The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-18
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connection Herewith is given in the
report of the Committee of Public
Safety to the citizens of Honolulu
and the Resolution adopted at the
Mass Meeting held on the 10Th inst,
the correctness of which report and
the propriety of which resolution is
hereby specifically affirmed.
The constitutional evolution indi-
Gated has slowly and steadily, though
reluctantly, and regretfully, con-
vinced an overwhelming majority of
the conservative and responsible
members of the community that in
dependent, constitutional, represen-
tative and responsible government,
able to protect itself from revolu-
tionary uprisings and royal aggres-
sion is no longer possible in Hawaii
under the existing system of Govern
ment.
Five uprisings or conspiracies
against the Government have occur
red within five years and seven
months. 1t is firmly believed that
the eliminating revolutionary at
tempt of last Saturday will, unless
radical measures are taken, wreck
our already damaged credit abroad
and precipitate to final ruin our al
ready overstrained financial condi-
ton; and the guarantees of protec-
ton to life, liberty and property will
steadily decrease and the political
situation rapidly grow worse.
In the hope, and also in the firm
belief that the action hereby taken
is, and will be for the best personal,
political and property interests of
every citizen Of the land.
We, citizens and residents of the
Hawaiian Islands, organized and
acting for the public safety and the
common good, hereby proclaim as
follows:
|. The Hawaiian Monarchical sys-
tenn of Government is hereby abro-
gated.
2. A Provisional Government for
the control and management of pub
lie affairs and the protection of the
public peace is hereby established,
to exist until terms of union with
the United States of America have
been negotiated and agreed upon.
3. Such Provisional Government
shall consist of an Executive Coun-
Gil of Four Members, who are hereby
declared to be
S. B. DOLE,
j. A. KING,
p. G. JONES,
w. 0. SMITH.
Who shall administer the Execu.
tive Departments of the Govern
ment, the first named acting as Presi.
dent and Chairman of such Council
and administering the Department
of Foreign Affairs, and the others
severally administering the Depart,
ment of Interior, Finance and At
torney- General, respectively, in the
order in which enumerated, accord,
ing to existing Hawaiian Law as fan
as may be consistent with the Pro,
clamation; and also of an Advisory
Council which shall consist of four
teen members who are hereby de.
clared to be
S. M. DAMON. A. Brown,
L. A. THURsToN, j. F. MORGAN,
j. EMMELuTn, H. WATERHousE,
j. A. McCANDLEss, E. D. TENNEY,
F.. w. MCCHEsNEY, F. WILHELM,
w. r. CASTLE, w. G. ASHLEY,
w. G. WILDER, G. BoLTE,
Such Advisory Council shall also
have general legislative authority.
Such Executive and Advisory
Council shall, acting jointly, have
power to remove any member o.
either Council and to fill such o.
any other vacancy.
4. All officers under the existing
Government are hereby requested t.
continue to exercise their function.
and perform the duties of their res
pective offices, with the exceptions
of the following named persons:
QUEEN LILIUOKALANI,
CHARLES b. WILSON, Marshal,
SAMUEL PARKER, Minister of For
eign Affairs,
w. H. CoRNwELL, Minister of Fin
ance,
JOHN F. CoLBURN, Minister of the
Interior,
ARTHUR p. PETERSON, Attorney
General,
who are hereby removed from Office
5. All Hawaiian Laws and Consti
tutional principles not inconsistent
herewith shall continue in forc'
until further order of the Executive
and Advisory Councils.
Signed
HENRY E. COOPER, j. A. McCANDLEss
ANDREW Brown, THEODORE F. Ian
SING,
JOHN EM,1ELurH, G. BoLrE,
ED. SUHR, HENRY WATERHoUsE,
w. G. WILDER, F. w. McCHEsNEY,
VIM. O. SMITH.
Armed volunteers arrived from
the Beretania street Armory to re
inforce the force already at the Gov
eminent building, and were postet
over the yard. The yard was crowd
ed with people and no effort wa
made to put them out.
The following orders were the
promptly issued by the PROVISIONS