Show bobr TALE ABOUT HAWAII democrats defend Clev elands policy lit la the senate washington Washl neton san jan S further debate on mr lodges resolution asking for or information Inform atlon why the american ships were withdrawn from Ila wallan iian waters took tooh place in the senate today to day mr palmer dern dem of 0 illinois delv ered at pesch against the resolution ro arding it as an invasion by the kan nate ite or of the powers of the president he defended the acts ot of the present presen administration in hawaiian affairs mr gray dim dem ot of delaware Del awara also opposed its adoption at 2 the resolution azain took its place on the calendar and during the remainder 0 of the day the senite sell te liste listened neI to to eulogies cui oples on the late alfred 11 II colquitt of georgia mr drice brice dem of ohio presented the conference report on the military academy appropriation bill and it was vas agreed to mr vila from the committee on public lands reported favorably the house bill for tile the relief of homestead settlers li it wisconsin minnesota and 1 nd michigan ile he asked tor for I 1 immediate d era tion but clr ir teller objected to the bill and it went over until tomorrow the loose lodge resolution nn canine calling tor for information why united states hips of war had been withdrawn from hawaiian waters was then considered and mr 1 I palmer deml dem of illinois addressed eased the senate whence lie he aked did the senate derive the right to call on the Pies president ident tor for his rea reasons ons for executive acts xo no such power existed ard and was it not tor for the senate to make tho the demand ile he maintained that it was absurd to say that the senate may demand the th rea fons of the president without at the same game time lime having the right lit in some way or other to compel an answer mr palmer devoted some time to a discussion of the ilia exciting conditions in the hawaiian islands and the events which led up to and followed the establishment of the provisional government that government he declared had been formed without the slightest revard to the he inhabitants and it WIB was based on oil a total of their rights the natives held only 2 per cell cent t of the lines lands of t the h e island and had been driven to the interior inferior lands nothing could be more unfortunate than the annexation of the islands and the sympathetic recognition of the Is 13 I lind and government a government established by this commercial co colony lony continuing mr palmer argued that the president had presented present ed a 11 most vigorous policy of 0 interference noninterference non in the of the islands till this policy said he was right he should deplore any responsible risible connection on the part of ti the he united states stales with the tha government of the islands mr hr gray argued the adoption of the resolution this inquiry afkend the president for or reasons to give five the motives that actuated hirt in performing a strictly executive duty sir aldrich rep ot of rhode ithone island iland referred to his remarks ret barks m dei some flays ago aeo respecting respect ln the th visit to the city of the royalist committee from the hawaiian islands and said he be had yesterday received confirmation coti inn atlon of the coincidence of dates in this ihli matter from born unexpected quarters ile II 11 therefore sen ewt to the cl clemp erp desk and asked that the presidents statement or on tho the matter published yesterday be read the clerk cleric had finished only a portion ot of it when arbell the hour ot of 2 1 arrived and tin tilt revolution resolution again took its blacki on the calendar 1 iva aside and the senate to eulos bla 1 on tile lite life ot of the late sen senator ator colquilt remarks were made fiade by S sena en 1 torb hallcy il morgan orsan hill pasco pa martin marth and welsh kt at SIO 10 p m the senate adjourned |