Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-17

Islands, together with every right and ap.
 purtensnce there unto pertaining. The ex-
 istipg laws of the United Ststes relative
 to public lands shall not spply to such
 land of the Hawaiian Islands, but the con-
 gress of the United States shall enact
 special laws for their management and dis
 position: Provided, That all revenue from l or proceeds from the same, except as re- gards such part thereof as may bs used or occupied for the civil, military or naval purposes of the United States or may be
 assigned to the use of the local govern ment, shall be used solely for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands
 for educational and other public purposes. Article 3-Until congress shall other
 wise provide. the existing government and | laws of the Hawaiian Islands are hereby continued, subject to the paramount au- thority of the United States. The presi- l dent, by and with the advice and consent | of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner | to reside in said islands, who shall have power to veto any act of said government, | and an act disapproved by him shall there. | upon be void and of no effect unless ap- proved by the president. Congress shall | within one year from the exchange of the | notifications of this treaty enact necessary legislation to extend to the Hawaiian Isl ands the laws of the United States respect ing duties upon imports, review commerce and navigation but until congress shall otherwise provide, the existing commercial relations of the Hawaiian Islands, both with the United States and with the for eign countries, shall continue as regards the commerce of said islands with the rest of the United States and foreign countries, but this shall not be construed as giving to said islands the power to enter into any new stipulation or agree yhofo fn how Ii,,1r1 to f,, tercourse with any foreign government The consular representatives of foreign powers now residing in the Hawaiian Isl ands shall be permitted to continue in the exercise of their consular functions until they can receive their exequaturs from the government of the United States.
 Article 4-The further immigration of Chinese laborers to the Hawaiian Islands is hereby prohibited until congress shall otherwise provide. Furthermore, Chinese persons of the classes now or hereafter ex- oluded by law from entering the United States will not be permitted to come from the Hawaiian Islands to other parts of the United States, and if So coming, will be subject to the game penalties as if coming from foreign country.
 Article 5-The public debt of the Hawaiian Islands, lawfully existing at the date of the exchange of the notifications of this treaty, including the amounts due to depositors in the Hawaiian postal eav- ings bsnks, is hereby assumed by the gov ernment of the United States, but the liability of the United States in this re- gard shall In no case exceed three and one quarter millions of dollars. So long, however, as the existing government and the present commercial relations of the Hawaiian Islands are continued, herein before provided, said government shali continue to pay the interest on said debt.
 Article 6-The government of the United States agrees to pay to Lilioukalani, the late queen, within one year from the date of the exchange of the notifications of this treaty the sum of $20,00O, and annu- ally thereafter a like sum of $20, 900 dur ing the term of her natural life, provided she in good faith submits to the authority of the government of the United States and the local government of the islands.
 And the government of the United States further agrees to pay to the Princess Kslulani within one year from the date of the exchange of the notifications of this treaty the gross sum of $l50, 900, provided che in good faith submits to the authority of the government of the United States and the local government of the islands.
 Article 7-The present treaty shall be ratified by the president of the United States, by and with the advice and o oonseut of the eenate, on the one part, and by the provisional government of the Hawaiian Islands, on the other, and the notifications thereof shall be exchanged at Honolulu as soon as possible. Such exchange shall bs made on the part of the United States by the commissioner hereinbefore provided for, and it shall operate as a complete and final conveyance of all the rights of sovereignty and property herein ceded to them. Within one month after such ex- change of notifications the provisional government shall furnish the commis
 sionec with full and complete schedule of all the public property herein ceded and transferred.
 A careful csnvass of the members of the senate appears to indicate that the Ha- wsiian treaty will be ratified, with several votes more than the necessary two-thirds | to spare. It is understood that the mem
 bers of the foreign affairs committee have sounded the temper of the senate and find | that the conclusion is warranted. The limit of the opposition is put at twenty votes, while other senators more sauguine
 believe that those opposed to the treaty cannot muster even that number. It is said by some republicans in some quarters th at the opposition is due not to the treaty
 itself so much as to desire on the part of
 some democrats to postpone action until the new administration shall have bsen
 inaugurated. The main opposition to the l ratification comes from southern members, although 1t cannot be said that the matter
 is in any way sectional or political.
 It Is evident that since something
 tangible, in the shape of the text of the
 change in the sentiment has been mani
 fested. Before this was done the subject
 was discussed in & general way without
 specific information upon which to base
 arguments or refute them. The question
 of the sugar bounty entered largely into the talk and was the cause for soma oppo- | sition, but the terms of the treaty, show
 ing that the existing Hawaiian customs
 laws are to remain unchanged, removes that source of objection.
 The most significant utterance in regard
 to the prospect of the ratification Of the
 treaty was that made to day by demo-
 cratic member of the committee on foreign
 relations, who Is working to prevent an
 nexation. Before the treaty was received from the president yesterday this senator
 said that 1t would not bs ratified by the senate; to-day he said that the treaty would be opposed, but he would not go go
 far as to express the opinion that defeat was likely. Leading senators on both eides of the chamber, while declining to
 be quoted, assert that the treaty will be ratified, admitting, however, that the amount of the pension allowed the de
 posed queen may be reduced and that the sum to be given the heir apparent may be
 similarly treated. Both of these provis ions will be productive of debate.
 There is a feeling on the part of som' : senators that question of this importance t to the American people, amplifying as i does the Monroe doctrine, should not b.
 discussed behind closed doors and unde the protection of the secrecy of an exeou s tive session. Accordingly an effort will l. be made to have the whole subject debated n and acted upon in open session, SO tha n the whole country may know how thei Ie representatives in the senate act. Anothe
 reason for an open session is found in tn
 statement of senator who says that it
 possible that some votes might be cat is against annexation in secret that would nc ,s be cast that way if the proceedings wei ,e subjected to the scrunity of the people
 large. At all events it is understood tn se the attempt will be made to have the ba ay rier to the utmost publicity removed.