The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

treaty.
In Article l. of the treaty the Govern
ment of Hawaii cedes from the date of
exchange of Publications to the United
States all rights of sovereignty of whatso-
ever kind in ana over the Hawaiian
Islands and their dependencies, such
islands henceforth to be an integral part
of the territory of the United States.
In the second article the Hawaiian Gov
eminent also transfers to the United States
absolute fee and ownership of all public,
government or crown lands, public
buildings, ports, karbors. Notifications,
military or naval equipments and all
other public property of every descrip-
ton. The existing laws in the United
States relative to public lands shall not
apply to such lands in the Hawaiian
Islands, but Congress shall enact special
laws for their management and DISPOSE
ton: provided, that all revenue from the
same, except such part as may be used or
occupied for civil, military or naval pur-
poses of the United States, or may be
assigned to use of the local government,
be used solely for the benefit of the in
habitantS of the Hawaiian Islands for
educational and other public purposes.
Article III. continues: Until Congress
shall otherwise provide the existing Gov
eminent and the Hawaiian Islands are
continued subject to the paramount au-
thority of the United States. The Presi-
dent shall appoint Commissioner to re-
side in the islands, who shah have power
to veto any Act of said Government, and
such Act to be void unless approved by
the President. Congress shall within one
year from the ratification of the treaty
enact the necessary legislation to extend
to the Hawaiian Islands the laws of the
United States respecting the duty upon
imports, internal revenue, commerce and
navigation; but until Congress shall
otherwise provide the existing COM
mercial relations of the Hawaiian Islands,
both with the United States and foreign
countries, shall continue as regards COM
merce with the rest of the United States
and foreign countries. This is not to be
construed as giving the islands power to
enter into any new stipulation or agree
ment or have diplomatic intercourse
with any foreign Government. The con-
sular representatives of foreign Govern
ments now i'll Hawaii are to be permitted
to continue in the exercise of their func-
tions until they receive eXequaturs from
the Government of the United States.
Article ". prohibits the further immi-
grafton of Chinese laborers into the Ha-
waiian Islands until Congress shall
otherwise provide. Furthermore, Chi
nese persons of classes now or hereafter
excluded by law from entering the Uni
ted States will not be permitted to come
from the Hawaiian Islands to other parts
of the United States.
In Article V. the United States assumes
the existing public debt of the Hawaiian
Islands with proviso that the liability
shall in no case exceed g, 250,000
Article VI. agrees 10 pay the late Queen
Liliuokalani an annual pension of $40, 900
during her life, and to Princess Kaiulani
lump sum of $50, 900, provided they in
good faith submit to the authority of the
United States Government and the local
government of the islands.
The remainder of the treaty deals with
the details of ratification, etc.
Accompanying the message and treaty
is the correspondence upon the subject
between the two Governments and tables
giving full details as to the area of terri
tory proposed to be annexed, the public
debt, public lands, annual allowances to
and retinue of the late household, and
statistics as to population and revenues,
commerce, and other economic matters
relating to the islands, making altogether
bulk of several hundred pages.
The Hawaiian Commissioners were
Joined last night by Charles II. Cook, who
came from Hawaii as special messenger
bearing important dispatches from the
Provisional Government to the Commits
sioners. The members of the commits
sion desire to leave San Francisco for
Honolulu on the steamer due to sail
March Sd. and hope to have copies of the
treaty ratified by the Senate to carry with
them. Should their desire be fulfilled,
they will take to the islands the first in
formation respecting the text of the docu-
! ment.
THE TREATY WILL BE RATIFIED,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-A careful can
vass of the Senate appears to indicate that
| the Hawaiian treaty will be ratified with
several votes more than the necessary
two-thirds to spare. The limit of opposi-
ton is put at twenty votes.
Y PRESS COMMENTS.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Dailr Chronicle
says of the Hawaiian question: Mr.. Har-
he declares that the leading Powers would
aceuiesce in the annexation of Hawaii
by the United States.
The DAILY NeiCs says: If the Senate re-
iects Harrison's treaty, the well-wishers
of the Republic abroad will regard it as
having escaped serious danger. The
Americans have no advantages TO gain
which would counterbalance the perils
of the Republic beyond the seas.
] OBJECTS TO THE CESSIoN OF CROWN
LANDS.
! SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-F. S. Pratt,
/ Hawaiian Consul General in this city,
wired to the President and Senate of the
| United States protest against the ratifi-
cation of that part of the treaty of annex
alton which cedes to the United States
the crown lands of Hawaii. He repre-
sents his wife, Kekakoniau, and other
direct heirs of Kamehameha III, and he
claims that these crown lands were set
apart by Kamehameha out of his per-
sonal estate for maintaining the state and
dignity of the Hawaiian sovereign, which
has been overthrown, and these lands
should revert to the heirs of the original
donor.
General Carr to be Retired.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-By direction
of the President, General Carr will be
| placed on the retired list.