The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-20
BUSINESS OF The SENATE.
Sherman Sufficiently Recovered to
Take His Seat.


tary ofstate Quincy Senator Daniel
Speaks in Opposition to Anneza-
ton Of the Hawaiian Islands.
Washington. Feb l9.-Mr. Sherman,
rep. of Ohio, who has been prevented by
illness from attending the sittings of the
Senate last week, was in his his seat this
morning and presented numerous remOn-
strances from his seat against the income
tax and other features of the Wilson tariff
bill.
A memorial against placing lumber on
the free list was presented by Mr.. Hale,
of Maine, who asked to have it printed,
saying that it was very carefully PREPARED
and contained figures Of great Importance
on the subject
In the absence Of Mr.. voorhees,, chair
man of the finance committee, oblectlon-to
printing was made by Mr.. Mcpherson,
dem, of New Jersey, who said that If
the committee were to have printed all
the petitions referred to it ana all the re
plies received to the million circular let
tiers of inquiry sent out, the printing ex-
penses of the government would be
largely and unnecessarily increased.
MIR. Hale however, argued that as
hearings had been refused to the repre-
sentatives of the various industries the
least that could be asked was the printing
of documents such as he had presented
to-day.
Finally Mr.. Mcpherson withdrew his
objection and the memorial as to lum Der
was ordered to be printed.
A memorial against the income tax
from the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce was presented by MIR. Perkins, rep,
OF California, and was referred to the
finance committee.
THE CHARGE AGAINST QUINCY.
Mr.. Hale offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, instruCting the committee
on printing to examine into all the facts
and circumstances connected with the
contract of the National Lithographic
Company, of Washington, ID. c., for the
publication of the Patent Office Gazette
(This has reference to the newspaper
statement, charging Josiah Quincy,
ex-Assistent Secretary of State,
with being interested in the
contract and using his official and per-
Bonal influence to obtain it,.
The resolution, heretofore reported by
the committee on foreign relations, that
it was unwise and inexpedient to con-
slider now the annexation of the Hawaiian
territory was taken up; and Mr.. Daniel,
dem, of Virginia, addressed the Senate
He began by speaking of Minister
Stevens action in the matter of over
throwing the queens government in
Honolulu, as the "presumptuous, vicious
freak of an eccentric minister" The
effect of that action, he said, was to create
a de facto condition, anomalous and
curious, not provided for in
American law, and Incompetent
sible to American views and at |
titudes He referred to the pro |
vision in the treaty submitted to the |
Senate by President Harrisons admins |
tration to give pensions of 100000 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 NUM- |
ticence. If the United States had done |
her no wrong, why make such a donation |
to her and to the crown princess! To
these cOnundrums President Cleveland, |
when he came into power, could gi We
no answer. If the queen was entitled TO
such pension, it was because she had
been robbed land the pension was in tended
as conscience money. But why should
the United States be asked to join in the
conscience teuder if 1t had not partici-
pated in the deed
DISHONEST POSITION
He described the proposition that the
United States should annex the Hawaiian
territory under the circumstances as alb
horrent to the common instinct of honesty.
1t was shocking TO every sensibility, and
was contemplate in the mind Of every
man whose mind was based on integrity.
President Cleveland had done, under
those circumstances, the two things
which seemed fitting to be done He had
Withdrawn the pending treaty, and had
designated James A. Blount, an accom-
plished and experienced statesman of
high character, To go to the theater of &C
tlon and ascertain and report to him the
true condition OF things He argued that
President Cleveland had not exceeded his
powers in making Mr.. Blount paramount,
but had acted fully within his constitu-
tlonal warrant, having Washington for
an example.
MIR. Daniel recalled the effort of Pres
tdent Grant TO have San Domingo an
neXed TO the United States, and quoted a
memorandum to show that President
Grant promised privately" to use all his
influence with members of congress to
accomplish it. But in the case of Hawaii.
ne SAID there was no secrecy or privacy
as to any attitude occupied by the Presi-
dent; and yet Mr.. Blount had been re-
ferred to In the speech of the Senator
from Minnesota, Mr.. Davis as a spy
AS to Mr.. Stevens attempt to Justify
his action on Mr.. Bayard's letter
OF July II, 1887 Mr.. Daniel said that the
keynote of that letter was abstinence
from interference with domestic affairs -
and that that was the one thing in the
letter which Mr.. Stevens had overlooked.
Referring to the effort on the part of the
omclalS OF Ine provisional government to
have the same Difference and respect paid
to it as to any of the great governments
of the world, MIR. Daniel said that the
Harrison administration had treated 1t as
"yagrant to be put in the calaboose as
having no visible means of support"
WHITES NOMINATION
About 2:3O O'Clock, the presiding officer
asked Mr.. Daniel to suspend his speech
for moment, so that the Senate might
receive message from the President of
the United States. The message was
found to contain the nomination of Sena-
tor White, of Louisiana, as associatetius-
tlce of the United States. The fact be-
came known even before the envelope was
opened, and the senator's evinced the
keenest interest in it. They gathered to-
gether in small groups all over the cham
Der, and commended rather than dis
cussed the nomination. From that time
on there was no interest manifested in
MIR, Daniels speech, and at $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon he yielded
TO motiOn,of Mr.. Catfey, dem, of Louis
lana, to proceed to executive business.
which the Senate did Immediately. The
doors were opened again at 4:30 O'Clock
when the communication from the Presi-
dent, sending all dispatches and reports
received from Hawaii since those last
sent, was read. The motion In mint wa