The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-12-26
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ed to inform the Senate, if in his
opinion it be not inconsistent with
the public interest, whether any
person whose name has not been
submitted to the Senate for its ad-
vice and consent, and, if so, what
person has been appointed since
the fourth day of March, 1898, to
represent the United States in the
Hawaiian Islands, and whether
such person has been accredited to
the President of the Executive and
Advisory Council of the Hawaiian
Islands, and whether such person
has been presented to the head of
the Government of the Hawaiian
Islands and whether any, and, if
so, what authority has been given
to such person touching the rela-
tions of this Government to the
then existing or other Government
Of the Hawaiian Islands and the
protection of American citizens
therein, and whether any discretion
or power has been committed to
such person to determine when the
naval force of the United States
should be landed therein or
with drawn tn er from; and
whether any authority has been
committed to such person to use
physical force in the territory of
said Government, or to land armed
force there and whether such per-
son has been authorized or has in
fact correspondent in regard to the
public affairs of the Government of
the Hawaiian Islands with any
private person, newspaper or any
other periodical.or has been author
lied to or has in fact undertaken
to receive in said Hawaiian Islands
the testimony of any private per-
son, or has requested or received
written communication from any
private person in regard to the law
full and existing Government there
or the circumstances under which
said existing Government was es-
tablished, or any other matters
relating to public affairs thereof;
and if any such appointment or
authority has been or given further
to inform the Senate whether the
same was made or given at the time
when the Senate was in session or
has continued in force during any
session of the Senate or Congress
and any part thereof; and further
whether such appointment or au-
thority was communicated to the
Senate during any session thereof
and further whether any person
has accepted or undertaken to &C
cept the office of Commissioner or
public Minister with powers afore-
said or any of them, or has under
taken in any correspondence with
the Government of Hawaii or with
any private person to describe him
self as a Commissioner of the Unit
ed States"
Hoar, in the course of his re-
marks on the resolution, said if |
it were true that the President, the
Senate being in session, had author |
lied an officer to exercise para
mount diplomatic authority in an
other country with which the |
United States was at peace, and |
authorized him to employ at his
the naval force of the |
United States, and had given him
a title, which was enumerated as
Of the diplomatic officers in an act
of Congress, he was standing upon
very slippery ground and had bet
ter step on to terra firma rapidly
and at once. Laughter.
THE ostrich puts his head in
the sand" said Hoar, "and thinks
be will not be seen. The rhinocerOs
hides in his mud puddle and
oreathes through his nose, and
thinks he cannot be seen; but
neither of these is a suitable prece-
lent for the President of the United
States. The people will know the
truth of the matter"
Hoar commented upon the fact
hat information communicated by
he President to certain Senators
lnder seal of confidence had been
RELY given out to representatives
If four newspapers known to be
Jealous and thorough-going = he
lad almost said inscriptions
of the Administration.
One of the allegations was that the
President on the 7th day of March,
-S93-the Senate then being in
ession-commissioned a person to
70 to Hawaii, accrediting him as
from this Govern
nent, and said in the letter of in
tructions that he was to be para
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