The herald., 1893-12-12
A PARAMOUNT SUBJECT.
The Unexpected Happens in
the Senate.
Hoar Springs a New Hawaiian
Resolution.
The President Called Upon for More
Information.
An impeachment of His Right to APP
point q Special Diplomatic officer
without tho Advice and Con-
sent of the Senate.
By the Associated Press.

sent OF the Sen8tes
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. lin the senate
today the unexpected happened and the
expected failed to materialize. The ex-
pected political debate on the federal
elections law repeal was averted by Hill
acquiescing in the suggestion of Hoar
that the bill should be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
On the other hand, no one expected de-
bate on the Hawaiian question until the
resolution calling for information by the
senate last week had been complied
with by the executive. Today Hoar
submitted another resolution calling
upon the president for specific answers
to questions which literally complied
with would lay before the senate and
the country the history of the actions of
the present administration on the Ha-
waiian matter. After a lively debate
between the author of the resolution
aud Gray, the resolution went over until
tomorrow.
THE HoAR RESOLUTION.
The resolution is as follows:
That the president be requested to
inform the senate If, in his opinion, it be
not inconsistent with public interest,
whether any person whose name has
not been submitted to the senate for ad-
vice and consent, and if so, what person
has been appointed since the 4th day of
March, 1893, to represent the United
States in the Hawaiian islands. and
whether such person has been accredited
to the president OF the executive and
advisory council of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, and whether such person has been
presented to the head of the government
Of the Hawaiian islands. and whether
any and if 80, what authority has been
given to such person touching the rela-
tions of this government to the then ex-
listing or other government OF the Ha-
waiian islands and the protection Of
American citizens therein, and whether
any discretion or power has been COM
mitted to euch person to de-
termine when naval force OF
the United States should be
landed therein or withdrawn tharefrom
and whether any authority has been
committed to such person to use phys
ical force in the territory of said govern
ment, or to land an armed force there;
and whether such pereon has been
authorized, or has in fact corresponded
in regard to the public affairs of the
government OF the Hawaiian islands
with any private person., newspaper or
any other periodical, or has been author
lied to, or has in fact undertaken to
soln de-
testimony of any privrte person, or has
requested or received written commu-
nications from any private person in
regard to the lawful and existing
government there, or the circumstances
under which said existing government
was established, or any other matters
relating to the public affairs thereof.
and if any such appointment or author
ity has been made or given, further to
inform the senate whether th0eame WAS
made or given at time when the senate
was in session, or has continued in force
during any session OF the senate or
of congress, or any part thereof, and
further, whether such appointment or
authority was communicated to the
senate during any session thereof; and
further, whether any person has accept
GU VI uAuCI bhhCA MY SSiAOoPOA0OACC
with the government OF Hawaii, or with
any private person, to describe himself
ae commissioner of the United States.
HoAR's REMARKS.
Hoar, in the course of his remarks on
the resolution, said if it were true that
the president (the senate being in ses-
sion) authorized an officer to exercise
paramount diplomatic authority in an
other country with which the United
States was at peace, authorized him to
employ at his discretion the naval force
of the United States, and had given him
title which was enumerated as one of
the diplomatic officers in the act of con-
gress, he was standing upon very clip.
perry ground, and had better step on
terra firma rapidly and at once.
[Laughter.l
"The ostrich puts his head in the
sand," said Hoar, "and thinks he will
not be seen; the rhinoceros hides in
his mudpuddle and breathes through
his nose, and thinks he will not be seen;
but neither of these are fit and suitable
presidents for the president of the
United States. The people will know
the truth of the matter"
GRAY DEFENDS CLEVELAND.
GRAY said Hoar had scolded through
the previous administration of Cleve-
land, and had scolded Cleveland in the
White House again. In the course of
his remarks, Gray said he believed the
policy of Cleveland was not only that of
Justice and magnanimity, but one of
non-interference.
THE PARAMOUNT COMMISSIONER.
Hoar commented upon the fact that
information communicated by the presi-
dent to certain senators under the seal
of confidence had been freely given out
to the representatives of four newspapers
known to be Jealous, thorough-going, he
had almost said unscrupuloue, support
ers of the administration. One of the
allegations was that the president on
the 7th day of March. 1893 (the senate
being then in seesion), commissioned q
person to go to Hawaii, accrediting him
by letter as commissioner from this gov
eminent. and said in his letter of in
structions he was to be paramount as