The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-Immediately
after the reading OF the Journal of yes
| terday the Vice-President laid before
the Senate the annual report of the
Secretary Of the Treasury and it was
referred to the committee on finance.
Hoar presented monster petition on
tho subject Of roads. He stated that
the petition asked for the establish
ment Of a department OF roads as an
executive depart ment. The petitioners
had caused very thorough investiga-
ton to be made and had ascertained
that most enormous savings might be
| made IN the transsc ton OF domestic and
interstate commerce by improve d high
roads. He suggested it's reference to
the committee on interstate comm Gree
The petition was so referred as was
also bill introduced by Cockrell) to
secure aerial navigation. IF that can
be done" he said, sit will dispense with
the necessity of 80 many good roads"
Fryes resolution OF yesterday, calling
for information as to the permission to
land the Brazilian telegraph cable on
the coast OF the United States, was laid
before the Senate and agreed to.
Hoar then addressed the Senate. He
said that he did not propose to deal
with what was known as the Hawaiian
| question. The Presidents message,
and all information that had come to
tho Senate on the subject had gone to
the proper committee, and when that
com mit,ee had ascertained the facts
and had reported its conclusions, SEN
ators would be ready to deal with it.
He wished now to speak to o purely
American question: question affect
| ing the legislation, powers, duties, and
responsibilities OF the various depart
ments of the government, as established
for one hundred years. He SUNNI arised
briefly the events that had taken place
in Hawaii prior to March 4, 1893, and
said:
Boar's Peril nent Question.
THAT being the condition Of things
the established government OF Hawaii
being recognized by every power on
earth that had occasion to deal with it
AMI the deposed government asking fol
a particular arbitrator, on whose Justice
the dethroned queen relied Ito wit, the
United States), there took place GER
tain transaction, which suggests the
question: What is the United States o.
Am erica? Who represents, in great
national or international affairs, its
purpose, its honor, Its policy, as to
foreign relations?' and tina. trausac ton
was this:
The present President of the United
States was inaugurated on Saturday,
March The next day was Sunday.
On Monday, March 6, the names of a
proposed Cabinet were sent to the Sen
ate and were approved. And on March
:, amid all the exciting and important
| questions which an incoming admins
tration may deal with, the Hon. Mr..
Blount departed on his mission-on a
secret mission, on a mission of which
neither the people Of the United States,
nor the Congress nor the Senate, had
any official inform alton until Monday
OF the present week.
Purpose Formed beforehand
81 do not think that any intelligent
| person can doubt that the purpose to dc
this thing was formed before either the
President or the Secretary of State
came into office, and before either of
them had official acce g TO the archives,
Mr.. Blount was sent to Hawaii The
question of the legality OF that proceed
ing is question which it is the duty of
the Senate to understand and to deal
with.
| 1u5 Irosiu6uI OF Inc united States
has three powers with which alone we
are concerned in this discussion:
First, He may appoint ambassadors
and other public ministers and consuls.
This power can only be exercised by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
Second, he may appoint inferior Of
ticers. But in all these cases the office
must have been created and the power
OF appointment invested in him by Con-
| gress
Third, he may, to aid him in the
performance and exercise OF his execu-
tive powers, If convenient. appoint a
mere agent as minister or spy or a
person to gather or to convey informa-
| ton"
A General Attack Upon Cleveland.
Upon the above statement of his case
and three propositions Hoar spoke for
an hour in general attacks upon the
administration. At the close of HOar's
remarks the Presidents message in re-
spouse to the resolution calling fol
copiessof the Hawaiian correspondence,
etc, and the papers transmitted there
with, were referred to the committee