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HOLMAN NOT TO REPLY.
HE WILL. NOT ANSWER THE NAVAL coMMlTTEEs
pEpnRr IN TIE HOUSE. BIT FREES HIS

,,t, ,,,rrr NOT ANSWER THE NAVAL COMMITTEES
REPORT IN THE HOUSE. But FREES HIS
MIND IN REGARD TO SPEED PREMIUMS.
Washington, Feb. ~ (SpeciaD.-To the surprise OF
some of his friends. Judge Holman OF Indiana mas
decided not to rise in the House OF Representatives.
and defend himself against the sharp ana severe
reflections cast upon him by the Committee on
Naval Affairs in its unanimous report on the reso-
lutions offered by him for investigation or the
Navy Department q synopsis of which report has
already been published n The Tribune one OF the
resolutions contained suggestions derogaory 70 the
Intelligence and integrity of officers OF the navy
who have designed new warships upon which
premiums have been paid on account or an excess
of speed and horsepower over that required oy
the contracts In commenting upon the report OIL
the Naval Committee to-day Judge Holman SAD;
policv. involving i the expenditure OF millions an
nually should turn on persona, is So Far
as The main question OF public policy is concerned
There were three considerations when ieu me ~, ~
hearing He had been brigader- general III LINE tns
Union Army he had been member o, hie niats
for eight wears and he was, according 10 MS S,a..
nent to me counsel for one Of the great railway
systems Of the south II is true a,sT traced and
Corrected through Information given by dis LISP
pointed men had no kn Nov ersmp o. the ''''
But the question Of penalties ana b nharacter
~ Mr. Svpher In the few minutes that was pres,
ent during hearing 1t was stated ina. one , nins
ten knots an hour. or two knots in excess OF ths
seventeen required by the specifications; aithousn
n ,vas known at the time the specincatohs wsIe
made that nineteen knots could be naue , UNI,
them That is the premium was assured IN a S ~
and in addition TO the amount appropriated py on
,ress for building this particular snip. IN s ny
Judgment there should be no premiums ana no n1s:
49, nor examined the report but nave no d0upt
II shows that no fines have ever been collected OF,
ships which have failed To reach the speed require"
II Is barely possible that after reading me report
and test mony Judge Holman may monty HIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
MONTH ATOMS BY THE PRESIDENT.
JOHN BARRETT TO BE MINISTER TO sIAM-MANf
CONSII.S NAMED.

JOHN BARRETT TO BE MINISTER TO sIAM-MANf
CONsULs NAMED.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The President to-day sent
n the Senate the following among other nominal
tons
Iobn Jarrett OF Oregon. Minister Resident ana
Consul General OF the United States 70 siam.
THOMAS r. Jernigan, OF North Carolina, Cohsui-
Cnnsuls~Adolph Bhardt Of Ohio, at Moscow
Pussa: Arthur De Dina. of California at Mazat.
Ian. John Malcolm tombstone. OF South Carolina at
PERM mbuco Brazil: Daniel C. Kennedy OF MIS-.
aouri M Malta; Delaware kemper OF virginia at
Annoy China: r. G.. Mitchell, OF Arkansas. at New
castle ~ s W.; George w. Nichols Oh New-ho
at Clifton. ont =, ,o,,.o I,st,ca os
the Supreme Court OF Arizona. . ,.,o ., th.
s1 William Davenport, to be Judge Of Probate.
'Tdxin G. Wooiley to be Judge Of Probate County
Tinted States Attorneys-Lytton Taylor. 81 Ten
rassae District of Alaska; William IL. Clept"'.
Eastern District OF Missouri: Preston H. J.
nds,rlct Of Montana; Oliver f. Branch. Dlstr.,, ~
New Hampshire . ,.A u ,,or,tr % ha
Paymaster; Assistant Paymaster Thomas . JeWett'
20 he Passed Assistant Paymaster: First Lieu
tenant William r. Bidde, to be captain IN tne
Marine Corps: Second Lieutenant Wendell Z.
Neville to be First Lieutenant In the Marine corps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13

