The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-12

part thereof, and further whether sucl
appointment or authority, was commu
nicated to the senate during any sesaior
thereof. and further whether any person
has accepted .or undertaken 10 accept IN,
office OF commissioner or public minister
with powers aforesaid or any OF them. OF
has undertaken In any correspondence
with the government OF Hawaii or with
any private person TO describe himself as
commissioner OF the United States2"
Mr.. Hoar commented upon the fact
that Information had been communicated
by the president TO certain senators undcr
the seal OF confidence which had hoen frOe-
ly given cut to tho representatives Of four
newspapers, known to be Jealous, thor
ough going. he had almost said uuscrupu-
lous, supporters OF the administration.
IL that allegation Is true, said Mr. Hour,
II seemed 10 him as gross violation OF
the constitution MS was ever charged upon
or imputed to any public official. Ii was
not necessary to say 90 the senate or to
the administration that the attempt to
usurp tho power OF appointing or COM
missloning such an officer without consent
Of the senate was an attempt TO usurp all
the diplomatic relations OF the govern
meut
~ Hoar read the Associated Press ca
b'egrAniS from London In which Minister
BaNald ex ressed his opinion on the Ha-
wailsn question. He said II that dispatch
were true, il was also true that Great
Britain had been taken into that conG-
dence with the administration, the som
ate and the American people had not
shared. IL 1t were true that the president
the senate being IN session, had authorized
an officer TO exercise paramount diplo-
matte authority in another country with
which the United states was 40 peace. di.
rccted the consul and resident minister
to promote his success by every means IN
/. 10 ..N 4 a
complete and untrammclled control, au-
thoriged him 10 employ at his discretion
the naval power, and to land or withdraw
the forces OF the United States at will.
and had given him the title which was
enumerated as one Of the titles Of drlo-
matte officers In an act OF congress, che
president was standing Din Mr.. HoarA
judEmenD upon very slippery ground and
had better step on terra hrma rapidly aud
at once.
IT. in the next place, such an oficini
had entered that territory and established
correspondence with private persons about
it's public affairs. taking testimony, had
written communications, receiving written
communications and making replies there
to. that officer had violated in u most
gross and impalpsblc manner the express
written law of the American people, and
if he had reported that action 20 the pres
ideut and II was approved the president
had made himself an accomplish after the
fact In that violation of the law. He the
presdenU was standing upon, not only
slippery. but very thin ground, especially
II. after that act OF this public commits
sion. he proceeded to decorate him with a
now diplomatic appointment
1.-THE ostrich" said Mr.. Hoar puts
Its head In the sand and thinks II VIII
not be seen. The rhinocerous hides In the
mud puddle and breathes through its nose
H.. l.ass 40 lAlV
of these are lit and suitable presidents
for the executive OF the United states,
"The people have the right to know,
wish TO know and viii know let me say
to my honorable friend the truth In this
matter"
Mir. Gray Dem) of Delaware snid he
did not intend to he drawn into n dis
cussion of the Hawaiian matter, even IL
the senator from Massachusetts could
not restrain himself from indulgence IN
his habit Of scolding the administration
belonging to n party opposite To HIS jonS1
He said Noar had scolded all through
Mr. CleYelnnd's first administration and
scolded him back into the White House.
lie did not think the senator from Massu-
chusetts would gain anything from the
sober second thought of the American
people by putting up hypothetical cases
in regard 10 which he was TO deliver him
self of the well connod vtuperdtlve
phases with which he entertained the sem
ate this morning. nor did he think our
honored representative AZ the court Of ST
James would take much detriment by
his share Of scolding.
Mr.. Gray said he thought II would have
been better taste all around II the senator
from Massachusetts had waited until the
official information asked for a few days
ago had come TO the senate. lie wanted
10 know whether the statements the aen-
ltor from Massachusetts alluded to, with
which the public press has been filled for
weeks past, were indeed true, whether
t was q fact that the hag OF The Emitted
states had been aisgraced and dlshonored
~ "A superservicable agent OF the govern
nent and made 10 symbolic an act OF
piracy, for which every honorable Ameri- /.
,an ought to hang his bend IN shame,
o use the hypothetical language OF tho |
enator from Massachusetts,. II was Very |
veil for the senator from Massachusetts /
md others who agreed with him to ask I
hose who disagreed with them, again I
md again. to avert their gaze from what 4
was said 10 have occurred on those Islands.
Mr.. Hoar objected to Mr.. Grays giving /
o his remarks the character Of q scoldlng, |
after some further discussion the resolu-
ion went over until tomorrow,