The times., 1897-07-10
As TO HAWAII AND CUBA
Foreign Relations Committee Dis
cuSS Many Grave Matters.
SENATOR BERRY'S RESOLUTION
1t Is Very Possible That 1t wiz
BE Favorably Reported 10 the
Senate on Wednesdays Senator
Morgan Does Not Fear Japanese
Interference with Hawaii.

Tie Foreign Relations Committee held
two meetings yesterday, in the morningand
afternoon, and, although ii was not agreed
10 report any matter to the Senate, three
matters of the gravest Importance were
discussed That no reports We're agreed
On was because it was desired to have
fuller represrntation of the committee, al
though quoram was present Oh both oc-
casions yesterday.
The three miaUUers discussed were the
Hawaiian treaty, the Morgan bill for per-
fecting the treaty, and the resolution re-
Gently introduced by Mr.. Berry
IL is not unlikely that the Berry reso-
luton wiIl Le reported IaEorahy on wed
Desday next This resolution. it VIII be
recalled demands the release OF Ona Mel
ton, Internationally. The resolution has
no limitation as 10 time, and in that
regard is much stronger suggestion than
thar contained III tie Lodge resolution,
which demands a $4,000 indemnity. bnt
the President is only requested 70 act,
and lhai is apparently oonst rued 70 mean
giving MIN discretion as TO time and
means.
Mr.. Hale is reported as saying that there
could be no objection to a favorable re-
port on the Berry resolution, and IL Is
very possible that this opinion OF Mr.
Hale's win hold good only tall next We'd
nesday II 50, there ought 10 lie a lively
time when the resolution is reported back.
senator Morgan said last night that
matters as above noted had been talked
over in an informal way He, OF course,
would not say what direction the discus
Sion took in any particular case
He, however, answered questions on mat
tiers wlicL apparently bear on the sub
jcots before tile Foreign Relations Com
mittee
Mr. Morgan was asked what effect the
recent news from Hawaii about japanese
Interference would have on the course oG
legislation in the annexation interest there,
u don't think he said, assuming the
news to be trac, andI hav e no better way
Of verifying it than the press has that
IL win have any effect at all We have
taken our position with references to
Hawaii without asking the opinion OF
Japan Hawaii is going to be annexed
without any sort Of doubt
Mr.. Morgan was asked If he believed there
would tie action on the ueaty, his bill. the
lClfA ttHhlltlin anu tAAE a-tlliEt it-cllI-
tlOn at this session.
That depends he said. ION whether
the President desires action. II is evi-
dent thau if he wants action he can have
IT. But if he does not want IL ] don't
thiak ans body VIII interfere With his plans.
think tharthe treaty oGghtto he passed. 8"
IL is a fair inference from what Mr.
Morgan said that if there be failure OF
the treaty or Of the action asked by the two
interesting resolutions hefole the Foreign
Relations Committee, the Tespon sibihty
VIII lie with the President, and the nearer
the session approaches its close the greater
appears the chance that he win assume
that possibility. There is one thing reFy
certain. that If the resoluti0ns are not taken
up before the conference report on the
tariff Is agreed on. there VIII tie no Cuban
OF Hawaiian legislation.
Senator Frye, who brought up the Har-
Tison treaty in tie first Republican eau
Gus, said that it would not be passed upon
this session. II is beginning to look now
as If the Hawaiian business was int ended
20 be what Alr. Vest describes as spectac-
ular. IL remains 10 be seen after Wednes-
oay next whether the Perry resolution
VIII also be ~, oa the theatrical bill Uf
this eNtr3OrdlHt-iy session.