two parties. covenant is an agreement. the
fidelity to whc CHI on either side Is conditional on
like fidelity on the other side
Our forefathers rebelled against George Ill TOT
less cause In 1776 than had In 1893 Inc
North took up arms against the South In 1901
for less reason than when we strove to prevent
the Impairment of our liberties against the acts
far more subversive OF goood government than
the encroachnent Of the slave power. kihg
Kalakaua In 1887 made an almost equally ma
grant attempt upon our rights. but there was
this difference he never rebelled against MS own
constitutional government. while the ex-Sueen
by one move Of her hand would have swept inns ms
entirely away-in fact. this Is just what. so far
as II possible before our resistance she
tried to do. Ealakaua set the case constitution
ally. and we arranged matters with MIN on the
basis of the Constitution. a new one granted py
agreement with him. Suppose Queen victoria
should openly violate and wrest from her people
the British constitutional authority, would her
subjects then from the least to the greatest, De
bound by their oaths of allegiance TO her? In
the case OF many of our citizens there Is no
oath Of fealty they were born into the Kingdom.
and inherited the rights OF citizenship with their
native air. So much for what Is asserted OF the
violation Of oflths of Office
Now, as to our form of government was IL
a mere provis on for the day and hour until we
could gain the advantage Of annexation 10 tne
United States BY means. Did we stake our
all, the sum and substance OF our hopes. on tnat
probability? Not at all. We believed In annexa.
ton. It was our first choice-that we do not
deny for 1t Is self-evident by our course But
we realized that there were doubts OF It's success
yes. realized 1t from the first and talked OF al
ternatives.
Would I wish TO state anything about our
plans for the future? should have not the
least objection to doing this were there anything
Of a certain or definite character to be stated;
but we must be set at rest on all questions IN
which the Wa sh.ngton Government may have an
interest before we can intelligently consider the
future. AS lovers OF representative government,
we may say this: The people entitled to
representation and any plan TO which we assent
must include this constitutional right
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
A TIE ON PECKHAMS NAME.
HIS NOMINATION WILL BE REPORTED
WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. HoAR BEING ABSENT THERE WAS
DRAWN BATTLE IN THE SENATE JUDIci-
.py COMMITTEE.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBySE.l


Washington. Feb 1.-THE contest in the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee over the nomination Oh
Wheeler n Peckham to be an Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court ended to-day with honors
practically even between Mr. Peckhams friends
ana onnonents On formal vote Ave members
supported favorable report and five resisted IT..
A truca was then struck and the nomination
was unanimously ordered reported to the Senate
without anvr ecommendatio wha tever, thus trans
ferrinc the settlement of the fight to next Thurs
days executive session. The members who sup
ported the nomination were Messrs. Villas and
Lindsay Of the Cuckoo" faction; Mr.. George,
an anti-Adninlstration Democrat, who voted
aga,nst uornb,ower: and Messrs. Plat and Nit
cheI. Republicans Senator Hill was aided In
his effort TO secure an adverse report by Messrs.
Pugh and Coke, ant!-Administration Democrats
ard Messrs Wilson and Teller Republicans
Mr. I1oar who voted In favor Of Hornblower,
WAS absent this morning. having gone to Jersey
C,tv m deliver n speech in honor Of Lincoln
birthday II Is not known absolutely which side
ne would have taken had he been present, put
the Impression Is strong that ne would nav
opposed Mr.. Peckham on account Oh u..e'anre -
attributed TO him, declaring the protective tdIln
laws 10 be unconstitutional. Senator George
vote has been in doubt for ten days past anu anu
predictions had been freely maze that ne wo tra
contest by the use Of what Is eupnemsuca,Y
known nowadays az Executive pressure. MI
Lindsay was instructed recently by the Ken
lucky LEGISLATURE or one branch or H. TO OPPOSE
Mr.. Peckhams confirmation. He disregaraeu
this instruction entirely to-day, and evidently
intends not 10 be bound by It on the final vote
in the Senate. - a., .
Roth senator Hill and Senator Villas agree that
to-days failure to report one way or the other
will have little or no effect on the result OF the
contest The even division of the parties IN com
mittee is likely TO prevent the report from nav
ing any influence whatever upon the senate
The best opinion obtainable indicates, however
that Mr. Peckham will secure some Democratic
votes which Mr. Hornbower failed to receive,
and that he may lose some Republican votes
which were cast In Hornblower's favor. Ihere
were eleven Democrats who voted against Horn
blower and the rest Of the adverse vote came
from Republicans and Populists. II Is said that
there are nine Democrats who are sure to vote
against Peckham; that the Popuists Will all vote
against him. and the only Republican who voted
against Hornblower and who will vote for Peck
ham Is Mr. Dixon. On the other hand, 1t Is SAID
that Messrs Adrich Hawley, Cullom. Cameron,
Hoar and Pettigrew. who supported Hornbower,
will probably vote against Peckham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
DOLRS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
ACTION DEPENDENT UPON THE ATTITUDE OF
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-THE
PRINCIPLE OF POPULAR REPREsEN-

