Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
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called on the President at the White
House at ten o'clock this morning in
regard to the Hawaiian complications
and entered upon a discussion of the
situation. which was protracted Tor
some hours. At 1890 Secretary Lamont
went over to the executive manson
and took part in the consultation. Ine
full text of Minister Willis dispatch to
Secretary Gresham is as follows
HONOLULU, II. l., Jan. IL. 1873.
TO Hon. II. Q. Gresham. Secretary o.
State, Washington, D. c.
At Waikiki Beach: FIVE miles from
executive building. night of January
6th uprising of Hawaiians. reported
several hundred, well supplied with
arms and ammunition. Commanded by
CAPTAIN Nowlien and R. ". Wilcox.
Hon. C. L. Carter, late commissioner.
killed first night. Desultory fighting
every day since without further loss #
life or property to government. Three
royalists killed and fifty taken prison
crs. Over fifty non-combatants, mostly
whites, arrested, including three
ex-attorney generals and many
prominent citizens. Martial law
declared January 9Th. No vessels
allowed to leave. Other islands
reported quiet. Crisis thought to be
over, but excitement still intense.
President Dole expressed to me his
qualification that no national ship has
been in port during this disturbance.
Arms reported to have been brought
from Vancouver by Norma.
WILLIS.
After the informal cabinet con-
sultation on the matter, Secre-
tarv Gresham said this dis
patch contained all the information
ne had on the subject at present. Sec
retary Herbert, when he returned to
his Office, took up the routine business
of the department, and Admiral Ram
say. who saw him subsequently, said
that he had not been directed to pre-
pare any orders TO. sending q ship to
Honolulu. 1t is understood that the
President has decided, in view of the
ability show by the island republic TO
promptly suppress any resurrection.
coupled with President Dole's expires
sion regarding national ships, that it is
inexpedient to send a United States
war ship there at this time. The dem
ocratic N. mbers of the foreign affairs
committee when asked what action
Congress might take regarding the
matter, usually retorted by saying,
",Vhat can Congress do? Aresolution
has passed the House that the people
of Hawaii ought to be permitted to
manage their own affairs: and this gov
ernment consequently has nothing to
do with them except to give them its
best wishes"
Representative Marshall of Virginia
was in the Senate chamber to-day en-
curing why it was that the contirma-
ton of a democratic postmaster in his
district, nominated at his urgent and
repeated solicitation. should be held
up at the request of Cardinal Gibbons
or any body else.
Appended to the adverse minority re-
port of only two members of the House
committee on public buildings and
grounds, Abbott of Texas and Britz of
Indiana, on the bill providing for the
purchase of part of the Windsor Ma
b me lot for the new government print
ing Office are protests signed by Sayles
J Bowen. John F. Kelly, Stephen Caid-
we'll, Andrew Gleason, Adolph Schaf-
hirt. Dennis Cornell, John Raedy and
T. A. Royer, who say the site is not a
good one.
Congressman Meredith has been to
the Postoffice Department to see about
a r. quest for a change in the route by
which the mail now reaches New Bal
timore, Fauquier county, in his district,
and he was informed that he will be
consulted before any change shall take
place. :.
Notwithstanding the prevalent belief
that nothing will be done with the cur
renew at this session, there is no doubt
that some of the more conservative Of
The republicans, who do not want an
extra session of Congress, are attempt
ing TO help the democrats to devise
some scheme by which something may
be done, and an extra session averted.
Congressman Turner of Virginia last
night. the House being in committee OF
the whole, succeeded in having favor
able report made upon his bill to pen
sion the widow of DR.. Gustavus A. Will
liams, who was a surgeon IN the Florl-
da war, and who was drowned about
FIVE wears ago while fishing with him.
Turner. Mr.. Turner tried to have the
House act upon the bill to-day, but
was cut off by the call for the regular
business.
Representative B. R. HIT member of
the committee on foreign affairs, to-day intro
duced the following resolutions in the House
which were referred to that committee:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this house
that vessel Of the navy of the United States
be sent to and stationed In the harbor oil
Honolulu fer the protection of American IN
terests, in view of the attempts at rebellion
and disorder by conspirators endeavoiing to
o erthrow the republican government and
set up monarchy.
Resolved further, That steps should be
taken to construct or TO promote the con-
s;ruction of q sub-marins cable from
Sap Francisco to Honolulu. and that no
part of the rights and privileges Sc
cured to the United States by article four
of the existing treaty between the United
States and the Hawaiian government should
be abandoned or waived in order to enable
any other power, state or government, to
secure q foothold or lease upon any part OF the
Hawaiian Islands.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
following nominations: James p. Tillman
of Tennessee to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plen;pot ntisry to Ecuador, and sc.
Mill, Of the District of Columbia, justice of
the peace in the District Of Columbia, to be,
assigned to the city of Washington.
Secretary Lamont sent to the House to day
n report of the corps of engineers recommend
ing the improvement of the western branch
of the Elizabeth river, Virginia.
A rannhlican membeF of the House sneak.