The morning call., 1893-12-23
WANT THE TRUTH.
Taking Testimony Upon
Hawaii.
BLOUNT NOT PARAMOUNT.
1t Is Desired by the Senate to
Have Other Evidence.
3LOUNT NOT PARAMOUNT.
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF 1T
Democrats Do Not Like the ResoIu-
tion Mr.. MCCreary Has Prom
ised to Report.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Nothing has
been received at the State Department
from Minister Willis by the steamer Mari
posa. IL is supposed at the department
that the revenue cutter Corwin is now on
the way back from Honolulu, and it is ex-
pected she will bring the reply of Minister
Willis to the instructions sent by the Cor
win. The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations will Immediately begin the
work of investigating the irregularity of
the diplomatic relations between this
country and the Hawaiian Government,
as authorized by the resolution of Senator
Morgan. There are several residents of
Hawaii now in this city, and it is the pur-
pose of the committee to secure their tes-
timony as soon as possible and before they
leave Washington. Consequently the com
mittee will sit during the holidays.
probably beginning next Tuesday or
Wednesday.
The resolutions reported to the House
by Chairman McCreary as substitute for
those introduced by Messrs. Hit and
Boutelle. with relation to the Hawaiian
matter. are regarded as liable to devolve a
pretty heavy responsibility upon the
Democrats. if adopted. and to raise an
issue before the country which 1t would
be wise to avoid. The opinion is widely
expressed that IL possible McCreary's
resolutions will place the Democrats
in a worse position than they occupied
before. In the first place it is regarded as
absurd, not mentioning the unfairness of
the thing. for the House to be thus called
upon to give verdict in a case where part
OF the testimony has, cOnfessedly, been
withheld by the executive, even If the
testimony submitted was not one sided
and partial in the extreme. 1t would be
curious thing. it is suggested, for the
House 70 give an official expression, such
as McCreary proposes, while not all the
facts are known. The opinion is expressed
that the best thing they could do would
be to go through the form Of looking int
the question a little before giving their
verdict.
A good many Democrats think il would
be wiser to ignore the matter altogether
than pass resolutions censuring the action
OF the Harrison admins tration while ig-
noriDg Cleveland. 1t is probable that
some Democrat will move 10 amend the
resolutions when the matter comes up, so
as TO provide for an investigation of the
whole question by joint committee of the
two Houses composed of two Senators,
one of whom shall be a Republican, and
three members of the House, one of whom
shall be Republican.
Aside from the criticism as to the man
ner of reporting the resolution aud the
object OF the resolution itself to attack the
Harrison administration and leave Cleve-
land out, McCreary is censured for includ-
ing Commander Witse in his expressions
of condemnation. The universal senti-
meut seems to be that there is no possible
excuse for censuring Commander Niltse
for carrying out orders issued to him on
legal authority, and it seems like digging
into mans grave with pure vindictiye-
uess.