The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-17
HAWAII AND THE TARIFF BILL
These Two MOmenttuS Questions Holding
the Attention Of Congress.
MORE NIL. ON AREADAEBTS ADOPTED.
s-..tor uosr Prccip.Rates Another Lively
Discussion over the Hawaiian Qn'sfion
in the Senatc-Mr. Gray's Sarcasm.

ASuINGpON. D. c.. Jan. l6.-In
che morning business Of the Senate the
,,residcnt's message to Congress trans
.itting correspondence in the Hawaiian
matter was read by the Secretary
Nr. Hoar moved that the message
..eon,panying the documents be printed
and referred to the Committee on For
.en Relations. lie desired TO address
the Senate on that motion. but post
toncd doing so until after the tfansaS-
ton Of the routine morning business.
AIR. Call offered a resolution suspendlng
The rule as TO the secrecy IN eNecu.''e
sa-4ions I'm the case OF the NOMINATION.
of internal revenue coiiect"l -o' WV
state OF Florida.
would have 10 be eonsiuefed III eAe0u-
Mr. can said that he dld not ask for
Gle prcsent consideration OF the rtsoiu-
.,n. Re declined. however 10 withdraw
n ana thereupon al i2.45 o'clock. the
uresldiug officer ordered the galleries TO
bs cleared and the doors closed, and
the senate went into executive session.
The doors were reopened at 1 Il. NJ.
resolution was offered by Mr.. Cali,
which went over without action, author
izng an examination into the condition
Of the civil service.
House bill Tor the establishment Of a
Fla. was taken from the calendar and
passed.
Hoar Wakes Sarcastic.
Mr. Hoar addressed the Senate on his
resolution TO refer the Presidents Hawai-
ian message 20 the Committee on Foreign
Relations. IL would be remembered, he
said. that the President OF the United
States deeming that il would be shame,
"a foul shame. 20 expose the persons who
cd n he i-lm
OF the present government of Hawaii, to
che vengeauce of cruel and semi-bar-
harous ruler demanded from her an un-
darstanding that there should be II com
plete pardon and amnesty Of all the
persons engaged in the revolution.
Nobody, however severe a critic of the
present administration, questioned the
wisdom and humanity of that stipulation.
When the suggestion was made TO the
Queen By Ar. Wills said Mr.. Hoar.
She was asked 10 issue proclamation OF
amnesty, and she said that she thought
that the persons concerned ought TO be
baheaded their property confiscated, and
their children driven from the realm.
Tfe Queen had also informed Mr.. Wills
-h4f she had no constitutional right TO
promise amnesty. Finally, however a
promise Of amnesty had been eXtorted
from her: and a promise was as gross
"a violation of the Hawaiian constitution
ss cOuld be suggested or supposed The
opeen had notified Mr.. Willis of that
fact. and had refused twice 10 do so lor
She had no legal right.
"Mr President" said Mr Hoar, with
emphatic soemnity There is but one
t.oirt ~ sympathy between the present
executive Of the United States anu the
deuosed Queen Of Hawaii. and that is' a
rurn3ee on the part of each recklessly
=, dfsrerard the constitution OF their own
coutry-the only difference being thet
the President of the United states as,
regards our constitution recklessiy ana
without provocation. while the queen oil
Hawaii. I'm this instance proposes 10
disrcgard IL only before the great tempta-
tion Of a throne"
ar. Gray Replies.
Mr.. Gray congratulated Alr. Hear on
bie tender regard for the maintenance OF
the Hawaiian Constitution. lie VDIayj
did NOT. however know that the fresi-
dents act in insisting on condiuoh ol
amnesty and pardon was not WISE Vii'
Notwithstanding the argument Of the
senator from Massachusetts. lie NGray
believed that the President was right III
saving that he would exact such conul-
fon from the Queen before he would IN
tervene or exercise his good ofhces, wiz
the provisional government, IN her peliaii
and that the President was able 'uhuvi
the powers with which he was ciotheu)
make good that promise
Air Hoar took exception 20 Mr. Gray
remarks. and colloquy took place De
tween them as 20 what each or theHl ldu
or had not said. The colloquy drllteo
into the raising of the American mas
and the duty Of the American marines il
Honolulu. In regard to the flag Mr.. Hoa
said that as he understood IT, the iiaf
had been hoisted. purely and simply, az
an act Of courtesy on the part OF I'M
provisional government.
Mr.. Daniel asked Mr.. Hoar whether i
lad the American minister or the Ameri
can admiral, or anybodys. invitation u
assume the sovereignty OF the islands.
None at ALL" Nh. Hoar admitted
After further discussion In which moth
ing interesting or important was said
the resolution went over without action
Nr Hoar stating that the senator from
Illinois (Cullom) desired to address tn
Senate upon IT,
Mr.. Ganinger 0ep.. \. H.) then ad
dressed the Senate on the resolution Of
Serc5 hv him on the Goth Of December
declaring IL as the sense Of the SENATE
mat II is unwise TO attempt any change
in the tariff laws during the present ad
mlnistratiOn.
Federal Election Laws
Mr. callincer concluded his speech a
2.E and then the House bill TO repea
the Federal election laws was laid betor
The senate, anu DttdWr '4c ui'iAiiS'~'
business"
Nr palmer argued In support Of III
nm THE discussion was participated II
hv Nessrs Chandler. Gray, and Hoar II
the course Of Mr.. Hoar's remarks he sai'
that ne preferred to use the word ma
uoual" rather than the word Federal
and Mr Mills murmured the quotation
that a rose by any other name woul'
smell as sweet. Mr.. Hoar caught up IN
quotation. and said that whether the wore
National" or Federal" smelled equah,
sweet depended on the nostriis, and ina
there was a time when the word ma
tonal" did not smell sweet In Democrati'
Iostrlls.
SIR. Mills retorted that there was time
when the people OF Massachusetts, were
as rcbeilious against the government az
the people Of Texas.
40 this point Mr.. Palmer yielded th'
hoor 20 give Mr.. Voorhees, the oppor
tunity. OF which he availed himself, Il
present the letter addressed 10 him b,
the Secretary Of the Treasury telegraph
"a last night as 10 the condition Of th'
Treasury. lie asked that the bill accom-
ranying The letter might be printed II
pm form; but for this there was some ob
lection made. mainly by Mr.. Teller an'
the letter and bill mot formally intro
ancedl We're referred TO the COMMITTEES
on Finance
The discussion on the bill to repeal th'
le4eral election laws was resumed b.