The Portland daily press., 1894-01-17

Hawaiian correspondence was read in
the Senate today, and Mr.. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts, addressed the Senate on his
resolution to refer the Presidents first
Hawaiian message to the committee on
foreign affairs. 1t would be remem bered,
he said, that the President of the United
States, deeming that it would be q
shame, foul shame, to expose the per-
sons who had been engaged in the
establishment of the present government
of Hawaii to the vengeance of cruel
and semi -barbarous ruler, demanded from
her an understanding that there should
be complete pardon and amnesty of all
the persons engaged in the revolution. No
body, however severe d critic of the
present administration, questioned the
wisdom and humanity of that stipula-
tlon. When the suggestion was made to
the Queen by MIR. Wills, said Mr.. Hoar,
she was asked to issue proclamation
of amnesty, and she said that she
thought the persons concerned ought to
be beheaed, their property confscated,
and their children driven from the
realm. The Queen had asIo informed
MIR. Willis that she had no constitutional
or legal right to promise amnesty,
Finally, however, a promise of amnesty
had been extorted from her; and that
promise was as gross a violation of the
Hawaiian constitution as could be sug-
gested or supposed. The Queen had noti-
fed Mr. Willis of that fact and had pro-
tested twice that she had no legal power
to do that thing.
"Mr. President" said Mr.. Hoar, with
emphatic solemnity, "there is but one
point Of sympathy between the present
executive of the United States and, the
deposed Queen of Hawa ii, and that is q
purpose on the part of each recklessly to
disregard the constitution of their
country, the only difference being that
the President of the United States disre-
CARDS our constitution recklessly and
without provocation, while the Queen of
Hawaii in this instance proposes to dis
regard it only before the great tempta-
tion of d throne.n
Mr.. Gray, Democrat of Delaware, con-
graduated Nh. Hoar on his.tender regard
for the maintenance of the Hawaiian
constitution. He (Mr. Gray) believedsthe
President was right in saying he would
exact such condition from the Queen
before he would intervene or exercise his
good offices with tine provisional govern
ment in her behalf; and that the Presi-
dent was able, under the powers with
which he was clothed, and the United
States were able, to make good that
promise
. Mr.. Hoar took exceptions to Mr.. Gray's
remarks. and colloquy TOOK place be-
tween them as to what each of them had
or had not said. The colloquay drifted
irto the raising of the American flag and
the landing of American marines in
Honolulu; and in regard to the flag, Mr.
Hoar said that, as. he understood It, the
flag had been hoisIed, purely and simply
as an act of courtesy on the part of the
provisional government
Mr.. Daniel, Democrat, of Virginia,
asked Mr.. Hoar what right had the
American minister or American admiral
at auybody's invitation to assume the
sovereignty of the islands.
:" n one at ALL" Mr.. Hoar admitted.
The resolution finally went over with
out action.
Mr.. Gallinger, Republican of New
Hampshire, in accordance with the an
nonncement previously made. delivered
a speech upon the tariff, forcibly pre-
senting the argument in favor of retain-
ing the system of protection.
Mr. Palmer, Democrat of Illiouis ad-
dressed the Senate in favor of the bill to
repeal the federal election laws, saying
that those laws had been passed to per-
petuate thep over of the Republican
party.
Mr.. Chandler, Republican, of New
Hampshire, criticized Mr.. PaImer's argu-
ment, and said he was prepared to de-
fend the essential wisdom and integrity
of the Repu blican party and its
patriotism down to this hour. The bill
went over till tomorrow and the Senate
adjourned at $40.