PRINCIPLE OF POPULAR NfiisfHf.N-
TATIoN WILL BE OBSERVED.
Passion Feb 1.-THE Transcript this even
ing prints the following from It's special corre-
spondent in Honolulu:
Honolulu. Feb g. via San Francisco. Feb. T.
President Dole says in an interview with our
correspordent to-day. as 10 the Justincahon OF
his course and the fall Of the monarchy: II must
always be "A question in such movements where
the noint of submission 10 authority terminates
ana the. right or duty Of resistance begins. III
eycr there was a Just revolution 1t was ours, not
onlv in the cause OF sound politics. but also with
view to the social, moral and educational
needs Of the whole community. Inc Dest inter
ests were not only in peril. they were openly
attacked The Queen was an insurgent' she
hsd rebelled against her own Government: TINS
revolt on her part was equivalent 10 an abdica-
,ion There was then government a. all
No community can exist without government
A. IN The violation Of the 'oath or NneSIhnc>' tht
nrst oatb broken was that Of the ex-Sueen' VINO
ahroeated her own oath Of hdelity 10 me Con-
sit1ion After she had done tnis her 10; 'er
Councillors were by that fact absoiFen from ti!r
oaths of loyalty to her. Ii canno, DC ot'iernse
put ,s an oath a covenant? Most certainty II
"a I'm such q case as this. 1t Is contract between
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13

their respective governments they could not
participate In the observance OF the day ana that
they would so notify the Provisional Govern
ment.
This afternoon replied to Mr.. Doe's letter.
a copy Of which I inclose, stating that with
disrespect to him or his Government. was L
regretted to say unable to accept the invitation
extended" 9.
The programme OF the celebration tomorrow
includes battalion review and parade OF military,
reception at Executive Building. firing Of Ma
tional salute and mass-meeting at night to be
addressed by half dozen speakers.
ALBERT s. WILLIS.
F. f. and NJ. p. u. S. A.
MR. WILLIS TO MIR. DOLE.
Legation Of the United States.
Honolulu, II. l.. JAN It, 1894.
Sir / have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt on yesterday afternoon of your COM
munication Of January 13, 1894. informing me
that "wednesday. the 18th instant. will be OBJ
served as a national holiday. The Hawaiian
flag will be displayed on all Government build
ings and national salute will be fired from
the battery at noon" and inviting me ito
participate In the observance Of the day."
With due appreciation Of your courtesy, and
with no dsrespect to you or your Government.
am 7 regret TO say unable to accept the invita-
ticn extended.
The letters inclosed In your communication
addressed to Admiral Irwin. Captain Barker
and CAPTAIN Nelson OF the L. S. n. were. as
requested transmitted to them and the answers
thereto send herewith
With renewed assurances OF high consideration
and with the earnest hope that all questions be-
tween our Governments may be speedily honor
ably and satisfactorily determined. l am. etc.
ALBERT S. WILLIS
T.. L. and NJ. p, U. S. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
n,ocrrnrNGs IN THE HOUSE.

