Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-07

the provisional government" replied
Hoar.
''rnere Ia not bit OF evidence Of
that" deolateI Gay.
81 think there o., +" asserted HOar.
I"Afier the President had sent let
ter addressed 10 My Great aud Good
Brother President Dole" II wound be-
au act " iniamy, only cxoelled ny the
act Of JOab when he stabbed his neigh
Dor der the fifth rib aud then sked,
'Art thou ia good health, my broth.
err" (Laughter).
Nilas protected that that was not the
question.
Huar replied that tho whole afgu.
ment Of the senator from WlscJusiu
aud the senator from Texas was uuo
that would require the Uuitei States
10 give tack Texas to Mexico today.
1--WE never got Texas irlm Mexico"
said Mile. "1eNas came In the Union
Voluntarily"
Villas moved that the resolution 10
referred to the committee on foreign
relatioua.
Hill created n sensation by making
perhaps the strongest Hpvucn Ui his
senatorial career. lie challenged tine
right VI the President TO usB tue mii-
ttfy force 10 restore the Hawaiian
queen. 10 had been said, continued
Hin, that Instructions had teen given
me did not say sO, however, AMI he
noped u was not ttuu) from which 10
was Inherited that force might be used
10 restore the previously existing
status. That brought VI the question
whether the naturalization mai tile
power, without the consent Uf Con.
gress, TO use the army or navy 10
restore pTuyi utiy existing conditions
OF affair, even connecting shat the gov
ernmout had been planted by fraud or
navy force.
There we're three departments Of this
government, aud the executive depart.
mcnt was but one Of them. Tnefe
were reasons why this information
should DO given now. Perhaps at tile
moment, possibly nj this very hour,
the navy VI the navy VI the UuiteI
states, cooperating with the UliteI
states minister, was seeking TO destroy
tue prov slonal government by force,
anu that was "a question, thB pt0priuty
Of which should DO determined by
| Congress.
Sherman favored the passage Of the
resolution. lie said lao uid not inlund
" say a word now In regard TO the con.
dlu0n OF nilaiiB existing or which tx.
isted IN HAwati a year ago. Tue diili.
Guilty wa that the President a1d the
noWspngers say there IL n purpose 20
restore tue queen, renew thu status
/ quo, anu act aside what was regarded
/ by the administration ~ nn unlawful
net. These were all matters OF cuntfu.
very, but there was one thing wuIuu
/ appeared 10 him 10 no very plain, aud
that was that the CongTcts OttnuUuitrd
/ Statos had not been treated la the opuu
anu fair way which the administration
| part VI the government OF the United
| states should treat tho COugttla. It
was certain that doubts about the con.
diti0n OF affairs which existed Ia
| Hawaii a year ago were ia tue mind OF
/ the Pfeailent when COngfuua mot 10
extraordinary session; 10 was certain
that "a gentleman OF nigh standing, a
former member Of the House, had been
sent 10 Hawaii for the purpose u &C.
quiring information; II was alsO cof-
tain that tho administration had
/ formed a certain definite iIvA Of It,
duties, anu II had been stated pfac.
ticaliy that II was tue purpose OF the
| naturalization 10 restore tue status
| that existed before thu revolution, "
put the queen IN power again, anu
Congress had not been Informed
| VI a..
II It should happen, continued
Sherman, that In pursuance OF author.
/ ity VI the Executive, American troops
be- landed IN Hawaii aud blgOdsned toll
low anu siuglo lie lost IL would be by
an unlawful act. Whatever view was
taken uf the action Of q year ago, there
would be no doubt about tn view that
would be- taken by the people Of the
| United states were any not now which
involved violence, or tvul tie appear.
ancu Of yi0lUucs OF threats, or any act
whatever 10 be- uone by the executive
authority without the consent or
knowledge OF Congress.
Call closed tho debate aud then the
resolution was adopted wiInOu divls.
/ len.
After n short executive session the
Senate nj i:Oj adjourned until tomuT.
row.