The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-09
THE HAWAIIAN MArrGB

In the United states Seuatc-a1r. Hoar's
I:Iount Resolution Causes Discussion.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. S.-The
Hawaiian controversy wakes warmer
from day TO day in the United States
senate. Nearly a score OF resolutions
have already been introduced OH the
subject, but the end is not yet in sight,
and after more than an hour sharp dis
cussion to-day the senate adjourned
with the promise of prolonged discus
sion OF the Frye resolution On Wednes-
day and and a possibility OF Mr..
j,urpie's resolution to-day presented
being called up tomorrow.
The chair laid before The senate the
resolution of Senator Hoar, introduced
last week, calling upon.the secretary OF
the treasury to report the amount OF
money which has been paid to James
II. Blount. and from what and by what
authority.
"tmove to refor the resolution to tho
committee on foreign affairs" said SEN
ator German, after debate.
1T is very extraordinary" said Sena-
tor German, Ito inquire as to the eN-
penditure from q fund that has been
placed at the disposal of the state de-
partment in the nature OF a secret fund"
docs the senator understand"
queried.Senator Hoar, that this money
has been paid from the secret fund.-"
81 take it for granted that it has"
"That is merely what I want to know
by the resolution. 1 want TO know and
I want the senate to know and [ want
the country to know whether this gen.
tleman whose mission was conferred
upon him without the consent OF service
of the senate was treated in all respects
as q public officer of theIUnited States"
"The senator from Massachusetts
should know" said Mr.. German, "that
there is not any expenditure made by
the administration that the Democratic
party is not content to have the greatest
publicity given to it. But the senator
from Massachusetts knows very well that
the compensation paid from any other
fund Than the secret fund, is a matter
which should be kept within the state
department"
"Has the senator any reason to be-
Iieve that this was a secret expendi-
ture?" inquired Mr.. Hoar. For that is
all 1 wanted to know"
Mr.. Gorman-"I have no more knowl-
edge of it thar the senator has"
a deeper interest was suddenly de-
veloped when Mr. Morgan, of Alabama,
chairman OF the committee on foreign
relations. arose to participate in the
discussion.
L InlBk, SalQ the senate with
great deliberation, that in dealing
with this question the senate should be
consistent with itself. The senate has
referred to tire committee on foreign
relations an inquiry OF a very broad
character. 1t includes the whole sub
ject OF Irregularities, if any have oc-
Cured in the conduct of our diplomatic
and other affairs witt. Hawaii. The
committee IN foreign relations must
necessarily ascertain in its pending in
vestigation whether the President had
authority to send Mr.. Blount to Hawaii
and whether he had authority to COM
mission him to the extent that he did
commission him, and whether it was
regular or irregular. That necessarily
carries with it the question OF the regu-
larity OF his appointment. I therefore
think that this resolution is quite IN
necessary"
After some other debate the resolu-
ton was referred to the committee.