The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-20
DANIEL As A DEFENDER.
I'm JFHOIDS THE PRESIDENT ~
ms HAHdIfIN POLICI
And scores EN.President Harrison and tx-
Minister stevsns-Mr. Quincy ana
the Patent once.


morning. and presented numerous remon-
etr4nccs from his State against the in-
come tax and other features Of thc VII
Ha1 tariff bill.
memorial against placing lumber on
The free list WAS presented 10y Mr.. Hale
dep.. Ne) who asked 90 have IT print
o. saving that il was very carefully pre-
pared. and contained figures ana iacts
uf great importance ON the subject.
In the absence of Air. Voorhees,, chair
man OF the Finance Committee. objection
TO fe-printinE was made by MI. MeIhef-
SON. who said that ID the committee We're
ID have printed an the petitions itie'.Su
"a. and au the replies reserved 10 tle
million circulars, letters OF hNu"S 80
ont trn printing expenses rt ui1 Wv
.rnr.nt would be- ial-ely aA" u''ie'Vo
~n. Increased. Mr Hale, however ar
M l..f las hcanncs had been refused
~, r.-.r...autafiEts of the various lh"ua-
,-t.s the least that could Dee asked was
r.. rrinfing of documents such as ne
1.3 presented to-day. Finally MI NC
rtorson withdrew his objection ana the
.,,riei as 10 lumber was ordered to be
printed.
A memorial against the income tax
frnro the san Francisco Chamber or
commerce was presented 10y Mr.. Perkins
uap. CALI. and referred 10 the Finance
Committee.
O4incy aud the Patent ONCE.
rr Hale offered resolution, which
Was agreed 90. instructing the Committee
ON Printing 10 examine into an the iaci5
and circumstances connected win lhe
contract Of the National LithograDhc
Company. Of Washington D c., FOR the
publication Of the Patcnt-Oiiicc Gazette.
frhis has reference to'the newspaper
statement charging Josiah Quincy eN-
Assistant Secretary Of state with peins
Interested in the contract ana using ms
Official and personal influence 10 obtain
So
Daniel Defends the President.
The resolution heretofore reported by
tsa Committee on Foreign Relations, that
81 was nwise and inexpedient 10 con
slider now the annexation OF the Ia
vaiian territory. was taken mp, ana MI
Daniel addressed the Senate. He began
hy speaking of Minister Stevens acuon
in the matter of OyerthrowinE lhe
Oneen's Government I'm Honolulu as the
.nresumptuous. vicious freak or an eccen-
fri. minister" The effect Of that action
had been, he said. TO create a delaclo
condition, anomalous, curious not pro-
NiIel Tor America by law. and incompre-
lrue.hle 10 American views ana atu-
ful.s He referred TO the provision m
the treaty submitted TO the Senate by
Air. Harrison's. administration, 90 give
pensions of $4,000 each 10 the Queen ana
the Princess royal and he asked why II
was that the deposed Queen was to be
the object Of such munificcnce. IT the
United States had done her no wrong,
why make such a donation TO her ana
t0 the Crown Princess? TO these CO.
Iuudrums President Cleveland. when he
came into power, could give no answer.
If The Queen was entitled 90 such "a pen-
rlt. .nH IIlcr lr.Iil
end the pension was intended as con-
science money But why should the
United States he asked TO join i'm the
conscience tender n il had not partici-
pated in the deed? He described the
proposition that the United States should
annex the Hawaiian territory under the
circumstances as abhOrrent TO the COM
mon instinct Of honesty. IL was shock
ing 90 every sensibility, and was con-
temptible in the mind Of every man
whose mind was based on integrity
President Cleveland had done, under
those circumstances, the two things
which seemed fitting TO be done. lie had
Withdrawn the pending treaty and had
designated James A. Bount am ac-
O0mplished and experienced statesman
of high character 10 70 to the theatre
of action aud ascertain and report 10
linn the true condition of things lie
exceeded his powers i'm making Mr..
Blomt paramount. but had acted fully
within his constitutional warrant, hav-
irg Washington himself for am example
AIR. Daniel recalled the effort Of Prcsi-
dent Grant to have San Domingo an
ncNed 10 the United States and quoted a
memorandum TO show that President
Grant promised privately TO use all
bis influence with members of Congress
d. ha a
Hawaii. he said. there was no secrecy
or privacy as to any attitude occupied
hy the President. and yet Mr.. Blount
had been referred 20 in the speech Of
The senator from Minnesota Davis. as
spy As 10 Mr. Stevens attempt to
Justify his action on Mr.. Bayard's letter
of July ~. 1857. Mr.. Daniel said that
the keynote of that letter was "absti-
ncncc from Interference with domestic
affairs and that that was the one
thing In the letter which Mr. Stevens had
overlooked. Referring TO the effort on
the part of the friends Of the Provision
al Government TO have the same defer
cnce and respect paid 10 it as 20 any OF
the great governments of the world,
Mr. Daniel said that the Harrison adj
ministration had treated it as "Vagrant
TO be- put in the calaboosc as having no
visible means of support"
NhitN'~ NOmtnAiipn Brought IN
About ESQ o'clock the presiding officer
asked Mr. Daniel 90 suspend his speech
fnr moment. SO that the Senate might
receive message from The President
of the United States. The message was
found lo contain tho nomination Of Sen
ftor White. OF Louisiana, as Associate
isIec of The United States. The fact
became known even before the envelope
Was opened. ana senator's cvinccd the
lcenost interest in it They gathered to-
gctncr Boz small groups. AN over the cham
hcr and commented. rather than discussed
ihe nomination. From that time on there
WAS 300 interest manifested IN Mr.. Daniels
speech. and at $ T.. NJ, he yielded 10 a
motion OF Mir. Caffery Dem, La), TO
proceed 20 executive busincss-which the
Senate did Immediately.
The doors were reopened al 4.30. when
The communication from the President
sending an dispatches and reports re-
cc'red from Hawaii since those last sent.
was read. The motion 10 print was laid
over az the request Of Mr. Hoar.
conference was agreed TO on the
Oklahoma railroad bill. and Senators
sherry Blackburn. and pettigrew were
appointed conferees on the part Of the
Senate, which then Cat 4:S5 l.. Nd ad-
lourned until tomorrow.
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