St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-11
CLEVELAND WILL SPEAK.
A MESSAGE ON HAWAiiAN MATTERS
READY F0R CONGRESS-.
HOLMAN HAS A RESOLUTION

FavOring n Treaty With Hawaii
by Which This Country VIII
Exercise a Protectorate Over
the Islands-Lieut.L aird's Tes-
timony Before the Senate Com
mittee Develops Nothing New.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. - Congress-
men who have visited the White house
and state department have received
definite information that President
Cleveland will send another Hawaiian
message to congress tomorrow. cover
ing the dispatches brought by the Cor,
win. s,t
The steamer Mariposa Is scheduled to
sail from San Francisco tomorrow for
Honolulu, but it is probable she Will be
held over until Friday for the British
mails to Australia, which are somewhat
delayed. The instructions to Minister
Willis thus can be- prepared in time for
the Mariposa: if, however, it is desired
not to give Minister Willis further in
structions until the advice of congress
is received, the time probably would be
too short to send them on the Mari
posa, and the Corwin doubtless would
be brought into service again.
Representative Holman Dem. Ind.)
has prepared a resolution which he will
submit to the house tomorrow, declaring
it to be the policy of the United States
to conclude treaty with Hawaii. by
which this country will exercise a pro-
tectOrate over the Islands. The reSolu-
ton is quite lengthy. and besides con-
Guiding with the declaration for pro-
tectorate, numerous other phases of the
Hawaiian question are covered. The
action of Minister Stevens in originally
abetting the revolution is condemned.
but at the same time the policy of the
present administration in seeking to
restore the monarchy is not approved.
The senate foreign relations sub
committee OH Hawaii met as usual this
morning at 10 O'clock, with Lieut.. Laird
before it as the only witness.
Lieut.. Laird occupied the entire hour
That the committee was In session, and
proved to be one more witness to cor
roborate the story of Capt. WiltSe con-
corning the landing of the troops from
the Boston at Honolulu in January last.
private, but it is known that no state
ment was obtained which did not fully
cOrroborato the stories told by LieutS.
Young and Moore, and in many particu-
lars that of Minister Stevens and the
officials of the provisional government.
MIR. Laird was able to give full particu-
lars as to the time the troops landed,
where they were stationed and why
they were located as they were. and
also to furnish more or less information
concerning the present Hawaiian Off
Gals and their capacity for government,
all of which is important to the commit
tee in its effort to form just estimate
of this country's relation to the affairs
of Hawaii.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tons had meeting today after the
Hawaiian subcommittee had adjourned.
The committee had the Hawaiian Ques
tlon under consideration, but it is
understood that the consideration of the
subject was confined to hearing verbal
report OF the subcommittee and an in
formal discussion of the recent phases
of the matter.
1t has been authoritatively learned by
members of the house committee on
foreign affairs that British marines
were not landed at Honolulu. 1t is
stated that the British commander
acted out Of an abundance of caution to
protect British interests, and not for any
purpose Of asserting British dominion
over the islands.