The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-09-26
CFrom Wednesdays daily)

! VI ipiil "'Nii'Suay udllyD
This declaration. made at the time
that the Senatorial Commission met
yesterday morning, settled once and for
all the matter of bringing up for re-
view the actions leading to the change
in the form of government in 1893.
Senator Mitchell. the chairman of the
Commission, in making the statement
further let it be seen that he thought
there would be speedy progress made,
and the results bore out his ideas.
Nor was this the only matter in
which speed was attained. The after
noon session was given over to the
Chamber of Commerce, their hearing
set for the morning being crowded over
on account of the Crown Lands state
ments, and there was little questioning
the memorials becoming part of the
record. Several other matters were
brought out, among them the state
ments of the rice planters and that of
Americans imprisoned during 1895, the
committee in that case showing plainly
that they would not permit the intro
duction Of any political phase OF the
subject. but would instead 60 into the
general features alone.
There was little argument in the mat
ter of the Crown Lands, A. s. Hum
phreys, the attorney for the former
queen, 'al'ins attention to the Fac. bat
the various treaties had taken Cognlz-
ance of her claims, and as well showing
that he called his witnesses from among
the spectators, as well as from the list
of men subpOenaed.
The examinations were conducted
principally by Senator Burton and were
limited in most cases to simple state
ments as To what is the general senti-
ment among the people of the Territory
touching an appropriation of money for
the former queen. and what effect such
an act would have upon the people of
the islands. The question put to all
the members of the Committee of Safe
~ was as follows:
Without reference to the questions
Involved i'm the dethrOnement of the
Queen and the action OF the Provisional
Government, the Republic of Hawaii or
the United States Government, in seiz-
ing the Crown Lands and other prop
crty belonging to her, what, in your
opinion is the sentiment of the people
of Hawaii towards the Queen, and what
in your opinion should be done for her
by the Federal Governments"
The answers without exception were
that the sentiment was that the former
queen should receive such annuity or
payment as would raise her beyond any
danger of deprivation of any of the
luXuries TO which she has been accus-
toned during her life, and that such a
course on the part of the national gov
ernment would tend to bind together
the peoples of the islands, to reduce
friction and to cement the natives to
their new country.
There We're some differences of opin-
ion as to what should be done in the
matter of payment. Many OF the wit
neSses wanted the recompense in the
form Of an annuity and others wanted
a lump sum. l.. l.. McCandless wanted
the money paid by the Territory, say
ing that he thought this was local
matter and should be tended to at
home.
The majority OF the witnesses perhaps
said that the attitude of the people at
large should be taken from the fact
That the Republican party and later
other parties had declared for adequate
compensation for the former queen,
and the first Legislature, without dis
senting vote, had passed an amount on
the civil list for her benefit.
The witnesses brought before the
Commission and whose testimony was
practically as above were: John A.
Cummins, John T. Bush, Col Samuel
Parker John Il. Colburn, $. NJ Damon,
Secretary H. T.. Cooper, l.. A. Thurston,
W. H. Castle, T. +, Lansing, George II.
Carter, T.. ID. Tenney, ]. A. McCand-
Tess w, O. Smith, J. Il. Atherton, W.
W. Han, g. NJ. Cooke, A. b. Loeben-
stein, OF Hilo, DIR. c. B. Cooper, Andrew
brown, l., l.. McCandless, j. l.. Kaulu-
k"u, Delegate r. w, Wilcox, Governor
, b Dole, Fred Wundenberg, Prince
paNld kawananakoa, a. Il. Wilson,
charles L. Hopkins, Lot *. q. Lane, j,
Is frendergast, H. $, Boyd John EN-
meluth, w H. coney T., NJ, Boyd, 4,
Fernandez, capt John Ross w. II,
liayselden, Allan Herbert aud J, O.
Carter
ln addition 20 the general questions
the laiirr said that the queen had
never uttered word which was not
10 lnr Win complete submission 90 the
laws N the United states she was not
lHdy ~ fortune, hr said and her In
com, WIN the addition NJ the yoio 0'
'h' legislature was not above $4,000 a
Year Ihrfe were interest charges l0l
ef some 1850 shlch hai 90 BE- met
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