The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
AFFAIRS IN HAWAII
Correspondence of Minister
Willis Submitted to the
Senate Today.
THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL
Committee Appointed to Prepare
Constitution for a Permanent
Form Of Government.

WASHINGTON, March z, 1894-The Presf-
dent sent to Congress today further INSTALL
ment of Hawaiian correspondence, accom-
panied by brief message of transmittal.
The correspondence included three dispatches
from Minister Willis, one dated February 10
acknowledging communications from the
State Departments and two other dated
February IA and February Is respectively.
The despatch of February IA gives history Of
events in the island as already covered by
United Press dispatches via SanF Francisco and
states that while the past month has been
unusually quiet, the faction of Congress is
awaited with great interest, as indicating
the future policy Of the United States to-
wards this country" The recently deter
mined upon increase in the number Of MEM
bers of the Advisory Council from fourteen
to twenty-four, the new members to be Sc
lected by the suffrages of loyal citizens in
a manner to be hereafter provided is re-
ferred to, without comment, except such
as is contained in numerous newspaper
clippings enclosed by Mr.. Willis. He re-
fers to the fact that number of govern
ment soldiers were affected in peculiar
way which gave rise to rumor OF
poisoning" but adds that ''there seems
to have been little cause for such
suspicion" He also speaks of rumored
Oulu6S6 WHICH, dlSO, III Opll41O1tr
was utterly without foundation" being
based upon a public meeting called by the
Chinese to protest against certain legislative
changes affecting their rights Mr.. Willis
says there is Spirited contest in progress
looking to the Introduction of the represen-
tative system into the councils Of the Pro-
visional Government"
PERMANENT FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
Under date of February Is Mr. Willis re-
cords the adoption of the Judiciary Com
mittee's report, recommending that there be
chosen delegates to sit with the councils and
prepare constitution for a permanent form
of government, and mentions the appoint
ment of a committee by the President to pre-
pare an act for the holding of a constitu-
tional convention, and also the election OF
Mr. Hatch as Minister of Foreign Affairs, as
stated in press dispatches.
He says the mass meeting of the Chinese
held the previous night was very largely at
tended, about {, 200 persons being present,
| and vigorous resolutions were passed. He
encloses press clippings of the proceedings
which mention chat the tenor of the meeting
was such that the use of man-of-war was
more than limited at. The statements were
| made that the Chinese paid more taxes than
any other class and that but for them Hon
| olulu trade would die.
CHINAMEN PROTEST.
The resolutions adopted set forth that
| there is an act pending before the Legisla-
| ture of the Provisional Government oblging
| Chinese residents to obtain a special license
as prerequisite to conducting business in
this country. They protest against this
| threatened injustice, degradation and IN
suit" and respectfully assert their right,
| ''under the principles of enlightened justice
and the provisions of the Hawaiian constitu-
| ton, to dwell in Hawaii and be accorded the
protection of the law, upon terms of equality
| with those of other nationalities here adjoin-
| ing" These are all the matters OF interest
contained in the correspondence.