Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-23
RUNNING DEBATE ON HAWAII.
SENATOR GRAY DEFENDS THE AZ
ILLUSTRATIONS ACTION.
Hawley, Frye and Kyle Attack the
observation-disclosures Wilson Rc-
ports I'm Favor of Abrognting the
Sugar Duty.

Washington. Jan. 22.---The pooling
bill was favorably reported to the sem
Ate today by Mr.. Butler pemoerap of
South Carolina.
Mr. Allen Populisp of Nebraska
presented large bunch of petitions
from citizens of Alabama, claiming
that they We're deprived of a Republic
can form OF government and asking the
intervention of congress.
Mr. Wolcott submitted resolutions
from the legislature of Colorado re-
citing the circumstances of default in
paying the Pacific railroad debt and
urging the creating of single gov
eminent board TO secure the speedy
settlement of the governmental rights.
a resolution was passed asking the
secretary of the interior for inlorma-
ton as to the permits TO cut timber
from public lands.
Another resolution was passed
asked information as to pension ap-
plications, etc.
This cleared the decks for a renewal
Of the debate over Hawaii. The sub
ject came up on Mr.. Kyle's resolution
which is one expressing great disap-
proval of the senate in the action OF
the administration by Withdrawing
warships from Hawaii.
Mir Gray. Democrat, Of Delaware
again got the floor TO further answer,
he said. the attacks made in the senate
against the admnistratlo ton, The sena-
tor referred to the statements by Senn-
tor HBwley made yesterday as to the
presidents seeing the Roynllst delega-
ton which visited Washington last
August Mr., Gray reiterated that the
president had never seen these dele
gates being sick at the time,
Are you prepared to say that they
never saw the secretary OF state?"
asked Mr.. Frye.
Mr.. Gray said that he had no infor-
nation on that point.
Mr., Hawlcy rose to reply holding In
his hand newspaper clip containing
President Clevelnnd's authorized state
ment Of the facts concerning the Roy
alist delegates. Mr.. Hawloy said he
had not Intended to maintain that n
personal interview between the presi-
dent and the Royallsts had occurred.
He was reliably informed that there
had ben no personal meeting, but con-
tlnued reading from the presldentB
statement TO show that the Royalist
delegates had seen Secretary OF State
Gresham. Mr.. Hawley read from the
letter of the ROyalist delegates to the
secretary Of state:
I'VE. the undersigned commissioners,
sent by the deposed queen, request an
interview with the president"
Just think Of the audHclty,' inter1oc-
ted Mr.. Hawloy. Think Of this re-
quest TO our secretary of state after we
had formally recognized the govern
ment of Hawaii"
Mr. Hawley read further from the re.
quest OF the royalist delegates as given
IN the presidents interview that they
desired to know II the persldeut intend
ed doing anything towards the restora-
ton of the queen. The senator said he
desired to make no presnt arrangement
OF the president, but he OHawley) be-
lieved the presidents whole course
oil Hawaii had been wrong.
Mr., Gray again answered the criu-
cisms upon the president. He said
these attacks were so constant the
arimus so evident, that II was perhaps
useless to controvert them Some peo-
pie seemed determined to attack the
president. whatever the subject be. II
he fall down. he was too long; II he
stood up, he was too short These
critics were bound to find fault.
The presidents letter 10 the royallst
delegates was purely unofficial. II was
part of the conservative course by
which the president. with steady
head and strong hand, was endeGVor-
in6 TO conduct public business.