The Portland daily press., 1893-02-01

berS OF the two houses are willing to ex-
press themselves, tends toward accept
| ing the proffer of annexation made by
| the provisional government of Hawaii.
| Among the Senators the Republicans
seem to be unanimous in favor of some
arrangement by which Hawaii shall at
lest be placed under the protection of
the United States. The Democratic SEN
| ators are divided upon the subject. SEN
| ators German, Voorhees, and Morgan,
Democrats, and PETER, Populist, openly
| advocate annexation. Morgan willprob-
ably be chairman of the committee on
! foreign affairs upon the reorganization
of the Senate and Voorhees, the chairman
of the committee on financ Gorman is
one of the most prominent Leaders OF
the Democratic party.
On the other hand Senators Mills,
Ransom, Harris and Butler, Democrats,
say that the situation is so grave that it
must be most carefully considered. They
are not prepared to express their views.
General Butler privately favors annexa-
ton. The general plan of those who fa--
vor annexation is to provide territorial
form government
To those who suggested that the prob
lem shall be postponed to the Cleveland
administration, the answer is made that
Texas was admitted during the last
month of the Tyler administration and
almost on the last day of his term.
Democrats do not think that even
Cleveland would be willing to permit
Hawaii to fall into the hands of Great
Britain. Mott Smith. the Hawaiian min
lister, says he thinks the result will be
joint protectorate of the United States
and Great Britain.
Senator Chandler is outspoken for an
nexation, so are Senators Dolph, His
cock, Allison, Sherman, Gallinger, Hans
borough and Perkins, Republicans. Sen
ator Mills, Democrat of Texas. says if
England makes trouble he is willing to
take action favoring the annexation of
Canada. Senator Chandler does not ex-
pect action on his annexation resolution
until after the arrival of the commission
ers of the provisional government and
the announcement of the policy of the
administration.
The Royal Arthur.
New YORK, January 31.-The British
admiralty has just ordered the Royal
Arthur, one of the swiftest and finest
fighting ships in the British navy, to pro-
ceed at once to the Pacific and reinf orce
the British squadron in those waters.
The Royal Arthur will be followed by
the Temeraire, a heavy iron-clad war
vessel, which is ordered to proceed di-
rect to Esquimault and axe up the de-
fence of that port
The Royal Arthur is vessel but little
smaller t an the Blake, the flagship of
the British squadron on the east coast of
this country. She is is craft of nearly
5000 tons displacement, carries power
full battery and crew Of over 500 men.
Her speed is nearly 20 knots an hour,
and her coal carrying capacity so great
that she can steam, it is thought, from
England to Honolulu inside of 40 days.
The present American ships and their
captains in the Pacific are as follows:
Sloop-of-war Mohican, flagship, Com.
j. S. Skerrett, Commander Nicoll Lud-
low commanding, 10 guns. 100 men; Bos-
ton, cruis +, Capt G.. C. Wilt, guns,
275 men; Adams, sloop-of-war, Comman
der Thomas Nelson, 8 guns, 1856 men;
Ranger, Commander E. Longnecker, 8
guns, 10 men; Thetis, Commander Geo.
G. r tier, 2 guns, 81 men.
With the exc ption of the Boston, all
of the United States ships are old vessels
of old design, and armed with. a type of
gun used during the last war.
The Cabinet Unanimous for Annexa tion
WASHINGTON, January 31.-The dis
cussion of the Hawaiin question at the
Cabinet meeting today was informa and
no action taken. There was practical
ly unanimous expression of opinion in
favor of annexation. Seemingly no
preparation is being made at the Navy
Department for sending vessels to Homo
lulu to support the Boston.
Oficial Denial From London.
LONDON, January 31.-The officials at
admiralty deny that British warships
are ordered to proceed to Hawaii fl ON
Australia. The corvette Garnet, mount
ing IA guns, now on her way there, will
remain at Honolulu until the troubles
are settled.