Washington. Feb Reconsideration OF the fial'u
segnioraee bill in the House was deierreu u'''
tomorrow and the Committee on the D's' -,
co,,;mbia had the right OF way for the u'sPoSi
-, I'll measures The Urgency deficiency
nUi carving sssss5s, was passed Among the
items approprsed by the bill are 9S go to c Sa s
carrying into effect the proysTS nrd Theatre and
s G 20 be expended By the Secretary Oh and ,
Savv In repairing the gunDoats '"''"e ~
special order euloges upon tn 1 and n num-
her ~ addresses were made. ,,,,,os, additional
The Preslden message transm naitsr was laid
th iIousc nj the close OF the euosieS anu
DeiViEt we m ihe House Adjourned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
CONSULAR INSPECTION OF IMMIGRANTS.
MEASURES TO PREVENT THE IMPORTATION OF
CRIMINALS AND PAUPERs.

Washington, Feb 12.-W A. Stone. OF Pennsy-
vania from the Judiciary Committee, submitted TO
the House to-day his report recommending the pas
sage Of the bill providing for consular inspection
OF immigrants. The object and purpose of the Dill.
the report says. is to prevent the criminals and
paupers of Europe from being admitted into TINS
country immigrants.
Statistics show that much too large proportion
of the immigrants coming here are Incapable
O, self support BY the last census the per cent OF
persons born in foreign countries Is AL ana yet
This census shows that 26 per cent or the White
prisoners confined in ias and simple prisoners are
persons of foreign birth The total number or wAi
conyicts i'm our penitentaries whose birthplace -
known IL 2s 49, composed of l37l5 native born ana
Il7S foreign born. showing that more than one
half of all our white convicts are foreign born Inc
total number of inmates Of our poorhouses by the
last census is 1886. of which number H,otS were
horn I'm foreign countries-a little over 81 per cent
The change proposed by the bill VIII benent thlt
mart of our citizens born in foreign countries equal
IL with those born here. as IL ghtens the BURDEN OF
TAXATION for support Of criminals and paupers' anu
strikes at no nationality but simply at tnat CLASS
of incapables OF all nations who can pc only Dr
den to this country, and whose moral ana sociai
influence does much harm II does not aui 10 'n ",
excluded class but seeks only a better method OF
enforcing existing laws.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
WHEAT STATISTICS WANTED BY THE
ATE


Washington Sch. 12-In the Senate this morning
Mr. Pettigrew CRep, S. D. introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was agreed to:
"Whereas A number OF leading commercial news
paners like "T;radstreet's Weekly" THE Cincm-
no,i PRICE Current and many others, persistently
dsnute the reports of the Agricultural department
relating to the yearly wheat crops of this country
and us estimate OF the amount of wheat there Is
IN the country at different periods. usually largely
increasing thes. quantities beyond those pubhshed
In the REPORTS and estimates of said department.
and. -
"Whereas Such printed statements from uhau-
tborized sources largely control the market price
NJ vhoat and thereby reduce Its price to american
wheat producers TO their great injury II us Az
norts and estimates of the Agricultural DePa'o"o'.
are correct therefore,, , .. ~ Agriculture he
Resolyed II at the Secretary OF Agrlcuituie ~, Js
I'D g. bcrehv directed TO send TO the Senate at ms
nrins, convenience: First-A statement or All the
vrheat including the visible ana llVlsiDie tneit -,
i'm this country on March L. 1879, ~ t,,rtn,
ar,re wheat crop harvested in this country durns
mat wear Second-The amount OF wheat t t. i'aa
baan used for food and seed purposes petWees
Morcb lSq3 fnd February J. 1871, the aHlount ~
,'haot tbat vii be required for Ike purposes IN
III co,ntrv b,tveen February l ana july l, 1857.
,n%e,her with he amount OF wheat ana houi d.
Wheat that has been exported out OF thls nn
since March l. 1893 with the surplus ,h.ie r NJ i,v
o,,atiahlo for export between February anu ouy
iSna after deducting the above from the es.i,
mated sllrplus on March ], 1873 anu th' , IL
wheat crop Of that year, according 10 ,a Tnund I'm
formation and most reliable experience io'''' "
his department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
..,r,r, ny A BROKEN WATER PPE

