The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-17
|OUR TREATY WITH HAWAII
The Chinese TRAFFIC to HOlOlulu Must
be Stopped.
BIG INCOME FOR TIE QUEEN
We WIN Assume tho Public Debt and no
Check WIN be Put On Foreign Com
merciai Relations.
Associated Press.

Washington, Feb. 16.--The Hawaiian
treaty, which was transmitted to the
senate yesterday but was not made pub
lie until today. provides for the cession
of all rights of sovereignty over the Is
lands. and all public buildings and prop
erty to the United States. The revenue
from all public lands, except such as are
reserved for government purposes, to be
used solely for the benefit Of the people
Of the Islands; until congress provides
otherwise, the existing government and
laws OF the Hawaiian Islands to be con-
tinued, subject to the paramount author
ity of the United States; the president to
appoint a commissioner who shall have
power to veto any the said government
until congress enacts the necessary legis-
lation. excepting that the present com
mercial relations of the Hawaiian Is
lands both with the United States and
Foreign governments shall continue; the
further immigration of Chinese into the
Islands TO be prohibited. and the Chimes
now in the Islands shall not be permitted
to come into the present territory of tn,
United States. The public debt Of the
Islands Is to be assumed by the United
States to the extent of s3.250000, and the
United States agrees to pay Queen Liliu-
olxalani $4,000 a year during her life. and
Princess Kalilani $l5O,0OO.
The senate on motion of Senator Mitch
ell today adopted an amendment to the
sundry civil bill appropriating $l.2So,OOO
for the canal at Cascades, on the Colum-
bia river. W
The principal feature in the house today
was personal collision between Turpins
Of Alabama, and Waugh OF Indiana
which, however. was bloodless The
house resumed in committee Of the whole
the consideration of the pension appro-
priation bill Tarsney referred to a
speech made some days ago by Morse, OF
Massachusetts,, In which that gentleman
stated that he. Tarsney. referred to pen.
sioners on the rolls as rufiians. thieves
and scoundrels. Tarsney said he never
used such language and proceeded to
make some unpleasant remarks about
men who falsiied the words of their
colleagues. Morse replied that he had
not attributed to the gentleman any word-
that had not been uttered by him as far
as he, Morse, understood them. BY this
time the house fully expected sensation,
and the area in front of the speakers
desk was crowded with members. Tur-
pin inquired of the. gentleman from Mas
sachusetts IL he was aware that ther-
stood today upon the pension rolls an ex-
soldier drawing $40 a month for, total
deafness who was receiving q salary OF
1880 year and who was employed at
the telephone. II don't believe your
statement unless you prove Il" shouted
advancing to the fro1 Turpin
replied that the mans name was VIM
e. Davis. Waugh retorted that he did
not believe the statement was true. Tur-
pin retorted that Waugh couldn't say he
was a falsiher. and advanced rapidly
towards him. Hooper. Of Indiana, and
others, rushed forward to separate the
men, who were rapidly coming together
and the speaker finally succeeded in re
storing order.
The senate this morning took up the
sundry civil bill. Vest, in a speech, al
uded to the depleted condition Of the
treasury, and spoke OF the secretary IN
Wall street begging like an italian men
icant for gold from the banks to sus-
tain the public credit. II was openly
avowed by some statesmen that their OBJ
ject was to tide over the next two weeks
20 as to leave the present disgraceful
OF financial affairs to the In
coming administration Of Mr.. Cleveland.
Whatever faults Mr.. Cleveland may have
had as an administrative officer or
political leader, he left surplus Of $iOO-
100000 in the treasury. Vest then spoke
against the annexation OF Hawaii.
A careful canvass OF the senate appears
o indicate that the Hawaiian treaty will
,e ratified.
President Harricon has issued procla-
nation creating the Sierra Forest Re,
erve in the state OF California. The re-
eryation comprises approximately 60OO
quare miles in the counties OF Moyer,l
rresno, Tulare and Kern.