The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
A FIELD DAY ON HAWAII.
The House to Take the Reports Up
Next Friday.

ditional Report me Republican
Minority of the Committee to Sub
init an Aggressive Document At
lacking the Administration.
Washington, Dec. 30.-There viii be a
FIELD day in the House of Representatives
on Hawaiian matters, on Friday next, in
all probability.
1t is the present understanding that the
majority and minority resolutions of the
committee on foreign affairs on the Ha-
waiian situation WILDE taken up on that
day for discussion and action. There will
be no reports from the majority of the
committee. The substitute for the Hit
and Boutelle resolutions was agreed to
by the foreign affairs committee on
the last day but one of the session
before the holiday recess. The chairman,
Representative McCreary, of Kentucky,
had no time to prepare a report other
than mere formal announcement of the
committees action, and its recommends
ton that the substitute be passed. Mr..
McCreary added an appendix containing
a portion of the correspondence upon the
Hawaiian question, including those docu-
ments which will probably be most in de-
mand in the course of the debate. The
other material which naturally has been
included in the committees report MIR.
McCreary will use in a speech on the
subject.
REPORT OF THE MINORITY.
The report of the minority is an agrees
sive document. Prepared by Bethany
Storer, of Ohio, at the request of Mr..
Hit, it is also signed by Messrs. Hit,
Harmer, Blair, Draper and Van
Voorhis, constituting the entire re-
publican minority of the commit
mitee on foreign affairs. The report mar
rates the incidents of Mr. Blount's APP
pointment three days after President
Cleveland's accession to Office, while the
Senate was in session, quotes the instruc-
lions given him, and asserts that in this
appointment the President ignored the
plain language of the constitu-
ton defining and limiting his
powers. 1t proceeds as follows:
1t is an unwritten but universally accepted
law that no administration Of any represent
alive government ever condemns the inter-
national policy of preceding administration,
for In so doing it would attack Its own govern
ment Our attention cannot be diverted
from the question which most pro-
foundly Affects our system of government by
attacks, congressional or administrative,
upon acts OF the minister of the United States
In January 1893 While we think 1t clear
that Minister Stevens conduct was not only
lustlhaole and necessary, but pra iseworthy
the subject.
A resolution that the house should investl-
gste the occurrences IN Hawaii in January
1873, so as to hear both SIDES OF the question
before committee in which both political
partles might be represented, offered by a
member OF the minority, lies uneOnsidered
IL mas been left for majority of the COM
mlttee, IN their zeal, to attack the former ad-
mlnistration rather than to defend the pres
ent, TO PREJUDICE without hearing, to vilify
without examination to ignore a resolution
10 investigate, and to condemn without inves-
t1gatng
The people of the United States are widely
divided IN their opinion upon the occurrences
IN Hawaii which resulted il the establish
ment of the present government. We are
confident, however even upon the ex parte
results OF Commissioner Blount's activity
ana zeal, that vast majority Of the intelli-
gent thought OF this country condemns his
methods and discredits his conclusions.
To charge minister plenipoentiary of the
united states with fraud, falsehood and will
iul violation Of the law on the strength of
Commissioner Blounts activity and his rec
Ommendation alone, is all that the majority
OF the committee can find in this great sub
9ect worthy of their attention.
Inc matters the minority have commented
on In relation to the present course OF events
are not In doubt or question Nothing has
been considered or oited but the solemn OIL
cal records Of the government, and the Ian
guage used by the President in person, or
through the Secretary OF State To ig-
more these burning facts and try
70 contlne the discussion to what
from the eye OF the people the violations
OF the constitution, Of law and Of precedent
py the present executive is political coward
fraud
The republican minority analyze the
situation created by Minister Willis in
structlons, and say no specific orders were
given as TO Minister Willis course in case
both parties were willing to abide by the
PRESIDENTS commands.
YSy6u 1,n ,tt l.
come in this case2
IL then goes on to say:
There is no question here before US of an
neRat1on, no issue as to the propriety of
llnlster Stevens action, for, as to that, we
Know only one side prepared by an agent
oostlle to the administration Of which Minis
yer stevens formed part. There is no
GROUND OF debate now as to whether the pres
oub hawaiian government was rightly
Or wrongly established twelve months
Ago, The issue directly before the House
%,Lether TO approve and commend the course
81 the present administration as disclosed by
Itsef. II the President, without the consent
81 the Senate, can send a paramount
iIlplomatle officer to supersede a minister,
saving the latter only routine duties he may
70 II in Great Britain or in Germany as in
ne HawaiianIslands. That onicer, accord
E Bg 70 the President apologists is only the
RESIDENTS commissioner, and not
IN officer in the diplomatic ser
rice of the United States The same
slRht asserted here to appoint an ambassador
oW the President to appoint any agent of his
snn' without conference with any other
Sranch OF the government to exercise judicial
sunctlons paramount to judges already in Of
ace oy and with the Senate's consent.
~ is significant fact that thus far no reso-
tutlon, In either house of congress, has been
Introduced approving the opinion of the Sec
tetary or State or indorsing the Presidents
tctlon. II the administrations purpose to
,elhstate the queen was right, congress must
larry IL out for the President has at least
'nulned his policy of his hands. TO be acted
Va by the legislative branch of our
government When the majority is
prepared to fulfil the President |
lehests IT must propose legislation Until |
mat IS done, the country must take il for
.Ianted that the President is not to be APP
rooyed by his party.
After review and consideration of the |
curse OF this administration. as appears |
rom It's own records, the minority Of your |
ommlttee have no hesitation In recommend |
NJ the adoption Of the following substitute |
OF the resolution reported by the majority:
whereas Executive communications to /
congress- disclose that the executive depart |
nent mas been furnishing to a minister pleni- |
.oIentiary OF the United States secret in /
iructions to conspire with the representa- /
ives deposed and discarded monarchy /
Ut the overthrow OF a friendly republican |
government, duly recognized by all the |
aVlIlZed nations, TO which said minister /
vas accredited tn tph IA 10 in