Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-02-18
ANNEXATION.
The President Will Notify Congres,
Through Special Message.
Hawaii Is Ours-Queen Liliuokaiani and
the Royal Family VIII BE Provided
with Pension of $4,000
fear-Value OF Our POSSESSIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Hawaii Is
ours. The commissioners were told
Saturday that the United States would
annex the Sandwich islands and that
the president would notify congress TO
that effect in special message. Fur
ther the commissioners were shown the
articles OF annexation and were per.
fectly satisfied with them.
The commissioners, accompanied by
DR.. Mott Smith, arrived at the depart
ment about 10 o'clock and were met by
Secretary John W. Foster and Secretary
Partridge, of the state department,
The discussion was a mere closing up
OF the case and reading of the an.
neXation treaty or papers which the
president will send to congress with his
| message.
The commissioners, on their first
meeting with the secretary, gave him
their side Of the case in which they
asked complete annexation, a territor.
ial government and pension for the
queen and royal family. The latter
| alone consists of the Princess Kauai.
lani. The exact amount asked for the
queen and princess is $500 each per
annum. The figures show that il the
United States anncxes the island, this
pension would be Il small one for the
queen, because her present income is
$40, 600 year besides the revenues from
the crown lands which amount to about
$40, 900 per annum.
BY annexation these crown lands be.
come the property Of the United states,
and the revenue from them will be in.
stantly increased. At present the in.
come is small owing TO bad management,
and the commissioners stated that by in.
jucious leasing and working these lands
they could be made to yield 500, 900 to
$50, 900 year Annexation, OF course,
would materially augment this in.
come, Thus it would be seen that the
pension of $50 900 year of the queen
and princess would financially be
a good investment because the
crown lands would alone bring
them three times that amount. The
United States presented its case, and il
showed that the president and his cab
met were favorable to annexation. and
that the course would be message to
congress outlining the legislation nee.
essary, meanwhile leaving the provis-
ional government now in existence in
Hawaii in possession until the exact
kind of government was decided upon
by congress- Pending congressional
action the commissioners are to return
home, and to have these negotiations
ratified by the provisional government
and get the queens consent to the pen.
sion.
Meanwhile DR.. Mott Smith will re.
remain in this country to carry on the
Hawaiian end of the Legislation.
After tho negotiations at the state
department the officials were escorted
to the white house by the secretary of
state and presented to the president
The meeting was informal no set
speeches being made. The reason OF
this informality was that diplomatic
NuStcAi ploNIiNo tHdt llc DItsiutul SlulI
not receive formally any diplomatic
of foreign nation
lower than minister
A great deal has been said about the
delay in the reception of the Hawaiian
by the president, but !
this explains all. The commissioners |
were accredited to the state depart.
ment and as soon as they were received |
by the secretary Of state they were rec
ognized by the United States govern
ment. In diplomatic usage the president
only formally receives ENJOYS and min.
sters of foreign nations accredited to
The president The commissioners, how.
ever, also had credentials to the presi.
lent, but on their arrival here they
we're informed of the diplomatic cus.
om and therefore recognized that their
'eception by the state department was
Ill they could expect until the negotia
ions were finished The reception by
he president Saturday was the sigma
or final conclusion of the negotiations.
t took place in the private office, and
he president chatted with the commits
toner's for some time