Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-31
GROVER AS USURPER
INVADED RIGHTS Or CONGRESS



WAsHfserox. Dee. 2o-Thsrs vilI -
. fislsi dap IN me hoass of representa-
tises on uzxxiisa matters oa Friday
rsxt In ali psab&blllfy. IL = the prs~sst
understanding that the majority sad
miDo<ify resolafions "a the committ<s
on foresxa affairs on the Hawaiian siiu
tioa sill b tz<eo ap on that -tzy fo<
discussion and sction- There vi be NO
report trom ths majority eou,niftss-
The substitute - Tor the Hitt and bou-
telIs resolutions. as agreed 20 By tho
foreign adzirs COMMITTEES 90 the lat
day bat one Of the session before the
holiday recezz The chairman. Repre-
sentative NcCresry. hsd no tina o. pre-
pare q report other than a forlnal an
uouucement OF tae eommiftce's actlon
and IL Recommendation that the saists-
tnts be passed dr. Aecreary has
since added an appendix containing .
portion of the eofresrondence upon the
Hawaiian question. inciudins thc<e
docanents which will probably be most
10 demand in the course of debate. The
other material which would naturally
have been Included in the committees
report DIR. AeCreary will uss IN .
speech on tie subject
Aggressive Minority Report
The report % the minority . an az
grezsive documept prepared BY BelisIny
st0rcr of OHIO al the request II Nr.
Hit IL isalso signsd by MessrS Hit
of Illinois. Harmer n Pennsylvania.
Blair of Nss Hampshire. Draper q
Massachusetts, and Van vorhis of New
York. constituting the entire republican
minority of the eommittee on foeeign
affairs The report narrates the incl
dents of Ns. kiounts appointment
three DAYS sitter Nr Cievelasds access
Ion 10 office. while the senate was in ses-
sion, quotes the instructions given him.
and asserts that IN this appointinent
tire president ignored the plain language
OF the constitution deiiaing and limiting
bis powers IL proceeds as follows:
1T Il unwFitten hat universally
accepted las that no admins
tEation % any representative gov
eminent ever condemns the interna-
tional policy of a preceding administra-
tioo. Tor in 40 doing IL would attack its
oWn government While We think h
clear that Minister Stevens conduct
wss not only iustihabie aud necessary.
but praiseworthy and patriotic. this Is
no time 10 discuss that subject A res
olutipn that the house should invcsti-
gate the occurrences In Hawaii In Janu-
ary. ls8{. 80 a. 90 hear both sides % tho
question before a committee in which
both political parties might Be repse-
ssntcd. offered by member Of the
minority hes uncousidered.
Democratic Partsssnshtp
lit has been left for majority ~ the
eOmmittec. in their zeal. To attack the
former administration. rather than 10
dcfsnd the present one. to pre-judgs
sithoot hearing. 10 vilIify without ex-
animation. u ignore resolution 70 in
vestigate and 20 condemn without inves-
tigating. To charge a minister plenipo-
tentiary of the United States with fraud.
falsehood and wilfui violaiion Il the
law on. the strength OF Ar. Blounts
activity and bis accommodation alone.
he al that the majority q the committee
can fird M this great subject worthy of
their attention. 10 the secret instruc-
tons gwen him. Mr. Willis il informed
that the provisional government. TO
which be was to deliver MS credentials.
was not established by the Hawaiian
people or with their consent, nor has II
Hawaiian Poitcy OatiincdL
~Nr. Willis was to notify the queen
that the president would DOT send back
90 the seoate the treaty Withdrawn OF
March 9. HE Nas 10 1nform the queen
when retr-iateti. that the president ex.
pected her u grant entire amnesty 10 air
those connected with the provisional
government. - they should be dcprssed
~ no rigat or privilege. Having secured
the queens agreement 10 pursue this
wise aud humane policy. Mr.. Willis was
q advise the exscotivs % the provisional
government q the presidents deter
minatiou % the question which their
action aad that of the queen had
deyoised upon him and that .key ars
expected 70 promptly reiinquieh 10 ner
constitutional authority The false
Dess q the situation thus created by
Eivlnz secret Instructions - minister
~ The United States % intrigue AMI
negotiats Tor ths oSerturn ~ a govern
meat TO which nc had been formally se-
errdifesi does ut seeFu 10 have s,raex
the administration.
cleveland Mad So Authority
What right the president supposed
he bad fo lnlpose terms upon an In.
iFffi9Nt AtN"IlI|NN WHICH ne WA4
about q rcinsfate on the very groond
that u must remain an independent gov
eminent and stiii assume 10 issue coBi.
mands that universal amnesty should
he made q epnditspp prsceieot- is dit
fcult - SAY Where would sxist the IN
slepsnd-nce q Hawaii undsr this duress
FROM the president a the United Statesf
IL would have become q protecttFate ~
the Cnited States. not an name. hat "a
realty. Dot b. iax. but through the
rfps,sisnt's sole decision ant decree
The ex queen was sshientiy distrusffaI
% ne ioduencs ~ powers q the pfes4
dent aad aesesi ahst assurances sh~
woab3 have f0r q faithful carrying oaf
- the scheme ea the part ~ the admin.
iefraira Whatever may hare been ths
torn q her request. the snswef trpe.
bat tarsiy was teiegraphet Mr.. Wills
en- Decemt-r 4 the daY before the open-
tna q cungr-ss You wil say that tas
pfesitieat canuuf use force sitheut tas
suflsrity - congr-sz The dispatches
q Nr. Willis which demsn3ed snd -.
teined tiie sk5vs aaswer arr nst get %.
fsanabie ~ eoner~sa What ess shHir
suhstaere nay b. divinsd
ats~wps 81 Coer.e Hswsitnn.
Here aas an Aascrt>an MINISTER rcf
oniY empowered hut secretly iaesroeset
O. thr~afen 4ad eoerre ths anvsfumenf
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