Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
OPENING FIRE. The Senate Assaults the
 Hawaiian Policy. Hill is in Line With the Republican Senators. A Resolution Demanding Infor-
 nation is Adopted. Tho House Ways and Means Com mittees Forcing the Tariff Into
 Early Consideration.

By the Associated Press.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. GA spirited dis cussion on the Hawaiian question occu- pied the senate. The debate arose over 8 resolution offered yesterday by Hoar, requesting the president to forward to the senate all correspondence on the Hawaiian question. Hoar offered re- solution covering period of three ad- ministrstions and hoped and believed the instructions would show settled and consistent policy certainly down to recent times in regard to which there had been no party or political differ ence of opinion. If the presidents message meant anything it meant that the president believed it was question whether he should by his own executive authority commit an act of war against friendly power. If that was appar- ently proposed to be done and had not been done yet, Hoar desired swift and indignant remonstrance by the people which should make itself feltand heard. The president was getting into the habit of adopting rather extraordinary language in his dealings with other branches of the government.
 Mills opposed the resolution. It call ed for information but meanwhile ita author before he got that information charged the president with meditating an act of war. Mills denied it's state- ment; on the contrary the executive had submitted the question to congress and had given the information at his disposal, such as he thought appropri- ate to submit in hIs message. The presidents action in the matter has | been strictly confined within the limits of executive authority and the only question presented was did the United 1 States government interfere with and overturn the existing government Of Hawaii. If it did. it was the duty of the people of the United States repre- sented in the government to make res- titution and reinstate the government which it had overthrown. Mills as- serted that the entire Hawaiian diff cuIty had arisen because the sugar planters of Hawaii wanted to obtain 8 bounty on sugar to be paid them out of the pocketp of A American citizens.
 Villas thought there were reasons why the resolution should not be adopted at this time. Tho president in his message had eaid additional advices were soon expected and when received would be promptly sent to congress, accompanied by a special message. He referred to the remarks of Hoar as to the reported action of the president, as being an act of war, and asked whether the landing of troops to overthrow a government by virtue of their force was not an act of war.
 Hoar replied there was no pretense that there was any of force or war. The troops were landed under an ale gation that they were to be used to pro- tect the lives and property of American citizens.
 Villas said Hoar was begging the question, and Hoar continued, saying the queen had yielded to an armed in- surrection and not to the American troops.
 "What information has the gentle man from Massachusetts" asked Gray, that there was any armed insurrec- tion on the 18th of ia nuary ?" "The statements of Stevens and the proyis- ional government" replied Hoar. "There is not bit of evidence in that" " declared Gray. ''I think there is," as- serted Hoar. "After the president had sent letter addressed My Great and Good Brother, President Dole,' it would have been an act of infamy, only ex- celled by the act of Joab when he 1 ct niarh har rib and then asked, Art thou in good health, my brother?'" Daughter ) Villas protested that that was not the question. Hoar replied that the whole argument of the senator from Wisconsin and the senator from Texas was one that would require the United States to give back Texas to Mexico today eve never got Texas from Mexico, J said Mills, "Texas came into the Union voluntarily"
 Without going into the question O. the character of the instructions of the president to Minister Willis, Villas de clared that what the president had in structed the minister to do, he haC ample authority to do. s'How do yor know?" came from half . dozen sen ators at once. Villas moved that thu resolution be referred to the committe, on foreign relations.
 Hill said he did not propose to eros! the Hawaiian bridge until he reached it, nor did he intend to discuss the wis dom of the original procedure or o what had been doue recently by th' present administration. He seldom agreed with what the senator from Mas sachusetts stated, but he did agree witl him that this was simple resolution asking for information from a de partment of the government in refer ence to most important matter, in formation which he thought the Ameri can people wanted to know from tn
 prerident's message and were disap