The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-05
The Members Listen Attentively
to the Message.
HAWAIIAN QUESTION COMING UP.
Estimates of the Appropriations Re-
quired the Coming Year.
The Gray's Harbo, Light Inciuded--
james A. Manday Co BE Internai
Revenue Collector - Democrats to
Gain Six SenatorA

wAsHfssTox CRY, Dec. 4.-When the
senate met at noon the galleries were we'll
filled and a touch of color was lent TO the
scene by the bright winter toilets OF the
ladies present. After the vice presidents 5
gsvei fell, the blind chaplain was led to his
desk and delivered an eloquent prayer
The roll call showed fifty-six senators
present. After the passage of the usual
resolutions notifying the house of the
meeting OF the senate and the appointment
of q committee to meet q like committee
from the house TO wait on the president
and notify him of the assembling of con-
gress. and one fxing the time Of meeting
At noon each day, the senate took q recess
Of an hour, to enable the committee to
wait on the president.
At the expiration of recess the senate
reconvened. A message was received from
the house of the appointment Of COM
mittee TO wait on the president Another
recess Of twenty minutes was taken. On
re-assembling the committee to wait on
the president announced the accomplish
ment of its duty and that the president
would at once communicate with the SEN
ate. Secretary Pruden then stepped for
ward and delivered the message to the
vice president, who laid it before the SEN
ate, and Secretary Cox as once began its
reading.
All present. with few exceptions, gave
close attention when the reading begun.
Doiph gave attention to his file Of bills for
few moments. but pricked up his ears
as the reading reached the Hawiian para
graph. There was general changing
about in the seats of the senators when
O. he 4T $f, u
Hawaii was approached. Many senators,
had, however, anticipated the secretary's
reading by turning to their printed copies.
After this there Was an evident falling of
in the interest Of the senators, but atten-
tion was briefly revived when the para
graph concerning bonds was reached.
When this was passed the senator's gradu-
ally left their seats and drifted into the
cloak rooms. so that by the time the read
ing was two-thirds concluded only twenty
five senators were in the chamber, and q
majority OF these were engaged in CONVEX
sation among themselves. The reading
was concluded at 3 o'clock, having occu-
pied an hour and a half
Dolph Immediately arose and said there
had been distributed in the senate printed
copies of what purported to be the message
of the president, in which on page he
found part Of the page seveted TO Hawaii,
he did not hear that portion read from the
desk. He desired to know, and thought
the country did also. whether that part
was inadvertently or purposely omitted by
the secretary. or whether the copies which
had been circulated were not true copies
OF the message. The vice president re-
sponded that the portion Of the message
relating to Hawaii had been inadvertently
omitted by the secretary. and directed il
to be read. This was done, and Dolph
gave notice that he would tomorrow ad-
dress the senate on that part Of the mes
sage. The message was ordered to lie on
the table. Numerous petitions were pre-
sented and many bills introduced were re-
ferred. A joint resolution permitting Col.
Anson Mills. Of the United States army, to
serve as an engineer on the commission to
survey and fix the boundary between the
United States and Mexico passed. A
message received from the house ar
nounced the death OF 0'Neill and Lilly.
late representatives from Pennsylvania,
Cameron offered resolution expressive of
the sorrow of the senate. and appointed q
committee to attend Lilly's funeral As
an additional mark of respect at 3:53 the
senate adjourned.