The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
SIDE WITH STEVENS
SENATE COMMITTEES ENDORSES
HIS ACTS IN HAWAII.
MaJority Report on Hawaii Takes tbo
president to Task - Senator Moryan.s
iinding Not Endorsed by Messrs, Sher-
man. Frye. DOlph and Davis.
Minority Blames Him.

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The Senate's Hawaii Committee
submitted its reports-SOO printed
pages-Mcnday. The majority finding.
written by Mr.. Morgan, iustifes Mr..
Stevens actions except in prcclaiming
a protectorate, and finds nothing ir-
regular in the appointment of Mr..
Blount. bat IN effect avs the evidence
taken by the committee under more
favorable circumstances leads the COM
mittec to life N conclusions than
those which he formed.
This report is c%Oncurred in as to all
Its essential findings by the maio. ity.
the Republican members of the COM
mlttee- Senators Sherman. FRYE.
lolph M LAWS. They condemn the
appointment of Goa missioner Blount
as unconstitutional say the executive
orders placing the navy in the harbor
OF Honolulu under the orders of Mr..
Blonnt or Mr.. Willis we're without au-
thority Of law: that the order Of Blount
to Admin al Skerrett to lower the fac
was I'M awful and susceptible of being
construed as unfriendly to the prOvis-
lonal government. and regard the in
%tercoursc Of MIR. Blount and Mr.. Willis
with the dcpo3ed Queen as violative of
international law and unwarranteG.
They consider the President had no
right to reopen the predetermiac d lc.
gality of the provis onal government,
and regard any discussion IF the per
sCnal Intentions or good faith" of
either Nh. BlOunt or Mir. Willis as inn
material.
The report of Senators Butler. Tur-
pie. Daniel, and Gray dis ents from
thai portion which declares:
The only substantial irreyularity in the
conduct Of Mr. stevens. the late Minister.
was his declaration Of IA protec;orate by
the United states over Hawaii
While cXempt.ng from censure Capt.
Willie Of the Boston and his officers.
they add:
We can not avoid the conviction that the
inopp RUNE zeal Of Minister Stevens in the
project Of annexation caused him to ex-
coed the proper limits OF his official duty.
His e nduct was directly conducive to
bringing about the condition OF affairs
which resulted in the overthrow OF the
Queen. the organization OF the provisional
government, the landing of the United
states troops. and the attempted scheme Of
anncXation; and upon this conclrsi ~ hi,
d SfIiD'tSty tITtltHslDIC ANA ut-
serving OF public censure.
Senator's Butler and Turpie file Il
supple mental report. in which they
say they are heartily in favor of the
a, vi iticn of these islands by the
United States in Il proper manner, but
not by taking advantage of internal
discussions. for which they believe the
United States in some manner respon-
sible.
The conclusion OF the Morgan report
to which Messrs. Sherman. Frye,
Dolph. and Davis, the ma .,ority, dis
sent-is as follows:
Therefore your committee concludes 10
report that the President of the United
States has not, in this particular. in any
wise been a party TO any ire 5ularity or
any imrropriety OF conduct in his high Of
fee. The committee also finds nothing
worthy of criticism IN the negotiation Of
the treaty of annexation with the provis-
ional government of Hawaii
In the opinion of the committee, based
upon the evidence which accom- ranies
this report. the only substantial irregu-
larity that existed in the conduct OF any
officer OF the United States or agent OF the
President. during or since the time of the
revolution of 1893, was that of Minister
Stevens in declaring a protectorate OF the
United states over Hawaii. and in placing
the flag OF our country upon the govern
inent building OF Honolulu No actual
harm resulted from this unauthorized act.
but as Il precedent it is not To he consid-
cred rs being justified.
The committee has not considered it
necessary t. present any resolutions
stating the conclusions Indicated in the
report. and asks that il be discharged
from the further consid ratio of the
resolution, under which this report is
made.