St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-07
SCORED By SENATORS
Grover Severely Raped by
Hoar, Sherman and Hill.
SERATE HAS BEEK SIGHTED.
Unanimous Call for the Ha-
waiian Correspondence.
CONGRESS- MUST KNOW ALL.
Attempt to Restore Lii an In
suit to Congress
sERATE HAS BEEN SLfGHTED.
CONGRESS- MUST KNOW ALL.
is THE OHIO SENATOR'S IDEA.

~ IHE Of3IU OEHH run y IOEHs
WASHINGTON. Dec. GA spirited
discussion of the Hawaiian question
occupied the senate today. The Gebate
arose over the resolution offered yester
DAY by Mr.. Hoar (Rep.. Mass.) request
ing the president to forward to the
senate all the correspondence on the
Hawaiian question. Mr.. Hoar said the
resolution covered the period of three
administrations, and he hoped and
believed that the instructions would
show settled and consistent policy.
certainly down to recent time, in re-
gard to which there mad been no party
or political difference of opinion. If
the presidents message meant any
thing, it meant that the president was
me6itating the question whether he
should by his own executive authority
commit an act of war against friendly
power. If what was apparently pro-
posed to be done had not been done yet,
Mr.. Hoar desired that the swift and
indignant remoustrance Of the Amer
lean people should make itself felt and
heard.
The president was getting into the
habit of adopting rather extraordinary
language in his dealings with the other
branches of the government.
MIR. Mills (Dem.. TeX.) opposed the
resolution. 1t called for information,
but meanwhile its author (HOar) pro-
ceeded to ''shell the woods'' before he
Cot that inflammation and obaruad tba
president with meditating an act of
war. He {Ali.ls) denied that statement:
OH the contrary, the executive had re-
spectfully submitted the question to
congress and given them the information
at his disposal, such as be thought ap-
proprlate to submit in his message.
TIE PRESIDENTS ACTION
in the matter had been strictly confined
within the limits of executive authority.
Iheonly question presented was, did
the United States government interfere
and overturn the existing government
of Hawaii? If it did, it was the duty of
the people of the United States repre-.
sented i'll the government to make res
titution and reinstate the government
which they had overthrown.
Mr.. Mills asserted that the entire Ha-
waiian difficulty had arisen because the
sugar planters of Hawaii wanted to OBJ
tain the bounty on sugar to be paid to
them out of the pockets of American
citizens.
1t was not In the presidents power,
continued Mr.. Mills, to wage war
against Hawaii, and he had not claimed
that it was within his power. But
whatever power the president had in
his hands he had exercised. The alb
sorption of the islands by the United
. States was perhaps only a question of
time, but if that was to come to pass he
hoped it would be done decently and in
order.
MIR. 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 ad-
0itional advices were soon expected, and
when received would be promptly sent
to congress, accompanied by special
message. He referred to the remarks
of Mr.. Hoar as 10 the reported action
of the president being
AN ACT OF WAR,
and asked whether the landing of troops
to overthrow the government by virtue
of their force was not an act of war;
Mr.. Hoar replied that there was no
pretense 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.
MI. Aldrich (Rep., Il. IL 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
begging the question.
Mr.. Hoar then continued, saying that
the queen yielded to armed insurrec-
tion and not to the American troops.
"What information has the gentle
man from Massachusetts," asked Mr..
Gray, 'that there was any armed insur.
rectlon on the 10Th of January?'
1.-The statements of Mr.. Stevens and
the provisional government" replied
Mir. Hoar.
"There is not bit of evidence of
that" declared Mr.. Gray.
II think there is," asserted Mr..
Hoar.
After the president had sent letter
addressed to MY great and good
brother, President Dole" it would be
an act of infamy only equaled by
THE ACT CT JoAD
when he stabbed his neghbor under the
fifth rib and then asked, "Art thou in
good health, my 5Iother?" Laugh
ter.
Mr.. Villas protested that that was not
the question.
Mr.. Boa: replied tkat tho whole argu-
ment Of the sebator from Wisconsin and
the senator from Texas was one that
would require the 0nitoI States to give
back Texas 10 Mexico today.
I'VE never got Texas from jiexico,"
said Mr.. Mills. "Teyas came jato the
Union voluntarily"
Mr.. Villas declared !5at Mr.. Hear fs5
from the defense OF his own PFC position.
Without going into tins Question ot the
character of the instructions of me
president 20 his minister. Ms. Tilas de.
;lared that what the president hai in
ytructed the nlinist.r TO do ne had
ample, coDp!ete and perfect authority
to do.
''How do you know?" came from half
dozen senators at once.
MI. Villas moved that the resolution