The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-25
REPUBLIC RECOGNIZED.
President Cleveland Does the Act in
Secrecy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-While Rep
sentative McCreary, Of Kentucky,
was presiding over the committees Of
the whole in the House this after
noon, he was notified that Secretary
Gresham desired to- see him in The
Speakers room. When Mr.. Me
Creary returned to his chair after
the interview with the Secretary he
declined to say what bad occurred,
but il was subsequently learned that
the Secretary had notified him that
the Republic OF Hawaii had been
officially recognized by this Govern
ment. The official announcement
Of the recognizance will probably
be made tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-The Ha.
waiian question came to the front
again in the House to-day, forming
the subject of the most spirited and
interesting portion OF the proceed.
ings. Mr.. Boutelle raised it as g
question Of privilege. He repudiat-
ed the reported imputation that IN
introducing the resolutions recog
MIXING the Hawaiian Republic he
had sought to obtain a partisan adj
vantage for the Republican party
and said that be was DESTROYS only
Of maintaining the honor and dig
nifty OF the Government and OF oh.
serving the unbroken traditions o'
the country aud ri Congress. II,
criticised the failure Of the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs to ACT
upon his resolutions aud denounced
the Hawaiian policy of the admlnis
tration, especially the last act which
he described as the grudging, halt
ing, secretive recognition Of th'
Republic Of Hawaii 10y the Presi
dent. He was called to order b,
Nv. Cultivate and Mr.. Coombl
(Dems.) aud required by the Speaker
to take his seat, after he had evoked
rounds Of applause from his Repub
licau associates. Before taking hi
seat, Mr.. Boutelle unsuccessfully on
deavored to get unanimous consent
to move that the Committee on For
eign Affairs be discharged from the
further consideration OF his resOlu
ton and that they be considered b,
the House.
The file OF the Chicago Times ba
been received by the Arawa. In IL
Washington letter OF the sth thu
following appears:
"There is the best authority 10
the statement that at the cabine
meeting Gresham brought up tn,
matter Of the Hawaiian republic
and Cleveland, after a general OK
preston Of cabinet views, decided I,
recognize the island republic. To
day the Hawaiian legation was mott
fed and 1t Is expected to-morro,
McCreary will announce IL IN tn
house. This will take the win,
from Boutelle's sails, a. his Hawaiian
resolution also comes up"
The next days despatch to TIN
Times contains the following:
"A letter Of congratulat,on an,
greeting from President ClevelanC
in the name OF the United States b
on the way from Washington Il
President Dole OF the Hawaiian RS
public. The recognition OF he new
republic was finally decided upol
this week aud the message wa
framed aud mailed yesterda
through the regular channels
There has never been any douh
Of President Clcvelaud's course j
the matter aud Of his recognition c
the new government Of Hawaii as
dc facto government. a lew dag
ago letter was received from Pres
dent Dole conveying the formal al
nouncemsnt Of the proclamation {
the republic aud the inauguralio