New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
EX- QUEEN GETS NO PENSION.
THE SENATE REFUSES TO VOTE MONEY
FOR LILIUOKALANI-THE DIPLO-
MATIC BILL PASSED.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !


Washington March 10.-The various projects on
foot In Congress to secure pension FOR Liluo-
kalani the ex-Queen Of Hawaii, have so tar talled
to touch the sentiment generosity of either
house About two weeks ago Senator Clark OF
Wyoming tried TO attach an amendment to the
Hawaiian Territorial bill, providing handsome
annuity for the ex-Queen. His argument was that
she had been deprived by the revolution OF 1881 OF
certain property interests in the Hawaiian crown
lands which might be properly construed as per-
sonaI and individual. The Senate rejected the
amendment without DIVISION the managers ol 'he
bill protesting vigorously against fastehiis SUI,
an irrelevant rider their already oVerioaoeu
measure To-day, while the Diplomatic ana Cohsu
lar Appropriation bill was under consideration MI
Hoar renewed the effort to compensate the eA-
Queen for the loss of her royal allowances OS
Offering an amendment granting her lump sun"
of $4,000 and an annual pension OF SioVo lor 'ii0
remainder Of her life. Again a Formidable opPo9i
zion develoned led by Messrs. Platt of Connetucu'
Galiinger Tilman and Cockrell The proposi'io
of the Massachusetts Senator, after some hveS
discussion was laid the table without the i''
mality of a roll call and the bill was passed
In explanation of the amendment MI, ilo
the former Queen was the proprietor In hei C""
right of much property that had been los' ~ w NJ
by her dethronement. He said tha' She no"
the subject of cruel calumnies, which ne was a.
sured had not the slightest Foundation III i''"
ua yyas satisfied that her life had been quite
bla1neless and spotess. He implored the oeh"'e
IN sdopt the amendment because the beneh''aIS
was III and old and she had submitted 10 he'
rather cruel fate without a murmur
Mr. Tillman insisted that If any oohsauo" -
listed at all 1t rested on Hawaii and not on '"e
United States.
Mr. Patt. of Connecticut opposed the amend
ment He did not believe the former queen hau
the slightest claim on the United states ana "nle
he would be willing to join in making uoHa''o"
10 her In the circumstances he would not agree 10
legislation that recognized her right to any such
payments ,un,o,,o
Mr. GaIlinger said he satisfied that l1huoh"-
Iani had no claim on the United States. and ne
did not approve the proposition In any lorin ii'
denounced the proposed appropriation as utterly
unjustfable. -
Mr. Lodge while admitting that the Ioi
Queen had no claim the United States, saiu tue
proposition simply an act OF grace 1t was an q"
act of benencence and charity for Peiao" ""0'
resources had been swept away
Mr. Thurston suggested the donation 10 'he io'
mer Queen of a lump sum He strongly Opposed
putting her the pension rolls OF 'le OH'''0
States ,
Mr. Cockrel declared it was a dangerous prece-
dent 10 establish at this time. IF we are to pen
sion all the monarchs dethroned from our isahus,
said are likely TO- have our fbe eab1s o9sen Of
the Sulus and the monarchs of many other placGS rs
x by down ns 9psR 9e S5 a@ws 6r R
to $1,000 and finally wind uP W.T. %th niPed PeSsTp States
viii You include the widow of Aguinaldo?' asked
Mr.; Morgan d1aughterrii} ba,s n nut her in re-
nue1 Mr Cockren He announced his opposition
to the pensioning of any monarch In any clrcuih-
stances thus far developed 49, ,, ,rtu,o,
In response to an objection which Mr. Tlllman
said the taxpayer was likely to raise to such a
proposition Mr. Hoar said he knew the AlIet @ a u
taxpayer pretty well. He likes sald ne 10 ii} az
the decent and generous thing. and certainty VIII
object TO. this ,..,.. 49,, -o-,u,ar. ,,oS
without equity and said while ne had noticed that
the eX-Oueen was sick he also noticed tnat rev
died when literally pensiOned. He Thought that
Sf tbere was any claim all IL should be pald DA
the people of Hawaii and not by the people OF the
United States -.,-. .o,,
M McC'umber also opposed the amendment. TAX
ing the position that there was no moral OF leSai
obIigation to pay the proposed pension he dld nor
concede that Iiliuokalan had been entitled 10 con-
tiIue In the once ,.- .L .,o,dr,or+ ,,as
laid on the table and the bill was passed -
resolution authorizing the Committee on re
lations with Cuba to visit Cuba was passed. .
On motion of MI. Carter the Senate agreed 70
meet at 10 o'clock next Monday TO continue the
reading of the Alaskan BILL $50 .. -, .
a resolution offered by Mr.. Allen, directing the
Committee on Rules TO report why the secretary OF
the Senate had not for several years reported at
the beginning of each session the number or clerks
messengers and other employees, together with thelr
salaries in accordance with PROVISION OF Ihe sta, i
mes was passed Mr.. Allen said the statement had
not been made for several years. An agreeulehl
reacbed a number of years ago by Senators had
been violated and the Senate force had been rap
idlv Increasing, until 1t numbered ABOUT three
hundred persons, drawing aggregate salaries Vi
Mt Thurston presented resolutions in memory
of the late Monroe ]. Hayward, Senator-eIeCt
from Nebraska and delivered eulogy OF MI
HAYWARD as did Messrs. Fairbanks and Allen .
AS a further mark of respect, the senate AT Z'fV
p. adjourned