The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13

II VIII Not he seat In U.tii the Next
Steamer Arrives.

Steamer Arrives.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 12.-secretary Gresham
has again been talking through his hat. Yes
terday he sent for the newspaper reporters.
and broke his long silence on the Hawaiian
question by telling them that the Administra-
ton meant to take tho public into its conf
dence at once. and to that end would send to
Congress to-day the contents OF Minister Will
lis's dispatches. brought to San Francisco by
tho Corwin and received in Washington on
Wednesday. Yesterday the state Department
clerks were nut to work with such haste as
they are capable OF to prepare the documents
for publication. At to-days Cabinet meeting
1t was decided by the President and his ad-
viscrs that the public should be kept in the
dark q little longer and no message would be
sent to Congress until after the next steamer
arrived from Honolulu. The public will not
be in ignorance. however. OF what the situa-
ton IL, oven IL the official documents are held
back. for tho newspapers have already told tho
story fully. Everything is known except the
exact language OF President Dole's reply to
Minister Willis. This document will be much
more interesting than the extracts which have
been published would indicate. An official OF
the State Department. who has read the text
OF President Dole's reply. says that 1t is a very
peppery paper and one that caused much sur
to Minister Willis. for they could not have
boon prepared for the very vigorous and do
termined way 10 which the Provisional Cor
srmeAt declines 10 step dSsn and OUT az the
request OF Minister Willis.
In addition to deciding not to make public
the documents Just yet. the Administration
has also decided that. as far as 1t Is concerned.
the Hawaiian controversy 10 ended. 1t will
now refer the matter TO Congress to be dealt
Fnh - ca
10 learned. are warmly conRratulatinR them-
selves at the prospect OF having ESCAPED from
a very embarrassing situation. They rs-
ceived the news that Minister Willis had de-
handed the resignation OF the Provision al
Government with great surprise. and have
since been exceedingly alarmed for fear they
would get news that trouble would follow the
declination OF President Dole. Even yet they
have no assurances that affairs have re-
NAMED peaceful since the steamer that
brought the news OF Willis's demand
left Honolulu on Jan. /, and 1t is because OF
the fear that som thing has happened of which
they are as yet uniformed that the Official
documents are to be withheld from Congress
and the public little longer.
The change OF mind on the part OF the PresI-
dent and Secretary Gresham. leads to the re-
port that they are still hopeful that there
might have been some change In the situation
that can be turned to their account To put It
vulgarly. they do not wish to give themselves
away until they have to. and will therefore be
very sure that nothing OF the unfortunate
story is left untold when they unbosom them-
selves to the American people.
In the House to-day Mr.. McCreary Dem.
XVI Chairman OF the Committee on Foreign
Afairs. reported back the resolution OF Mr.
Hit rep. ILL. which was introduced week
ago and referred to that committee. The reso-
luton requests the President to communicate
to the House. IL not Inconsistent with the
public interest all information received since
his message OF Dec. 10. 1893, or which has not
been transmitted Herewith and IL now In his
possession. touching recent reported events in
the Hawaiian Islands. or any attempt to over
turn the Government therein. and whether
any oficer or vessel OF the United States had
taken any part In those events. and By whose
orders.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs recon-
mendsd that the tesolution be adopted. but
the Speaker ruled that. pending the operation
Of the special order recently adopted by the
House. unanimous consent was required to
consider the resolution at this time. Objection
was made and Mr. MeCresry then asked that
the resolution should lie on the table tempo
rarily without losing its privilege. and this was
ordered.