Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
The Senate Declined to Pension
Liliuokalani.
Mr.. HOAR'S AMENDMENT TABLED
Passage of the Diplomatic and
Consular Bill.
WISE-YoUNG ELECTION CASE

At the opening OF today's session of the
Senate Mr.. Allen (Neb) offered a resolu-
tion directing the committee on rules to
report to the Senate why the secretary of
the Senate had not for several years re-
ported at the beginning of each session the
number of clerks, messengers and other
employees, together with their salaries, in
accordance with a provision of the stat
utes.
Mr.. Allen said that the statement had
not been made for several years. An
agreement reached a number of years ago
by Senators had been violated and the
until now 1t numbered about 300 persons,
drawing aggregate salaries OF $4,000.
The resolution was passed.
A resolution reported from the commit
tee on contingent expenses authorizing the
committee on relations with Cuba to have
a subcommittee visit Cuba, was objected
to by Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.). He had noticed,
he said, several propositions to send COM
mttees 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.. Thurston 0Neb.) had passed reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary OF the
Interior to inform the Senate whether any
leases of land in the Wind River Indian
reservation in Wyoming had been made.
Mr.. Hale (Me.) then called up the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill. The
measure carries 81, 16J. It's.
Among the more important amendments
adopted were the following: Making the
salary of the consul at La Guayra Nene-
zuela, 5000, instead of 81, 800: Increasing
the salary of the minister to Siam $500
from 5000; providing a third secretary
for the United States embassy to Mexico:
increasing the salary of the consul general
at Frankfort from 5000 TO $1,000
Mr.. Hoar CMass) offered an amendment
providing that $4,000 be paid to LHliuoka-
lani, former queen of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. and that S10,000 year hereafter be
paid to her during her natural life.
The amendment precipitated an extended
and at times lively debate.
A Lively Debate on LIIfuoEaIani.
In explanation of the amendment Mr..
Hoar said the former queen was the pro-
prietor in her own right of much property
that had been lost to her by her dethrone-
ment. He said that she had been the sub
ject of cruel calumnies which, he was as
sured, had not the slightest foundation in
fact He was satisfied her life had been
quite blameless and spotless. He implored
the Senate to adopt the amendment. be-
cause the beneficiary was ill and old, and
she had submitted to her rather cruel fate
without a murmur.
Mr. Tillman IS c. insisted that If any
obligation existed at all il was one of
Hawaii and not of the United States.
Mr.. Platt tConuD opposed the amend
ment. He did not believe the former queen
mad the SllSnteSt claim on the United
States, 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 payments.
Mr.. Gallinger IN. H.) said he was satisfied
that Liliuokalani had no claim upon the
United States. and he did not approve Of
the proposition in any form. He denounced
the proposed appropriation utterly un-
justifiable.
Mr.. Thurston CNeb) suggested the dona-
ton to the former queen of lump sum.
He strongly opposed putting her on the
pension rolls of the United States.
Mr.. CockreIl CMo), in opposing the
amendment, declared it was a dangerous
precedent to establish at this time. IF we
are to pension 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 mouarchs of many other places.
Headed by the queen of Hawaii with s1O,-
900. the list will go down to $1,000 for some
body else, then to $1,000 and finally wind
up with a pension of 5000 for widows Of
Presidents of the United States"
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.): 'Will you include
the widow of Aguinaldo?" daughter.
Mr.. Cockrell-''Why, of course. well have
to put her in
In conclusion, Mr.. CockreIl announced his
opposition to the pensioning of any mon
arch, in any circumstances thus far devel-
oped
In response to an objection which Mr.
Tillman said the taxpayer was likely to
raise to such a proposition. Mr.. Hoar said
he knew the American taxpayer pretty well.
'Ha likes" said he, ito do the decent and
generous thing, and certainly will not OBJ
ject to this
Mr. Tillman contended that the amend
ment was without equity, and said that
while he had noticed that the ex-queen was
sick, he also noticed that few died when
literally pensioned. He thought that IL
there was any claim at all it should be paid
by the people of Hawaii. and not by the
people of the United States.
Mr.. McCumber IN. d. also opposed the
amendment taking the position that there
was no moral or legal obligation to pay the
proposed pension. He did not concede that
Liluokalani had been entitled to continue
in the Office.
Pension Amendment Tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Carter (Mont.) 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.
to continue the reading of the Alaskan
bill.
EuIosies on Hayward.
Mr.. Thurston presented resolutions COM
of the services of the late Mon
roe L. Hayward, senator-elect from Ne
braska, and proceeded to deliver eulogy
upon Mr.. Hayward. In this he was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Fairbanks. Spooner and
Allen.
As a further mark OF respect the Senate
at 2:45 pm. adjourned.
THE HOUSE.