Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
HAWAII IN CONGRESS
Not Yet Certain That the Admin
istration Will Escape Censure.
TRYING TO CONTROL fHE DEMOCRATS.
MIR. Morgan's Course DispIeasing
to the President.
MIR. THURSTON'S ERRAND.

1t II By no means certain that the ad-
minfstration win escape censure by Con-
gress. direct or implied, for the course pur-
sued In the Hawaiian matter. though every
possible effort Is being made by the ad-
ministration men to control both branches
of Congress. Mr.. Clevelands message an
nounctng his action and failure, and turn
ing the whole matter over to Congress at
the eleventh hour. implied a recommenda-
tion OF some action by Congress in accord
ance with the administrators policy.
To start with It Is an absolute certainty
that no such action will be taken by Con-
gress- In the absence Of no direct approval
by Congress of Mr.. Cieveiand's attempt
to put Liiuokalani back on the throne, 1t
u said to be the desire Of the administra-
ton that perfect silence should be observed
~ to Mr.. Clevelands action. and that
Mr.. Stevens should be censured. The COM
mittee Of foreign affairs Of the House has
followed out conscientiousiy the wishes of
the administration as far as 1t lay in their
power. While 1t Is possible that the House
may follow. the lead Of this committee, 1t
Is not probable, the disposition on the part
Of leading members of that body being to
await the results of the Investigation which
the Senate has authorized Whatever obii-
cations partisansf1p may impose upon the
democrats in the House, there Is no Ques-
ton about 1t that the prevailing opinion
there is that no mater how blamable Mr..
Stevens might be. the action of the
administration In secretly attempting to
restore Liiiuokalani was wrong in itself
and liable to be extremely injurious to the
party II the question is permitted to be-
come an issue in elections to come.
Talking of an Open Attack.
a. Hv,A
aggressive attack on the administration has
been very seriously discussed among demo-
Gratis In both houses of Congress. There is
ample warrant for the statement that had
not the plans of the administration failed,
Mr.. Cleveland could not have escaped CEN
sure by his own party. 1t Is very commonly
said among democrats In Congress that the
discretion Of Mr.. Willis in refraining from a
course Of conduct which he was warranted
by his instructions in following saved the
administration from serious disaster. Par
tisan feeling naturally disposes the demo-
cratic legislators to screen the democratic
administration as far as possible however
much they may disagree with its policies.
and the fact that the attempt to restore the
queen has been abandoned - se4.ed upon by
them as an opportunity to avoid direct an
tagonism to the administration. They are
cuCOUraSSQ 10 THIS Dy tne TACT tndt lnoy
have positive assurance that no further at
tempt Is to be made to restore the queen,
and that in turning the matter over to Con-
gress the President and Secretary of State
have called a halt to executive action in the
matter without authority Of Congress-
Mr.. Morgan and the President.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Cleveland Is
greatly dissatisfied with the course that
Mr.. Morgan has followed in the Senate and
Is apprehensive lest some action unfa-
vorable to the administration come from
the Senate Investigation. The sudden de-
parture Of Minister Thurston for Honolulu
II a thing which somewhat annoys the ad-
ministration. 1t Is said that they are un-
certain as to the object of his visit to
Hawaii and that they suspect that his de-
parture was the result of a conference
with certain Senators, among them some
democrats, and that the purpose is to have
q permanent form of government establish
ed in Hawaii at once and to gather testi-
to bring witnesses here to defend the
action Of Minister Stevens and attack this
administration before the Senate commit
tee In this investigation. Mr.. Cleveland, 1t
IL said, regards 1t as disloyalty and even
impertinence on the part of democrats to
make any investigation Of this matter. He
IL said to regard with great disfavor and
suspicion the course followed by Senator
Morgan. fearing that II will amount to an
attack on the administration.