The herald., 1895-01-26


the chief judicial body OF the cou ntry
to furnish us Information as to why
they affirm the legal tender act"
Mills declared that If this doctrine was
conceded the executive branch was
powerless, and the president could be
brought to the bar Of the senate at any
time to give his reasons for SO directing
his course. 1t would be q sorry mement
for the American people when their ex-
ecutive head was thus made the crea-
ture OF the senate OF thee legislative
branch of the government. Mills elo-
quently related the manner in which the
American people greeted the Hungarian
patriot K0Eeuth. after he dared to strike
at the oppression surrounding him.
THE OVERTHROW OF THE QUEEN.
Mitchell, Republican eff Oregon. asked
ii Mills sought to place together Kossuth
=:saa The representatives et Queen Liliuo.
kalsni.
Mills responded with warmth that the
representatives who came here spoke
for people whose executive had been
defrauded by q representative of the
United Stetse, whoee government had
been overthrow by conspiracy and
fraud. With intense ssfcasm. Mr.. Mills
read the letter of President Harrison to
Queen Liliuokslani when Minister Ste
vens was accredited to Hawaii.
The senator commented as he pro-
cesded with the letter. This was at q
time. said he. when the queen was still
supreme. She was seeking to protect
her own poor native people against the
corporate greed seeking to get 'the
treasure lands Of Hawaii"
But the sugar trust wanted the lands
too. and they were mere powerful than
Liliuokalini was," declared Mr.. Mills
with much force.
Munster Thurston, of Hawaii, came
into the diplomatic gallery and was an
interested listener to the severe arraign-
ment of the government represented by
him.
The senator denounced the present
Hawaiian government as "oligarchy
ma squerading az republic" 1t was
part Of the great sugar oligarchy. This
wass the oligarchy appealing to the
Unihsd States for sympathy and sup.
port. Mr.. Mills asked why q Republic
can aG ADMINISTRATION had set up barbsr-
Gus king ON the throne of Samoa.
s'Wha' designated this king" asked
Mr.. Mills. ut was Emperor William
Of Germany. Queen Victoria OF England
and Benhsmin Harrison of the United
States"
Mills read from the New York Even
ing Post to the effect that Hawaiian
bends were being hoated in New Eng
Land. There was spirited controversy
between Aldrich and Mills as the former
arose to ask what authority the Texas
senator had for the assertion he had
Al
were among those greedily absorbing
Hawaiian sugar lands.
OWNED BY THE SUGAR TRUST.
"Ths sugar trust owns the land and
New England owns 81, 900 ahares of that
stock" declared Mills.
He read in detail the Investments of
Claus Spreckels and others in Hawaii.
The senator saids sThere must be
something behind this great futtsr on
the part Of the New England senator
on behalf Of Hawaii"
81 trust" INSTRUCTED Aldrioh, shat
patriotism Directs this course Of New
England senators ~ II doer nine-tenths'
of the American people,
.And when did you receive return
from the American psoplef" asked
Mills.
''At the last election" responded
Aldrich.
The gallery broke out in applause at
this instance, and the preaiding officer
raped sharply for order.
And you received returns in '92,
also," retorted Mills.
ANOTHER CLEVELAND DEFENDER.
In conclusion, Mills said he hoped he
had shown why this resolution. intends
cd ~ . csnsure on the president. should
not pass. Throughout the speech of
Mills the galleries were we'll filed, and
he was followed with greater interest
than has attended any previous Ha-
waiian speech.
Vest then introduced resolution in
dorsing the policy of President Cleve-
land toward Hawaii, and reciting that
the course of this government should be
to withhold from entangling alliances.
This and the resolution were under
discussion and went over to Hubse-
quent day.
THE CANAL BILL.
Tho Nicaragua bill was then taken up.
Mr.. White, Democrat of California, pre-.
entsd q letter from London stating if
the United States did not proceed with
Tia, Q canal project. British capital would
step in and carry out the plan. Brief
spet lches were made under the five.min-
a te rule by Mr.. Vest, fsvoring a new
30 rvsy by disinterested engineers, and
BY Mr.. Call for direct government con-
troll
" roIcott offered an amendment requir-
ng the canal company to purchase its
nats rial and construction machinery in
he United States, Nicaragua or Costa
Rica.
The first votes wero on numerous
lmend ments that had been accumulat-
ng. nat of Mr.. Vest, giving the pres
dent G, ,mplete authority to suspend the
ssue of canal bends, was defeated, "a to
%.
Wollco CTS amendment, that American
materials shonid be used. was accepted
by Morga aud agreed to.
The snt mdment Of Palmer, giving ths
president ,ower TO resppoiut and retire
directors I the canal company, was
agreed to.
The emen, sment of Woloott. providing
that every do llar OF stock shall represent
. dollar actu ally expended by the CONF
pany, was az reed to, 81 to 10.
PETERS amsSn,dment that the labor on
the canal sh ould be done by United
States citizens working eight hours
day. was deieatla d.
The AMENDING Mt of Power, that three
officers OF the United States corps of
anoineers shelI supervise the work, was