The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-14
LIGHT ON HAWAII TO-DAY.
IHE PRESIDENr MAR SEVD THE
DOCUMENTS 10 IRE SESITr.

Representative HItr- Resolution Adopt.s
by the uouss - senator Frye Dersuds
Minister Stevens's Action aud Condemns
the Policy OF Iufamy-~euator Vest Or
poses Annr Xntior and Defends the Ar
pointm-nt OF B,ount, but SAYS That Auy
Attempt 60 Restore the Queen by Force
would Bs An Act or war-Merrim.nt in
the Senate over President Cieveiands
Letter OF Tbnnhs to senator Mills.
wAsHrNGTov. Dec. 13.-1t Ia generally ex-
pected that President Cleveland will send the
Hawaiian correspondence 20 the Senate to-
morrow. II has lcen ready for transmission
for several days and the Presidents action in
Withholding it has uacasioucd much surprise.
IT is supposed. however. that no has been
waiting until he could got some separate news
from Honolulu as to the progress OF his res
torhtion policy. That news came to-day. and
neither Mr.. Cleveland nor Secretary Gresham
can properly plead ignorance any longer.
They have learned that their policy Of
rest Grafton has failed utterly AMI ign pminlous-
ly. and they will soon be compelled to officially
inform Congress Of this fact. There seems
70 be no reason whatever now to doubt that
the revenue steamer Corwin that sailed from
San Francisco on Thursday last carried in-
structlons to Minister Willis TO go easy on his
programme OF restoration. in Wow Of the state
OF public opinion in the United States Adj
mral TWINS despatch received to-day has
served to convince the Administration that its
policy cannot be carried into effect without
bloodshed us the Provisional Govern ment are
determined to resist It. II seems necessary,
therefore. that the Administration should call
q halt and place the responsibility for the
future OF tho Hawaiian question upon the
shoulders OF Congress-
There was much merriment in the Senate
to-day over the Presidents letter OF thanks to
Senator Mills for his recent speech on the
Hawaiian question. The text Of the letter rs
reprinted in THE SuN, received more notice
in the Senate chamber than the Presidents
annual message to Congress. New Eng
land Senator characterized tho lettar as re-
markabe. For" said he. the President
intmatcs that he might have resorted to
the Texas Senator's speech to stave of
threatened attack OF Insomnia" A Southern
Senator remarked that tho President ought
10 feel provoked at Senator Mills for giving the
letter to the newspapers. An Eastern Senator
facetiously remarked that II letters OF COM
mendation are to be given to every Senator
who agrees with the President on certain
measures OF public interest. Senator Hill was
entitled to a certificate OF MORT for his speech
In favor OF the passage Of the repeal OF the
Sherman law. Western Senator said 10
would be In order for all Of the friends Of the
ministration In the Senate to drop q
speech favorable to tho Administration in tho
Senatorial slot and get i letter Of approval
from the President"
This may lie what Senator Vest intended to
do to. day when no made his speech. 1t was
supposed to 10 favorable to the Administra-
tion, but It was. in fact an arraign ment OF tho
Hawaiian policy OF the President and Secre-
tary Gresham. and tho Missouri Senator is not
apt to get letter OF thanks. He disagreed
entirely with tho Administration. and exc
pressed the belief that tho true American
policy is to let the Hawaiian question severely
alone.
The manner In which the resolution adopted
by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
was steered through the House OF representa-
tives to-day shows how bitterly the Adminis-
tration Ia opposed to debate on Hawaiian nf-
fairs at this time. Representative Everett Of
Massachusetts, who wanted to defend the
policy OF restoration. was snuffed out, for fear
he would draw the fire OF the Republicans. and
Reed. Boutelle. and other Republicans, who
were lust "spilin'" for a light, were de-
prived OF AN opportunity. kepF-sentnt.ve Nc
Croary, the Chairman % the Foreign Affairs
Committee, and Representative Hit, the leader
OF the minority mSm ters and ex-charmnn.
had made an amiratie arrangement by which
tunity for any ono but them selves To talk There
is much unfavorahle com m ont upon the action
OF Mr. Hit, particularly On the part OF his
Ecpubliran colleagues. DR.. Everett is lust .
I" he the spokesman for the Admin istration IN
the House. IL - reported that Bourke Cockra
Is preparing great speech in defence OF tho
attitude Of tho Adm stratiOn TINT IL intended
soon as tho President condescends to send
the Official correspondence to Congress-.