Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-18
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The Hawaiian question cam up in the
eenAts ON the 6tb. Senator Chandler intro
duced . resolution directing the Committee
on judiciary ITO inquire and eepCrt to tho
Senate it, opinion - to cases In which the
President may send to foreign nations rep
sescntatives or commissioners without the
advice or consent OF the Senate and
whether or mot there was constitutional au-
thOrity for the appointment In March last.
without the advice or consent of the Sem
nte OF Mr.. BlOunt TO tho Hawaiian Islands,
with the power conferred upon him by his
letter OF appointments and such other au-
thorities as were given him." The chair
then laid before the Senate the resolution
Of Ho8r. Introduced last week, asking the
Secretary of the Treasury to report the
0 Of money pad Blount and by what
authority. After some debate 1t was re-
ferred ~ the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs. The committee then went into ex-
ecutivo session on tho Hornblower report.
senator Turple presented . resolution de-
clarinR the project OF annexation bf Ha-
wall inexpedient and should be no further
considered, and that II Is OF tho highest In
ternational interest that the Government
Of Hawaii be allowe 10 pa, sue its own line
Of policy. The resolution went over till to-
morrow.
The House - the 9th opened with u
small attendance. After routine business
tho House went Into Committee OF the
Whole on the tariff bill, and MIR. Wilson re-
sumed his speech. His remarks were often
interrupted by Democratic applause, but
otherwise he was allowed to proceed until
he created something Of II stir when he re-
ferred to the fact that the protests against
the pending bin we're largely inspired by
the power Of capital. which was directed
10 force and brighten employees 10 sustain
the protected industries.
Al $50 o'clock. after spending the session
up to that time In routine business. the
senate went into executive session. Sena-
tor Chandler had tried unsurcessfully to
get up to his Hawaiian resolution. and
Senator Gray had given notice that he
would call up the federal elections bill this
afternoon. At 2:3p o'clock the doors were
reopcned and the Senate took up the fed
eral elections bill, but no one being ready
to speak ON 1t. 1t went over until next week
and the Senate adjourned. II is undcr-
stood that the Hornbiower nomination did
not come up in executive session.
Mr.. Boutelle on the 10Th again tried To
secure consideration Of hiss Hawaiian reso-
lutian In the House, which was reported by
the Naval Affairs Committee aud laid on
the table, but WAS finally Overruled Ivy the
Speaker. At the mig hit session OF the
House snodgrass, Mahon and Curtis were
the speakers.
On the 18th Senator CulIom reported
favorably from the Committee on Conn
s"ShSS az SoS"So VIZ tN tHo ASS
Mtincs River Power Company the right to
construct II dam and power station IN the
Mississippi River In Hancock County.
Illinois. The bill was amended by re1uir-
ing that work begin wi.hin two years and
be completed within four years. On OBJ
lection OF Senator Hawley the bill went
over. senator Davis In resuming his speech
on the Hawaiian question, asserted tn Il the
landing OF the American marines at the
order OF Minister Stevens was only IN ac-
cordance with the practice In cases OF revo-
luton and had many times been demon-
strated to be u necessity In preserving the
interests OF American citizens. II the
Queen.rby violation OF the constitution and
by her own revolutionary acts, had precip-
itated . counter revolution she should not
complain OF any indirect influence that
might ave been exerted by the necessary
landing OF American forces to protect
American interests. In the House after
routine business the tariff debate was re.
sumed. MIR. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky.
ook the floor MIR. Brosins closed the de-
bate for the afternoon in opposition to the
bill, and "a recess till night WAS then taken.
At the night session Messrs. Mcguire and
Cockrell spoke in support Of the Wilson
bill and the House adjourned.
In the House on the 18th the senate
amendments to the joint resolution for the
appointment OF u joint commission to ex-
anime into the personnel OF the navy was
agreed to. The Foreign Affairs Committee
reported favorably Hits resolution calling
on the President for all Hawaiian Informal
tion received since the special message.
objection was made to its Immediate COM
sideration and the House resumed the
tariff debate. In the Senate. Senator Allen
of Nebraska, called up his resolution di-
recting the Secretary OF the Treasury to
inform the Senate from that sources the
= Id coin In this country outside of the
Federal Treasury was Increased to the
amount Of SsS. zoe. G00 during the fiscal year
1903, as expressed In his recent report for
that year. The Senate went into execu-
tive session and confirmed Isaac J. Wootep
OF Delaware after "a long discussion. to be
Indian Agent In Nevada. and also Preston
to be Director of the Mint. Then the ex-
ecutive session rose and the tSe~ate adj
3ourpod until thu 1Sth