The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-22

next hour senatorial courtesy had no place
in the senate. Many senators accused each
OF her of unworthy acts, and Senator Vest
finally quoted from the Record in an at
tempt to prove that Senator Chandler had
promised to take care OF certain ofhclais Ia
the southern states in 1876, IT they would
decide against the Democracy and In favor
of Hayes for the presidency.
The controversy was fiuaiiy brought to
close by Senator McPhercn and Senator
Mills both explaining their positions. the
former stating that Senator Mills, at his
request, was still acting AS member OF
the finance subcommittee, and the latter
declaring that he was opposed to pnbiic
hearings. and did not believe in consulting
the tariff beneficiaries as to reform solely
designed to check their rapaclty and TO
benefit the whole people.
Senator Allen of Nebraska presented
resolution directing the attorney general
to inform the senate whether he had, In an
opinion given to the secretary OF the
treasury, held that silver certificates are
not legal money, and if SO, to transmit
the opinion, with all correspondence. TO
the senate. The resolution, after slight
amendment, was adopted.
Senator White then began his speech
in support of the Hawaiian policy of
President Cleveland. He made criticul
ANALYSIS of the conduct Of Minister
Stevens, anu CldlUcu tude upOu uu0iSputCu
record ample proof was found that be
plotted against the government to which
he was accredited. He sought to show
that without the assistance of the United
States it was impossible for Mr. Dole and
his associates to win. He declared that
no treaty should be made, because the
provisional government has not been able
to execute its engagement; that 1t was III
founded; it's endurance problematical: Its
via fn e.
ferred to the circumstances that no one
pretended thai President Dole would be
sustained as the result of popular vote.
He commente led severely upon the conduct
of President Harrieon i'll attempting to
procure the ratification OF the treaty with
such unseeming haste, and criticised his
Chilean policy, saying that no episode in
the diplom attic history of this country so
disgraceful and uncalled for had ever be-
fore occurred.
Senator Teller asserted that the modern
practice of diplomacy was that when there
is change of government the minister
accredited then recognizes the new gov
ernmeut. In France the American minis
ter was the first TO recognize the new re-
public In Hawaii every foreign power
there has recognized the new
1t was proper that sympa-
thy should be expressed from our govern
meut when the ole opera bouffe monarchy
was going out of existence. He should be
ashamed of this country if its minister
b ad not felt that sympathy. 1t was the
openly expressed sympathy OF this govern
ment for South American countries that
aided the establishment OF those republics
He cited the case of Mexico. AS an Amer
lean citizen he hoped the day was far dis
tant when the United States would be
afraid to express its sympathy with ad-
vanced ideas. When throne is tottering
it is cause for gratitude and an expression
of sympathy within the limits OF interua-
tlOnal law.
Senator White, in reply, contended that
the minister's recognition Of a new gov
is but suggestion to the paren.
and must be ratified. Mr.
should have remained faithful to
{ he government to which he was accred-
tied, or have withdrawn.
Senator Teller said that he now heard
for the first time that ministers accredited
to a government owed fealty Tor the time
to that government, and that ii the minis
ter sought to destroy that government even
this vice did not follow his government
The president had declared that it was his
duty TO try to restore the queen, and, hav
ing failed, he gave the duty to congress.
If it was his duty, 1t was also the duty of
But the senate would not say
that congress shonld do this. The practical
question is: Are we going to keep these
people in turmoil by maintaining min
lister there who is unfriendly to the defacto
government"
Senator White disclaimed any intention
Of holding that minister owed fealty to
the government to which he was ac-
credited.
A resolution by Senator German to
print 5000 copies or the Hawaiian papers
was adopted.
At sos o'clock D. M. the senate went into
executive session, and at 5:45 o'clock ad-
journed.