The evening world., 1893-12-11
A0AR CHARGES AGAIN.
Fresh Attack on Mr.. Cleveland's
Hawaiian Policy.
Massachusetts Senator Wants to
Know All About BIount.
Intimates that the President Has
Been Guilty of rsurpation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lin the Senate
to-day a sensation was created by the
introduction by Mr. lioar Rep., Mass)
Of the following resolution attacking
by implication the Presidents Hawaiian
policy.
THAT the President be requested to
inform the Senate II, in his opinion, it
be not inconsistent with the public inter-
est whether any person whose name
has not been submitted to the Senate
for its advice and consent. and.
IL so, what person has been
appointed since the fourth
day of March. 1893, to represent the
United States in the Hawaiian Islands;
and whether such person has been ac-
credited to the President Of the Execu-
tive and Advisory Council of the lla-
waiian Islands; and whether such person
has been presented to the head Of the
Government of the Hawaiian Isl
50, what authority has been
given to such person touching the rela-
lions of this Government to the then ex-
waiian Islands and the protection of
American citizens therein; and whether
any discretion or power has been com
m mite , 70 such person person TO- deter;
States should be landed therein or with
drawn therefrom; and whether any au-
thcrity has been committed to such per-
ritory of said Government or to
land an armed force there: and whether
such person has been authorized to. oil
to the public affairs Of the Gov
eminent of the Hawaiian Islands
with any private person, newspaper oil
9ther o has 6sen
receive in said Hawaiian Islands th'
testimony of any private person
lawful and existing Government there
or the circumstances under which sal
existing Government was established. o
any other matters relating to the publ
affairs thereof, and II any such appoint
Z inent or authority has been made o
| Further; to inform the senat
at IL time when the Senate was in ses
any session of the Senate, or of Con
gress, or any part thereof, and, further
, whether such appointment or authorit
was communicated to the Senate durin
whether any person has accepted q
undertaken to accent the office Of Com
: missioner or Public Minister with tn
3 undertaken in any correspondence wit
the Government Of Hawaii or with an
private person to describe himself a
Commissioner of the United States"
e Mr. Gray dem. Del) objected to tn
| present consideration of the resolution
but withdrew his objections In orde
e that Mr.. Hoar might explain his reso
3 luton.
. Mr. Hoar, in the course of his remark
on the Hawaiian resolution, said If
were true that the President-the Senat
| being in session-authorized an office
to exercise paramount diplomatic autho
ity in another country with which tn
United States was al peace, authorize
him to employ, at his discretion, III
naval force of the United states, an
had given him the title which wa
N enumerated as one of the diplomat
officers in the act of Congress. he wa
standing upon very slippery ground. an
he had better step onto terra firm
rapidly and at once. Q.aughterD
If that allegation were true, said NJ
l. Hoar. It seemed to him as gross a VII
o lation Of the Constitution of the. Unite
States as was ever charged upC
or Imputed to any public ofticia
Is 1t was not necessary to say
l. the Senate or to the Admintstr
ton people that an attempt
usurp the power of appointing or cor
missioning such an officer without Il
consent Of the Senate was an attem
~ to usurp all the diplomatic relations
% the Government.
The resolution was further debated !
Messrs. Hoar and Gray, and then Ia
over until tomorrow,