The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-27
THE HAWA Allan REPORT
Stevens and Wiltse Justified in
Landing the Troops.
A PRoTEOToRATE WAS IMPROPER

Republican Members of the COMMITTEES
Dissent from the Finding of Their Dom
ocratio Colleagues on Five Points, While
Minority Report Fsvors Annexation.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. ga volume of
n.arly sO0printed pages texclusive of maps)
was laid before the senate Yesterday. rem
resenting the testimony taken by the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations, and
Their findings of facts thereon, under a
resolution directing them to inquire
whether any, and if so what Irregularities
nave occurred in the diplomatic inter
! course between the United States and
Hawaii in relation to the recent revolution.
The report of the majority of the com
mittee was prepared by the chairman, Mr..
Morgan (Ala.). 1t exhaustively reviews
the facts, the laws and the precedents; JUS
TILES MIR. Stevens and Admiral Witse in
landing troops and raising the American
] nag; declares that Stevens was not justi-
ned in proclaiming a protectorate, and
hnds nothing irregular in the appointment
OF Mr. Blount; but, in effect, says the evil
denee taken by the committee under more
favorable circumstances leads the COM
mittee to different conclusions than those
| which he formed.
! The report is concurred In ms to all its
essential findings by the Republican mem
Ders OF the committee, Senators Sherman,
Frye, Dolph and Davis, making majority
OF the committee. They characterize il as
an exceedingly able document, but they
dissent on five points.
i. They condemn the appointmept Of
Commissioner Blount as unconstitutional
.. They say the executive orders placing
the navy in the harbor of Honolulu under
the orders of Mr. Blount or Mr.. Willis
We're without authority of law.
S That the order of Blount TO Admiral
Skerrett to lower the flag was unlawful
and susceptible of being construed as un-
friendly to the provisional government,
and they regard the intercourse of MIR,
apd Mr. Willis with the deposed queen as
violative of the international law and up.
warranted.
" They consider the president had no
right to reopen the predetermined legality
OF the provisional government.
D. Ihey regard any discussion of the
personal intentions of good faith of either
Mr.. Blount or Mr. Willis as immaterial.
innsmuch as what they did in regard to
the reinstatement of the queen was simply
tine performance of a task plainly COM
mnnded of them by this administration
The report of the minority, signed by
Senators Butler, Turpie Daniel and Gray,
without denying or conceding the correct
ness of other portions of the report, dis
septs from that portion OF it which de-
clhres that the only substantial irregu-
larity in the conduct of Mr. Stevens, the
laf minister, was his declaration of u pro-
teftorate by the United States over Ha-
waii"
Senators Butler and Turpte file a sup
Elemental report, in which they say that
while the question of annexation was not
submitted to the committee except incl
dentally, they think it not improper to
say that they are heartily in favor of the
acquisition of these islands by the United
States in proper manner, but not by TAX
Ing advantage of internal dissensions fos
which they believe the United States in
some manner responsihle