Evening star., 1894-01-10
LEFT TO CONGRESS.
The Administration Will Send All
Hawaiian Matter to That Body.
WILLIS ACTED ACCORDING TO ORDERS.
His Report. However, Has Not Yet
Been Received.
a F Z z LIN OF RELIEF

AT the hrst opportunity that offers itself.
Minister Willis will be instructed to take no
further action looking to the restoration of
queen Liiiuokalani and to make no further
effort to change the status of affairs in Ha-
wall pending action by Congress on this
troublesome question. This is understood to
be the result of the consideration of the lat.
est developments at Honolulu by the Presi-
dent and his cabinet at yesterdays meeting
Arrangements for prompt communication
with Minister Willis will be perfected as
soon as the administration has received Of
hciai confirmation of the report that he has
demanded the abdication Of President Dole
In favor of the queen and that President
Dole has rejected all overtures to that end.
The eAdministratfOn's Position.
The position of the administration Is that
1t has exhausted its constitutional powers
In the matter now that the provisional
government declines to accept the Presi-
dents decision that the queen is justly en-
titled to the control of the Hawaiian gov
ernment and that 1t rests entirely with
Congress either to enforce his decision or
to take such other course Of action as may
be deemed necessary. The statement in
Jcctctudy StdT Inat Minister w HIS mas
acted throughout in strict accord with the
letter Of his instructions Is verified a. the
State Department. His last Instructions
were dated December 3. and were merely
supplemental to his original instructions
for the restoration. They were sent in re-
sponse to his report that the queen would
not accept the conditions imposed by the
President and were intended to cover all
would not abide by the conditions Of am
nesty. ETC., the minister was to notify the
Secretary Of State and await further in
structions. Should she accept, however, he
was to open negotiations with the prCvi-
sional government to place her back In
power. The minister was reminded, how
ever, that Congress alone had power to
authorize the employment of force in the
execution of his Instructions.
Defense of the Presidents Action.
1t Is said in defense Of the Presidents 8
action that up to the date of his message
to Congress commencing the further con-
sideration of the Hawaiian question to that
body he was fully impressed with the be-
lief that Queen Liliuokalani adhered to her
refusal to accept his conditions, and that
there had been no change in the situation
In Honolulu. 1t is further said that the
President and Minister Willis had each
acted in good faith. but in entire ignorance
of the changed condition of affairs in Hon
olulu and Washington, respectively. or. in
that the queen had changed ner mind. and
Minister Willis did not know that the Pres
ident had Committed the question to Con-
gress. The Presidents message went to
Congress December Is, and MinisZer Willis
called for the surrender Of the provisional
government the following day.
Ii Is said. furthermore. that the President
might have prevented this action on the
part Of Minister Willis IL he had had the
remotest idea that it was necessary. All
the proceedings at this end of the line were
based on the theory that the case had been
closed with the queens refusal to accept the
terms imposed by the President. The pos
sibility of her changing her mind was rot
considered. otherwise it Is almost certain
that the minister would have been notified
that the matter was in the hands OF Con-
gress and that he was not to interfere with
the status.
No More steps by the Executive.
Secretary Gresham is given as authority
for the statement that no further steps will
be taken by the executive branch Of the
government to carry out its policy of re-
storing Queen Liliuokalani. He said today
that the settlement of the whole Hawaiian
question was in the hands Of Congress and
everything that would aid that body in ar
irving at a conclusion. would be promptly
submitted by the President. "An docu-
ments. reports and other communications
expected by the State Department from
hr. Willis" said the secretary, will be
transmitted to Congress and given publicity
through that source as soon as they come
to hand.
Furthermore all communications of an
official nature addressed to Mr.. Willis will
go to Congress as soon as mailed to the
minister"
Willis Report Not Yet Received.
The report of Mr.. Willis on the latest
phase Of the Hawaiian situation. was not
rncliya1 af he Ofafa
morning. 1t Is expected to reach Washing
ton at the earliest in the San Francisco
mail that gets here at SIS o'clock this
afternoon. 1t is possible that the packet
may have missed mail connections some
where In the west, in which event 1t will
not arrive here until tomorrow. The de-
partment officials think, however. that the
noon.
MIR. Gresham says the communication of
Mr.. Willis will be transmitted to Congress
without delay. He could not say whether
advance Of that time
Feeling of Relief.
There appears to be a general feeling of
reiief among the official who support the
Administrators policy of restoration over
the news that no trouble had attended the
demand of Mr.. Willis for the surrender of
the provisional government. 1t is also ap-
parent that the administration is disap-
pointed because Mr.. Willis failed to main
tain the status quo. and no secret is made
Of the belief that he would not be called ON
to act while the matter was pending in
Congress. A gentleman who is said to
have had an interview with the President
on the subject is authority for the state
ment that while the President is disap-
pointed because Mr.. Willis made the de-
mand on the provisional government, he
admits that the minister did no more than
carry out his instructions. obeying the let
ter, however, II not the spirit.
THE INCOME TAX.