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108fi HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Mr. DELAMATER. Very much like California. It is a volcanic structure
altogether.
Senator FRYE. I will continue the reading:
"During the legislative session preceding the same there was a constant
conflict between the Queen and Legislature as to the cabinet.
"The Legislature was composed of twenty-four representatives,
elected by citizens who could read and write, and who had an income
of $250."
Mr. DELAMATER. I think I am correct with regard to the income;
but that you have.
Senator FRYE. YOU are not certain of it?
Mr. DELAMATER. Not exactly.
Senator FRYE. Then you say:
"Twenty-four nobles, elected, by those with incomes of $000—these
are annual incomes; and four cabinet ministers, appointed by the reigning
monarch, subject to dismissal by vote of want of confidence by the
Legislature."
Mr. DELAMATER. I do not know whether the four members of the
cabinet are four members of the Legislature.
Senator FRYE. Then:
" There was finally a cabinet appointed of leading men, nonpoliticans
mainly, and the individuals composing it represented several millions
of property."
Was that the Wilcox-Jones cabinet?
Mr. DELAMATER. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. I understand that those cabinet ministers became
members of the Legislature ex-officio?
Mr. DELAMATER. Yes, ex officio.
The CHAIRMAN. It is not necessary, as in the Parliament of Great
Britain, that they should be members of the legislature?
Mr. DELAMATER. NO ; ex officio they are members.
Senator FRYE. YOU say: "Shortly after this every one seemed
easy. The lottery bill had apparently dropped out of sight, the opium
bill had been defeated, the U. S. S. Boston went away for a week's practice,
Minister Stevens going upon her; several members of the Legislature
went home. The last week of that session a vote of want of
confidence was passed by purchase and bribery, a new cabinet, of very
shady character, was appointed, the lottery and opium bills were then
revived and passed by open purchase."
The CHAIRMAN. When you speak of purchase and bribery, do you
mean that you have any personal knowledge of that fact?
Mr. DELAMATER. I saw a couple of men
The CHAIRMAN. Perhaps you had better name them.
Mr. DELAMATER. I did not know the men. I was simply in the
legislative hall, the Government building. I do not know their names,
and I should not remember them had I heard them at the time.
The CHAIRMAN. Did they have open transactions of that sort?
Mr. DELAMATER. It was common report upon the street.
Senator FRYE. I proceed: " There was no apparent attempt at concealment
of the purchase of members of the Legislature. On a Saturday
morning following the Queen prorogued the Legislature on notice
from that body. She appeared in person in state and with her retinue.
I was present. Her speech was one of peace and of the ordinary kind.
Her guards, about 75 in number, marched over to the palace yard."
Mr. DELAMATER. I suppose you have a copy of that speech ?
Senator FRYE. Yes. "Eight across the street, drawn up in line, a
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native society, according to prearrangement, immediately appeared
and presented to the Queen a new constitution, demanding its immediate
promulgation." Were these guards demanding its immediate
promulgation!
Mr. DELAMATER. Yes.
Senator FRYE. YOU say: "She at once called on her cabinet to sign
it. Part of them refused and went down town and notified the prominent
and leading citizens."
Mr. DELAMATER. When I say they refused, I do not mean to say
that 1 was in the room and saw them refuse.
The CHAIRMAN. That was the fact, as accepted by common understanding?
Mr. DELAMATER. Yes.
Senator FRYE. YOU go on to say: " Up to this time the plan of those
who are now the Provisional Government was to get control through,
constitutional measures and the ballot, by compelling the Queen to
recognize the right of a majority of the Legislature to name the cabinet
ministers. That is, that the Queen should call on a member of the
majority to form a cabinet, whom she would appoint. The outlines of
the new constitution, it is claimed, were such as to give the reigning
monarch absolute power.
"Excitement ran very high. Threats were freely made against anyone
interfering with her plans, both by herself and her adherents. The
leading men and members of previously opposite parties at once united,
and felt that life and property demanded immediate action, instead of
ordinary political methods. The Boston, with Minister Stevens, came
into port about this time in total ignorance of what had occurred. Up
to this time I had not called on Mr. Stevens and did not know him by
sight. Excitement ran high Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday.
Steps were immediately taken to organize a volunteer military
force for protection of property, and to my certain knowledge a very
respectable force, composed of leading and prominent men—merchants,
capitalists, planters, lawyers, professional men of all kinds, and others
-—was organized before Monday. A signal was decided on that would
call them together very quickly should any emergency arise. The
leaders as yet had no plan, and did not know what to look for.
"On Monday afternoon two large mass meetings were held, one by
the present Provisional Government people, and the other by the Eoyalists.
I was at the Royalists' meeting. Excitement was at high tension,
liumors of intention and threats of burning houses and stores
were rife. I heard many Royalists say they desired Mr. Stevens to land
troops from the Boston to save property. I also heard a number of
quite prominent Royalists say they had asked Mr. Stevens to land
troops to save property and prevent bloodshed. At 5 this Monday
afternoon the troops were landed. Many of the radical hotheads were
not in favor of landing the troops, feeling that they could overthrow
the Queen, and realizing that if they were landed it would prevent a
fight.
