Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

Mr.. Sherman, who had been prevent
ed by illness from attending the sittings
of the Senate last week, was in his seat
this morning and presented numerous
remonstrances from his State against
the income tax and other features OF
the Wilson tariff bill.
A memorial against placing lumber
on the free list WI presented by Mr..
Hale, who asked to have it printed.
A memorial against the income tax
from the San Francisco Chamber OF
Commerce was presented by Mr.. Per-
kins and referred to the finance com
mittee.
a resolution was offered by Dir. Call.
in relation to claims against the United
States under the treaty of 1919 with
Spain and explained that attorneys and
spectators were sending out blank
powers of attorney to claimants, whom
he advised to avoid these spectators
and to rely on Congress. The r%esolu-
ton went over without action.
Mr.. Hale offered Il resolution, which
was agreed to-, %instructing the COM
mittee on printing to examine into all
the facts and circumstances connected
with the contract of the National Lith-
ographic Company, of Washington, D.
c., for the publication of the Patent Of
flee Gazette. (This has reference to the
newspaper statement charging Mr..
Josiah Quincy with being interested in
the contract and using his official and
personal influence to obtain it.
House bill fixing the Indebtedness of
Salt Lake City, Utah, was taken up and
passed.
The resolution heretofore reported
by the committee on resolutions thatit
was unwise and inexpedient to consider
now the annexation of the Hawaiian
Territory was taken up and Mr.. Daniel,
addressed the Senate. He began by
speaking of Minister Stevens's actioni in
the matter of overthrowing the queens
government in Honolulu as the "pre-
sumptions, vicious freak of an eccentric
minister" The effect of that action
had been, he said, to create a de facto
condition, anomalous, curious, not pro-
vided for American law and incompre-
hensible to American views and atti-
tudes. He referred to the provis-
ion in the treaty submitted to the
Senate by Mr. Harrison's admins
t%ration, to give pensions of $780,
900, each to the queen and princess
royal; and he asked why it was that
the deposed queen was to be the object
of such munifcence. If the United
States had done her no wrong, why
make such q gorgeous reparation to
her and to the crown princess? To
these conundrums President Cleveland,
when he came into power, could give
no answers. If the queen was entitled
to such a pension, it was because size
had been robbed; and the pension was
intended as conscience money. But
why should the United States be asked
to join in the conscience tender if it had
not participated in the deed? He
described the proposition that the
United States should annex the Ha-
waiian territory under the circum-
stances as abhorrent to the common in
stinct Of honesty. 1t was shocking to
every sensible and was contemplate
in the mind of every man whose mind
was based on integrity. President
Cleveland had done, under those cir
culnstances, the two things which SEEM
ed fitting to be done. He had withdrawn
the pending treaty and had designated
James A. Blount, an accomplished and
experienced statesman Of high charact-
er to go to the theatre of action and |