Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-27
STEVENS COURSE.
TVS Action in the Hawaiian Mat.
ter Endorsed.
MAJORITY REPORT 10 THE SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. a.-The senate's
Hawaiian COMMITTEES submitted its reports.
~ printed pages The majority finding,
wn'sen by Morgan, justifics Stevens &C
IONS except in proclairni,,g protectorate,
ana finds nothing irregular in the ar-
posntment Of Blount, but in effect says the
e'idencc taken by the committee under
nsose favorable circumstances leads the
commitfee to different conclusions than
tnosc which he formed. This rcport il
c"ncurrcd in ~ to all its cs-
sentmi findings blythe majority Of the
nePuo'icans membcrs of the committee
Sherman. Frye. Dolph and Davis. They
condemn the appointment Of Commission
IT biount rs Unconstitutional; say the exc
cut'vc orders placing the navy in the har-
oor OF Honolulu under the orders Of Mr..
islount or Mr.. Willis were without author
ny oi law; that the or,ler Of Blount to Ad-
mirai Skerrctt to lower the Y,ag was un-
lawful and susceptible Of beiig construed
~ unfricndly to the provisional govern
mcnt, and regard the intercourse Of Mr..
sHount and Mr.. Willis with the deposed
queen as viola;ive Of international Law and
unwarranted.
Hssi M Eight To Reopen.
They consider the president had no right
TO REOPEN the predetermined legality of
the provisional government, and regard
any discussion Of the personal intention
or good faith" Of either Mr.. B,ount or
Mr. Willis n immaterial. The report Of
Senators Butler, Turpic. Daniel and Gray
tt>scnts from that portion which de-
Glars:
THE only substantial irrreularity in the
conduct OF Mr.. Stevens, the late minister,
was his declaration of n protectorate by
the United States over Hawaii
While exeinpting from censure Captain
Wiltzc of the Boston and his officers, they
add:
I'VE can not avoid the conviction that
the inopportune zeal Of Minister stevens
In the project of annexation caused him to
exceed the proper limits Of his official
duty. His conduct was directly conducive
to bringing about the condition of affairs
which resulted in the overthrow of the
queen, the organization of the provisional
government. the landing Of United States
troo.'s. and the attempted scheme Of an
nexaticg, and upon this conclusion his
conduct is seriously reprchcnsible and de-
scrving of public censure. ~ ----.,....---
Butler and Turpie file n supplemental
report ia which they say they are heartily
in favor of the acquisition Of these islands
by the United States In u proper manner,
but not by taking advantage Of internal
di-scnsions. for which they bclive the
United States is largely responsible.
Csnriusioa of M0rgan's Report.
The conclusion Of the Morgan report
to which Mcssrs. Sherman, Frye. Dolph
and Davis, the majority, disscnt--is as
follows:
Therefore your committee concludes to
report that the president of the United
States has not, in this particular, in any
wise been party to any irr-gularity or
nny impropriety of conduct in his high
Office. The committee also finds nothing
worthy Of criticism in the negotiation OF
the treaty of annexation with the proyis-
ional government Of Hawaii.
''In the opinion of the committee, based
upon the evidence which accompanies this
report. the only substantial irregularify
Il. ut existed in the conduct OF any officer
nj the L nited states, or agent Of the prvs-
dent. during or since the time of the revo-
luton Of 1855, was that of Minister Stew
ems in declaring protectorate of the
United States over Hawaii. and in Placing
the flag cf our country upon the govern
ment building in Honolulu. No actual
harm resulted from this unauthorized
act. hut ns precedent it is not to he con-
sislcred as being Justified
The committee has not considered il
necessary to present any resolutions stat
ing the conclusions Indicated in the re-
por,, and asks that it tn discharged from
the further consideration Of the resolu-
tious under which this report is made.