The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-07
MILLS And HOAR ON HAWAII
cg.lsnd's Policy Both Defended and
Denounced In the Senate
CELLAR RESOLUTION IN The HOUSE.
49,, Cody, Too. In zoe Absence of infoTma-
on Whi Discuss the Maitcr~Niias
Wise Suggestions.

-.,sErNGTON. j. c.. Dec. 1.-TWO
Nv. -oatinr 20 pensions were introduced
All, voorhees, in the Senate to-day
we're referred, the title Of ore
,.-.rr n pension invested right reg
..,.oension Of pensions. and granting
I'm the Supreme Court OF the
., ny columbia. The title OF the
54erIne "sundry crimes against
-,r,l states In the administration
.ftae pension laws.
,- cuuom offered the following res
buttons .,o eo,o.o ohe House
20 uauresantauNcs concufHhsJ maj w
-. al Crnercss DE tcAdercd TO the
$4,000. and % the people OF Illinois
...f.e of James g.. Shields. who
i.' fos.Iy Identified with the history
vas -. and of the United states by
0i i'''''. services as "a soldier Jurist,
'.5'..,.a Iaat the statue be accepted
i ...i.red 90 o. place in statuary nan
Emo odd Hau of trpie9ehla'Nes) anu
maj "a copy NJ these ieSci u'ionS' 9isneu
Che President of the Senate and the
.sEg- of fhe House Of Representatives,
,r,rsmitted 90 the Governor of llli-
r.m4rks Coz culogy Of Gen. Shields
-. made by Mossrs. Cullofn. Vest, Da-
and Palmer. The resolutions were
nm alreei 90.
Hoar on Hawaiian Affairs.
The yice-Presidcnt laid before the Sen
49,. Oh. resolution offered yesterday by
u- Holr requesting the President 10
.rmlmcate copies of all Instructions
..r to any representative or naval
since March
rf 1vI. in regard 10 the preservation OF
,.tI.c order I'm Hawaii or the protection
f ,re lives and property of American
.rrars. or the recognition or support
f.ny government thereof.
r- Hoar said that the resolution WIS
... merely asking for information, ana
... such as the Senate generally duop'tu
-trolt question or delay. There couia ue
- question mat the present government
ti.,4H dhc Government i'm power was
fr.r1v government. II had established
..f ,,fth0ut violence after an attempt
M tho mart Of the Queen 10 commit an
M df revolution ana usurpation. II cover
.t tbra. administrations, and he hoped
.-f believed that the instructions would
show "a settled and consistent policy down
90 A very recent time. But If the fresl-
ants message meant anything, 1t meant
.at the Executive Of the United states
aas meditaung and considering the ques-
hon whether ne hould by his own eX-
.-lrIre authority commit an act of war
..airst "a friendly power. To undertake on
.-r prftence whatever to enter that KING
.m or republic. or whatever IL might ne
a.Hod and described, and TO overthrow
ts government. was an act Of war; and
none the less so because It was an act
AGAINST q feeble and small government
Tas suggestion that the United states
nFht have acted with undue haste In the
r..0gniuon OF the government, or that
10 might have violated international law
by taking part in the revolution which es-
abshed 10. would not bear examination
tor "a moment. The matter Of the estab-
lshment of the existing government IN
Hawaii was a fact, and not question OF
asar or wrong. There was scarcely "A
sUsrnment on the American continent
rst did not owe its existence to a rev.
-on. II what the President said in
.s message was true. and II there had
h4 wrongful action on the part Of the
American Minister under the last admins
tuuou. that would not justify the Presi-
cent in overthrowing the established
government. he thought IL manifest that
tt- transaction was one which the Senate
and the people We're entitled 10 understand
without delay. If the thing pas not been
done yet, DE wanted that the swift and
indignant remonstrance of the American
people should make itself felt, and should
te heard by executive ears, however dun
they m.sht seem TO be.
That BlOunt Mission.
Referring 20 the mission of AIR Blount
Nr Hoar expressed a curiosity 10 hear
rom any defender Of the administration
ou what precedent the President relied
ior that most extraordinary and most
secret proceeding. lie OCar) did not want
i1 be understood as expressing an opinion
e' to the policy of annexing the Hawaiian
islands ass entering at all into that dis
.tsion. All such questions were foreign
' me present occasion. IL seemed 10 him
tdi the President was adopting and
setting into the habit of adopting rather
tAfa1TdinaTy language in dealing with
.'Nef branches OF the government In his
iast message he has said Gin regard TO
WV srfNice) that Congress had passed the
dH. service law, not because it favored it,
t.' because Congress was afraid of public
tInon. He Hoar) should like TO be at
.vsrty 90 relate 20 the President some
AHs which he had heard said bv Demo
4l's in his part Of the country-men
VINO were quite as honest. as distinguish
.l ana quite as high in the public esti-
-''i'H and confidence as any person hold
'r0Gs
Minis Defends the President
Mr Mills opposed the resolution and
SPOKE oi liOar's speech as case OF shell
it The wood" before he obtained the
incarnation which his resolution called
'0i. and as charging the President with
Atitating an act OF war. He Mils)
4.utd the statement and asserted that
'Hr Executive had respectfully sub
Hi'ted the question 10 Congress and had
sven Congress the information at his
disposal such as he thought it appropriate
20 submit The Presidents action i'm the
matter had been strictly confined within
ne limits Of executive authority. Ii
made 40 difference that the government
which had been overthrow in Hawaii
Has monarchy. Caesar was a monarch
then Christ said that tribute should be
PAID 90 him. IL was not a question OF
te morality of the Queen and whether
,-r character was such as Caesar would
ave had his wife possess. The only
eiion was, did the government Of the
"a States interfere TO overthrow the
t'rnment OF Hawaii?" II il did then
"s the duty Of the President OF the
'-l'd States-the representative of this
e,.rrnment-to make prompt restitution.
t-- 10 reinstate the government which il
A-l Oyerthrown.
"r Mills was still speaking when the |
"'iAing hour expired at 2 u. NJ, but |
y" motion OF Mr. Hoar. he was per- |
-.tl 10 proceed with his speech He |
t'"e or the picture presented in the /
i'Aiow Of the Hawaiian government
tAl The American rapuhffo Il, ,,o.,or