Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-25
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.
SENATE.


the Senate and Mr.. Allen spoke in ia
yor OF it. He admitted that the over
throw Of the royal government had
been inexclusively unlawful-not only
gross violalionol international law, but
also of the American doctrine of nom
Intervention. But now he believed it
to be the duty of the American govern
ment to support the existing govern
ment there. entirely regardless of the
circumstances aud conditions under
which it was established.
Mr.. Mills spoke of the great interest
manifested,in the Senate in Hawaiian
matters and he said that most OF it
came from the extreme East and the
extreme West Of the country. There
had to be, he said, some motive for
that-some powerful inspiring cause.
It was an old tale. 1t was a powerful
sugar interest in the United States and
in the Hawaiian Islands which was
constantly demanding that the new
Hawaiian government should be pro
tected by the iron power of the United
States.
Mr.. Mills went on to argue that the
Senate had no right to call on the
President to know why or how he had
executed law.
Mr.. Hoar suggested that either
house had that power and right so as
to know whether further legislation
was needed.
Mr.. Mills denied that either house
had that right. The Senate might
pass the resolution, but the President
had the right to ignore it and pay 70
attention TO it.
Mr.. Hoar-"I differ with the Sena-
tor from Texas"
"That settles it," Mr.. Gray put in
with touch of irony.
Mr.. Mills-"If the Senate or House
can call on the executive for state
ment as to his execution of a law it
can call on the judiciary to explain
why it rendered decision on the con-
stitutionality of the legal tender law.
No, Mr.. President, if the legislative
branch of the government has thst
power, the executive is poWerless. Al
iuding to Mr.. Hawley's statement
that the President was not justified in
holding any communication with the
royalist commissioners from Hawaii
Mr.. Mills recalled the famous preoe.
dent of the reception by Congress and
the President of Louis Kossuth-"a
conspirator, He read the resolution
of the two houses directing man-of-
war to be sent for Kossuth and making
| him the quest of the nation,
Mr.. Mills read from the Congressional
Globe the account of the reception OF
Kossuth in the Senate chamber, "tba
Senate rising to receive this conspira
tor"
Mr.. Mitchell-"Does the Senator
from Texas mean by that argument to
put the representatives of the late
Queen of the Sandwich Islands on q
parallel with Louis Kossuth? Is that
the idea 2"
Mr.. Mils-The Senator can get my
idea if he will sit still and listen until
/ get through. 1 must have been ex-
tremely unfortunate in my language so
far if / have not made myself under
stood by the very intelligent under
standing of the Senator from Oregon.
Naughter.)
Mr.. Mills read and commented sar-
castically upon some phrases of Prcsi.
dent Harrison in a letter to Her
Majesty with illusions to cher illus
trious predecessor King Kalakau.n
The Queen, he said, had sympathy for
her poor people. But the sugar trust
wanted the land and it was much more
powerful than the Queen. He spoke
facetiously of one of Mr.. Stevens du-
ties being ''to dance with the Queen
and to support her train as she danced
r,und the circle.n President Harrison
had told her that she might confde
in Mr.. Stevens; and she ad.confded
in him. and he used the armed power
of the United States to destroy an in
nocent and harmless people.
The Hawaiian resolution went over
until tomorrow without action; but
first substitute for it was offered by
Mr.. Vest, declaring that "While the
people of the United States earnestly
sympathiZe with the effort to establish
republican institutions wherever that
effort is made, they reaffirm the policy
of absolute non-interference, and tina,
the administration of the President in
maintaining this policy deserves the
approval and support of the American
people,.
The Nicaragua Canal bill was then
taken up, the agreement being to have
the vote taken at five p. M. to-day.
HOUSE.
The committee on elections reported
favorably the bill TO refer contested
congressional elections to the U. s.
courts for the districts in which the con-
tests occurred.
The committee on the judiciary re-
ported the recommendation of the COM
mittee upon the memorial of the Cen
trail Labor Union of Cleveland relating
to certain clerks, fees collected by Judge
Kicks of the U. 5. court for the northern
district of Ohio.
Mr.. Bailey gave notice that the mi
nority would file their views to-day or
to. morrow, for which leave was granted
by the House.
During the debate an acrimonious
colloquy occurred between Messrs. Nc
Millin and Sayers.
A DIAMOND THIEF CAUGHT.-A
youDgman, giving his name as Henry
King, and his address as 20 Norfolk
street, Richmond, Va, was arrested in
New York yesterday for attempted
diamond robbery. Accompanied by
another young man, King entered the