Arizona republican., 1898-12-21
SENATOR HOAR AGAINST GROWTH
The Reason Why the Minister to Mexico Was Raised to the Rank of Ambas- sador While More Important
 Missions are Left Unchanged.

Washington, Dec. Especial J.
 It is strange spectacle, that of Senar
 tor German and Senator Hoar hobnob-
 ping together, and planning the defeat
 of the peace treaty. Senator Hoar has been taken into Senator Germans good graces, and has been told by the
 latter that all the democrats can be
 brought into line against the treaty ex- cept two, Gray and Lindsay. It seems
 that Senator Hoar believes this asser- tion widh childHke simplicity, but there will be a rude awakening when the
 vote comes. Senator German is at the
 end of his political rope, and cares lit
 tie what happens to his colleagues after
 he gets out But he is mistaken, for
 there is big revolt on the democratic
 side Of the senate against the policy of
 fighting expansion. Senators Morgan, |,
 Pettus, Gray and Lindsay are all in ia
 vor Of the treaty, while Senators Dan iel, Martin, Rawiins, Allen, Kyle and a
 number of others on that side decline to be put on MT. Germans list, as they
 will show when the roll is called.
 It must have made glad the heart of
 ex-Queen Liliuokalani when she read
 of the first squabble in the senate over the report on the annexation of Ha-
 wall. She has been living quickly at the Ebbitt house, but evidently she has
 been at work. Senator Hoar has re- newed his opposition to annexation, and it is he who brought up the ques- ton Of the constitutional right of sen ators to act on commissions. By a strange coincidence on the same day the presidentt sent the nominations of the Hawaiian commissioners to the senate the commissioners themselves made a report to the senate, and pre- Sented a bill. This gave an Opportun- fty to the enemies of expansion to make their first fight, and they embraced it. The attack on Hawaii, however, is only small part of the plan stated above adopted by the democrats to harrass the administration.
 While Senator Hoar in his old age seems determined to prevent the Unit ed States from adding new glories to its history, his old colleague, Senator Morrill, is working in another direc- tion. It is true that Senator Morrill, is said to be opposed to territorial ex- pansion, but he is not going around blowing a trumpet or seeking on oppor- tunity to oppose the administration Senator Merrill has other things in view. He believes in the greatness and glory of the United Sta.es and also in the capital Of the nation 8 thing of beauty and a joy forever. It was through his efforts that congress passed the bill for the new congress ional library. Not content with leav- ing this as a monument to his legisla- tive work, the aged senator has taken up this session the bill to erect new for the supreme court and de- clares that, while others are fighting and other matters, he is go- ing to try and induce congress to put up companion structure to the li- brary. Senator Merrill is almost 90 years of age, but he says he hopes to i've to see this new project realized.
 It is the intention to make this build ng palace of justice, so to speak, where the supreme court of the United States, the department of justice, the court of claims and the other judicial i branches of the government may find 1