The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-10
CLEVELAND AND HAWAII
THE PRESIDENT RECALLS THE
TREATY FROM THE SENATE.

A Belief That He Win Send In a New
One More in Keeping With Bis
Ideas-His Action a Surprise to
Senators of Both Parties-He Wants
a Commission Appointed.
WASHINGTON, March g. president Cleve-
lands first executive communication Co the
Senate of the United States came this after
noon and proved to be surprise not only
to the republicans, but to many democrats
as well. Mr. Cleveland withdrew the treaty
with Hawaii which was sent to the Senate
q few weeks ago by President Harrison.
The message was short and to the point,
the President simply requesting the Senate
to transmit to the executive the proposed
treaty with Hawaii. The message was re-
ceived without comment on the floor Of the
Senate, although the republicans were
prone 10 criticise the proceeding with CON
siderable emphasis among them.
selves. Republican senators regard this
action of the President as 10
line with the course pursued by Mr.. CIeve-
land in Withdrawing the Nicaragusn treaty
sent to the Senate by Mr.. Arthur in the
closing days of his administration. The
democratic senators are divided in their
views, some taking the ground that it shows
Mr.. Cleveland to be against annexation or
American domination Of any soil in the
Hawaiian Islands, while others hold that he
will send In another treaty more TO his lik-
ing.
mHE PRESIDENTS MOTIVE.
It is understood that the reason for the
withdrawal of the treaty by President
Cleveland is because he is opposed to the
treaty in its present form. Whether OF not
he will favor the making of another treaty
and whether it will be an annexation treaty
or not, cannot be said on authority at this
time, but gentleman who has talked with
the President on the subject said this after
noon that another treaty would be made.
1t Is inuimated that the President will sug-
gest, either by message or personally, to
the senator's that commission
be appointed to visit the Hawaiian Islands
this year during the interval between the
adjournment of the special session Of the
Senate and the reopening of the next con-
gress. President Cleveland heretofore has
been quite solicit0us on this point, and
made inquiries as to whether or not the
resolution providing for such com mission
had gone through. He had been, apparently,
under the impression that it had been
adopted. He learned that it had not been,
but that the Senate had authority alone to
provide for such a commission, probably TO
consist of senator's and that the contingent
fund Of the Senate could be drawn on for
the purpose.
ADMIRAL BROWN AN AUTHORITY.
Rear Admiral George Brown, who re-
turned few months ago from a three
years cruise in the Pacific, has been
| ordered to remain in Washington for con-
sultation with the Secretary Of the Navy
and Secretary of State respecting Hawaiian
| affairs. Nearly year of the admiraIs
cruise was spent in the Hawaiian Islands
and he is thoroughly familiar, not only
| with the condition of affairs there, but
| with the sentiment of the native and for
eign~born inhabitants. Admiral Brown is
! the only person, aside from the members Of
the royal family and high chiefs under the
the old reRimee upon whom the Hawaiians
have conferred the honor of "hookupu,n - the
giving Of presents.
ADvICEs FROM HONOLULU.
kilograms received to-day from Honolulu
via San Francisco by the Hawaiian annex
alton commissioners, now in Washington,
indicates that the state Of affairs in that
country remains in statu quo. Matters are
quiet, and general feeling Of satisfaction
prevails with the progress Of affairs in
Washington as they existed when the tele-
grams were written. The withdrawal from
the Senate of the annexation treaty by
President Cleveland to-day is not believed
by the commissioners to indicate
that he intends to crush it by
that means, as the commissioner
say they understand the executive is in-
clined favorably to the general proposition
to annex the islands. They have as yet re-
ceived no intimation from the officers of the
new administration as to the course that
will be pursued in the matter, nor have
they been in receipt Of any communication
from the Secretary of State expressing a
desire for further consultation regarding it,
1t was the understanding before the
Senate met to-day that the Hawaiian treaty
should be taken up for consideration in the
executive session this afternoon.