The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-28
JUST WHAT HAWAII WANTS.


WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Yesterday,
Morgan, the leading Democratic
member of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, had a short con-
ference with Secretary of State Foster,
and bill introduced by Morgan to-
day is the probable outcome of that
conference. Morgan is an enthusiastic
anneXationist, and it will be seen in
the measure that he provides not only
for Hawaii, but any similar condition
that may arise in the future. The full
text of the bill, which is very short,
is as follows:
"That whenever the United States
shall acquire dominion over any for
eign country or place, by treaty or
annexation or otherwise, the President
of the United States, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, may ap-
point Governor for the same and a
Legislative Council, to consist of any
number of persons not less than five
nor more than twenty five, whose
acts shall be subject to revision or
repeal by Congress and, unless the
treaty of annexation or ceSSion shall
otherwise provide. said Governor and
Council shall constitute and conduct
all the provisional government for
such country or place until Congress
shall otherwise provide by law"
Secretary of State Foster, when
asked whether or not Senator Nor
gan's bill was introduced in pursuance
of any understanding with him, said
he had had no previous knowledge of
the Senator's intention to prepare such
q measure.
Further than this he declined to
express himself. In view of the in
timacy existing between the Senator
and the Secretary growing out of their
relation to the Behring Sea arbitra-
ton, it is not deemed probable that
the bill was introduced by Morgan in
entire Ignorance of the Secretary's
views upon the subject.
ENJOYS IN HIGH GLEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-President
Harrison informally received the Ha-
waiian Commissioners this afternoon,
and accepted their credentials as re-
representatives. of the Provisional Gov
eminent. The members of the Com
mission were conducted to the White
House by Secretary Foster, who pre-
scented them individually to the Chief
Magistrate. After accepting the Gre
dentials, the President handed them
to Secretary Foster to be filed among
the records of the State Department.
A brief but informal talk on Hawai-
ian matters followed, and the dele
CATION departed. The Commissioners
were delighted at having thus received
recognition from the head OF the Gov
ernment.
The ENJOYS followed up the distinct
advantage gained by their official re-
cognition to-day, which gives them
diplomatic standing, by calling in their
new capacity as recognized ENJOYS on
Secretary Foster ut the State Depart
ment this afternoon. The conference
lasted an hour and a half. The Presi-
dent, in accentuating the cordial re-
ceptiOn of the Commissioners this
afternoon, intimated that the negotia-
lions which formed the subject of
their mission would be conducted by
the Secretary of State.
The Commissioners accordingly re-
paired to the State Department at the
close of the ordinary routine business
and laid before Secretary Foster in de-
tail the practical proposition they
were authorized to submit. Some
progress was made as to arriving at
harmonious view of the exigencies of
the situation, but no definite conclu-
sion was reached, and the conference
adjourned until Monday. The Com
missioners are meeting in detail the
objections urged against the annexa-
ton of the Islands.
MKINLEY's VIEW OF 1T.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Speaking of
the proposed annexation of Hawaii in
this city, Governor Mckinley of Ohio
said to- day that if the Hawaiian Isl
ands wanted to come in, and the Uni
ted States wanted to take them in, it
was nobody else's business. Our coun-
try, Governor Mckinley thought,
could not afford to allow any other
country to have control of Hawaii,
which offered us innumerable advan-
tages.