Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
REPORT ON Hl
MINORITY CHARGES VI
OF THE CoNSTITul
The Republican Members Oh {
Affairs Committee Say Presi'
land Overstepped HIS Pow
win Precede Other Legislati
Unworthy the Nation


Washington correspondence
The minority report on q ~' so
tions presented by Chairman q a. a.
on the day Congress adjou y
substitute for the Hit resol !
been finished. 1t was prepar>,
Storer of Ohio, and is signed by 20 y
Hit. Harmer, Blair, Draper, q "
Vorhis of New York. 1t is verI ~ ~
inous, and goes in detail into tn n
history of Mr.. Blount's appo i
as commissioner paramount
course of the administration. 30
in part: =.
When President Cleveland was ina ia~
March 4, lsg3, the Hawaiians were mi
control OF republican government re q,
not only by the United states Dut ,as
civilized nation. This government en-
name provisional, but was, IN IacS til
in existence for an indefinite period, In
time when terms of union with Tn
States should have been agreed up In
Minister Plenipotentiary OF tne ,
States to Hawaii was In person y. =. vai
and the Senate of the United state te
session. The President sent TO the sc 81
name of Mr.. Gresham as Secretary he
and that body, March 8, confirmed nj
pointment. 1t was at that time
stated, though as yet not officially kno n.
James nj. Blount started from was als
March 7 on q mission to the Hawaiian
with verbal secret instructions from ri
ident. If this be true, his suosequens lem
instructions, not made public until ll1
last must have been forwarded TO MI
after his departure from Washington, ~
bear date March IL. The treaty SCI
Senate by the outgoing administIat ar,
IA, was withdrawn by the Presldent bar
between the time Of Mr.. Blount's
and the date of his WRIT instructiC
Then follow copies of the instr ~, -,
to Mr.. Blount, with Mr.. Cle -,
greeting to President Dole.
Tative then proceeds to rel
Blount's action in hauling DC ra,
American flag and the inves so'
which he made. 1t then disc se' >"
length the Presidents power
point diplomatic officer arm i;.S "
powers given to Mr.. Blount nor nsr
the consent of the Senate. III i0t
goes on:
ms covers al N, Cnao 70 .tn ,Siof, #yuag'
the constitution. He has assumed H
of his own volition. without the adj nam,
senate, a diplomatic officer with nj
powers. To try to argue that In
was not q diplomatic officer OF :, al
States, but only my represe ntative, ,vAe
There is no ground OF debate mo- IL
M MAJ
or wrongly established nearly twely III,
aRo, The issue is directly before ~
whether to approve and commend om,
of the present adminlstratlon as ul cSnl
himself. If President, without NJ n,
OF the Senate, can send a paramG Nv
matte officer to supersede q minisr ~,
the latter only routine duties, he n ~
Great Britain or in Germany as wes ar,
HaWniian Islands. That officer ~
to the Presidents apologists. 4
the Presidents commissioner
an officer in the diplomatic'
OF the United States. The ga 4
asserted here to appoint an ambassH =
the name Of commissioner would
President to appoint any agent O \
without conference with any other
the government to exercise 1udiciah
paramount to judges already in ofd
with the Senate's consent. After d
consideration OF the course OF tnls az
tion as appears from its own record
nority of your committee have no
in recommending the adoption OF them
substitute for the resolution reporu
majority:
Congress disclose that the executI
ment has been furnishing TO Mln1sr
potentary OF the United States secrein
e., tions to conspire with the representav
i0gents of q deposed and discarded or
ao% the overthrow of friendly rsu
f1ad dnment duly recognized by allie
credi, Sations to which said ministew
pledeed tfAnd to which hts public insu
PTesident. thgN8d faith and sympat
the United States: NenU anu 'n'FoF
Resolved. That it is the 81 90 % q, AZ
that such Intervention by the eN. Cent, ~,
United States, it's civil or military ! - Nssi
tives or officers, without authority of Con ~
is a dangerous and unwarranted invasion
the rights and dignities Of the Congress Of
United States. and a violation of the Law
nations, and further
Resolved, That the manner of such
tempted intervention by the executive
methods used are unworthy of the execui
department of the United States, while
aonfessed intent of such intervention il Z
trary to the policy and tradition of the Rep
lie and the spirit Of the Constitution