Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-09
TARIFF BILL AT LAST.
Democratic Quorum obtained and Discus
sion Begun.
WILSON FOR THE MAJORITY.
,,.o Matter Of Free Eaw Materiais-'Iones
succeeds O'Ecrrali ON the Com
mlttce On Elections.

h tSIu%GTON. j. C.. January g
4 -.->. ATE Numerous petitions were pre-
...d IN the senate ana referred 10 the
.,mittcc ou Finance ln regard to the
,..s,n tar,n bin There were remon-
.,.o.cs against the proposed reduction
.,t, on barley. cigars. horseshoe-nails'
i....o.cs wool and other articles.
Mp Chandler offered "A resolution direct
- ne judiciary Committee to inquire
...rrt its opinion as to the cases IN
....t tle President may. constitutonaiiy'
.. =, mrcisu countries agents. repre-
\ ...t..e .r commissioner. without 'he
...,. and consent OF the Senate ana
..t..r tb. re vas constitutional authority
.. ma aprointmeut in March last-"i'h-
.n. advice and consent of the senate
ur Wout as commissioner TO 'Ne
.u.Iln Islands.
"a. G,rman. let that resolution lie
r.. resolution went over tin to-mor-
THE HOAR RESOLUTION.
.-,. ,.,,lntion offered last week by N.Y.
,t..- calling ON th- Secretary of the
.......ry for 81 statement of payments
.t. fl, Mr. Blount as Commissioner 70
t....t nud the authority for such pay
,...- Mas mid before the Senate
Il M ,.fman moved its reference 10 INC
....uttt,. on For. IGN Relations ana SUI
.....5 r.at thc proposed inquiry was very
.,..-.atr.. The disposition OF the lui'H
Il ..r... ID tnc state Department Ih "ir
.r. of "a seclct-seryice iunl was "
..,.- which ought not g. Doc npuli OD
.at. ,,.th aly great particularly. go. A.
..... h, senator from MaiSl"'' a..
fI... i.lured. under iahH 'h"' ,hs
,,.. .a.i TO Nh Elount out oi the
..t. A. ,.r granted that 81 has been
... ,,,r,n replied. although ! know
..,.. '.nout H. know that IN TIE lasl
.u..tr,tiou. ava iu every ad'nlhis'i'-
- 4.rcicut amount Of money Is ~
.,.t.I lv Congress to conducl "',
mass az the state Department anu
4 ...t u has been always eNpeh't' ~ ~,
discretion of the President ana "''i'"'
nul.r inquiry. ,.. tf.,r "is
d, tr.v whether sir. Blount mas o''"
.. ,ui rf This secret fund or not
D y,o,iIl consider 30 great lnlsloi 'uil .. b
...t.r th. REGULAR circumstances M'.
.ti.5 "far the senate 90 enter
r, an iu1u.ry as to whether li' N''
...-,.-. fund mas been properly 'Np'"' =
A tlr last administration OF nH
,,..,ut ouo Two wears ago W. &c 80
e.,f at Oh. disposal Of Mr. Harrison 10
,l, him ~ protect the interests OF
,. ......-,rn.rt. and I have no douh'
. - tse leru cyu. nded conscienll"ua
,3 for IA. interests Of the country bu'
M .,or,rv into % has been att'inp''" "'
....-.,tsl II n We're = should take 'nr
,.,,,. tasition against 1t that take NV
Mr. Voar. "lf the President 'eSH -
,,,, ~ disclose the details OF the cNl""''
t,re. he viii direct the S'er''!' ~"
c,stc to rlaco on record ceriihca'e Una.
.,,,, r,s rcan expended and that
% is not cXpcdieut 10 make the "''''''
MIR. HOARS OBJECT
,.- c.,,.. asked Mr.. Hoar what his OBJ
. -.,. il, Offering the resolution.
.., .....,t fo know" Mr.. Hoar reSpoh'"''
n.r want me country 10 Nnp"'
n-,- this gentleman. whose mission
GAS conferred upon him, and VINO 'N
...i h,a trthori'y AMI REPORTED n'' a.,
,.ttraut the advice aud consent "i N'.
c..... v-os treated iu an respects rs Il
. Munster of the United states. !
