Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-08
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s
SENATE.

A resolution was offered by Mr.. Nor
gan and agreed to, calling on the Presi
dent for copies Of reports and docu.
ments relating to the enforcement oil
The regulations respecting fur seals and
the claims OF the British government
on account of seizures Of sealing vessels
in Behring Sea.
The conference report on the Military
Academy appropriation bill was pre-
sented by Mr. Brice and agreed to.
Mr.. Lodges resolution as TO the with
drawal of vessels of war from the Ha-
waiian Islands WAS laid before the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Palmer said it was absurd to say
that the Senate could demand reasons
for the Presidents action without hav-
ing, at the same time, the right, in some
way or other, to compel an answer. If
the Senate had the right to make the
demand, it would be breach of duty
on the part of the President if he failed
TO respond, and it would be the duty Of
the House of Representatives to take
cognizance of the conduct of the Presi
dent in refusing TO recognize the con-
stitntional right of the Senate to de
mand of him reasons for an executive
act.
Mr.. Voorhees, recalled the existence
Of a Committee on the conduct of the
war" during the civil war, as the only
instance be knew of Congress attempt
Jug to take control of the military power
of the government against the right of
the constitutional Communicating chief.
Mr. Palmer, referring to the frequent
exhibitions of Anglophobia on every
question that came up in the Senate,
declared his sense of shame and hui
initiation at them. On the question of
the overthrow of the native govern
ment in the Hawaiian Islands he said
that there was no reason to doubt
that it had been subverted by col
fusion with the then American minister.
The thing to which he desired to call
particular attention was that the So
called republican government in the
Hawaiian Islands was based on q total
disregard of the rights of the native in
habitsnts. Those natives held only 2
per cent.of the lands of the islands. They
bad been driven to inferior lands. The
fertile and productive lands had been
monopolized by strangers. Those
strangers had taken possession of the
government and controlled it and now
had 1.-The infinite imprudence to charac-
terize it as republic" If consonance
with popular liberties was essential to
repubIioanism then that government
" as an artist ocraoy, based On wealth.
On the question OF annexation MIR.
Palmer declared, emphatically, that
nothing could be more unfortunate to
the United States than such annexation.
The Lodge resolution went back to
the calendar at the close of the morn
ing hour; and the Senate then pro-
ceeded to the delivery ofeulogies on tie
late Senator Colquitt, OF Georgia.
HOUSE.
Ex-Speaker Reed appeared on the
floor of the House oday for the first
time since the holiday recess and was
congratulated by his associates upon
his return. Owing to the injury to his
foot, Mr.. Reed remained in mis- seat
while receiving and replying to the
Fluctuations of friends.
A resolution reported from the COM
mittee on rules directing the commit
tee on appropriations to incorporate in
the sundry civil bill paragraph trans
ferring the Fort Leavenworth prison
from the war department to the depart
ment Of justice was agreed to-156 10
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The House then went into committee
of the whole on the currency bill, aud
Mr.. Sibley spoke in opposition thereto.
Referring to the published reports that
the executive department of the gov
eminent, in the person OF Secretary #
the Treasury, was using its power to
influence votes in favor OF the