The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-18
And Now He Intends to Wash His Hands
of the Dirty Work and Saddle the
Mess on Congress.
HIS MESSAGE DUE TO-DAY
The Constitution Signed by King
Kamehameha LII in 1910.
Ample Evidence that God-Fearing Mis-
sionaries Wrote the Document
Rights of Rulers and People.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17-For the third
week In succession, Hawaii promises to be
the important subject before the Senate.
The Presidnet will tomorrow comply with
the request Of both houses of Congress for
copies of all the recent correspondence on
the Hawaiian question. and it is considered
almost certain that whatsoever condition Of
affairs the correspondence and the message
accompanying it may reveal, the Senate
viii find in it a text for numerous speeches.
The programme for tomorrow in the Sen
ate includes the reception of the Presi-
dents Hawaiian message and speeches by
Senators Hansbrough and Dolph, the
former in explanation of the bill for the
determination of the Russian thistle, and
the latter on the subject of the tariff. The
remainder of the week not given up to
Hawaii will, in all probability, be devoted
to consideration of comparatively unim-
portant bills on the calendar, of which
there are a large number.
Many of the Senate committees have been
turning out work at a rapid rate during
the two weeks of the session, and, as a
consequence, the calendar is much longer
now than 1t was at the beginning of the SEES
sion, notwithstanding the Senate has passed
a large number of bills for the time it has
been in session. If the nomination of Judge
Hornblower as Justice of the Supreme
Court should be reported by the judiciary
committe at its meeting tomorrow, which
is by no means certain, there will be an
effort to have the nomination confirmed dur
ing the week, and there is likelihood of
OF some opposition to his confirmation, con-
siderable time may be spent in executive
session on this subject. The only measure
of national Importance on the calendar in
position to be taken up for final disposition
Is the bill for the repeal of the federal
elections law, and it's consideration at this
time is barred by a stipulation between the
Republican and Democratic members that
1T shall rest where it is until after the
Christmas holidays. There is desire on the
part of Senators generally that the Christ
mas recess shall begin on Thursday of this
week, but the House will probably be al
lowed to name the day. 1t will not be later
than Friday.
1t is the present intention of the powers
, THAT be in Congress to adjourn for the hol-
iday recess next Thursday until Jan of
the new year. The tariff debate, which
the Democratic leaders had hoped to enter
on before adjournment, cannot now begin
until after the recess, although the bill will
be reported to the House either on Tuesday
or Wednesday. The four days before the ad-
journment promise to be busy ones. To-
morrow the debate over the appropriation
of 100000 for special examiners in the ur-
gent deficiency bill will be continued, lin
tied by an agreement made yesterday to
one hour and half on side. None of
the other items in the bill are subject to
opposition. and the bill will pass as soon as
| the debate is concluded.
After the urgent deficiency bill is disposed
| of the new Mexico statehood bill, which is
| the special order after the morning. will
again come forward, and it is expected that
| it will go through tomorrow afternoon or
| Tuesday. provided the Democratic quorum
remains intact. IL the Republicans flibus-
| ter, and the quorum breaks, the House may
| be deadlocked for the rest of the week. as
| far as business after the morning hour is
The transmission of the Hawaiian CORE
spondence by the President may lead to
| some debate on this question in open House,
which, however will depend on the nature
| Of the correspondence, the instructions
| given TO Minister Willis and the tenor of
| the, Presidents message. On the highest
| authority it can be stated that the Presi-
dents message transmitting the CORE
spondence will show that the administra ton
| has done all in his power by the aid of
| diplomacy to right the wrong from its
| standpoint done the Hawaiian monarchy,
and that the situation IS now one for the
| Congress of the United States to deal with.
| In other words, that diplomacy has failed to
| restore the conditions existing prior to the
| revolution, and Congress must now decide
| whether other means are 10 be employed.
| The message will also remove the last
| doubt about a disagreement between the
| President and his Secretary OF State II
| will show that Mr.. Cleveland and Secretary
| Gresham have been in thorough accord
| from the first.
on Wednesday it is possible that Mr.
| come up The bill for the collection OF
| abandoned and captured property may also
| figure in the weeks proceeding. The morn
| ing hour each day will be consumed with
| matters of minor moment.