When this failed , he was asked to consider the Tyler joint house precedent ; he declined .
Republican President Benjamin Harrison ( 1889 -- 1893 ) attempted , in 1893 , to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty .
When this failed , Benjamin Harrison was asked to consider the Tyler joint house precedent ; he declined .
Republican President Benjamin Harrison ( 1889 -- 1893 ) attempted , in 1893 , to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty .