The record-union., 1894-01-03
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Representative
Hit of Illinois, head of the Republican
minority of the House Committee on For
eign Affairs, has returned to Washing
ton. Owing to sickness in his family he
was unable to take part in the preparation
of the minority report on the Hawaiian
situation, but he will support it on the
floor when the resolutions come up for
debate.
sit is evidently the determination of
the Administration to allow the Hawaiian
matter to DROP" said Hit, ''and that may
be the position of the Democrats in Con-
gress; but can it drop? Here is Boyle
Offering the Hawaiians all they asked
from us. Suppose with our policy of nom
interference the Hawaiians accept the
terms with Canada for the British Gov
ernment? This Administration has never
declared it to be the policy of the Gov
ernment not to allow foreign interference
with Hawaii, or that the islands should
not become part of some other country.
Notwithstanding the desire on the part of
the Administration to allow the matter to
rest, and that nothing shall be done, cir
cumstances make it live question, and
one that cannot be SO easily disposed of.
THE SENATE INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations met again to-day for the
purpose OF continuing an investigation
into the diplomatic relations of this coun-
try with Hawaii. Senators Morgan, Gray
and Frye were the only mem berS present.
The proceedings were strictly private,
and there was but one witness before the
committee during the forenoon, 2. Jones
from Boston, for the purpose of putting
the committee in possession of facts at his
command concerning the revolution Of
last January, and the relations OF this
country to the Hawaiian Government.
Jones has large business interests in the
islands, and he was in Honolulu during
the revolution. He testified as to the
character of Queen Liliuokalani's rule,
and her alleged intention to sGbvert the
Constitution of the country; the rea-
son for the revolution, and the effort on
the part of the Dole ThurSton party to
secure the deposition of the Queen and
the formation of the Provisional Govern
ment. with the view to annexing the
islands to the United States.
He was also required to tell the story of
the revolution, and to detail the part
taken by the United States marines in
support OF the PROVISIONAL Government.
Jones proved strong advocate Of an
neXation to the UrSted States, and
stanch supporter of the present Govern
nent rs opposed to that of the Queen.
He is Of the opinion that the resources
of the islands are such as to render it to
the advantage of the United States to an
mex them. He also regarded the islands
of strategic importance.
The afternoon was devoted to the testi-
mony of 4. S. Spaulding, a large sugar
planter and resident of the islands for
twenty-siX years. He gave the commit
tee clear insight into many affairs in the
islands which had not hitherto been
touched upon by witnesses. He is favor
able to annexation and opposed to the
restoration of the Queen, and so informed
the committee. He also furnished infor-
nation concerning the disposition OF the
natives, the personal character and Gov
ernment of Queen Liliuokalani, the busi-
ness relations of that country with the
United States and other countries, the
products of the soil, and was required to
put the committee in possession of all i'm
portant facts at his command concerning
the islands and the people.
The committee adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow, when Professor Alex
ander, Surveyor-Generalo of Hawaii, will
be examined.