ptsburs Feb ls1he business portion os r,ra
inn S Had fire occurred in this par, OF the c's Sc
the result coulo only have Deeh sur,n'Ssa At as
cio'n ' , ,brough which Llwrencevtlle and
the tn" entire districts r6 sap Sresk
water, pIoes al late this evening When the break
OF waep poured sesr w ins
heavy srnirh the tracks Of the Allegheny Valley
IuG ar Staten wsrs GG%pe 1sy
blOcke1 W." 81, e. hut beyond throwing the engine
rom the Se 5o,s daEe %S dSae a
large so or. greatly llconvenlenced, while the
neee ea lra vyll. ave cable lines were stoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13

Washington, Feb. y cspeciaD.- r,n,,e.
elect s,raus WIS in the House OF ,'ep 49, naart
bright and early to-day ana ne ,' ssoo,a,es unon
cohsraea'a' 90 congress by plurality OF 400 In
9 bis RS msns ssS
plurality OF ap'u. sired 10 have Mr.. Straus quarry
al and take S me Rs gl sS Gss
day but as ~ ii,sfrct could not be present until
o% Mr. Reed hoqsht m woG 80 that OSis'
let the matter IS Gould be admitted at the same
ms mem6 c Sa"@Ssd STh have been
seat uf, liant ant by unanimous consent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
TO BE VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC NJ MOhh'
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WILL BE
FILED AWAY FOR PRESERVATION

FILED AWAY FOR PRESERVATION
Washington Feb. 12.-The original copy OF t"e
Declaration OF Independence was Withdrawn TO-
a.. from nuhlIc exhibition in the State Department
library made into a roll and placed In TN poN
for filing with the archives Of the Government
The rapid fading of the text Of the Declaration
and the deterioration of the parchment on whicm
II il engrossed from exposure to the hEnt ana on
account of age rendered II mpracucaDie lor sli
denarfment To allow II to be exhibited or hdhIl'i
longer In lieu OF the original document d iaV-
smile will be placed on exhibition, 49,, ~, 80
Some years ago it was noticed that the inK \ Oh
~" nr ginaI parchment was fading. and ii mas been
eradualy growing fainter Recently chemists Were
Called on to examine II, and they gave the opi2n
ont again bv coating 1t with chemical Solution
Jut This experiment was not tried. OWING 10 'nc
far Nat the precious paper might be injured In
some way. and also because no alteration or any ny
,bino VIA tever could be done to II without the
,,,hority of an act OF Congress. 1t required an
act ~ Congress to bring the Declaration from
I,bi,a delnhia Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
KEARSARGE MEN AT COLON.
THE CITY OF PARA ARRIVES WITH THE
SHIF'WRECKED SAILORS.
ADMIRAL OFFICERS AND CREW ALL SAFE AND
wELL-THEY WILL COME ~ NETWORK
ON TIE REscUING STEAMSHIP.

