The Dickinson press., 1893-12-30

and its reading listened to most attentive
ly. A request |y MIR. Chandler of New
"; mpshire for the reading of the i'll
structions of Minister Willis led to Il
debate of al hours duration. and they
were finally read. The message and az
companyinS documents are now before
the senate, the pending question being
on the motion of Mr. Hoar of Mass.l-
cl usetts to refer them to the committee
on foreign relations.
Washington, Dec 2N-'rhc Republic
ans We're in II fighting temper over the
Hawaiian situation when the house met,
and the row opened Immediately. Mr.
Cockran's resolution was presented and
hurriclly referred to the committee on
rules Then came the sharp skirmish
on the Boutclle resolution. by means of
this resolution Mr. Routcllc succeeded
in getting an opportunity to address the
house. but h,s rhlippic against the adj
ministration was suddenly cut short by
the action of the speaker in deciding the
Icint of order to which Mr.. Boutelc
was speaking iE his favor, and referred
the resolution to the cOa nittoe under the
rules.
here indicates that IT, 8 country may be
il volved in war with a friendly power
for all we know" said MIR. Houtele in
a loud viorc 'thc arms Of the United
States may be even now pinioning with
bayonets Il friendly nation with whom
the mass of the people of this country
sympathiZe.'
lie held, he said, that il was the i'm
peIative duty Of congress, reluctantly
Il. oognizrd by the president, to disavow,
tiscrctit and reprobac Il policy de-
signed to bring the country into dis
credit in the eyes of the civilizel world.
Great applause on the Republican sidc.)
II care not whence this policy cm-
anatcs," continued Mr.. Boutclle, ''wlcth-
er from a Republican president or n
Democratic usurprr." The confusion
that followed the word ''usurper"
drowned the rest of the sentence. He
continued to talk amid loud cries for
order, and the speaker at last. with the
aid of his gavcl, brought the house to a
strrdstill. Consideration Of the urgency
deficiency bill was then renewed.
The debate which was expected in the
.cnate on the presidents message as to
Hawaii was n,crtel by Mr.. Hoar of
Massachusetts, whose motion to refer the
Gsagc and accompanying documents to
Tie committee on foreign affairs is the
pending question in TIL, senate, yielding
t. Senator Berry of Arkansas. and to
Senator PETER OF Kansas. The first
l.Irc addressed the senate in advocacy
If the bill to repeal the federal election
laws. while Senator PETER argued in
favor of the bill introduced by him ap-
propriating money for immediate use in
relieving want and destitution through
out the country Mr.. IIoar stated, how
over, that on tomorrow he would call
Up his motion 10 refer the presidents
message and accompanying documents to
the committee Oh foreign relations; and
in all probability he will address the
senate at the time upon the Hawaiian
situation generally.
Washington, Dec. 21.-The Hawaiian
question was disposed of for the present
in the senate when after Mr. Hoars
argument the message and accompanying
documents were referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations. Later in the
day, by resolution offered by the chair
man of the committee on foreign r,.la-
tions that committee was directed to
inquire and report whether, and if so,
what irregularities have occurred in the
diplomatic or other intercourse bet wcen
the United States and Hawaii in relation
to the recent revolution in those islands,
The resolution for joint committee of
three senator's and three members Of
the house to examine and report to con-
greSs upon the maratimc canal company
of Nicaragua, with authority to visit Mic
aragua, was agreed to.
The hous, spent the day in the con-
.i,leration of the twn pending cpnf.r-
ence reports, those on the urgent de-
fciency of the last session anG for the
New York and New Jersey bridg, bill,
preparatory to III, adjournment for the
holiday recess. Both reports wcr" agreed
to after some very lively speeches. The
deficiency bill called forth very bitter
arr;iynlner,t of both parties for wlnton
extravaganza from Mr.. Hutchinson Of
Texas, and the bridge bill as amended
by the senate was vigorously opposed by
Mr.. Bartlett of New York. but it WAS
finally passed by Il decisive Vote. The
pure food bill introduced by Mr.. Hatch
was referred to Ii, comnittee on com
mercc, and when the house met Mr..
Hatch maved change of reference to
tile agricultural committee. of which he
is chairman, but the demand was with
drawn.
Washington, Dec. 22.-Roth houses of
congress have adjourned until Jan. 3 for
the usual holiday recess.
The Hawaiian matter figured promi-
nently in the last session of the house be
fore the holiday recess. Mr.. Boutelle
and Mr.. Blair each offered resolutions,
the former calling on the secretary of the
navy for Instructions whereby the ad-
miral in charge of the naval forces at
Honolulu was placed under the command
of Commissioner Blount and the warrant
therefor: the latter instructing the for
cign affairs committee to investigate the
questions of fact relative TO the Hawaiian
revolution. 4 substitute for the Hit,
and Boute!le resolution was also pre-
sented by the chairman of the foreign
affairs committee Debate on each OF
these resolutions was avoided by the
prompt action of the speaker in referring
them. Before adjournment Mr.. Wilson
gave notice that the debate on the VIII
n Il hn ,l,,, nf fh.a ra.