Evening star., 1893-12-19
HAWAII IN THE SENATE.
The Attack on the Message Deferred Until
Tomorrow.
Mr. Cleveland's Assumption of the
Question Considered to BE Unwar-
ranted in Law and Ethics.

The republicans in the Senate We're dis
posed to give the President day off today
in the matter Of his Hawaiian policy. There
were several causes to this end, among
them being a courteous desire on the part
OF Senator Hoar, who has charge Of the
first battery that is to pepper the Presi-
dents message. to accommodate Senator
Berry, who wished to pour some hot shot
into the ranks of the republican party on
the subject of the federal elections bill. and
also desires to leave the city tonight. So
the Senator from Massachusetts gave up
his chance to call up his resolution this
morning, and asked that 1t be allowed to
lie over until tomorrow.
The Disclaimer as to Force.
1t is said that still another cause is to be
found in the fact that the republicans We're
a little taken aback by the fact that the
President in his message and in the last
instruction TO Minister Willis disclaims any
Idea Of using force TO re-establish the
queen. This rather disconnected them, tor
they had hoped to assault him on that
ground, and they need time to readjust
sails and take new tack. Their charge,
however, will be based now mainly on the
grounds that the President presumed be-
yond his authority when he attempted to
erence to Congress. and thus assumed the
functions of the whole government They
will seize upon the phrase of the President
in the third paragraph from the last IN his
message, which begins: This check TO my
plans" This. they will claim. shows a ten
dency to an assumption of the entire ques-
ton. which is wholly unwarranted. both in
the sight Of law and ethics.
Lack of Democratic Organization.
1t developed this morning that the demo-
Gratis of the Senate were very much cha
grined and surprised yesterday afternoon at
the lack of concerted action on their side Of
the chamber. The fight over the reading of
the instructions served to show to them. as
well as to the republicans. that. though they
will support the President on a certain line
of his policy there Is q wide divergence Of
opinion among them as to his general right
to interfere in the case at all. 1t was ac-
knowiedged this morning by one who was
well acquainted with the fact that the dem
ocratic opposition to the reading of the in
structions yesterday was inspired less by a
desire to conceal the facts than by desire
tendency. the democrats seem to think, tc
run the Senate since the opening Of this ses-
sion.
Republicans Have Their own Way.
AS a matter of fact. the republican side Of
the chamber has had pretty much its own
way since the session began. and the demo-
Gratis have begun to chafe under a realiza.
ton of this fact. AZ an illustration Of how
things have been tending during this ses-
sion. 1t was observed that last evening
while Senator Dolph was making his tariff
speech, Senator Chandler was In the chair
and the only other occupants Of the chamber
were two republican Senator's, while the en-
tire democratic side was vacant. This, Of
course was only an accident but II serves
to demonstrate what is becoming daily more
apparent. that there is a lack of party or
ganization on the democratic side of the
Senate