ADMIRAL. OFFICERS AND CREW ALL SAFE AND
wELL-THEY WILL COME ~ NETWORK
ON TEE REscUING STEAMSHIP,
Washington, Feb 12-Worry and anxiety over
the shipwrecked men Of the Kearsarge ended this
morning At 1O45 o'clock the messenger who
sits outside OF The door OF Secretary Herberts
office answered a call on Mr. Herberts private
telephone, and was told by the person at the
other end that he had an important message for
the Secretary Of the Navy. Mr.. Herberts private
secretary answered the call with alacrity. ana
this was the welcome message which came over
the wire:
This is the office Of the Panama Railroad
Company in New-York. We have just received
a cable message from Colon stating that the
City of Para has arrived there with the officers
and crew OF the Kearsarge, all safe and WELL
few minutes after II o'clock Secretary Her
bert received dispatch from Admiral Stanton
confirming the news sent by the Panama Hall
road Company 1t read as follows;
Colon Feb 12.-Arrtved. Shall we sail Tor
New-York on City Of Para on 14th?"
Secretary Herbert sent the following reply 10
Admiral Stanon's message:
Congratulations. Proceed with crew 10 New
York by Para. ,.,
All day yestt rday Secretary Herbert waited Tor
the dispatch which would tell Of the rescue OF
Admiral Stanton and his officers and crew. put
no message came. When the Secretary went 10
bed at an early hour this morning. the expected
telegram had not appeared and he hurried 10
the Navy Department this morning 10 see II any
information had been received there. Nearly
every naval oficer on duty in washington hau
been 10 the Sccretary's office or the bureau OIL
Navigation TO ask for news. and many OF theii
were heartsicl, as they turned away after re-
ceiying a negative answer. But the good news
was not long delayed
The Panama Railway Company yesterday re-
ceived the folo wing dispatch from Secretary Her
bert OF the Navy:
THE department has no cause to complain Oh
want Of promp,ness in relieving crew OF hearsarge'
or Of prices charged. You are authorized 10 pup
lish foregoing II desired"
At the Office of the Columbian line yesterday II
was said that the City of Para would SAL from
colon to-morrov probably. The Panama Railroad
company has received dispatch from secretary
Herbert saving that the Navy department haI no
fault 10 find either with the promptness win wnlch
the CITY OF Para sent 10 the refer OF ne crew
~ the KearsarJe or with the price charged Tor her
charter
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-13
KING POL
Mr.. Rand Gives q Glowing Account
Of His Virtues.

Rev. +. c. Rand writes, under
date of August Sth, via Jaluij: u
wss at Ponape two DAYS. The new
Governor was at Manila. He is eN-
pected the last of August. Captain
Handlers, Governor pro tenn, when
| was there last January, has
charge Of affairs in the Governors
absence. Governor Handlers would
not let the Star go round TO Xiii 10
get my launch and other things.
Neither would he allow me 70 COM
municate with the natives, except
in Santiago harbor. 4 great many
natives came aboard the Star.
Among them were Christians from
sll the tribes excepting the Meta
lanim, still holding on 10 their
faith in Christ. Henry Nanpei,
and others from the Xiii tribe, give
more encouraging account of the
Christians in that tribe than we got
last year. The Governor is more
lenient in regard 10 religious wor-
ship, and they keep up their meet
ings once day, and on the Sab
bath.
a young man from the training
school, with his wife, are teaching
school at Xiii. The Governor pays
them SO month. They are teach
ing the same books in the same
way as when l left them in 1889.
We get glowing accounts of King Pol
and the Christians in the Metalan-
i'm tribe. The Qua, Japalap, and
Tuman Churches are keeling up
their meetings and their Sabbath
schools and their day schools. The
Qua Church have their meetings at
Aru, village near Gus King Pol
is S wonder to all. Since the
trouble at Qua, June, 1891, he has
developed into s. strong Christian
leader. He is still on the defensive
against the Spanish. He refuses
al their terms of peace, feeling his
own life and the lives of many Of
his people would be taken as a ran
som for Spsniards killed. He is
very Jealous in roofing out all the
evil from his tribe. He has sue
ceeded in keeping out the liquor
that is destroying the other tribes.
He is also able to keep his people
from marrying in heather style"