The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-20

Pherson withdrew his objection and the
memorial as to the lumber was ordered
to be printed.
memorial against the income tax
from the San Francisco chamber of
commerce was presented by Perkins
tRep., CALI and referred to the finance
committee.
Hale offered resolution which was
agreed to instructing the committee on
printing TO examine into all tho facts
ana circumstance connected with the
contract of the National Lithog IA phio
Company, OF Washington. D. C for the
publication OF the Patent Office Gazette
rms has reference to the newspaper
statement charging Josiah Quincy, ex-
assistant Secretary of State, with being
interested in the contract and using his
Official and personal influence to OBJ
tain IL.
The resolution heretofore reported by
the committee on foreign rotations that
it was unwise and inexpedient 10 CON
slider now the annexation of the Hawaii
islands was taken up, and Daniel ad-
dressed the Senate. He began by
speaking OF Minister Stevens action in
the mater of overthrowing the queens
government in Honolulu as the pre-
sumptuous, vicious freak of an eccentric
minister"
The effect of that action had been, he
said, to create de facto condition,
anomalous, curious, not provided for by
American law and mprehensible to
American views and attitudes lie re-
ferred to the provision submitted to the
Senate by Mr.. Harrison's administration
to give pensions OF SEQ, 900 each to the
queen and to the princess royal, and he
asked why it was that the deposed
queen was to be the object OF such
munificence.
If the United States had done her no
wrong, why make such donation to
her and to the crown princess. To these
conundrumS President Cleveland, whom
ho came into power, could give no
answer. 1T the queen was entitled TO
such pension 1t was because she had
been robbed; and the pension was in
tended as conscience money But why
should the United States be asked I'd
join in the conscience tender II il had
not partici pat ted in tho deed. He argued
that President Cleveland had not OK.
ceeded his powers in making Mr.. Blount
paramount, but had acted fully within
his constitutional warrant, having
Washington himself for an example.
Daniel recalled tho effort OF President
Grant to have San Domingo annexed to
WIZ ohiVSo ~ S3LcSi auu memo.
randum to show that President Grant
promised privately" to use ali his in.
iluence with members Of Congress to &C
cumplish it. BuG in the case Of Hawaii.
he said, there was no secrecy or privacy
as to any attituda occupied by the Pres
idenJ and yuU MIR. Bount had boon re
ferred to i'll the speech OF tho Senator
fron Minnesota (DAvis) as a spy.
About half past two o'clock tho pre-
siding officer asked Daniel to suspend
his speech for moment so that the
Sonata might receive message from
the President Of tho United States.
The message was found to contain the
nomination of General White, OF Louis
lama, as associate justice of tho United
States. The fact became known even
before the envelope was opened and
Senators evinced the keenest interest
in 1T. They gathered together in
small groups all over the chamber and
commended, rather than discussed the
nomination. From that line on there
was no interest manifested In Daniels
speech and at p III. he yielded to
motion of Mr.. Gallery (Dem La) to
proceed to executive business, which
tho Senate did Immediately
The doors were opened again as 4:30,
when the commu nicaLion from tho Pres
ldent, sending all dispatches and re-
ports received from Hawaii since those
last sent, was read. The motion TO
print was laid over at the request OF
Hoar.
conference was agreed to on tho
Oklahoma railroad bill and Senators
Blair, Blackburn and Pettigrew were
appointed conferees on the part of tho
Senate, which then, at 1875 o. m, ad-
journe1 until to. morrow.