The Irish standard., 1894-03-03
REPORT ON HAWAII.
Views Of the Senate COMMITTEES
4.. on Foreign .Afna1ras
10 Majority Report ,Justifies tho Acts OF
0tDistsr stevens-Also Endorses the
Il President = Annexation
10 Favored.
SYNOPSIS OF THE ARTICLE.

10 Favored.
SYNOPSIS OF THE ARTICLE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Nor
gan, chairman of the senate committee
on foreign relations, presented the re-
port of the investigation of that COM
mittee made under the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the committee on foreign re-
1ations shall inquire and report whether any,
and il SO, what, Irregularities have occurred in
the diplomatic or other Intercourse between
the United STATES and Hawaii in relation to the
recent political revolution In Hawaii. and to
this end said committee Is authorized to send
for persons ana papers and to administer oaths
80 Witnesses
Differs with Mr.. Blount.
The majority finding, written by
Senator Morgan, justifies Mr.. Stevens
actions except in proclaiming a, pro-
tectorate, and finds nothing irregular
in the appointment of Mr.. Blount, but
in effect says the evidence taken by the
committee under more favorable cir
-cumstances leads the committee to diff
ferent conclusions than those which he
formed. This report is concurred in as
to all It's essential findings by the ma
jority.
Views of the Republicans.
The repu blican members of the COM
mittee = Senators Sherman, Frye, Dolph
1nd Davis condemn the appointment
of Commissioner Blount as unconstitu-
tional; say the executive orders plac-
ing the navy in the harbor of Honolulu
under the orders Of Mr.. Blount or
Mr.. Willis were without authority of
law; that the order of Blount to Adj
miral Skerrett TO lower the flag was
unlawful and susceptible of being con-
strued as unfriendly to the provisional
government, and regard the in tercourse
of Mr.. Blount and Mr. Willis with the
tional law and unwarranted. They con-
slider the president had no right to re-
open the Predetermined legality of the
provisional government, and regard any
discussion of the personal intentions"
or good faith" of either Mr.. Blount or
Mr.. Willis as imnaterial
They Dissent.
The conclusion OF the Morgan report
Ito which Messrs. Sherman, Frye,
Dolph and Davis, the majority, dissent
lis as follows:
Therefore your committee concludes to re-
por, that the president OF the United States
has not in this particular In any wise been
party 20 any irregularity az any improperly OF
conduct In his high ONCE. The committee also
finds nothing worthy Of criticism in the nego-
tlation OF the treaty OF annexation with the
provisional government OF Hawaii.
lin the opinion OF the committee based upon
the evidence which accompanies this report, the
only substantial irregularjty that existed In the
conduct of any officer OF tho United States, or
agent Of the president during or since the time ,
OF the revolution OF 1898, was that OF Minister
Stevens in declaring a protectorate OF the
United States over Hawaii. and In placing the
nag OF our country upon the government build
sng in Honolulu No actual harm resulted from
this unauthorized act but as precedent it is
NO, to be considered as being justified"
Think Stevens Was to Blame.
The report Of Senators Butler, Tur-
pie, Daniels and Gray dissents from that
portion which declares:
'"lhe only substantial irregularity in the con-
due, Of Mr.. Stevens, the late minister, was his
declaration OF q protectorate by the United ,
States over Hawaii"
While exempting from censure Capt.
Wiltze of the Boston and his officers,
they add:
I'VE cannot avoid the conviction that the In !
opport tune zeal OF Minister Stevens in the prof.
cot of annexation caused him to exceed the
proper limits OF his official duty. His conduct
was directly conducive TO bringing about the |
condi ton OF affairs which resulted in the over
throw Of the QUEEN the organization Of the pro- !
vjsonal government the landing OF the United !
States troops, and the attempted scheme OF
annexation: and upon this conclusion his con-
duct is seriously reprehensible and deserving OF
pu bic censure."
Favor Annexation.
Senators Butler and Turpie file sup
plemental report. in which they say
they are heartily in favor of the acqui-
sition of these islands by the United
States in proper manner, but not by
taking advantage of internal dissen-
sions, for which they believe the United '
States in some manner responsible.
The committee has not considered it
to present any resolutions
stating the conclusions indicated in the
report, and asks that it be discharged
from the further consideration of the
under which this report is
made.
Killed IN Juvenile Fight.
BOULDER, Col, Feb. 28-Harry Muir
ray and Ira Evans, two boys IA years Of