The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-07
HOAR TALKS ON HAWAII.
The Senator 0Ver-anXiOuS to Attack
the President.

the Instructions TO minister Willis
as to the Restoration of the Queen.
The Governments Right to Restore
Her Denied-Senator Villas Favors
Waiting Senator Hill Defends the
Call for Information,
Washington, Dec. 6.-In the Senate to-
day two bills relating to pensions were
introduced by Mr.. Voorhees,, aud were
referred. The title of one is declaring a
pension vested right; regulating sus-
pension of pensions and granting appeals
to the supreme court of the District of
Columbia" The title of the other is
"defnding sundry crimes against the
United States in the administration of the
pensions"
Mr.. Cullom offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, By the Senate, the House of
Representatives concurring, that the
thanks of congress be rendered to the
governor, to the legislature, and to the
people of the state of Illinois for the
statue of Gen. James Shields, who was so
closely identified with the history of Ill
inois and the United States, by his emf
nent services as soldier, jurist and
statesman.
ieSOlN6u, ludb lllb statue De accepted
and assigned to a place in StatuarV hall,
tthe old hall of representatives. and that
a copy of these resolutions, signed by the
president of the Senate and the speaker
OF the House, be transmitted to the GOV
ernOr of Illinois.
Remarks in eulogy of Gen. Shields were
made by Messrs. CullOm, Vest, Davis and
Palmer, The resolutions were then
agreed to.
HOAR's HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION.
The Vice President laid before the Sen
ate the resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Hoar, requesting the President to
communicate copies of all instructions
given to any representative or naval Off
Ger Of the United States since March t.
1881, in regard to the preservation of pub
lie order in Hawaii, or the protection of
the lives and property of American citi-
zens, or the recognition or support of any
government thereof. Mr. Hoar said that
the resolution was one merely asking for
information, and was such as the Senate
generally adopted without question or de-
lay. There could be no question that
the present government of Hawaii (the
government in power there at the last ad-
yices), was friendly government 1t had
established itself without violence after
an attempt, on the part Of the queen, to
commit an act of revolution and usurpa-
ton. 1t covered three administrations,
and he hoped and believed that the in
structions would show a settled and con-
sistent policy, down to the very time.
AN ACT OF WAR.
But, if the Presidents message meant
anything it meant that the executive of
the United States was meditating and
considering the question whether he
should, by his own executive authority,
commit an act of war against a friendly
power To undertake, on any pretense
Whatever, or for any reason whatever, to
enter that kingdom or republic, or how
ever, 1t might be defined and described,
and to overthrow its existing government,
was an act of war, and none the less so
because 1t was an act against a feeble and
small government. The suggestion
that the United States might have
acted with undue haste in the recognition
OF the government or that it might have
violated international law by taking part
IN the revolution which established it
would not bear examination for moment
The matter of the establishment of the
existing government was fact and not a
question of right or wrong. There was
scarcely government on the American
continent that did not owe its existence to
revolution. international law recognized
ana could, in the nature of things,
recognize only de factO governments IT
what the President said in his message
were true, some wrongful action on the
part of the American minister
Of the last administration would
not Justify the President in over
throwing the established government
lie thought it manifest that the trans
action was one which the Senate and peo-
pie were entitled to understand, and were
entitled to understand without delay. If
the thing had not been done yet, he
wanted the indignant remOustranCe of the
american nnnnIp IN U9olxn ifcalf falt
IL should be heard by the executive ears,
however dull they might seem to be.
BLOUNT's MISSION.
Referring to the mission of Commits
s!oner Blount, Mr.. Hoar expressed a GU
Hoslty to hear from any defender of the
&uInlnlstratlou on what precedent the
FreSldentrelied for that most extraordi-
nary and most secret proceeding. He
hoarI did not want to be understood
Us Us expressing an opinion as to
me policy OF annexing the Hawaiian
sands, or as entering at all into that dis
.us5lon All such questions were foreign
10 10 Jhe present occasion. 1t seemed to him
.uaJ the President was adopting and get
CIug INTO the habit of adopting rather
eAlfaordinary language in dealing with
Gyhef branches of the government. In his
iasI message he had said, in regard to the
SlNu service, that congress had
cause it favored it, but because
congress was afraid OF popular opinion
ne lHoar) should like to be at liberty to
ieIdue TO the President something which
ne mad heard said by democrats in his
paIt OF the country-men who were quite
"s honest, quite as distinguished, and
Iule as high in the public estimation and
,ouudence as any person holding any Off
Vial position, however illustrious.
Mr.. Mills opposed the resolution, and
Spo9HG OF Mr., Hoar's speech as a case of
smelling the woods" before he obtained
1ng Information which his resolution
,al.eu Tor, and as charging the President
"sttln meditating an act OF war He
,SHIS denied the statement, and asserted
tC ,uaC the executive had respectfully sub
n1-I'eu the question to congress. and had
Even congress the information at his dis
iosdl' such as he thought it appropriate
i" uNmIt. The Presidents action in the
,Ld Yer mad been strictly confined within
rte uiults of the executive authority. 1t
r.HHS no difference that the government
"-en mad been Overthrown in Hawaii was
mohachy. Caesar was a mon
Syu when Christ said that
tloute should be paid to him
~ ~ vas not question of the morality of
,le queen, and of whether her character
nc fNs4.a I'll