The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-03
HEARING TALES OF HAWAII
The Senate Committee Again in
Session.


over the Naval Force May Be Made
An Issue By the Republican Mem
bers.
washington, Jan. 2-The second days
proceedings of the Senate subcommittee
on foreign relations, now engaged in the
Investigation of the Hawaiian matter un-
der the resolution of Senator Morgan,
were begun under conditions quite differ
ent from those that prevailed when the
committee first assem- bled on Wednesday
of last week. To-day messenger stood
0uard at the outer door of the committee
room. and no one was permitted to enter
who had not been hidden to appear before
the committee. AS soon as these gentle
men did appear they were hurried inside
the ante-room and kept there until they
had given their testimony and then dis
missed, with caution to say absolutely
nothing about their testimony or the ques-
tions asked by the committee.
Senator Morgan, the chairman, was
the first committeeman to arrive, but he
was not prompt, and was soon followed
by Mr. Frye, and later on by Mr.. Gray,
the special friend Of the administration
on the committee. These three senator's
comprised the whole subcommittee at
the session to-day II first impressions
amount to anything, the evidence being
adduced before this subcommittee GER
tainly will have strong leaning toward
the provisional government, for all that
has been delivered up to this time has
been from the friends of the existing
government of Hawaii.
THURsTON's SECRETARY
Aboutd5 minutes after 10 o'clock, Mr..
Hastings, secretary of the Hawaiian
legation and charge d'affaires during the
absence Of Minister Thurston, reached
the capitol, accompanied by p. Q. Jones
and @. q. Spaulding, two new witnesses,
whom he desired to present to the COM
mittee, and Rev. o. p. Emerson, who
1t is not at all probable that the commit
tee will request Mr.. Hastings to give his
testimony, as such proceeding would be
without precedent the statements of the
representatives of a foreign government
being always conveyed to this
government through the medi-
um of the Secretary of State.
the interim since the last meeting of the
committee, been reduced to writing, and
after being asked one or two unim-
portant questions, he was requested to
sign his evidence, which he did before
leaving the committee. Tonight he
starts for Boston. This will illustrate the
care with which the committee appears
to be handling this subject, for II is un-
derstood that each witness will, in addi-
tlon to being sworn before going on the
stand, be required to subscribe to their
testimony after being written out, under
oath and duly certified.
THE INTRtGUEs ON THE ISLANDS.
The testimony Of P G. Jones was of an
important character and gave to the COM
mittee, from the standpoint of friend of
the provisional government, at least a
1u1l and complete history of the intrigues
on the islands and the events that led up
70 tne deposition of the queen. Mr..
Jones IS resident of Boston and mem
per OF the firm of Brewer g. Co., which
mas large branch house in Honolulu,
unoer the management of Mr.. Jones' He
Is salo 10 be as largely interested finan-
Gcaally in the islands as any American
mere, and among his interests, is that
oi the purchase and handling
ME- Jones was minister of finance in the
so-cailed Wilcox cabinet, from Novem-
per lo53' to the following January He
mas always been an annexationist and
was member of the committee of safety
auu member of Of the first cabinet hold
4 Ing tne portfolio of finance, that now
Helu Dy Mr.. Damon. He left the islands
5or america last month and came east
SHlIecVIy' his object in coming being to
!o9K afJerIsome business affairs and to do
%naG ne could to present from his point
u view the facts concerning the estab-
nusnnent OF the provis ional government.
isiasIIlg HVed for man V years on the
IoiianuS, ,1iaL ana being personally acquainted
q maUh me people, Mr.. Jones felt that he
CYTV fl.D
AZ .eo55uaIlon, and especially to throw some
S;1 S;ee Ights upon the present and past con
IfUlon Ilon OF affairs among the people of
na"an he was before the committee a
;tous GIIne ana his examination was search
s tbs' tbs' @ Sne chairman and other members of
sU oiiT .Iu .TIonlInlttee expressing wish to learn
'NNV was possible touching the matter.
n, COL. sPAULDING ON THE STAND.
g. mr. Jones was followed by Col. Spauld-
ing, who went to Honolulu shortly after
Sla vne war, During the war Col. Spaulding
yvSo,e. So dV Che head Of an Ohio regiment,
Se SSueIe ne served with distinction. Under
fTyJJcreUary Seward he was sent to Homo
Class oS as United States consul. After the
ness u VI ms otnclal career he entered busi-
rnor uso oIiu soon became one of the wealthiest
as! oHGu On the Islands and one of the largest
os1 osi aus sugar planters. He never held anv
troCidi tt~oidI position, but when the recent
one oS came he was selected as
Sn,1L u the committee of safety Col
ana a5pSSululhg is an ardent annexationist
on speaking of the conditions of things
ial yus Island, in general, but with spec
# ssid ie gi!eerence to the labor problem. he
"a fTritdn5 T%,H u the islands were taken into the
woIi5 rTeo states or under its protection. he
IF tbo oe willing to take his chances
corI. Sue islands were made part of this
Isbo.. Col Spaulding said, the "coolien
thai problem could easily be solved. and
ests ' 80 zoo, 70, without detriment to the inter
u Vhe United States.
TOOK ISSUE WITH MR.. BLouNr.
pn1o5 Bo5h Col Spaulding and Mr.. Jones dis
BioUua. tne statements of Commissioner
on 'o ~ regardlng the feeling of the people
' tool .no 40 subject of annexation. and thew
reIatiIiIr iHirect issue with him as to the facts
assartie 70 the overthrow of the queen
Steveno mat the conduct of Minister
Amerj.'aw Ais was not censurable, and that the
serve ,itah ian troops were landed only to pre-
propertuI tue peace and protect the lives and
y Tnev d8y,,I oI the Americans on the islands
in the Ienled nall5 that they had taken any part
& row tboi oinmittee will meet again to-mor-
at yybilaaU byIaU oeing the regular meeting dav
vevor I'm WI. Tune Prof. Alexander. the sur,
Of The Seineral Syiteral of the islands, win be one