,.,- t, have light thrown on the Pu So
,... whether Nr. Blouut was. IN iac' q
....t. sl,nt of the Presidents g. OF
,...-t.r he WAS treated as q public agent
AMI '1o question of ti methol in Mill0h
f.. ramf.usntipn WAS paid To hin Dear "
yrr strongly on that question mat j.
what want the Information Tor.
GRAY DEFENDS BLOUNT.
vr Gr,, characterized the resolution as
u.u.aal out of tho ordinary course ana
O. nr as De- knew without precedent
Ice aspr'ion would b' q direct reflection
o. th. cstimahl, and honorable gentleman
who fae aDed conscientiousiy and 90
t.a. best IF his ability whatever might be
o.. Judgment pf senators as 10 his con-
cl.-iou-i. thc trust which had been rcposrd
r lim bv the President Of the United
States He bad no doubt that there hal
.,t b..u o. cent of public money tx
pended by Mr. Blount that was not
reasonably necessary and reasonably just
.rI J.rtiuent to tho matter IN hand But
l..Il. urt care 10 have the Senate add up
t.. i'.ms OF MT Hlounts board-b bill and
i.cK-frc. and inquire whether be stopped
.t rrt-class hotel or cheap boarding
H.Is".
sfr Hoar disclaimed any such purpose
l.f said that " senator's on the Other
tI- were afraid 20 have any hgnt
thrown on the public character OF Mr.
I..Irt or were afraid that the public
should understand that while he was
performing the duties OF a foreign minis
t.r he was not paid as foreign minister
tIt WAS paid out of the secret-serNic'
urI hr dioaD would not further re
s..t thc attempt 10 have the resolution
referred o. The Committee on Foreign
Relations
Nr Goruan rcstatcd some OF the points
already made by him. ana was asked by
49, Hoar whether he had reason 60 be-
lI-se that the payments to Elount were
q secret expenditure His reply was thai
l- haI uo more knowledge on the sub
...t than any other senator had-thai
t1 De- bad from the public documents
alI from the statements In the pubic
PISS.
.Hut does the Senator believe" Mr.
llotr persisted, that this was secre
tr.lsHcuon"
".rh,r, is no other way that know OF
or that SIS known 10 the law Mr Cor
man replied "for paving for services OF
tlu Kind than from the secret-serVic'
fund n such an inquiry had been sug
r. Rcd of the last administration. !
would have been wrong. and l would nave
resisted u. / voted 90 place secret
service fund IN the hands OF fresideh
30 .rrlsou and / knew when | did SO ina
% Z were 20 inquire afterwards INTO th'
details OF the expenditure l would nave
l.'u discredting him, and impaiFins lh'
best interests OF the country.
THE HAWAIIAN INQUIRY.
Mr. Morgan. chairman of the Commit
See on Foreign Relations, spoke viii
great feeling Of the friction which I'M
Hawaiian question produced whenever !
was touched upon. The inquiry which ha'
been referred 10 the Committee on For
,gn Relations. and In which II was nov
engaged was Of a very broad character
and necessarily included the points sug
gested In the pending resolution. The reso
luton raised the question OF irregularitie
ln expenditures. And that question, o
C1urse. depended upon two facts; hrs'
whether the President Of the Cnite'
States had the right TO appoint Mr.. Bloun
ay an agent. and. second whether MI
Blount had been paid out OF the contin
gent fund voted 10 the state Department
or out OF some other appropriation IN
Committee ON Foreign Relations "oui
necessarily ascertain and report whelhe
the President had authority TO sehu Mi
lBiount 10 Hawaii; whether he had au
thOr4ty 10 commission him TO the exten
thai Mr. Blount was commissioned; an
whether, therefore, the action OF N'
Blount IN Hawaii was regular or hreeu
lar That question carried with II, neces
fsafily. whether the expenditure was man
out Of the secret fund or out OF som
other appropriation. He. therefore, though
Il quite unnecessary 20 have so much as
tation Of the subject. In anticipation Q
Tho ocftot, 80 the Committee on FUreie