Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-08
SIDE WITH STEVENS!
SENATE COMMITTEE ENDORSES
HIS ACTS IN HAWAI-
Majority Report ON Hawaii Takes The
President 70 Task : senator Morgas's
Finding Not Endorsed By Msssrs. shes-
man. Frye. DoIph and Davis.


~he Senate's Hawaii Committee
submitted its reports-800 printed
pages-Monday. The a..ority finding,
written by Mr.. Morgan, justiies Mr..
Stevens actions except in proclaiming
protectorate, and finds nothing ir,
regular In the appointment of Mr..
Blount, but in effect avs the evidence
taken by the committee under moro
favorable circumstances leads the com,
mittee to different conclusions than
those which he formed.
This report is concurred in as to all
its essential findings by the majority,
the Republican members OF the com-
mittee-Senators Sherman, Frye,
Dolph and Davis. They condemn the
appointment of Commissioner Blount
as unconstitutional; say the executive
orders placing the navy in the harbor
Of Honolulu under the orders Of Mr..
Blount or MIR. Willis were without au,
thority of law; that the order Of Blount
to Admiral Skerrett to lower the flag
was unlawful and susceptible of being
construed as unfriendly to the provis-
ional government, and regard the in
tercourse OF Mr.. Blount and Mr.. Willis
with the deposed Queen as violative Of
international law and unwarranted.
They consider the President had no
right to reopen the predetermined le-
gality OF the provisional government,
and regard any discussion of the per-
sonal Intentions" or good faith. OF
either Mr.. Blount or Mr.. Willis as i'm
material.
The report OF Senators Butler, Tur-
pie, Daniel, and Gray dissents from
that portion which declares:
The only substantial irregularity in the
conduct OF Mr.. Stevens the late Minister,
was his declaration of a protectorate By
the United States over Hawaii
While exempting from censure Capt.
Wiltze OF the Boston and his officers,
they add:
We can not avoid the conviction that the
inopportune zeal of Minister Stevens in the
project OF annexation caused him TO ok
coed the proper limits OF bis oficia1 duty.
His conduct was directly conducive to
bringing about the condition OF Affairs
which resulted In the overthrow OF tho
Queen, the equalization OF the provision al
government. the landing of the United
States troops, and the attempted scheme OF
annexation; and upon this conclusion his
conduct is seriously reprehen5ible and de-
serving Of public censure !,
Senators Butler and Turpie file q
supplemental report, in which thoy
say they are heartily in favor Of the
acquisition Of these islands by the
United States in q proper manner, but
not by taking advantage OF internal
discussions, for which they believe the
United States in some manner respon-
sible.
The conclusion OF the Morgan report
to which Messrs. Sherman, Frye,
Dolph, and Davis, the majority, dis
sent-is as follows:
Therefore your COMMITTEES concludes to
report that tho President OF the United
states has not. In this particular. in any
wise been q party to any irreyularlty OF
any improperly of condu ct In his high Of
fcA The committee also finds nothing
worthy Of criticism In the negotiation OF
the treaty of annexation with the provis-
ional government of Hawaii
In the opinion OF tho committee. based
upon the evidence which accom- panios
this report. the only substantial irregu-
larity that existed in the conduct OF any
ofilcer of the United States, or agent of tho
revolution of 1S93. was that of Minister
Stevens In declaring protectorate OF the
United States over Hawaii. and In placing
the flag of our country upon the govern
ment building OF Honolulu No actual
harm resulted from this unauthorized act.
but as precedent IL Il not to be consid-
cred as being justified.
The committee has not considered IL
necessary to present any resolutions
stating the conclusions indicated in the
report, and asks that 1t be discharged
from the further consideration of the
resolutions under which this report Is