The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-11
Hoar's Proposition to Present Her
with $4,000 I'm Cash and Give Her
$4,000 a Year Laid on the Table.
RIDICULED BY MIR. C0CKRELL
WHO THOUGHT OTHER DETHRONED
MONARCHs NIGHT ASK AID.
House to Begin Discussion of the Bill
Providing Government for Ha-
wall on April 3.

WASHINGTON, March 1o.-while the
Senate had the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill under consideration to-
day a lively debate was precipitated by an
amendment proposed by Mr.. Hoar propos-
ing to give former Queen Liliuokalani of
Hawaii $4,000 and an annuity of $4,000. The
amendment was tabled finally without di-
vision. The pending bill was passed with
a few minor amendments. The remainder
Of the session was devoted to eulogies of
the late Monroe L. Hayward.
At the opening of the session Mr.. Allen
offered a resolution directing the commit
tee on rules to report to the Senate why
the secretary of the Senate had not for sew
eral years reported at the beginning Of
each session the number of clerks, messen-
gers and other employees, together with
their salaries, in accordance with a pro-
vision of the statutes. Mr.. Allen said the
statements had not been made for several
years. An agreement reached a number of
years ago by senators had been violated,
and the Senate force had been rapidly in
creased, until it now numbered about 500
| persons, drawing aggregate salaries of
$4,000. The resolution was passed.
A resolution reported from the committee
on contingent expenses authorizing the
| committee IN relations with Cuba to have
| a subcommittee visit Cuba was objected to
by MIR. Cockrell He had noticed, he said.
| several propositions to send committees and
| subcommittee of Congress on expeditions
to various places, and he now wanted to
enter his protest against these junkets.
The resolution went over.
Mr.. Hale then called up the diplomatic
II ornd annCIllQr a nnrnnriatinn hill The nan
ure carries 81, 765, 76S. A amendment offered
by Mr.. Hoar proposed to give Liliuokalani,
former Queen of Hawaii, $40, 900 and an an
| nuity of $4,000. In explanation Mr.. Hoar
said the former Queen was the proprietor
in her own right of much property that had
been lost to her by her dethronement. He
cruel calumnles, which he was assured had
not the slightest foundation In fact. He
was satisfied her life had been quite blame
less and spotless.
ton existed at all it was one of Hawaii and
not of the United States.
Mr.. Plat, of Connecticut, did not believe
the former Queen had the slightest claim
on the queenship, and while he would be
willing to join In the making of a donation
to her, in the circumstances, he would not
| agree to legislation that recognized her
right to any such payment.
Mr.. Gallinger denounced the propose ap-
preparation as utterly unjustifable.
Mr.. Lodge, while admitting that the for
/ mer queen Hdu uO CldlH VII Tie ODilcu
| States, said the proposition made was
| simply an act of grace.
Mr.. Thurston suggested the donation to
the former Queen of a lump sum. He
| strongly opposed putting her on the pen
sion rolls of the United States.
Mr.. Cockrell, in opposing the amendment,
declared it was a dangerous precedent to
establish at this time. IF we are to PEN
| sion all the monarchs dethroned from our
| islands, said he, I'VE are likely to have
our hands full. There will be the Queen
of Hawaii, the Queen of the Sulus and the
monarchs of many other places. Headed
by the Queen of Hawaii. with $4,000, the
list will go down to $1,000 for somebody
else, then to $1,000. and finally vino up with
a pension of $1,000 for widows OF Presidents
of the United States"
MI. Morgan-Win you include the widow
of Aguinaldo? G~Laughter.1
Mr.. Cockrell-Why, of course, we'll have
to put her in.
In conclusion Mr.. Cockrell announced his
opposition to the ~pensioning of any mon
arch. in any circumstances thus far de-
veloped.
Mr.. Tillman contended that the amend
ment was without equity. He thought if
there was any claim at all it should be paid
by the people of Hawaii.
Mr.. McCumber also opposed the amend
ment, taking the position that there was no
moral or legal obligation to pay the pro-
posed pension. He did not concede that
L~iliuokalani had been entitled to continue
in the office.
On motion Of Mr.. Carter the amendment
was laid on the table. The bill was then
passed.
The resolution reported earlier in the day
authorizing the Cuban committee of the
Senate to visit Cuba was taken UP and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Carter the Senate
agreed to meet at 10 o'clock next Monday
to continue the reading of the Alaskan bill.
Mr.. Thurston presented resolutions COM
memorative of the services of the late
Monroe l.. Hayward, senator-elect from
Nebraska, and delivered a eulogy on Mr..
Hayward, as also did Messrs. Fairbanks,
Spooner and Allen. AS a further mark of
respect the Senate, at 2:45 p. m, adjourned.