Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-06
HAWAIIAN AFT
Senator Hoar's Resolution for In
formation Brought Up.
ITS OBJECT SET FORTH DISTINCTLY.
The Shields Statue Officially Ac-
cepted With Thanks.
SENATOR CULLOM'S EULOGY.

SEN ATOR CULLOM'S EULOGY.
TvaD bills relating to pensions were intro
duced by Mr.. voorhees, Qnd). and were re-
ferred. The title Of one Is: Declaring a
pension a vested right; regulating suspen-
sion of pensions, and granting appeals to
| the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia.'' The title of the other is: DE
filming sundry crimes against the United
States in the administration Of the pension
laws"
Thanks for the Shields Statue.
Mr.. Cullom Qn) offered the following res
olution:
Resolved. by the Senate. the House Of
Representatives concurring, That the
thanks of Congress be rendered to the gov
ernor. to the legislature and to the people
Of the state of Illinois for the statue Of
Gen. James Shields, whose name is SO close
ly identified with the history OF Illinois and
Of the United States by his eminent serv-
ices as a soldier, jurist and statesman.
Resolved, That the statue be accepted
and assigned to place in statuary hall
(the old hall Of Representatives,, and that
copy Of these resolutions, signed by the
President Of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives be trans
mitted to the governor Of Illinois.
Senator Cullom Qll) then proceeded to
address the Senate upon the resolution. He
said that this was the first statue presented
by Illinois to the national government, and
the nation had done itself and the state
great honor by placing the statue of Lin
coin, the martyred President, and the son
or Illinois by the side of Washington, JEFF
ferson and Hamilton. He proceeded to give.
in eloquent language. a history of the life
and remarkable achievements of Gen.
Shields, saying that the simple recital of his
wonderful career seemed almost like dream
OF fancy, romance Of Imagination. No
other American citizen, native or natural
lied. had ever been certified or commission
ed as a member of the Senate by three diff
ferent great states. He was one of the
most illustrious men of our country, hero.
patriot soldier and statesman. He was
ever ready to fight for his adopted country
In war, and he always served it faithfully
In peace. He had not the eloquence OF
OConnell or of Grattan or of Curran but
he was equal to either in steadfastness to
duty ana the courage to perform IL.
senator Vest (Mo) said that it was emf
nently suggested proper that the great
the statuary hall of the Capitol stat
ues of Lincoln and Shields always political
adversaries. and at one time social enc
miles, that never divided in their love of
country. 1t augured well for the people
that the petty division of political opinion
was thus obliterated and the people of the
whole country, SO long the government
exists, should look upon the model images
of those who differed in methods, but NOT
In motives, and of whom the Impartial
ws OF he eaa Ssssrea that
never had been a life which better illus
trated American men of note than that
OF Gen Shields or shed a greater luster on
the American men.
Remarks In eulogy OF Gen. Shields were
also made by Senators Davis and CrockrelI
The resolutions were then agreed to.
The Hawaiian Resolution.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Hoar, requesting the President to conmmu-
nicate copies Of all Instructions given to
any representative or naval officer of the
United States since the 4th of March 1881
In regard to the preservation of public or
der in Hawaii, for the protection of the lives
and property Of American citizens or the
recognition or support of any government
thereof.
Senator Hoar said that the resolution
merely asked for Information and was such
as the Senate generally adopted without
question or delay. There could be no oues-
tlon that the present government of Ha-
wall-the government in power there at the
latest advices-was friendly government
1t had established itself without violence
atter an attempt on the part of the queen
to commit an act of revolution and uslrpa-
tion The resolution covered three admins
trations and he hoped and believed that the
instructions would show a settled and CON
sistent poicy down to very recent time
But III the Presidents message said any,
thing. 1t meant that the executive of the
United States was medtating and consider
ing the question whether he should by his
own executive authority commit an act Of
war against a friendly power To under
take an armed interference upon any pre-
tense whatever or for any reason whatever
10 enter that Kingdom or republic howso-
ever II may be designated or described
there to overthrow a friendly government
was an act of war. and none the less be-
cause 1t was an act against small and
A~rly N.ayNt
the United States might have acted with
undue haste in the recognition of that gov
ernment or whether il might have violated
international law by taking part in the re-
volt which established ii would not bear ex-
animation for a moment The matter of the
establishment of the existing government
In Hawaii was a fact, and not a question of
right or wrong.
De FactO Governments Recognized.
There was scarcely a government on the
American continent that did not owe its
existence to a revolution. International law
recognized only de facto government and
could in the nature of things recognize
only de facto governments. If that the
President said in his message would show
and If there had been some wrongful ac-
ton on the part CT the American ministry
under the last administration that would
not Justify the President in overthrowing
the established government. He thought II
manifest that the transaction was one
which the Senate and the people were en-
titled to understand and were entitled to
understand without delay. II the thing
has not been done yet he wanted that we
should make an indignant remonstrance
Referring to the mission of Mr.. Blount
Mr.. Hoar expressed a curiosity to hear
any defender of the administration on
what precedent the President relied for
that most extraordinary and most secret
proceeding. Mr.. Hoar did not want to be
understood as expressing an opinion as
to the policy of annexing the Hawaiian
Islands, or as entering at all into that dis
cussion. Such questions were foreign to the
present occasion. 1t seemed to him that
the President was adopting and getting
the habit of adopting rather extraordinary
language in dealing with other branches
OF the government. In his last message he
had said in regard to civil service that
Congress had passed the civil service law
not because 1t favored 1t, but because Con-
gress was afraid of popular opinion.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE.
A Resolution to Investigate the Per-