The sun., 1894-01-12
U,LE'S ANSWER 70 WILLIS.
n WuL me- SENT TO CONsREss WITH
yBE PRESIDEN1'S MESSAGE.

,s,-s. are CoprinG Au the Doeuments
Broueht By the Corwin, asd They Mny
u. sent IN the Senate To-dny-Biount
r,am,ned ny senator MorEnn's Commit-
,..-Pr--ident CIev~Iand'- Poiicy Attacked
., the senate by Mr. Dnvi. OF MInnssotn-
y,sutNsroS. Jan. 1.-THE receipt OF de-
,p,,chcs from Minister Willis officially con-
,.vinr to tho United statos Government the
Information that tho Provisional Govorn ment
otIlarall Ind refused to eccede to his demand
N stem down anil out had it's sequel this
morning In n conference between the Presl-
dent and Secretary Gresham. Secretary
G,csham went over to see tha President
.hor,ly after ~ clock. and together theY
vcnt over the communications received from
Mr. Willis. which arrived last niCht. As n re-
anti corlca Of shesc were ordered TO be pre-
n.red for transmission to the Senate and the
Jouse Clerks In the state Department are
busy corying them. and Il is expected that
they will he transmitted TO Congress early to-
morrow afternoon.
There we're noinew Developments in the sit
uation to-day in tho executive branch Of the
Government. The advices received from MIR.
Willis confirm tho United Press dispatches by
ths wartime and contain the answer ot the
'reauest."ns Mr.. Dole IL said to call II. made
ny Mr.. Willis The text Of this communication
and the other documents received will be with
held from tho prcss until their transmission to
Congress- and will obtain publicity through
that mems.
lTr McCreary Dem. n.y.. who was at the
White House this morning. snys that all the
Information called for in tho Hit resolution,
which was offered on Saturday last. will be
sent to Congress- at the earliest practicable
moment possibly tomorrow. The House
Foreign Affairs Committee of which Mr.. Me-
Ireaty Is Chairman, considered the Hit reso-
'ution at this mornings session. and author
lyed the Chairman TO report 1t. which will be
done tomorrow. Tho resolution calls for all
tho information received by tho President
since Dec. X last. or not transmitted thore-
With. or now in his possession. touching re-
ported events in the Hawaiian Islands any at
,smrt TO overthrow the republican govern
ment thereof and erect a monarchy in its
stead. and especially whether aay representa-
tive. officer, vessel. or armed forces OF the
United States took par in such recent at
tempts to suovert y friendly Government. and
fso. BY whose orders they acted.
BLouNT BEro?E THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
It was few minutes after 10 o'clock this
witness for to. days session OF the Senate CON-
mitee Investigating Ha waiian affairs, appeared
ut tho door Of the committee room and was
ushered in. All OF the Democratic mem bers OF
the subcommittee were present. but Mr..
Sherman who has been rather irregular In his
attendance. was absent. There were two Re-
publican Senators present. however. for. in aG-
dition to Mr.. Frye. there was Mr.. Dolph. who
Is not member OF the sub-committee. Why
he came was subsequently apparent. for a few
minutes after II o'clock Mr. Frye left tho COM
:. mittee room and went To the room of the COM
mlttee on Commerce. leaving Mr. Dolph to
represent him.
Intended submitting Mr.. biount to a rigid
REORGANIZATION concerning Affairs in Ha-
Frye Il correctly quoted. Il is understood that
Mr, Frye looks upon the testimony OF Mr.,
Bount with Indifference. and that he has. in
lRGoration OF n man who took hearsay testi-
mony and arranged 1t in the shape OF evidence
upon which to ARA Ign rhe acts OF Mr.. stevens
and the subsequent conduct OF tho lroyisional
Government. MIR. BlOunt was simply subjected
10 such questions Ms MIR Do!ph saw liz 10 ask
and occupied the tino in the reitei alton and
elaboration of the statements made In his re-
bort. which he stood By from first to last.
Republican members OF tue committee. aud
senator Morgan. also. endeavored to bring out
:, mr. E"gTt and an HMo1f them was the mat
aenee last week. when no said that Mr.. Blount
refused To- consult with friends OF the Pro-
usiohal Government, and held all his inter-
course with tho royalists. Mr. Biount was also
asked to explain how II happened. II tho state
ments heretofore made are true, that he do
clined to incornorate In his report statements
concerning affairs at the island which he
asked 10 be complied by. friends OF tho Pro-
Nslonal Government An opportunity was
ase given him to refute the evidence OF Prot.
Alexander and others that friends OF the Pro-
usionAl Government were not asked TO give
ther testimony. and that % such matters as
Were supplied him upon which to hAse his re-
port, he as these witnesses have testified,
suppressed such portions as pleased him, and
made no reference to them in his report as 20
tns causes that led to the acts Of the Pro-
Nslonal Government.
II was the things that did not appear in his
Iepoit upon which the committee crosS-eX-
Smlhed Mr Blount most closely. AZ one mem-
net Expressed II, the committee was anxious
nkhow. In view oi what has been told them
sinee lhe inN NestGation began. what Mr.. Blount
HnowS mat he OH not tell the state Depart
mem, and II no Gid know them at the time he
made ms report, why hI did not make use Of
mem, The committee adjourned until SAtur-
oV morning, when a further examination Of
,nnEai officers viii iase rlace. II Is understood
ol MI BlOunt to-day.