The record-union., 1893-01-30

| Ing OF the Legislature In May OF 1S92.
The recent history of that session has
shown stubborn determination on the
part of her majesty to follow the tactics
of her late brother, and in all possible
ways to secure an extension of the royal
prerogatives and an abridgement of pop
ular rights.
During the latter part of the session the
Legislature was replete with corruption;
! bribery and other illegitimate influences
were openly utilized to secure the desired
end, resulting in the final complete over
throw of all opposition and the inaugu-
ration ofa Cabinet arbitrarily selected by
her majesty III complete defiance of con-
stitutional principles and popular repre-
sentation.
Notwithstanding such result the de-
| feated party peacefully submitted to the
| situation.
Not content with her victory her
| Majesty proceeded on the last day of the
session to arbitrarily arrogate to herself
| the right to promulgate a new constitu-
ton, which proposed among other things
| TO dlstranchise over one-tourth of the
voters and the owners of nine-tenths of
the private property of the kingdom; to
abolish the elected upper house OF the Leg
islature and TO substitute in place there
OF an appointive one to be appointed by
| the Sovereign,
The detailed history of this attempt and
!
| herewith is given in the report of the
Committee of Public Safety to the cit-
zens 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 indicated
has slowly and steadily, though reluct-
antly and regretfuly, convinced an
| overwhelming majority of the conserva-
| tive and responsible members Of the COM
munity that independent, constitutional,
representative and responsible govern
ment, able to protect itself from revOlu-
tionary uprisings. and royal aggression
is no longer possible in Hawaii under the
the existing system of government
Five uprisings or conspiracles against
| the Government have occurred within five
years and seven months. 1t is firmly be-
| lieved that the eliminating revolutionary
attempt of last Saturday, will, unless
radical measures are taken, wreck our
already damaged credit abroad and pre-
cipitate to final ruin our already over
strained financial condition; and the
guarantees of protection to life, liberty
and property will steadily decrease and
the political situation rapidly grow worse.
In this belief, and also in the firm be-
lief 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 Ha-
waiian Islands, organized and acting for
the public safety and the common good.
! hereby proclaim as follows:
l. The Hawaiian monarchical system
of government is hereby abrogated.
2. a provisional government for the
control and management of public affairs
and the protection of the public peace is
hereby established, to exist until terms
| -, xxrf4 Il fl,o f1,ft tol
lea have been negotiated and agreed
upon.
3. Such provisional government shall
consist of an Executive Council of four
members, who are hereby declared to be
S. B. Dole, j. A. King, p. c. Jones, w.
| o. Smith, who shall administer the ex-
ecutive departments of the government,
the first named acting as President and
! Chairman Of such council and administer
ing the department of foreign affairs, and
the others severally administering the
department of the interior, finance and
Attorney General respectively, in the
| order i'll which enumerated, according to
existing Hawaiian law, as far as may be
consistent with this proclamation; and
also of an Advisory Council, which shall
| consist of fourteen members, who are
hereby declared to be S. NJ. Damon, A.
! Brown, l.. A. Thurston, j. F. Morgan, j.
Emmeluth, II. Waterhouse, j. A. Me
| Oduul6S5, Ds I0unSN, L. w McCneS-
ney, F. Wilhelm, w. r. Castle, w. G.
Ashley, w. c. Wilder, G. Bolte. Such
Advisory Council shall also have general
| legislative authority.
Such executive and advisory council
shall, acting jointly, have power to re-
move any member of either council and
to fill such or any other vacancy.
4. All officers under the existing Gov
ernment are hereby requested to continue
| to exercise their functions and perform
the duties of their respective offices, with
the exceptions of the following named
| persons:
Queen Liliuokalani, Charles B. Wilson.
Marshal: Samuel Parker, Minister of
Foreign Affairs; w. II. Cornwell, Minis
| ter of Finance; John +. Colburn, Minis
ter of the Interior; Arthur 2. Peterson,
Attorney General, who are hereby re-
moved from office.
| 5. All Hawaiian laws and constitu-
tional principles not inconsistent here
with shall continue in force until further
order of the executive and advisory coun-
cils.
Signed: Henry E. Cooper, Andrew
! Brown, John Emmeluth, Ed Suhr, w.
G. Wilder. William o. Smith, J. A. Nc
Candless, Theodore f. Lansing, c. Bolte.
| Henry Waterhouse, +. w. McChesney.
THE QUEEN YIELDS UNDER PROTEST.
The Provisional Government sent for
the late Ministers, who were at the police
station. Two of them came, and finally
all four repaired to the headquarters of
the new Government, where formal de-
mand was made upon them for the pos
session of the police station. The ex-
Ministers asked for time to deliberate
upon this demand. They ySwent to the
palace in company with Hon. Samuel NJ.
Damon. and held consultation with
Liliuokalani. The result was a compro-
mise proposition, which was rejected by
the Provisional Government. After fur
ther consultation the following protest
was noted:
| l, Liliuokalani, by grace of God and
under the Constitution of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, Queen, do hereby solemnly
protest against any and all acts done
against myself and the constitutional
| Government of the Hawaiian Kingdom
| by certain persons claiming to have es-
| tablished a Provisional Government of
and for this Kingdom.
That L yield to the superior force of the
| United States of America, whose Minister
! Plenipotentiary, His Excellency John l..
Stevens, has caused United States troops
to be landed at Honolulu and declared
that he would support the said Provis-
ional Government.
| Now to avoid any collision of armed
forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do
under this protest and impelled by said
force yield my authority until such time
as the Government of the United States
shall upon the facts being presented to it