St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-12

and the resident minister to promote
his success by every means in their
power, placed the archives under his
complete and untrammeled control, au-
thorzed him to employ at his discre-
ton the naval power and to land-or
withdraw the forces of the United
States at will, and had given him the
title which was enumerated AS one OF
the titles of the diplomatic officers in
the act of congress, the president was
standing lin Hoar's opinion) upon very
slippery ground, and he had better step
onto terra firma rapidly and at once.
Laughter.
If, in the next place, such an official
entered that territory and established
correspondence with private persons
about its public affairs, taking testi-
mony, writing communications, recelv-
ing written communications and max
Ing replies thereto, that officer violated
in most gross and palpable manner
the express written law of the Aneri-
can people; and if he reported that ac-
ton to the president, and it is approved,
and the president made himself al ac-
complice after the fact in that viola
tion of law, he the presidenO was
standing upon not only slippery, but
VERY THIN GROUND.
especially if after the act of this public
commissioner he proceeded to decorate
him with new diplomatic appoint
ment.
''The ostrich" said Mr.. Hoar, ''puts
its head in the sand and thinks it will
not be seen. The rhinoceroS hides in
his mud-puddle and breathes through
his nose. and thinks he will not be seen;
but neither of these are fit and suitable
precedents for the executive of the
United States. The people have a
right 10 know, wish to know and will
know, let me say to my honorable
| friend, the truth in this matter"
Mr.. Gray (Dem.. Del.) said he did not
| intend to be drawn into discussion of
the Hawaiian matter, even if the Sena-
| tor from Massachusetts, could not re-
| strain himself from an Indulgence in
| his habit of ScOlding an administration
belonging to party the opposite of his
| own. He said Mr. Hoar had scolded all
| through Cleveland'S first administration
and had scoded him back into the
| White house. He did not think the
senator from Massachusetts would gain
anything from the sober second thought
of the American people by putting up
| hypothetical cases, in regard to which
he was to deliver himself of the we'll
conned vituperative phrases with which
he had entertained the senate this
morning. Nor did ne think that our
honored representative at the court OF
st. James would take much detrIment
by his share of the scolding. Mr.. Gray
said he thought it would have been bet
ter taste all around if the senator from
Massachusetts had waited until the
official information asked for few days
ago had come to the senate. He wanted
to know whether the statements that
the senator from Massachusetts had
alluded to, with which
THE PUBLIC PRESS
had been full for weeks past. were in
deed true; whether il was fact thai
the flag of the United States had beer
disgraced and dishonored by super
|
and made to symbolic an act of piracy
and aggression for which every honor
able American ough. to hang his heat
in shame, to use the hypothetical Ian
guage of the senator from Massachu
sets. 1t was very we'll for the senate
from Massachusetts,, and others VIII,
agreed with him, to ask those VIII
disagreed with them again and again t,
avert their gaze from what was said +
have occurred on those islands in TIL
middle of last January. They desires
to know something about that. MI
Gray thought the resolutions should q
over until tomorrow under the rule.
Mr.. Hoar objected to Mr.. Gray's CIV
ing to his remarks the character o
scolding.
After some further discussion tn,
resolution went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Hill. III view of the complain
that the minority had had no oppor
tunity to report on the elections bill
moved that it be referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
AS MIR. Cullom (Rep.. Ill., desired t.
submit some remarks on the subject to-
morrow. the bill was allowed to remain
on the calendar, and the house bill wa
referred to the committee on privilege
and elections.
The senate then, on motion of MI
German, proceeded to the consideratio
of executive business, aud at 2:40 ad
journed until tomorrow.