Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-12-07
AN AT OF WAR.
me Presidents Attitude Toward Hawaii Al.
tackled b. Stna.sr koar.

WASHINGTON. Dec. AFTER some morn
lng business L. the sen ,te, ia t - course Of
which Mr. henderson (Rep) introduced q
bill to amend the internal revenue laws,
Mr.. Cullom Rep) Offered a resolution sc-
cepting from Illinois the statue of Gen
eral Shields, sod proceeded O address the
senate, eulogiIing General Shields. Mr..
Cullom was followe by Mr. Vest Dem },
who spoke briefly in behalf Of Missouri.
and then Mr.. Davis Or p } add ressed the
senate, expressing the sentiments OF lin
nesots
Mr.. Voorhees, introduced in the senate
the two pension bills introduced IN the
house by Mr. Martin last Monday. One
declares a pension 10 ba vested right,
regulates suspen-ions OF p'nsIons and
grants appeals t. the supreme ccAlrt Il the
District of Columbia. The other hill de-
fines sundry CRIME, against the United
States in the administration Of pension
laws
Senator Hoar's resolutions calling for
the Hawaiian correspond -nce WAS laid be-
fore tue senate, and the author argued in
favor OF IL. Mr. Hoar dec ard q at TO un-
dertske to overthrow The X sting govern
ment at Hawaii would be- an act II war
and thai the suggestion that the United
States had acted with undue haste In rec
ovnizug that government has nothing to
do with il.
Tht establishment Of that government
was a fact, and not question OF right or
wrong. 1t was manif 81 (Mr Hoar
though) that me pres dent'- intention In
the matter of Hawai- was a thing which
the senate and the people were entitled 10
nj la
stand without delay. IL he thing d not
beeu done yet there sh II be "A swift aud
indignant remoustrance of he American
people against il which would reach even
the dull ear, of the executive
After \ very int sting discussion, in
which Sci ator Hill joiued tue Republi.
ca s, not only in demanding the imne
diate adoption OF tue resolution, but in in.
sisting that the administration was tran
scending it's constitutional powers. Sem
ator she man made the strongest speech
for his side
Mr. Frye's challenge or behalf Of his
colleague Eugene Hale and himself to all
critics of ex-M mister Stevens, whom he
praised highly, was y feature Of the do
bate.
The representatives OF the edministra-
tion, Senators Gray. Villas and Mills, de-
pl ecated haste, but withdrew opposition
when IL was evident that the senatr
wanted to adopt the resolution.
An unusual amount Of personal feeling
was shown in the deb,te by the men on
both sides, Gray and Hill having hot
words over Hills claim that the president
ought to seud in the information at once,
and that therefore he though the custom
airy phrase in the resolution about send ug
Il In "if 1t is incompatible win the public
interest" might be left out.
Mr.. Hit, the ex-chairnian of the foreign
affairs committee, int oduced two reso-
lutions bearing on the Hawaiian policy OF
the government, the first sailing for the
papers In the case aud the second as
follows:
Resolved, That IL Is the sense of the house
that intervention by the government of the
United States, representative or armed forces.
In the affairs of friendly recognized govern
ment, to disturb or overthrow IL and substitute
q monarchy therefor. is contrary TO the
policy and traditions of this republic and the
spirit of the constitution.