The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-27
THE HAW ANAN REPORT
Stevens and Wiltso Justified in
Landing tie Troops.
pnoTBoToRATB WAS IMPROPER

Rspublican Members Of the Committee
Dissent from the Finding OF Their Dem
ocratio Colleagues on rive Points While
u Minority Report Fovors AnuoKnti"n'
WARRINGTON, Feb 27.-A volume OF
hearly 500 printed pages exclusive OF map5)
bvas laid before the senate yesterday rep
Eesenting the testimony taken by the SEN
lite committee on foreign relations, and
Eheir findings of facts thereon, under a
resolution directing them TO inquire |
whether any, and If so what irregularities |
have occurred in the diplomatic inter |
leourse between the United States ana
Hawaii In relation to the recent ntrevoluuon'
| The report of the majority Of the com
mittee was prepared by the chairman N't'
Morgan (Ala0. It exhaustively reviews
THE facts, the laws and the precedentsi JUS
|tiRes Mr., Stevens and Admiral Wiltse IN
landing troops and raising the American
flag: declares that Stevens was not 1ustl-
fed In proclaiming a protectorate, and
finds nothing irregular in the appointment
(, of Mr.. Blount but, in effect, says the eVl-
deuce taken by the committee under more
4 favorable circumstances leads the CON-
4 mittee to different conclusions than tho.
u which he formed.
5 The report is concurred in as to all lts
a essential findings by the Republican mem
bers of the committee, Senators sherman
r FRYE, Dolph and Davis, malSinga a majority
(. of the committee They characterize 1t ae
an exceedingly able document, but they
4 dissent on five points.
- /. They condemn the appointment OF
ls Commissioner Blount as unconstitutional
IL 2. They say the executive orders placing
es the navy In the harbor of Honolulu under
the orders of Mr.. Blount or Mr. Wills
as were without authority of law.
u 8. That the order of Blount TO Admira
= Skerrett to lower the flag was unlawfu
p and susceptible of being construed as un
" friendly to the provisional government
II and they regard the intercourse Of MI
III and Mr.. Willis with the deposed queen a
sIl violative Of the international law and VI
all warranted.
\ 4. They consider the president had
II right to reopen the predetermined legalit
A Of the provisional government.
nil s. They regard any discussion OF th
= personal intentions of good faith of eith'
Mr.. Blount or Mr.. Willis as immaterla
70 inasmuch as what they did In regard
the reinstatement of the queen was simp
8 the performance of a task plainly cor
10 manded Of them by this administration,
fl The report of the minority, signed
Senators Butler, Turpie, Daniel and Ora
a. without denying or conceding the corre'
ness of other portions of the report, d
We sents from that portion of it which
he clares '4hat the only substantial irreg
larity in the conduct of Mr.. Stevens, t
is late minister was his declaration OF pl
ny tectorate by the United States over /
ne wall"
er, Senators Butler and Turpie file 81
su- Elemental report, in which they say Il
ol, while the question of annexation was
submitted 10 the committee except IL
dentally, they think it not improper
say that they are heartily in favor OF
ast acquisition Of these islands by the Uni
wo States in proper manner, but not by t
,ri- ing advantage Of internal dissensions
Inc which they believe the United States
nj some manner responsible,