Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-25
GROVER ANXIOUS.
Afraid Lest Congress Goes a
Step Too Far.
Concerned Less His Hawaiian Polic,
Should be Sharply Ceasared.
sIsc stirred tp 0ssr ssesplisa Of et7'Kis-
.fg.s1a's aeEsics lc.iaas.


+ eonassisr4-s on foreign fe,kii9as, referring 30
/ senas criticisms ~bi=A have kesa aa3e
/ upon ,be Rep1bljea ,asuh-rs Cf shst eom-
/ na tsse. Sisa regard 10 the rePosE wbieh vas
maze - Mr.. Met1rr@ry, Ch4irmaa Of IN
committee. as to the Hawaiian sasis. sabi
I In the matter 0i nssaI, Ii is = be sai3
that the Repn ilcsn nieEab rs Of the eous-
4 nists4 on foreign al fairs hsve been end*sy
F., eEing 70 tire best of their abil y IS lainsr
/ ity ta ave Mr. 3eHrslla'., or some eiBi'aF
! resolution, feportAi d The II asH Of Il pr-
srat4ty~s While they have fAs.es n thss
| iaes have 0htsies3 sn asreesaect fsen lhe
/ i0s i9fiy Be-. ~ CutCuit4e THAT he subject
/ shsb b. brought up tos discussion wssh q
/ he ffs9 10 dsys atler the rss<s nlbhag a.
| Congress n Jtnusrg- There Is no tisPasi-
tion CO She pat az the R~pnb.i.an nserslS p
Of the fire "a sf1sgs gomuiisee - smother
| ieb2i-. sui ;here : no probability that q
Dat can h prevented "a the Hease. With
/ he lui{sti ns wa.ch tiie rs jo5ity Shall t.i.
| sase. ''Th- probability noS IL, sad Gen
rsi Draper. that the debate will tSke
nlsce ia the House oc FFijay or S4,ng.iay
inmejiste II atseF th- sijou-aGlset
SarpFtse has hpeu rIsniies.ed tiat Mr.
iiigt u lliIugis, wsJ il the 4eAn of the ks
paoheans On the nisoriEy Of The eoalraittes
| Oh foreixn affair, dld 10. make a vigorous
i. Fltonairation when Ar MeCreaTy' II soia
,i0u was brought into the House, Bas tai
xpianati0n il that he was called away 90
account Of iilness in bis family. Mr.. sioter,
who - sxI TO bln ug1a tue cgmai.te
will pro. eel win the preparation Of Ehe
min fisy report on Hawaii for the very eyi
dent reason tha, Mr. tltt viii n5t be sbse
10 give bis attention 10 toe sutj ct. Dati ,
the vacation Mr.. S.orer of Ctacinnagi an
Gen. Draper Of MassAt husetts wIl prspsT
shs minority report.
The President seems 70 be mnch con
csrned lest Congress sh al cefsgrv hi. p3isr.
"a Eia Eai. Tie administration is exctt4g1
IL, iahuencr 20 pre- su- th;f, gn the rssAi
i sfiii uuc rfain ClrE-la,d, undoubtedly
.as become cQr,i4cei hat he cannot fo9c,
from Congress an Affirmative approval OF
his course. He ls nov sees las the D'erfN
" t!le 81 nca OF Cen grc.s. Whatever oh
igaiiIns parts hsti1 may imP9sf groa thv
Democrats IN The House. fherr iA no quez
lion that the preysilinI opinion there is shAt
nD matter how biamahle Mr., Stevens migb
he, the actiou Of the aimmnirstlon in
secretly attempti1g 70 restore fiiilusslanl
vas wrong "a itself ana ls,le 10 be ex
tremely Injurious 70 ihA party II the CUES
ton /. l.rrmit tea 10 become ~ issue in e.pc
tioas 10 come.
Ths q mllistration is becoming much |
arnbsrrassed st tie disclosures which have |
been made IN the suit fer msniangs in IA |
aoted pension ease - Judge Long of vi b. |
.gap. aGd every sflott Is bei1g ma-le e.
,ounteftet the fett of the il i.closnres To |
i4y the attorneys for Ju ge Long further |
bowed ,hs sha.neles.ness and lAwl, ssnes.
# the coarse Of tie administration and il |
,annrt be sii.that tbi, was done by kepuh- |
leans. FA Baker, notei Drmpcratie |
te~ycr Of Detroit. one ns lu5Re LoEg'= |
eonrsel was the sggressor,
Il vas sn,p,i.ed 10 henr the commission |
- cal, himself the sluoaer If the govern
+,est sAii Nr. Baker, "aa5 ,test rihe o |
s,.osi,o asa eb,ruv.". 4 pcngian was ar |
obligation. he cAnteaied. and y n-ioners |
eere MT ohi.cts Of caari.y. but ~f honor |
gefprrirx 10 the a,ts covering the su-pen |
ti,r ~ ~ gn.i,,ns Inc speaker leeitraI tl4t |
+ ram,ni.siaoor I,orbran bti rs4.l thtm |
.,;s ,.,ne-e "a onlj nave been tn5HdAI Then |
-. t.,r,; mod warmly
Tn. arrs ef t}f+ a imiuis'rati5n regard |
.rg ts,nsi.n n. s!o-kid the moral sense Of |
., i +o,etrr. eet,. op.rrr,lps. t'omns |
.ioner I,erlren va. % anxiou. u ou. down
he U.t. 10 di,crgdi, soreore iiist, ST. |
.scash he krcw judge Long to be occupy |
ne n re~u,n,ib.e. honorable poFJ.ou. h. |
scanned that he WAS grabbing money from |
IN, cnpn,ry that he was not entitled TO |
qaa tbp commissioner given notice to |
Iudge Long or his attorney, and heard their |
.ta,emcnts first, the suspen.i1n you'd mo- |
nave been ordered and the administration |
ljsgraced"
G,,fi1, the clsnse in the urgent def |
.,a'..y hin apnroyed Dec. 2l. 1893. max |
no pen.i,n a vestei right. Mr.. Baker |
.,I1 .yt,t made that act necessary bgi |
ia, .b,vsIes. ,rd I,wless course Of the |
,rssa,t commissioner? Here in 1898 the |
,,verrmsnt Of the United States takes upon |
t.etf to do nv executive process what We
cresteJ from kings and bsrous by the grea |
..bs,tar IN say that i will take away r |
nsn.s ri-hts ana property without any iega |
,rn..ee,linvs
.rhs statement of Judge L9chren com |
Missioner of pensions, pell illustrates the |
bs,,, Of tho Cleyel4nd administration a. |
a tbe entire government. that the Presi |
Isot {. in imself the nited S'gtas. His |
ON mi .siers - Of pensions seems to assumt !
bs+ the 1;.burser,ens of the pensioa fund |
an act af ur;vate charity Of the Presi |
IL. The comm. .s;orer Of pensions said, |
= .hor. -, r,1n.ian i. not a property right, |
80 anpnti Of rratuity from the goverr-
nent 10 certain persons heli to be 'le'erv- |
4lmoAtr 70 alsieAst 'N's $4N'4t'f'