Huntsville gazette., 1894-03-03
Republican Supplementary Report.

The republican members agreeing to Mf
Morgan's report submit the following as sup
Elementary thereto and more fully expressive
of their views:
we are in entire accord with the essential
hndlngS in the exceedingly able report sub
m1tted by the chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations But it is our opinion
Il That the appointing on the 11th day of
March, 1893, without advice or consent of the
senate. of Hon. James H. Blount as special
commissioner to the Hawaiian government
under letters of credence and his authority as
paramount an unconstitutional act, in
that such appointed Mr.. Bluunt, was never
nominated to the senate. but was appointed
without its advice and consent, although that
body was In session when appointment was
made and continued to be in session for long
time Immediately thereafter.
''2. The orders of the executive department.
by which the naval force of the United States
in the harbor of Honolulu was in effect, placed
under the command of Mr.. Blount or of Mr..
Willis without authority or warrant of law
% The order given by Mr. Blount to Admi-
raj Skerrett to lower the United States ensign
from the government building in Honolulu and
to embark the troops on the ships to which
they belonged was an order which Mr.. Blount
had no lawful authority to give. Its object was
not to terminate protectorate. That relation
had been disavoNed by the administration OF
President Harrison Immediately upon receiv-
ing information OF its establishment. The
given by Mr.. Blount, were in the posi-
tions from which he ordered them to be
and protecting American life and property.
Their presence had been effectual to those
ends, and their removal tended to create, and
did create, public excitement. and to degree
distrust, of the power Of the provisional gov
ernment to preserve order or to maintain it
self. That order OF Mr.. Blount was suscepti-
bic of being construed as indicating an un-
friendly disposition on the part OF the United
States toward the provisional government, and
it was so construed. particularly by the people Of
Hawaii.
IL +t,z
revolution, of the lawfulness of the means by
which the deposition ard abdication of the
queen was effected aud she right of the pro-
YiSiOnal government to eyiSt and to continue
to exist was concIusively settled as the report
so forciby states against the queen and in
favor of the provisional government, by the
act Of the administration of President Harri-
son recognizing such provisional government,
by the negotiation by that administration
with such provisional government of a
treaty of annexation to the United States;
by accrediting diplomatic representation by
such administration, and by the present ad-
minstratIon to such provisional government
therefore it tincontrovertibly follows that the
president OF the United States had no author
ity to attempt 10 reopen such determined
questions and to endeavo. by any means
whatever to overthrow their provisional gov
ernment or to restore the monarchy which it
had displaced While it is true that friend
ly power may rightfully tender its good Of
fees of mediation or advice in cases such as
that under present consideration. 1t is also true
tfou or advice ought not to be entered upon
without the consent previously given by both
parties whom the action or decision OF the
friendly power may affect. Such consent was
not given in the present instance. The pro-
visional government never so consented: 1t
was never requested to consent 1t denied the
jurisdiction of the present administration on
every iproper occasion. Therefore, the pro
ceedingS by the president, which had for their
result his request and monition to the provis-
ional government to surrender its powers. to
give up its existence, and to submit to be dis
placed by the monarchy which IL had over
thrown had no warrant in Law nor in any con-
sent of one of the parties to be affected by such
proceedings.
IS The avowed opinion of the president Of
the United States in substance, that = is the
duty Of the government to make reparation
to the queen by endeavoring to reinState her
upon her throne by all constitutional meth
DDS is clear definition of the policy Of the
present administration to that end The in
Structions to Messrs. Blount and Willis must
be construed to Re other and more ample forms
of expression of that policy. No other pre-
sumption is permissible than that their actions
at Honolulu were with intent to carry out that
avowed policy. These considerations make
immaterial any discussion, in this connection,
of the personal intentions, circumspection or
good faith of these gentlemen in performance
of the task to which they had been plainly com
manded by the present administration
Signedl JOHN SHERMAN
WIN. P. FRYE,
j. n. DOLPH,
CTSHMAN DAVIS.