The Forrest City times., 1894-03-02
Republican Supplementary Report.


 The republican members agreeing to MT. 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 findings in the exceedingly able report SUD mitted ny the chairman of the committee on foreign relations. But it is our opinion "l. That the appointing on the llth day oi March, 1893. without advice or consent or the senate, of Hon. James H. Blount as special commissioner to the Hawaiian government ! under letters of credence and his authority as paramount was unconstitutional act, Tn l that such appointee. Mir. Blount, was never nominated to the senate. but was appointed without its advice and consent although that | body 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 narSor of Honolulu was. in effect, placed under the command of Mir Blount or or MT Willis without authority or warrant of law ''3. The order given by Mir. Blount 10 AdHi- ral Skerrctt to lower the United States ensign from the government building In Honolulu ana to emOark the troops on the ships to which they belonged was an order which Mir. Blount had no lawful authority to give. Its object was not to terminate protectorate. That relation had teen disavowed by the administration of President Harrison immediately upon receiy- ing information oi it's establishment. The flag and troops. when such order was given by Mir. Blount. were in the posi- tions from which he ordered them to be removed for the purpose Of maintaining order and protecting American life and property Their presence had been efectual to those ends and their removal tended to create, and did create public excitement. and to q degree distrust, of the power of the provisional gov ernment to preserve order or to maintain It. self. That order of MT. Blount was suscepti- ble of being construed as indicating an un- friendly disposition on the part Of the United States toward the provisional governments and it was so ooIstrued. particularly by the people Of Hawaii.
 II. The question of the rghtfulness of the revolution, of the lawfulness of the means by which the deposition and ahdication of the queen was effected and the right of the pro- visional government 10 exist and to continue to exist was conclusivcly settled, as the report so forcibly 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 treaty of annexation to the United States: by accrediting diplomatic representation by such administration. and ny the present ad- ministratlon to such provisional government; therefore il tincontroyerti6ly follows that the president Of the United States had no author ity to attempt 10 reopen such determined questions. and to endeavor by any means whatever to overthrow their provisional gov ernment or to restore the monarchy which it had displaced While 1t is true that friend ly power may rightfully tender it's good of fees of mediation or advice in cases such as that under present consideration 1t is also true that the performance Of such offices of media tion advice ought not to be entered upon without the consent previously gwen 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 consented: 1t was never requested to consent. Ii denied the jurisdiction of the present administration on every proper occasion. Therefore. the pro- ceedings by the president, which had for their result his request and moniton 10 the provis- ional government to surrender its powers 10 give up its existence, and to submit to be dis placed by the monarchy which it had over thrown had no warrant in law. nor in any con- sent of one of the parties to be affected by such proceedings.
 ..5 The avowed opinion of the president of the United States in substance, that it is the duty of the government to make reparation to the queen by endeavoring to reinstate her upon her throne by all constitutional meth ods is clear definition of the policy of the present administration to that end. The in- structioas to Messrs Blount and Willis must be construed to te 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 immatsrial 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 mandei by the present administration.
 ISignedl JOHN SHERMAN,
 VIM P. FRYE,
 J. N. DOLpH