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Show UTAH'S CHANGES For Early Satehood Are Considered Con-sidered Very Good. SOME KEPUBS. OPPOSE But Many 011 That Side of the Senate are EirneBt Friends of Ouxa An Interesting Interest-ing Story of the Hawaiian Troubles Told by Swiueburne. Washington, Jan. 17. -Senator Faulkner, chairman of tbe territorial committee,"since his return, has conferred con-ferred with a number of senators with a view of pressing, at an early day, the Utah statehood bill. lie thinks there will be no difficulty ' and will endeavor to have the bill put to the front, eo that it may be disposed of before the tariff question comes up. Senator Piatt is expected to continue bis opposition, and most of the work against Utah will be done by the re publicans, but there are many of that side of the senate who are earnest friends of Utah, T11E STOItY TOLD BYj SWINEBURNE. Washington', Jan. 17. Liemenant-Coinmauder Liemenant-Coinmauder Swineburne, ot the Boston, Bos-ton, was the only witness before the senate sub-committee of investigation of the Hawaiian question today. He is the officer who nad active command of the American troops on shore in Honolulu at the time of the revolution, and his testimony is considered important, im-portant, as it bears upon some points which have been in dispute, and to which much importance is at-tached. at-tached. He was questioned concerning concern-ing the landing and the location of the troops in Arion hail and the time of tbe put render of tbe station house. He was also asked to explain Low the troops chanced to locate at Arion hall, and was reminded of the charge made by Blount ? the friends of the queen that, of all place , tMa was the one best calculated to serve the Eurposes of the provision?.' government, eing located just across a narrow street from the government building, where they would prove a menace to the queen's forces. It is understood Swineburne admitted that a more fortunate for-tunate selection could have been made and said he had previous to landing, advised that some other place be chosen. In the mam, however, bis testimony corroborated the statements of Minister Minis-ter St. vens and the officers of the provisional pro-visional government. lie contended i there had not been any conspiracy in volving the naval force. Swineburne was also reminded of the discrepancies in the statements concerning the time of the surrender of the station house, and said this occurred two or three hours after the landing of the Boston's troops, or about 7:30 p. m. |
