The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-21
NOTHING OFFICIAL.
The State Department as Yet Has
Received no Information
From Honolulu.
Views of Il Number of Senators Re
garding the Action Of Com
missioner BlOunt.

WASHINGTON. April 14.-Up to the
hour closing the department of state no
information was received there regard
ing the action of Commissioner Blount
in Honolulu. In the course of the after
noon Carter, the annexation commits
sioner from Hawaii, had an interview
with Secretary Gresham which he said
was 'quite satisfactory" He reiterated
the statement that the removal OF the
flag was due to the condition of affairs
in Honolulu, which no longer warranted
its floating over the government build
ings. 1.-THE provisional government can
and ought to sustain ITSELF" be said. 81
am not at all discouraged over the situa-
ton and believe we shall come out all
right in the end"
The news from Hawaii attracted a
great deal of attention among senators,
though there was much reticence mani
tested when an effort was made to draw
them out. The democrats refrained from
giving utterance to what appeared to be
their real sentiments, and republicans
we're equally cautious and said more for
private ears than they were willing to
see reproduced in cold type. The mem.
bers of the foreign affairs committee
we're naturally ayerse to any discussion
on matters over Which, as such commit,
tee, they have jurisdiction when the SEN
ate is called upon to act.
Senator Palmer of ILLINOIS sees no'rea-
CON fnr olorpn in tho apfipn nf Gntnn,ic-
sioner Blount. IL can scarcely see,' said
the senator, that the act of Blount can
be construed as an abandonment on the
part of the present administration of all
intentions concerning the islands.' Nor.
rill does not condemn the proceedings
unqualifiedly, but it is easy to see he
disapproves of the act which resulted in
the lowering of the American colors.
Senator Cullom deprecated the act of
the commissioner, and SAID: 81 am not
surprised that the present democratic
administration should order the stars
and stripes to be hauled down. Il am
opposed to the annexation Of Hawaii
said Vest, But | do not see anything in
the action ef Blount that affects the sub
!ect n way or another"
Senator Dolph % Oregon who had
pronounced views in favor of annexation,
said: II am as strongly III favor of TAX
ing care OF those islands now as | ever
have been, and would be very sorry 20
see anything done that would Illustrate
their annexation to the United States.
! have seen the withdrawal of the Ha-
waiian treaty and other acts of this adj
ministration that have been detrimental
to that end and | can't in the light of
press dispatches say what effect Blount's
action will have. / hope it will come
out all right. Blount's action may be
simply the result OF a desire OF Presi-
dent Cleveland's part to put the negotia-
tons or a basis from which he can deal
with the native authorities anew. | do
not care to say anything that will pre-
judice the case, and know little of the
effect of the removal of the pro~tectorate
until the present information is rein
forced by something more definite"
An effort was made by Hoar to have the
time fixed at the present session for tax
ing the vote on the admission Of the
three senators appointed by the govern
ors of Montana, Washington, and Wyo-
ming. but objections came from demo.
cratic senators, who said, however, that
they wou'd confer upon it.
Resolutions for investigating the claim
Of Ady to n seat in the senate for the
state OF Kansas and for inquiry into the
conditions of the territories of Arizona,
New Mexico, Utah and Oklahoma as to
their fitness for admission as states, were
offered and taken up. Chandler then
proceeded with his argument in support
Of Hoar's resolution. lie made numcr-
Gus end voluminoug citations from Eng
lish and American history bearing on
the question as to whether expulsion
from "a parliamentary body can be based
upon acts committed before the accused
person became q member. He claimed
precedenIs established that right.