Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-16
AT THE CAPITOL.
Senator Hoar Makes a Speech on
Hawaii.
SOME SARCASTIC OBSERVATIONS.
The Tariff Debate Continued in the
House. .
MR.. WILSON'S AMENDMENTS.

NIX. w uLSON' > AMENDMENTS.
In the absence Of the Vice President
(gone to attend the meeting of the bar as
ISOLATION at Albany, N.Y. Mr.. Harris
Crenn) presided over today's session of the
Senate He was about to lay before the
Senate the Presidents Hawaiian message
when Mr.. Hoar CMass) suggested the abb
sence OF a quorum. The roll was called and
forty-three Senators-just a quorum-re-
sponded The Presidents message to Con-
gress transmitting correspondence in the
Hawaiian matter was read by the secre-
tary. Mr.. Cox.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass) moved that the message
and accompanying documents be printed
and referred to the committee on foreign
relations. He desired to address the SEN
ate on that motion. but postponed doing so
until after the transaction Of the routine
morning business.
Mr.. Call (Fla) offered a resolution sus-
pending the rule as to secrecy In executive
sessions IN The case of the nomination OF
internal revenue collector for the state Oh
Florida.
luton would have to be considered In ex-
ecutive session.
An Executive Session.
Mr.. Call said that he did not ask for the
present consideration of the resolution he
declined, however to withdraw ii, and at
12:45 the presiding officer ordered the gal
leries to be cleared and the doors closed.
and the Senate went into executive session.
The doors were reopened at p. M. reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Call Fla-), which
went over without action. authorizing an
examination into the condition of the civil
service. A resolution was offered by Mr.
NJ iVy he
Secretary of the Treasury for Information
as to expenses of prosecutions in the terri
tory Of Utah.
House bill for the establishment of a
light and fog signal station near Butler
Flats, New Bedford. Mass, was taken from
the calendar and passed.
Also House bill to amend the laws so as
10 require original receipts for deposits Of
postmasters to be sent to the auditor of
the treasury for the Post Office Depart
ment.
Mr.. HOar ON Hawaii.
Mr.. Hoar Olass0 addressed the Senate
on his resolution to refer the President 3
Hawaiian message to the committee on
foreign relations 1t would be remembered
he said. that the President of the United
States. deeming that it would be a shame
foul shame. to expose the persons who
had been engaged in the establishment of
the present government of Hawaii to the
ruler, demanded from her an undertaking
that there should be a complete pardon and
amnesty of all the persons engaged in the
revolution.
Nobody, however severe a critic of the
present administration, questions the wis
dom and humanity of that stipulation.
Wnen the suggestion was made to the queen
oy Mr.. Willis. said Mr. Hoar, she was asked
TO issue proclamation of amnesty, and
she said that she thought that the persons
concerned ought to be beheaded. their prop
erty eonfiscated and their children driven
from the realm.
The queen had also informed Mr. Willis
that she had no constitutional or legal
right to promise amnesty. Finally. how
ever, promise of amnesty had been ex-
torted from her, and that promise was as
gross violation of the Hawaiian constitu-
ton as could be suggested or supposed.
fact and she protested twice that she had
no legal power to do that thing.
One Point of Sympathy.
Mr.. President" said Mr. Hoar. with
emphatic solemnity, there is but one point
of sympathy between the present execu-
tive OF the United States and the deposed
Queen of Hawaii, and that Is, a purpose on
the part of each recklessly to disregard
the constitution of their own Countrywide
only difference being that the President
of the United States disregards our Con-
stitution recklessly and without provoca-
tion, while the Queen of Hawaii, in this
instance, proposes 10 disregard 1t only
before the great temptation Of a throne"
Mr. Gray Del) congratulated Mr.. Hoar
On his tender regard for the maintenance
Of the Hawaiian constitution. He (hr.
Cray did not. however, know that the
Presidents act in insisting on a condition
of amnesty was not wise one, notwith-
standing the argument Of the Senator from
Massachusetts He (Mr. Cray believed
that the President was right in saying that
queen before he would intervene or exer-
else his good offices with the provisional
government in her behalf; and that the
PRESIDENT was able (under the powers with
which he was closed) and that the United
states were able to make good that prom
ise.
Mr.. Hoar took exception to Mr.. Grav.s
remarks. and a colloquy took place be-
tween thern as TO what each Of them had
or had not said. The colloquy drifted into
the raising of the American flag and The
landing of American marines in Honolulu:
and in regard to the flag Mr. Hoar said
that. as he understood it, the flag bad hsan
hoisted. purely and simply, as an act Of
courtesy on the part Of the provisional
government.
Mr.. Daniel (Va.) asked Mr.. Hoar what
right had the American minister mr. tha
American admiral tat anybody's inyitationI
to assume the sovereignty of the Islands
None at ALL" Mr.. Hoar admitted
After further discussion, in which moth
ing interesting or important was said. the
resolution went over without action Mr.
Hoar stating that the Senator from Illinois
CMr- Cullom) desired to address the Senate
upon IL.
Mr.. GallinEer on the Tarin.
Mr.. Gallinger On. HI then addressed the
Senate on the resolution offered by him
on the 10Th of December declaring 1t as
the sense of the Senate that 1t is unwise
70 attempt any change in the tariff laws
during the present administration.
AT the close of Mr.. Gallinger's speech
the House bill to repeal all statutes relat-
ing to supervisors of election and special
deputy marshals was laid before the Sen
ate; and Mr.. Palmer Qll) addressed the
Senate.
THE HOUSE.
There was but little routine business to
De disposed of by the House today. and,
afte- the call of the committees for reports,
MI Springer rose to question of personal
privilege. He said that in his speech on the
wilson bill, few days ago, remarks made
by Mr.. Dolliver Qowa) were attributed to