" I talked with a number of the leaders, and also with several very
intimate friends, who were very near and supposed to be in the confidence
of the leaders, among them being Dr. F. R. Day, the attending
family physician of Chief Justice Judd; Vice-President Damson, Mr.
W. R. Cassel, and five or six other members of the committee of safety,
and who attended Mr Thurston on the voyage, in company with the
other commissionei s, coming to present their case to the United States.
Not one of the persons seemed to know what Minister Stevens would

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+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} Very much like California. It is a
 volcanic structure
 altogether.
-Senator FRYE:  I will continue the reading:
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} I will continue the reading:
 "During
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 an income of $250."
-Mr. DELAMATER:  I think I am correct with regard to
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} I think I am correct with regard to
 the income; but that you
 have.
-Senator FRYE:  You are not certain of it?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} You are not certain of it?
-Mr. DELAMATER:  Not exactly.
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} Not exactly.
-Senator FRYE:  Then you say:
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Then you say:
 "Twenty-four nobles,
 elected, by those with
-incomes of $600---- these are annual incomes; and four
+incomes of $600-these are annual incomes; and four
 cabinet ministers,
 appointed by the reigning monarch, subject to
@@ Line 37: / Line 36: @@
 confidence by the Legislature."
-Mr. DELAMATER:   I do not know whether the four
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}}  I do not know whether the four
 members of the cabinet are
 four members of the Legislature.
-Senator FRYE:  Then:
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Then:
 "There was finally a cabinet
@@ Line 52: / Line 51: @@
 cabinet?
-Mr. DELAMATER:  Yes.
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} Yes.
-The CHAIRMAN:  I understand that those cabinet
+The {{sc|Chairman.}} I understand that those cabinet
 ministers became members of
 the Legislature ''ex-officio?''
-Mr. DELAMATER:  Yes, ''ex officio.''
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} Yes, ''ex officio.''
-The CHAIRMAN:  It is not necessary, as in the
+The {{sc|Chairman.}} It is not necessary, as in the
 Parliament of Great Britain,
 that they should be members of the legislature?
-Mr. DELAMATER:  No; ''ex officio'' they are members.
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} No; ''ex officio'' they are members.
-Senator FRYE:  You say: "Shortly after this every one
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} You say: "Shortly after this every one
 seemed easy. The
 lottery bill had apparently dropped out of sight, the
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 passed by open purchase."
-The CHAIRMAN:  When you speak of purchase and bribery,
+The {{sc|Chairman.}} When you speak of purchase and bribery,
 do you mean that you
 have any personal knowledge of that fact?
-Mr. DELAMATER:  I saw a couple of men----
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} I saw a couple of men----
-The CHAIRMAN:  Perhaps you had better name them.
+The {{sc|Chairman.}} Perhaps you had better name them.
-Mr. DELAMATER:  I did not know the men. I was simply
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} I did not know the men. I was simply
 in the legislative
 hall, the Government building. I do not know their
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 remember them had I heard them at the time.
-The CHAIRMAN:  Did they have open transactions of that
+The {{sc|Chairman.}} Did they have open transactions of that
 sort?
-Mr. DELAMATER:  It was common report upon the street.
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} It was common report upon the street.
-Senator FRYE:  I proceed:
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} I proceed: "There was no apparent
 attempt at concealment of
 the purchase of members of the Legislature. On a
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 over to the palace yard."
-Mr. DELAMATER:  I suppose you have a copy of that
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} I suppose you have a copy of that
 speech?
-Senator FRYE:  Yes. "Right across the street, drawn up
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Yes. "Right across the street, drawn up
 in line, a
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 native society, according to prearrangement,
 immediately appeared and
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 immediate promulgation?
-Mr. DELAMATER:  Yes.
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} Yes.
-Senator FRYE:  You say: "She at once called on her
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} You say: "She at once called on her
 cabinet to sign it. Part
 of them refused and went down town and notified the
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 citizens."
-Mr. DELAMATER:  When I say they refused, I do not mean
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} When I say they refused, I do not mean
 to say that I was in
 the room and saw them refuse.
-The CHAIRMAN:  That was the fact, as accepted by
+The {{sc|Chairman.}} That was the fact, as accepted by
 common understanding?
-Mr. DELAMATER:  Yes.
+Mr. {{sc|Delamater.}} Yes.
-Senator FRYE:  You go on to say: "Up to this time the
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} You go on to say: "Up to this time the
 plan of those who are
 now the Provisional Government was to get control
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 knowledge a very respectable
 force, composed of leading and prominent
-men---- merchants, capitalists,
+men-merchants, capitalists,
 planters, lawyers, professional men of all kinds, and
-others---- was organized
+others-was organized
 before Monday. A signal was decided on that would call
 them together very
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 Cassel, and five or six other members of the committee
 of safety, and who
-attended Mr Thurston on the voyage, in company with
+attended Mr. Thurston on the voyage, in company with
 the other commissioners, coming to present their case to the United States.
 Not one of the persons
 seemed to know what Minister Stevens would