The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-07

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. Ga spirit
ed discussion Of tho Hawaiian question
occupied the senate to-day. The debate
arose over the resolution offered yester-
day by Mr.. Hoar, (Rep., Mass.) re-
questing the President to forward to
the senate all the correspondence on
tho Hawaiian question.
Mr.. Hoar said the resolution covered
the period of three administrations
and he hoped and believed that the in
structlons would show q settled and con-
sistent policy, certainly down to re-
cent time, in regard to which there had
been no partisan or political difference
of opinion. II the Presidents message
meant anything it meant that the Presi-
dent was meditating the question
whether he should by his own executive
authority commit an act OF war against
a friendly power.
If what was apparently proposed to
be done had not been done yet Mr.. Hoar
desired that the swift and indignant re-
monstrance OF the American people
should make itself felt and should be
heard.
The President was getting into the
habit OF adopting rather extraordinary
language in his dealings with the other
branches of the government
Mr. Mills Dem, Texas,) opposed the
resolution. It called for information,
but meanwhile it's author (Mr. Hoar)
L LII a. l,k al ha q"
he got that information and charged
the President with meditatiDg an act OF
war.
He (Mills) denied that statement; on
the contrary. the executive had respoct-
fully submitted the question to Con-
gress, and given them the information
at his diRposal, such as he thought ap-
propriate, in his message. Tho Presi-
dents action in the matter had been
strictly confined within the limita OF
executive authority. Tho only ques-
ton presented was, did the United
States government interfere and over
turn the existing government Of Ha-
waii. II it did, II was the duty Of the
people OF the United States, represent
ed in the government, to make resiitu-
tion and reinstate the government
which they had oyerthrown.
Mr.. Mills asserted that the entire
Hawaiian difficulty had ariscn because
the sugar planters OF Hawaii wanted to
obtain the bounty on sugar, to be paid
to them out OF the pockets OF American
citizens.
Mr. Villas coRNERED,
Mr.. Villas Dem. Wis., thought there
were reasons why the resolutions should
not be adopted at this time. The Presi-
dent in his message had said that addi.
tional advices were soon expected, and
when received would be promptly sent
to Congress, accompanied by a special
message He referred to the remarks OF
Mr.. Hoar as to the reported action OF
the President being an act Of war, and
asked whether the landing OF the troops
to overthrow the government by virtue
OF their force was not an act OF war.
Mr.. Hoar replied that there was no
pretence that there was any act OF force
or of war. The troops were landed un-
der the allegation that they were to be
used to protect the lives and property OF
the American citizens.
Mr.. Aldrich rep, r. T. asked Mr..
Villas why the President should not
take the public into confidence, but the
Wisconsin senator declined to be di-
verted by such question.
Mr.. Villas said that Mr.. Hoar was bog
ging the question.
Mr.. Hoar then continued, saying that
the queen yielded TO armed insur-
rection and not to the American troops
"What information has the gentle
man from Massachusetts," asked Mr..
GRAY, "that there was any armed in
surrection on the 10Th OF January?"
"The statements Of Mr.. Stevens and
OF the provisional government" replied
Mr.. Hoar.
"There is not a bit Of evidence OF
that" declared Mr.. Gray.
az think there is," asserted Mr.. Hoar.
After the President had sent letter
addressed to "My great aud good
brother, President Dole" It would be
an act Of infamy only equalled by the
act Of Joab, when he stabbed his neigh
Dor under the fifth rib and then asked
"art thou in good health, my brother?"
(Laughter).
the question.
Mr.. Hoar replied that the whole argu-
ment Of the senator from Wisconsin
and the senator from Texas was one
that would require the United States to
give back Texas to Mexico to-day.
1--WE never got Texas from Mexico"
said Mr.. Mills, Texas came into the
union voluntarily"
MR.. HILL on DECK.
Mr.. Hill Dem said he did not pro-
pose to cross the Hawaiian bridge until
he reached it, nor did he intend to dis
cuss the wisdom of the original pro-
cedure, or Of what had been done by
the present administration. He seldom
agreed, he said, with what the senator
from Massachusetts stated, but he did
agree with him that this was simple
resolution asking for information from
a department Of the government in ref
erence to a most important matter. 1t
was information which he thought the
American people wanted to know from
the Presidents message, and were dis
appointed when 1t was not given to
them.
1t had been said, said Mr.. Hill, that
instructions had been given, he did
not say, however, and he hoped 1t vas
! not trla-from which il Was inferred