The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-19
SENTIMENT In the War DEPARTMENT IN favor q
Secretary IL a question diflcult Of solution.

veto. but whether this feeling g shared % the
Secretary is a question difncult Of solution
Representative Rayner OF Maryland, who IL
one Of the Democratic members OF the Foreign
Afiairs Committee. and who has given much
thought TO the Hawaiian complication. said
to-day: think this matter WI be tsken r w
whole subject has been submitted to Congress
by the President and 1t is absolutely necessary
iStins 10 The conduct 81 Mr. Stevens. and the
SIN broader question OF annexation, the prac.
with the Provisional Government OF what
IDENTITY our relations with the islands. so far as
tho Department OF state is concerned. must he
Goycrnment Is ali right and proper. so long as
the de facto Government continues. But we
must decide upon s9ms se,sSI mi th OF POLICY
voved in this controversy. We could not
abandon the m after II We tried. because Con-
Cceding. which will he recognized as final not
only 10y our own people, but by the Govern
ment OF Hawaii us we'll"
A curious feature in the bill which has been
prepared by the state Department. and trans
mitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee and the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. TO authorize American officers to receive
decorations rendered by foreign Governments.
consists in the large number OF decorations
therein enumerated which have been tender
and an Sues nse Of Hawaii Among them are the
following: Rear Admiral George T. Bel knap,
Tie DECORATION Of q knight Som npan ,S OF
the ROYAL Order OF kaiakana, by ex;Queen
a decoration Of a Knight Grand OGicer Of the
Royal order OF knlAkaua by King Kalakaua;
COMPANION Of the Royal order Of Kaiaiaua' by
Hing kalaksqa; Lieut. Charles 4. FL, Foster I.a z
(r1oT OF the Crown OF Hawaii, Frank lnNt0Tr0
OF the Charleston. a medal OF honor by ex-
the % OF RnSS
Commander OF the Royal Order OF kalakaua.
by King Kalakaus; Cart. George c. Remey., a
LETT SH Jesse Jesse RoPor. deSorst% E " RnGS
Hawaii: Commodore Joseph $. skerrett. q dec;
GRAFTON Of. Knight CommandeE OF the Royal
waian islands; Capt. Henry Wilson retired.
a decoration OF Knight Commander OF the
2IsT Of Wosd aseo
ration Of the ROYAL Order OF kalakaua. by OK
Queen liliuokalani.
Ex-Com missioner and ex-Mnister James II.
inf Ts IN. Haw Gf investsaton commitse Of
the Senate. left for his home in Macon. Ca.
t2:night He spsnt the az! ernoon at TIE State
his accounts. and at o'clock the two went
over to tho White House and had talk with
the President.
The senate has con hrmed the following NOM
tnations:
William II Rrawlsy to b. United States District Judge
for the District Of South Carolina.
samuel A. Asrreu chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
of Utah
4. g. curtin Bierer Associate Justice of the supreme
Cato sells United state. Attorney for tn. Northern
" Gnilstts United States Marshal for the Eastern
District Of louisiana
% e ts b.s rr
North Carolina, IN place OF Rope Elias, WITHDRAWN:
Henry BiAckmAn. District OF oregon: -
Pamlicn; Nelson Baldwin, District OF Erie Pa; Thomas
". Lamb District OF RrunswckGa stephen r. siocum.
RICHARD b. Hughes. survsyor.Gererai tof South
q. ". Aps.r. Postmaster at IthscaS.
The report Of the official trial OF the new
cruiser Olympia, built by the Union Iron
Works at san Francisco was received at the
Navy Department to-day. II shows that the
vessel developed a speed OF 2l.bb knots per
hour. which will give the contractors pre-
MUM OF $500. 600 the largest premium ever
war ship
Representative Bland said to-day that he
would call up his bill to coin the seIRniorago
OF tho silver bullion purchased under tho Sher-
ma act as soon as vote IL taken on the Tariff
bill. He added: Il will antagoniZe the Ha-
waiiau resolutions or anything else that may
As / understand it, there isn't much left OF the
Hawaiian question at the present time. and
the people out there are not suffering for some
kind OF relief from this Congress. II any op:
position Is raised to my motion. the House will
have to decide what it will DO relieve the PEG.
purely sentimental debate"