The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

annexation, no issue as to the proprietY of
Minister Stevens action. for as to that we
know only one side, prepared by an agent
hostile to the administration OF which
Stevens formed a part. There is no
ground of debate now as to whether the
present Hawaiian Government was rightly
or wrongly established nearly twelve
months ago. The issue is directly before
the House whether to approve or commend
the course of the present administration
as disclosed by itself. If the President,
without the consent of the Senate. can
send a paramount diplomatic officer to
supersede Minister. leaving the latter
only routine duties. he may do il in Great
Britain or in Germany as well as in the
Hawaiian Islands. That officer. according
to the Presidents apologists, is only the
Presidents commissioner and not an Off
Ger in the diplomatic service of the United
States. The same right asserted here to
appoint an EN- mbassador under the name of
a commissioner would allow the Presi-
dent to appoint any agent of his own with
out a conference with any other branch of
the Government. to exercise judicial func-
tons paramount to judges already in
office by aud with the Senate's consent
1T is significant fact that thus far no
resolution in either house OF Congress has
been introduced approving the opinion of
the Secretary of State or indorsing the
Presidents action. If the administra-
tlon's purpose TO reinstate the Queen was
right Congress must carry it out, for the
President has at last shuffled his policy off
DIS hands to be acted on by the legislative
branch of our Government. When the
majority Is prepared to fulfill the Presi-
|: dents.behests it must propose Legislation.
Until that is donethe country must take it
for gran ted that the President is q Tot to be
approved by his. party. After q review
and consideration of the course of this ad-
minlstratfop, as appears from its own
records. the minority OF your committee
have no hesitation in recommending the
/ adoption of the following substitute for
the resolution reported by the ma jority:
!: WHEREAS, Executive communica tions
|: to Congress disclose that the executive de-
/ partmeut has been furnishing to Minister
| PleDipp tentisry of the United States secret
| instructions to =conspiTe with representa-
tises and agents of a depesed and discarded
| mon archy:f0 the overthrow of friendly
I repu blican Government, duly recognized
+ By ali leiyilfzed nations and to which said
Minister was accredited and to. which his
|. public instruction S. pledged good faith and
/ sympathy of the President, Government
snd PEOPLE of the United States. " +.
+ :" Re50leed, That:it:. is. the sense of this
House that any such intervention py the
executive of the United States. its civil or
military representatives or officers without
authority Of CONGRESS is a dangerous and
unwaTranted Invasion of the rights and
dfgnttfes of the Congress OF the United
States and a violation OF the law of ma
tons, and. further, that the manner Of
such Intervention by the executive and the
methods used are unworthysef the execu-
tive q lepartment ofthe United States, while
/ the confessed intent: of such intervention
|. 1s contrary: TO the policy and tradition of
the republic and spirftot the constitution, -