The record-union., 1894-03-08
sneclal to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, March THE President
sent to Congress the latest correspond
ence in relation to Hawaii, there being
three letters with an inclosure from Min
lister Willis, covering the period from
February 10th to February 18th, inclu-
sive. The important feature of the corre-
spondence is the statement that steps
have been taken to provide for new
Constitution and new form OF govern
ment for Hawaii. Minister Willis men
tions changes in the Executive Council,
the report that Dole will prepare new
Constitution, and says spirited contest
is now progressing looking to the intro
duction of the representative system"
into the councils of the Provisional Gov
ernment. In this connection he men
tions resolution passed at mass meet
ing on February 18th favoring the enact
ment of law increasing the member
ship OF the Advisory Council from four
teen to twenty-four, the new members TO
'be selected by the suffrages of loyal citi-
zens in a manner to be hereafter pro-
Vided." The reasons for the demand are
that the Council is not now representa-
tive; that the legislative department is
too compact and small; that it has been
made Objectionable by the action Of retir-
ing members in practically selecting their
own successors; that the personnel has
been changed, aud in these changes the
mass of supporters of the Provisional
Government had no voice.
The last letter was dated Honolulu,
February 18th. 1t is as follows: ''At a
regular meeting this afternoon of the
Government Councils, Hon. +. NJ. Hatch
read report OF the judiciary Commit
tee on the petition for an enlargement of
the Advisory Council, recommending, as
reported IN the newspapers, that there be
chosen delegates to fill up the councils
and prepare Constitution for perma-
nent form of government. The report
was adopted, and committee appointed
by the President to prepare an Act for
holding Constitutional Convention. At
the same meeting Hatch was elected and
took his seat as Minister of Foreign At
fairs"
The letter further says: ga mass meet
ing of Chinese last night was very largely
attended. The newspapers report the at
tendance as 5000. Vigorous resolutions
against the proposed legislation by the
Government were passed. SEND news
paper clippings in regard to the above
subjects"
The clippings referred to show that the
Cabinet proposes to make answer to the
resolution adopted at the Annexation
Club mass meeting looking to the enlarge
ment of the Council, believing. as Smith
said, that they contained intination that
the Provisional Government was not ia
yorable to annexation.
In describing the Chinese mass meet
ing the newspapers say its tenor may be
Judged by the fact that the use of man
of-war is more than hinted at. The state
ment is also made that the Chinese paid
more taxes than any other class; that but
for them Honolulu's.tr would die, and
that they had only to unite and stand
firm to gain their ends. The first speaker
recommended that if the Councils would
not listen to the Chinese, they should in
struct the Chinese Minister at Washing
ton to write TO the home Government
about their troubles. The proposed Act
is denounced as worse than the registra-
iion Act. The Act complained of is one
proposing to require Chinese to take out
a special license as per requisite to con-
ducting business in Hawaii.