The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
National Lawmakers.

The Hawaiian question came up in the
Senate on the Sth, Senator Chandler intro
Iuced II resolution directing the Committee
on Judiciary ''to inquire and report to the
Senate its opinion rs to cases in which the
President may send to foreign nations rep
cesentatives or commissioners without the
advice or consent of the Senate. and
whether or not there was constitutional au-
thOrity for the appointment in March last,
without the advice or consent of the Sem
at" OF Mr.. Blount to the Hawaiian Islands,,
with the power conferred upon him by his
!ettcr of appointment and such other au-
thorities as were given him. The chair
then laid before the Senate the resolution
of HOar. introduced last week, asking the
Secretary of the Treasury to report the
amount OF money pad Blount and by what
authority. After some debate it was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign At
fairs. The committee then went into eX-
acutive session on the liornblower report.
senator Turple presented a resolution de-
claring the project of annexation iof Ha-
wall inexpcdient and should be no further
ronsidt red, and that it is OF the highest in
ternat.Onal interest that the Government
Of Hawaii be allowed to pursue it. own Inns
Of policy. The resolution went over till to-
morrow.
The House on the 9th opened with q
small attendance. After routine business
the House went into Committee Of the
Whole ON the tariff bill, and Mr.. Wilson re-
sumcd his speech. His remarks were often
interrupted by Democratic applause, but
otherwise he was allowed TO proceed until
he created something of IL stir when he re-
ferred to the fact that the protests against
the pending bill were largely inspired by
the power of capital. which was directed
to force and friglitcn employees to sustain
the protected industries.
At 1870 O'Clock. after spending the session
up to that time in routine business, the
Snnut ttnpt ip,t, 4, ne ivn SnSpiAr Snnn-
tor Chandler had tried unsuccessfully to
get up to his Hawaiian resolution, and
Senator Grey had given notice that he
would call up the federal elections bill this
afternoon. 1t 2:30 O'Clock the doors were
rcOpencd and the Senate took up the fed
eral elections bill. but no one being ready
to speak ON il. it went over until next week
and the Senate adjourned. 1t is UNDER
stood that the Hornblowpr nomination did
not come NJ in executive session.
Mr.. Boutelle on the tGth again tried &c
secure con liberation of his Hawaiian reso-
lut!an in the House. which was reported by
the Naval Annir> Committee and laid on
the table, but was finally Overrulcd by the
speaker. At the nlght session OF the
House SnodgrasS. Nahon and Curtis wcre
the speakers.
On the lith Senator Cullom reported
favOiaAly from the Committee on Com
lncrrc the Senate bill granting the Des
$780, ~ 49, ''' ''-'' w
construct II dam and power station in the
Mississippi River in Hancock County,
Illinois. The bill was amended by reQuir-
ing that work begin wi.htn two years and
be completed within four Yeas, On OBJ
lection Of Senator iiawlcy the bill went
over. senator Davis in rcsuming his speech
on the Hawaiian question, asserted tn t the
landing or the American marines ut the
order OF Minister stevens was only in ac-
rordance with the pract &c in Cases Of revo-
Luton and had many times been demon-
Strated to be a necessity in preserving the
interests of American citizens. If. the
Queen. by violation of the constitution and
by her own revolutionary acts. had precip-
itatcd q counter revolution she should not
complain of any indirect influence that
might have been cXerted by the necessary
landing OF American forces to protect
American interests. In the House after
routine business the tariff debate was re-
sumcd. Mr.. breckenridge, of Kentucky,
took the floor. Mr.. Brosins closed the de-
bate for the afternoon in opposition to the
bill, and Il recess till night was then taken.
At the night session MeS-rS. Mcguire and
Cockrell spoke in support of the Wilson
bill and the House adjourned.