New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07

NOT FORCE THE ISSUE TO y NOlE-
Mr.. HILL MAKES TELLING
SPEECH THE REBUKE
FINALLY UNANIMOUS.
fBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBrNEl
Washington. Dec 6.-The Senate expressed
to-day in a broadly significant manner It's just
resentment at the covert and uncandd methods
which have been employed by the present Ad-
ministration lin dealing with the Hawaiian
ouestion Mr. Hoars resolution calling upon
tho State Department for copies Of all the re-
ports instructions and diplomatic correspond
ence concerning Hawaii received or issued
since 1885, and including the hitherto caTeluiiy
suppressed original instructions to Minister VIII
lis was agreed 20 this afternoon. after splr-
tied debate without the personal adherehts Oh
the Administration daring to risk direct vote
either on passing it or committing IL LOT Pur-
poses of delay to the Committee on Foreign he-
lations Mcssrs. Gray. Mills and Was three Oh
the conspicuous leaders of the dlstihclNey
Cleveland following in the Senate stroNe earn
astlv to prevent the adoption of Mr.. Hoar's reso-
luton deprecating such action as an open ceh-
sure Of the President for his failure to commu-
nicate the Willis instructions to Congress IN
the annual message. But the spirit OF the SEN
ate was aroused and it was eager TO respond
m the challenge plainly carried in the Presi-
den,'s curt offer of last Monday to furnlsh
fuIIer information some time later, wnen !I
might suit the state Departments convenience
TIE sense of the majority Of the Senators pres
ent seemed Enthusiastically that the Executive py
its deliberate effort to carry through d pohcy oi
monarchical restoration in Hawaii without 'he
krovledee or consent of Congress and by its
total failure to communicate to the legislative
branch during the long session the slightest INK
ling Of its underground burrowings mad grossly
violated the proprieties of intercourse between
these two branches Of the Government, anu hau
put little less than studied insult on the oeh-
ate in it's function Of a treaty-makng ana CO.
ordinate executive branch with the President
The defenders of the Administrations furuVe
and arrogant policy could make little headway
against this deep-seated feeling of dissatisfac-
tion and resentment. and. though on various
nretexts they pleaded for a few days delay Ill
pressing the request for information, they soon
saw the danger of open resistance TO the resolu-
tion. and allowed it to pass without dissent.
Villas ENTERS THE ARENA
Mr. Villas. with his usual parliamentary We
ho,,orco nrotested that he would fight the reso-
lu,ion 10 a finish and. with a flourish OF trum-
nets he made a motion to sdetrack the request
bv committing it TO the Committee on forelgh
Relations But when the pinch came, ana an
overwhelming defeat stared the apologlsts ol
the Administration in the face. the resolution
WAS meckIy withdrawn and the Hoar resolution
was allowed TO pass by a unanimous vote Inc
resolution itself is broad in scope, ana. II re-
sponded TO- will put the Senate and the country
IN posscssion Of the whole OF the Hawaiian cor
respondence of the last twelve years.
AS made clear in to-days debate. however
Had ivifn al pSf
tons to Minister Willis is the chief object aimed
at in Mr. Hoar's request. Though summarizing
briefly and boldly in his message OF Monday the
roneral programme Of restoration in Hawaii
President Cleveland carefully refrancd from
piviny the purport of his orders To Mr.. Wills
and tho vital question Of the methods employed
I'm executing the restoration project was lett as
obscure and darkened as ever. The advices re-
ccivcd yesterday from Honolulu would indicate
that the original instructions had somehow gone
wrong and that Mr.. Willis Is now anXlousy
awaiting others. To have this interesting mystery
cIaared M lust now would. 10 doubt. be some
what embarrassing to the Administration, but
with Congress and the country clamorlnS Tor
exact information about the plans and purposes
Of the President it Is now likely that the STATE
ID partment cannot much longer be allowed TO
nursue its policy OF stealth and cOncealnent.
y
matter in his striking speech to-day the Admin
istration's programme. according to its own ad-
missions contempates the restoration or the
"status ouo ante" in Hawaii. either by dplo-
matte intrigue and moral suasion, or by actual
resort to force Minister Willis's instructions
can alone show which method of restoration
is to be resorted to. If the Queen Is TO be put
on her throne again pacitcally by dipiomauc
intrigue. threats or similar pressure Congress
and the country are entitled to know 1t. II
violence is to be used and an armed force landed
to rcseat Liliuolaani. it would be the greatest
abuse Of Executive power to keep Congress
and the country in ignorance of such a contem-
plated act Of war until remedy could no
longer be applied to prevent it.
Mr.. HILLS TELLING SPEECH
Mr. Hilrs vigorous speech in advocacy Of the
resolution WAS one of the most striking Incl
dents of the afternoons debate, and 1t brought
the senior Ncw-York Senator again to the front
as a highly important and Formidable influence
on the Democratic side of the chamber His
ability 10 grasp the telling point in situation
and his courage to advocate the view he en-
braces had been shown effectively in the silver
repeal fight Of last summer. To-day he rose to
a politicaI opportunity with equal cleverness and
precision and having sound sense and just
ground Of offence behind him. his pointed criti-
cisms on the ADMINISTRATORS blunderinS and
indefensiblc course carried weight with them
under which the weak apologies of his fellow
Democrats were wholly swept away.
Mr. Hoar, who offered the resolution for in
formation, made the opening speech in its ad-
yocacy-a speech full Of telling points against
the Quixotic and illegal projects Of ''rghting'
a first supposed wrong by committing
second unquestonable Mr.. Mills and Mr.
Villas. who followed, tried to convince the Sem
ate that it should wait till Mr. Cleveland got
ready to send in the Willis instructions and
both dilated at length on the entire constitu-
Il IIrns IIaur nDlicN.