The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-18
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-.
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS or THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.


SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Important
Transactions of Our National Law
malSers-The Work Done in Both
Branches. ...
Washington, Jan. 11.-At the conclI-
J sion of routine business in the sen tie
| Senator Davis took the floor and began
| his speech on the Hawaiian question.
! Soon after he commenced speaking nearly
every senator on both sides of the cham
! be was in his seat. Congressman Keifer,
Fletcher, Tawney and Boon were on the
floor of the senate. Senator Davis speech
| is the first that has been heard from the
| committee on foreign affairs since the
passage of the resolution of inquiry on
| Dec. II. The resolution Oh Senator Da-
Wis motion was taken from the table.
''Until the cesion Of the present adj
ministration to power" the senator said,
1.-THE present provisional government Of
! Hawaii has been recognized by every
civilized nation On the globe. A treaty
! has been consummated and concluded be-
| tween the United States and Hawaii
| with all the dignity and solemnity that
| cbaracterizes such acton between civil
lied governments and nations. During all
| the history Of our country the distin-
| guisred men WHO have occupied the posi-
| ton f secretary Of state have manifested
no uncertain attitude toward the acqui-
sition of Hawaii by annexation" Secre-
tary Marcy advoca ted it and it may be
due to financial difficulties that negotia-
tons were not completed. The Island of
Hawaii has been for many. years subject
| to Internal unrest, which finally culmi-
mated in January, 1893, by the exercise
of the most sacred right Of revolution.
American influences, American wealth,
| enterprise, civilization and Christianity
had worked social and Industrial revolu-
ton in Hawaii long before Commissioner
| Blount was sent on his mission of inves-
tigation.' Senator Davis said he would
not impugn the motives Of any man, but
he maintained that, taking the testimony
which formed the basis of Bounts re-
port, that peculiar document cannot be
sustained. On the contrary, the action
of Minister Stevens and the acts of the
last administration, in view of all sur
Rounding circumstances, had been fully
justified. His presentation of the case
was strong argument in maintenance
of the annexation treaty negotiat ted by
Harrison's administration.
In the house Mr.. johnson of Ohio the
well-known free trader, denounced the
Wilson bill, as also did Mr. Dalzell, a
Republican.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Hawaiian
ccnt1 oversy cons med almost the whole
! time in the senate. Senator Davis of
Minnesota concluded his speech in oppo-
sition to the policy of the present adj
ministration, and was particularly EN-
phatic in his opposition to the act of the
president in commissioning MI. Blount
to Hawaii and clothing him with plenary
| powers, even to the extent of control Of
the naval forces, without such an ap.
pointment having been confirmed by the
senate. The defense with which he pa.
raded to the senate the spectacle of the
opera bouffc queen clamoring for he1
lost throne was too much for the grave
and venerable senate and the galleries
gave expression to Its appreciation by
applause so hearty that it required the
usual threat Of the presiding officer tt
clear the galleries to still the enthusiasm
| Mr.. Davis inquired by what authority
| the president Of the United States de
= rived the power to arbitra te' this question
Who conferred such authority upon him
Who made him the CONSERVATION, the pro
| tector, the defender of the kingdom
Senator Davis in concluding said:
"This is a great question, great in it
, | facts, great in it's Importance and grsa
in it's constitutional aspect. The Amcri
,, can people will Judge this question. the.
|, are adjudicating it now in the midst 0
: : | distress, which the panacea of legislativ
action has not cured; with the mills shut
the wheels idle; the factory sending u
neither pillar of cloud by day, nor pilla
| Of fire by night; with hunger and cold i
. thousands of homes, and over all tn
= fear of the relentless Of policy in iisca
t administratio ton tending to deepen all tn
i distress with deeper ebony. The Amer
can people have cause TO decide this ques
ton. and they will decide it in the sui
} lime tribunal of the national Judgment
E Save for recess of two hours fther
I was@aa uninterrupted flow of tariff ore
4 tory in the house. Interest in the debat
r is beginning to flag little. The principe
u speeches were those of Mr.. Breckinridg
e of Kentucky, Mr.. Springer Of Illinois
o Mr.. Dingley Of Maine and Mr.. Harter {
Ohio.
Washington, Jan. 13--The advocate
O of the income tax and the internal rev
nue. features of the tariff suffered an Ill
expected rev erse at the meeting of tn
: Democratic members of the ways an
d the bill rs drawn by the subcommitte
it was yotel-6 to 5-to reconsider tt
,, entire determination reached at the trea
ury department some time ngo. M
Bynum of Indiana made the motion
u reconsider, and it was his vote whie
II was decisive in securing the chang
Mr.. Tarsney followed with motion
d refer the entire subject to Il Democrat
p caucus of the house, and this also ca
ried by vote of t to 5.
d The opposition to repeating the tax e
J. state banks scored victory in the COZ
nittee on banking and currency. II
u, friends of the bill have been confdel
~ that the protracted committee strugg
"a would end by a favorable report, b.
~ Representative johnson Rep. Ind) ex
cuted flank movement by moving
T. ccr slider the previous question. Mr.. job
le sons motion carried on viva voce vol
IL He at once followed this up by movil
that the entire question be put ash
I'd until after the tariff debate closed. TIL
o. ! also carried and the meeting sum1nari