St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-20

tiODS, Tile prOulpL CONTINUATION OIL SeH-
atOr White to the supreme court came
as a refreshing surprise to the public.
The haste of the senators to show
courtesy to their colleague would not
even permit Senator Daniel. of Virginia.
to finish his speech on the Hawaiian
resolution. When Senator Caffery, of
Louisiana, the colleague Of Senator
White, appeared In the chamber from
the lunch room, he was apprised of the
nomination of his colleague to be justice
Of the supreme court, and. without
waiting for any initiative on the part of
Senator Caffery, Senator Daniel, after
| an interchange of glances with his fell
low senators, announced that he would
conclude his speech later, and Senator
Caffery moved that the senate proceed
to the consideration Of executive busi-
ness. The doors were closed, but the
representatives of the press on the out
side needed no confidential message
from the interior to apprise them that
the proceedings were in
MARKED CONTRAST
to the scenes anu incidents that atte d.
ed the last two supreme court nominal
tioDs. The opening session of the SEN
| ate was unusually devoid of interest.
Senator Hale presented a resolution to
investigate certain printing contracts,
but the matter did not even create
discussion in the senate. although the
resolution was adopted. Senator Daniel
opened his argument in support of the
administration in the Hawaiian matter,
| and will conclude tomorrow. When the
senate met today Mr.. Sherman Rep.,
o., who has been i'll for several days,
was again in his seat. a memorial
from citizens of Maine, protesting
against putting lumber OH the free list,
was presented by Senator Hale
| (Me.), who requested that it be printed
as senate document. Senator Nc
Pherson Dem., N. J.) protested, saying
that if every petition on the tariff sub
jects should be printed, the printing
Office would be kept busy for the next
three mouths. He thought the finance
committee could obtain all the informa-
ton desired by merely reading the petit
| ton.
After Senator Hale had intimated
| that he would read the petition and
thereby secure its printing in the Rec
ord, if necessary, Senator Mcpherson
withdrew his objection.
A resolution was presented by Sen.
ator Call calling for information from
the president regarding claims against
the United States under the treaty Of
1919 with Spain. He took occasion to
warn claimants from signing blank
powers Of attorney, which are being
sent out by speculative attorneys. The
resolution went over.
SENATOR HALE PRESENTED
resolution, which was adopted. In
structing the committee on printing to
| examine into all the facts and circum-
stances connected with the claim of the
National Lithographic Company of
Washington, D. c.. for the publication
of the Pateut Office Gazette. This reso-
luton was melted by publication sug-
gesting irregularities in letting the con-
| tract. The house bill fixing the
limit of the indebtedness of Salt
Lake City, Utah. was taken up
and passed. The Hawaiian resolution
was then called up. and Senator Daniel
| Oem., Va.l took the floor in support of
the resolution. He said that when
| President Cleveland was inaugu.
claimed himself protector of the island
of Hawaii, and had taken possession of
| the island with American military
forces. and had hoisted the American
| flag over the territory. By this act of
the American minister, President
| Cleveland, when he came into power,
was protector of the Hawaiian islands,
and by operation of the law was COM
mander-in-c of our forces there, and
the responsible authority TO whom the
! nations of the earth would be bound to
address themselves.
The sugar interests, said Senator
Daniel had played large part in this
revolution. If Queen Liliuokalanf was
| woman of that questionable char. cter
| now charged by her opponents, why
was it that the treaty, suggested and
framed by the friends of tine revolution
| iSt committee, made provision for an
nually paying 5000 for her main
tenance, higher recognition than had
been accorded by this government TO
the widows of the great heroes of the
| civil war? 1t was because she had been
robbed, and this annuity was a con-
| science fund.
THE PRESIDENT
was fully within his constitutional
warrant in all he had done. He had at
the beginning done two things which
seemed fitting to be done. He had
withdrawn the pending treaty, and had
designated Mr.. Blount, statesman of
high character, to go TO the theater OF
action ana ascertain and report to him
the true condition Of things. The ap.
pointment of Mr.. Blount was fully
within the scope of the presidents
power. When the facts were learned
President Cleveland did only his duty.
In all our history the erring Minister
Stevens had no example in his eXtraor.
dinary action, and was pr omptly re-
buked by the executive for his unwar.
ranted course. People. said Mr.Daniel,
called Mr. BlOunt a spy, with all the
lgnominy of secret attached to the term
but there was nothing of secret about
his appointment. But if MIR. Blount
was spy, then Minister Stevens, mas
much as he assisted Mr.. Blount in his
investigation. was an assistant spy. He
referred to Gen. Grants desire to annex
San Domingo to the United States.
| MINISTER STEVENS
had sought to Justify his actions by re.
ferring to Secretary Bayard's letter OF
July II, 1887, but the keynote OF that
letter uttered in clear, sounding note
| was dOoIlllCHCC llOlIl Will
domestic affairs" But there was one
thing in that letter which Mr.. Stevens
had overlooked. Mr.. Daniel reviewed
the events OF the revolution of Jan. IA
1898, to show that the minister, who
had that day returned to Honolulu, was
a potent factor in 1t. Referring to the
efforts of the provisional government to
have accorded to 1t that Difference and
respect which was due TO a great gov
ernmeEt, Mr.. Daniel said that the Har
rison administration had treated il
''as vagrant to be put in the Gala
boose, as having no visible means
of support" Speaking Of the landing
of troops under the plea that they were
TO protect American life and property
Mr.. Daniel said that neither was threat
ened at the time, but the excuse was t.
be put in ''cold stOragen to be take1