in
violation of the law, &c (the presdenn
is standing not only upon slippery
but very thin ground.
The people have Il right to know
and wish to know and will know, let
me say to my honorable friend the
truth i'll this matter"
Mr.. Gray reprimanded Mr. Hoa1'
gently, saying that he thought it would
have been better taste if the senator
from Massachusetts had waited until
the official information asked for Il few
days ago had come to the senate
After some further discussion the
resolution went over until tomorrow.
In the house Mr.. kilgore of Texas
was about to call up the bill for the
admission of Utah, when Mr.. Dingley
of Maine. on behalf of the republicans
made Il statement that the bill was
of too much Importance to be consider
ed during the morning hour but no oh
lection would DO made from his side
il ample opportunity were allowed for
debate and amendment Thereupon
General Wheeler of Alabama, asked
consent that tomorrow
and Wednesday,, after the morning
hour, be set aside for its consideration
Without objection this order Wa:, made.
1t is understood that Il delegation of
from Utah was instrument
al in inducing republican leaders to
recede from their attitude toward the
bill.
Washington, Dec. 12.-In the senate
today the resolution offered yesterday
by Mr.. Hoar asking for information
us to Hawaii, and the resolution of
fered by PETER were entitled to pref
crence i'll the morning hour, but unan-
imous consent WIS given that they
should remain On the table and be
called up later in the day or tomorrow.
Mr.. Cullom then addressed the sen
ate on the federal election laws.
After Cullom's address Mr.. Stewart
and Mr.. Hill took up the discussion
and at the close Of Stewards speech
the senate adjourned.
In the house the bill to expedite the
settlement Of postmasters' accounts
passed.
At the expiration of the morning
hour the house resolved itself into Il
committee Of the whole for considera-
ton Of the bill for the admission of
Utah. Mr.. Nilg0re opened the debate |!
in advocacy. Mr.. Blair, of New |
did not think it safe to |
PASS the enabling act without Il dis
tinct provision against plural mar
'iages. After speeches by Morse and |
I.aWlins the house adjourned.
ion of the morning hour, during which |
10 important matters We're considered, |
he house resolved itself into Il COM |
nittee of the whole for further conSid- |
,ratiOn of the bill for the admission |
If Utah.
An amendment by Gen Wheeler re
!ucing by one-half the land grant to
Utah by the bill for school purposes
vas adopted.
An amendment reducing the grant
# land to the state univ ersity from
700, COG to 1900: increasing the grant
or use the agricultural college from
10000 to 100000 and decreasing the
)cr cent of proceeds from the sale
If public lands subsequent to the adj
mission of the state. which shall be
ct aside rs a permanent public school
und, from 10 to ) per cent was
Idopted.
Without division the bill for admis-
ion as amended by the committee
vas passed.
McCreary, from the committee Oh
oreign affairs, then called up the
HIT resolution calling upon the presi
lent for papers i'll the Hawaiian case
nended 50 as to add Il request for
IL correspondence since March 1889.
With practical unanimity the resolu-
ion was adopted. Adjourned.
Washington, Dec. 13.-After the
outline morning business in the sen
tie was disposed of, the Hawaiian