The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-26
1HURsTOY cAELs az GRESHAM
The House Foreign AGa,'s Commi'tee sus
InIns the EIe.Ide VS. IInMn Iian rolLcN.

The House Foreign AG.Hs Committee sus-
tain- the F'Ie-ident's Hawaiian PoiIcy.
wAsHrHaToN. Jan. 25.-Mr. Thurston went TO
the State Depart ment this morning this being
diplomatic reception day. to pay his respects
to Mr.. Gresham. This is his first call upon the
Secretary Of state since his return from Homo
lulu. Mr.. Thurston received no mail from san
Francisco this morning. although the mail
that should have come in on the Monovai q
week ago Is past due In this city. lie conse-
auently was unable 20 say anything as TO the
text Of President Dole's reply to Minister Will
lis's seven Specifications. The Secretary and
Mr.. Ihurston were together for nearly an
hour. lie was received officially in the diplo-
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-
Creary Dem Kyp 10 report iavoraSIy his res.
Oluton dstin ing the attitude OF Congress
toward Hawaii The resolution reads a. fol-
lows. and will probably DO reported to the
House tomorrow:
Roe,t Fret that itis the sense o. this House that
nitsd states nava! forces aud N ILLEGALLY adng IN
HAWAIIAN STANDS In JsmuaTy 1888 and ia s.tts as
IA II. place Provisional Govsrnmen, not republican
,hs people contrary &" tie iitons Of our rsPuS;
lie and the spirit of our Constitution. and should Js
@ We 6say sPEIovs St ne PIneD:
interference with the domestic AFFAIRS Of an imde-
Rds and hs hs P Of Il ~. on.s
That the annexation OF the Hawa allan Islands to our
country. or tho assumption 81 prntccTorste over
Them by our GoyeInmeEL u gncssd Tor aud = insx.
absolute freedom ald Independence in pursuing their
~. 81 polar and 1sI. "G,y ~. not m N
states
Tho resolution represents the sentiments Of
the nine Democratic members OF tho commit
tee and will form the basis 81 the discussion OF
the Hawaiian matter IN the lIoIse. Chairman
McCreary eSpects to bring the matter to tho
attention OF the HOUSE MS soon as ihe Tariff
bill Is disposed of-TuesGay or "Wednesday
naXt The ReDubliCan RmDeFA OF the
mittee spoke and voted against III. resolution
and will lie IA minority report and substitute
The indications ara that the Senate commit.
tee engaged in the work 81 investigating Ha-
OF its lahors. The report will pruhably 10
made to the full committee within tho next
after TO the Senate, This morning Mr.. Nc
Candles was recalled Tor the purpose Of COM
f oa hS st%ke anG Of "f 5ss f onss Ia
was begun. DR. stalker is tho first OF
q number Of Witnesses who Will now Gppear
before the committee on the side OF tho AL.
Commissioners Blount. With their testimony
to the taking OF testimony, will he ended:
Dr. stalker was n hSnolulGh at the time s0 o.
thereto' and SAYS he is conyarsant with, The
events that happened at that time. lie sup
ports the consiuf 70 reached by Mn bionnt,
WHICH the conclusions reached by Mr. Blount
il is undsrstood that the Republican sena-
tors intend to sideirRck the resolution re-
ported by senator TuTpie from the Committee
on Foreign Relations declaring II 10 be the
policy Ni this Government to pursue a course
Of nom interference In the Hawaiian cnntrO-
Versy. In deciding upnn this programme the
Republicans seem TO have met with praeli-
cAllY no opposition from the Democrats, Tho
Senators will allow the matter 10 20 over day
by day until the resolution will he placed ut
the loot of the calendar. where It can only he
taken up hY n majority vote Of the Senate.
There H. a general disposition Ia the senate tn
let all Hawaiian matters stand In allegiance
until the pending Investigations OF the For
eige Relations Committee shall be concluded.