The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-12


Hawaiian Islands, and whether such per-
son has been presented TO the bead of The
government of the Hawa Islands ana
whether any. and, II 50. what authority
has been gwen 70 such persou togchInk
the relations OF this government 20 the
then existing or other government of the
Hawaiian Islands and the protection OF
American citizens therein. and whether
any discretion or power has been CON-
nlitied 10 such person 20 determine when
the naval force of the United States should
be landed therein or withdrawn there
from. and whether any authority has
been committed 10 such person 10 use
pnysicai force IN the territory of
said government or to land an
person has been authorized or has in
fact corresponded in regard TO the public
affairs OF the government OF the Hawaiian
Islands with any private person. newspa-
per or any other periodical. or has been
authorized 10 or has in fact undertaken TO
receive IN said Hawaiian Is ands the testi-
moEy OF any private person. or has re-
auesIed or received written communica-
tious from any private person in regard TO
the lawful and existing government there
or the circumstances under which said ex-
listing government was established. or any
other matters relating to the public affairs
thereof, and. If any such appointment or
10 inform the senate whether the same vas
made or given at a time when the senate
was IN session or has continued in force
during any session of the senate or of con-
gress or any part thereof. and further.
whether such appointment or authority
was communicated TO the senate during
any session thereof: sni further, whether
any per-on had accepted or undertaken in
any correspondence with the government
OF HAWAII or with any private person to
describe himself as commissioner of the
United States
Hoar in the course of his remarks on
the resolution, said if it we're true that the
president, the senate being in session, had
authorized an officer TO exercise paramount
diplomatic authority in another country,
with which the United States was at
peace, and authorized him to employ a.
his discretion the naval force of the United
States, and had given him a title which
was enumerated rs one of the diplomatic
officers in an act of congress, he was
standing upon very slippery ground and
had better step on to terra TRINA rapidly
and ~ once. Laughter. An ostrich
puts his head in the sand and thinks he
will not be seen; q rhinoceros hides in
his mud puddle and breathes through his
nose and thinks he will not be seen, but
neither OF these is mt and suitable pre-
cedent for the president of the United
States. The people will know the truth of
the matter.
Gray said Hoar had scolded through the
previous administration OF Cleveland, and
had scolded Cleveland in the White House
again. In the course of his remarks Gray
said he believed the policy of Cleveland
not only that of justice and magnanimity.
but one of non-interference.
Hoar commented upon the fact that the
information communicated by the presi-
dent to certain senators under the seal of
confidence had been freely given out to
representatives of four newspapers known
to be jealous, thorough-going. he had
almost SAID unscrupulous, supporters of
the administration. One of the allegations
was that the president on the 7th day OF
March. 1898. the senate being then in
session, commissioned a person to go TO
Hawaii, accredi,ing HIM by letter as q
commissioner from this government. and
said in the letter of instructions that he
was TO be paramount as representative OF
the United states in the Hawaiian islands.
If that allegation were true it seems to
him as gross violation of the constitu-
charged upon or imputed to any public
official. Ii was not necessary TO say to
the senate, to the administration or the
people that an attempt 10 usurp the power
OF appointing or commissioning such an
officer without the consent of the senate
was an attempt TO usurp all the diplomatic
relations of the government. The Hs-
waiian resolution was further debated by
hAxx I@f4
until tomorrow.
Hoar then read an Associated Press
cab.egraru from London, attributing to
Bayard a statement that there could be no
reversal of a policy based simply on justice
and magnanimity, and that no advantage
would be taken of the weakness OF the
Hawaiian islands. He said that If that
dispatch were true il was also true that
Great Britain had been taken into a con-
fdence with the administration which the
senate and the American people had not
shared. Hoar said when il was known
that the presidents message had been
published in London In the morning papers
in advance of its delivery TO congress IL
was supposed 10 be one OF those accidents
for which nobody was especially response
bic. but no such explanation could be
made in this case. Hoar said he desired
the Hawaiian question separated from all
questions in regard TO which parties were
divided.
Nominations Henry W. Mellon, of In
diana TO be United States commissioner
for the district of Alaska, to reside at
Juneau; Andrew K. Smelling. to be register
of the land Office at North Yakima
Confirm mations-Joseph ID. Doe. OF Wis
consin, assistant secretary OF war; Col. l..
:. Otis, Twentieth infantry. bngadier
general; Col. George ID. Ruggies. assistant
adjutant general. adjatant general with
the rank of brigadier general. and num-
ber of other army promotions.