The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06

Senate
WAsHINGToN, Dec. In the Senate
to day Sherman presented largo mum
Der OF petitions from soldiers Of the late
war. without regard to party, pray ing
for an investigation into the pension
bureau. HOar offered resolution, re-
questing the President $50 far as may
not be incompatible with the public in
tercsts) to communicate to the. Senate
copies of all instructions with which
may have been given to any Representa-.
tive of the House or any naval officer
thereof since March 4, 1881. for the pro-
lection of the lives and property of
American citizens, or the recog milton or
support Of any government thereof
The motion was allowed to lie over for
the present
The calendar for the days session
WAS consumed by speech from Dolph
adverse to the administra ton policy on
the subject OF tue H swaiian Island He
intim ated that that policy was the re-
suit on tho part of the present admins
tra.ion to discredit the action and
policy OF it's predecessors and expressed
tho desire that Cleveland had been q
little more explicit as to how he pro.
posed to undo the alleged wrong and to
restore the former status
He assumed, however, that something
more than moral suasion was to be used,
and he declared that no greater crime
against vilization could be committed
than tho restoration of a d,ssipased,
corrupt queen. Even foreign govern
b..y -,
interfering To prevent such an act, and
TO preserve the existing government
of the islands he Endorsed the declara-
ton OF John a. Kssson (made in news
paper interview that the uso OF force
TO overthrow the present government
Of the islands would be worse than
piracy, and would resem BILE assassin
alton.
Dolph said that this was not the first
time that Cleveland's foreign policy
against the extension of American in
fluence had been shown. In his first
ad ADMINISTRATION he had withdrawn from
the Senate the Nicaraguan treaty,
which would have secured to the United
States the control OF the Nicaraguan
canal
The Hawaiian Islands were so near
the coast of the United States as to be
OF great commercial and naval import.
ance The country needed an aggres-
sive policy for the purpose OF extending
and strengthening it's commerce and
effecting closer relations with the South
American republics. Itneeded policy
that extended beyond it own b1und-
aries. 1t needed, in fact. a policy that
would go with its citizens AMI its flag
wherevt they might lawfully go.
Blount's report. he said, read more
like the plea of jealous lawyer in
private controversy than like the un-
prejudiced and impartial decision of
Judge. He (Dolph) would sooner take
the statement Of Minister Stevens,
man who had reached his 73rd year, and
had spent years in the foreign service of
his country; he would sooner take the
statement of Thurston, the representa-
tive OF the Hawaiian government. He
would sooner take the statement OF
honorable men who had been engaged
in tho rebellion. AMI who knew not only
what was done, but what the Intention
of parties was; he would sooner take
the testimony which came from the
enlightened portion of the Immunity
in Hawaii than to take the one sided,
colored report of Blount and the state
ment Of the President in regard to
affairs in Hawaii. He preferred the
VI o1ofcuS anu UUOSo UlQor,
reputable men to the statements of all
the admirers OF the queen and OF all
the parasites who had lived on the
native government.
The House joint resolution appropri
ating $50, 900 for salaries and expenses
of additional deputy collectors OF in
ternal revenue to carry out the pro.
visions of the Chinese exclusion act
was reported from the commi ttee on
appropriations aud passed with few
verbal amendments.
The House resolutions of respect for
and to the memory Of Representative
O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania. were pre-
sented and adopted, and the Senate at
2 p. m. adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Proceedings in the morning hour were
OF a routine character and OF no general
interest Wheeler asked that the
journal DO corrected 30 as to show that
the roll was called by States instead Of
alphabetically but his motion was de-
cided against by the Speaker.
On motion Of Oates the bankruptcy
bill was taken up and on further motion
it was decided that general debate shall
be limited to six and one-half hours,
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