Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24
NEWS FROM HAWAII.
Full Account of Present Conditions in That
 Eventful Country.

Honolulu, June 16., via San Francisco, June 23.--(Correspondence of the United Press Per Steamer Coptic)-The special session of the first legislature of the re- public convened as called on noon of the 12th in the former throne room large assernblage was present. The enly uni forms seen were those of United States naval officers. There was total ab- sence of parade.
 President Dole delivered an address. He stated that the republic of Hawaii had been recognized by all the principal nations with whom relations were friendly. Internal affairs had been of all orderly and prosperous condition, except the January insurreetion, which had been suppressed without serious difficulty. The outlay, including expenses of the military court, had been over $90,000, paid from current funds in the treasury. Annexation to the United States con tinued to be the policy of the government and was early sought for. A liberal policy was recommended in administer ing the public lands so far as to faclll- tate the requirement of permanent holdings by industrious persons Of small means. The crown lands should be man aged to the same end. A bill will be submitted elaborating such a land policy.
 Special reference should be paid to inducing immigration of desirable Amer ican and other white settlers. Aslatlc immigration was deprecated. Cable communication must be secured Fran chises and subsidies had been promised, but the time had come for the govern ment to actively initiate the matter. A bill would be submitted.
 The choice by senate and house of their respective thirds of the council of state ought to have early attention. High tribute was paid to the labors of the now expired advisory council for twenty-nine months. One hundred and fifty-two meetings had been held and a very large amount of legislative and other works done, members serving with out pay with pure and incorruptibe pa triotism. The two houses were organ ized. The senate chose w. c. Wilder pres ident.= The house selected Lima Naone speaker.
 Those representations were totally without foundation which were sent from San Francisco May 16, that this government was tottering and Thurston planning to restore the monarchy. The whole thing was canard. The steamer Laheau cruised for three weeks but heard of no f1libusterers and gave up thG search.
 No decision has yet been rendered by the supreme court upon the validity of the military commission. It will be an exhaustive document. Minister Damon recommends to the legislature to grant Kaulanki a pension of $2000, beginning
 
 eral approval.
 A New York Tribune special from Washington of June l, reprinted here this morning, states that Ex-Minister Thurs ton had frequent conferences with Sec retary Gresham at the state department on the subject of annexation, also that the minister at no time consented that in the event of annexation any change in the relations of the aliens in his coun- try could be brought about.
 Mr Thurston being out of town, Pres ident Dole was interviewed on the sub ject Mir. Dole said: Tt is my impress sion that MT. Thurston never had the conference named with MT. Gresham. The position attributed to him on the subject of the relation of aliens, evident ly meaning Asiatic contract laborers, was one entirely outside of any views of this government. When the treaty of annexation was negotiated with Pres ident Harrison there was no other ex- pectation but that the United States laws would obtain here on that subject. It has always been expected that annex ation would put an end to the contract system The Tribune does not appear to be trustworthy"
 Attorney-General Smith was also seen. He said that to the best of his knowledge no such interviews as those alleged ever took place. It was expected that the United States laws in the event of an- nexation would put an end to the pres ent system of labor and to the importa- tion of Asiatics although it would be as- stunned not to make the change so ab- ruptly as to cause disaster to the plan tations. The statement seemed to have been for some political object
 MT. Thurston's public attitude here has always been conSpicuouSly opposed to any permanent continuance of the con tract system of labor