Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15

PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS,
He Will Send No Message Until the Sher
man Law is Repealed
The Hawaiian Reports ana Message
All Ready to De Sent to the Senate
When Opportunity Oners.

1t Is practically settled that the President
will offer no further business for the con-
sideratfon Of Congress until the PROPOSE
ton for the repeal Of the Sherman silver
purchase lew shall have been disposed Of
Those holding this belief are by no means
few in number. They argue that the Presi-
dent convened Congress in extraordinary
session for the specific purpose Of repeating
this statute as a condition essential to the
financial well being of the country and that
he will do nothing whatever that can DOS
sibly tend to embarrass the accomplish
ment Of that end. 1t is feared that the in
PRODUCTION Of new business might possibly
1eopardize the almost assured success of
the repeal measure and it is said to be
solely with the idea Of refraining from any
action that might possibly be used as an
excuse for non-action on it that the Presi.
dent has delayed the transmission to the
Senate OF the correspondence bearing on the
Hawaiian question. including the volumi.
nous reports of Paramount Authority
Blount as to the condition Of affairs in
Hawaii.
Policy of This Administration.
Although the policy Of this administra-
ton on the Hawaiian problem is virtually
settled. 1t has been scrupulously kept from
the public. except in SO far as may properly
NC AhASAASo 1AOhl Tic huOWH 8CIS OF Ine
government. The question has been before
the President in one shape or another ever
since his induction in office and he has
given 1t thorough consideration, especially
since his return from Gray Gables. He has
read Mr.. Blount's reports and he has had
several long personal conferences with that
gentleman. and also with Secretary
Gresham. on the subject.
The result of these talks will be COM
municated to Congress in the form of q
lad h1y ~
correspondence, but this. 1t Is stated. will
not be done until after the financial relief
measures shall have been disposed Of The
correspondence has been copied for the ben.
eft OF the Senate and could be transmitted
tomorrow II 1t were SO desired. 1t Is un.
derstood that the Presidents message is
also prepared, and that 1t will 60 to the
Senate at the first favorable opportunity.
No Likelihood of Annexation.
Persons Interested in this question nc
longer have much hope that the Hawaiian
islands will be annexed to the United States
They say that II such was the purpose OF
the President 1t would have been executed
long before this and there would have been
no occasion for the appointment of a new
minister to Hawaii with the alleged init.
nation to him that he will have a full tern
of service. This latter impression receives
strength from the fact that Mr.. Willis. who
has been nominated as minister to Hawaii
has been informed that there is no special
occasion for his immediate presence ir
Honolulu and that he can take his time ir
arranging for his absence from the United
States. He Is now at his Kentucky homs
closing up his personal affairs. It is ex
pected that he will return to Washington
In about a week and receive his commits
sion and his final instructions from tn,
State Department. The probabilities are
that 1t will be fully a month before he gets
fairly started on his voyage to Honolulu.
All That Can He Hoped for.
The Hawaiian minister and the specia
commission charged with the negotiation
Of treaty Of annexation have been con
spicuous by their absence from Washing
ton within the past few months and thi,
gives a strong air OF probability to the i'm
preston that they have practically aban
doned the idea Of annexation 1t is now free
ly asserted that the best they can hop,
for from this administration Is that 1t will
! undertake to protect the present provisiona
government from foreign Interference, bu
will otherwise assume no responsibility foI
the conduct of its affairs.