The herald., 1893-02-15
THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
1t Is Now Only a Question of
a Short Time.
The Treaty Negotiated to Be Sent
to the Senate Today.
The President VIII Accompany 1t With
an Exhaustive Message-In-
structions Sent to Min
lister Stevens.
By the Assooiated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-The under
standing tonight is that the treaty pro-
viding for the annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands will be sent to the senate
tomorrow, although it is not beyond
possibility that its transmission may be
delayed. The treaty, it is said, Is not a
very long document, and covers the sub
ject matter only so far a. necessary to
secure the object sought with as little
delay as possible.
A well informed authority says the
treaty contains provision for Its refer
ence to the provisional government OF
Hawaii, after it's ratification by the
United States senate, to be returned to
this country with the approval of the
Hawaiian government within two
months after its arrival In Honolulu.
Then upon the return of treaty, II con-
gress should be in session, or as soon
thereafter as congress convenes, the leg
islation necessary to provide form of
government for the new territory and
carry out the financial obligations i'm
posed by the treaty shall be enacted.
The treaty contains no reference to
the sugar bounty at all.
1t will be transmitted to the senate,
accompanied by message from the
president. who, it is said, will cover the
historic features Of the annexation
movement from the beginning, 80 years
ago, and make q strong argument in
favor OF annexation.
THE COMMISSIONERS COURT DELAY.
The Hawaiian annexation commits
sioners visited the secretary of state to-
day. Nothing of Importance occurred.
1t is understood the commissioners were
anxious that the annexation treaty
should not be sent to congress today,
their reason being that its text or SUBJ
stance might become public before the
sailing of the steamer tomorrow from
San Francisco for Honolulu, and might
thus be received by the Hawaiian peo-
pie in an incorrect form. The commits
sioners wish to take the treaty to Homo
lulu themselves, 30 they may be on the
ground to defend its ptbvislons and as
sist in its adoption by the new govern
ment. Their fears that it would 60 to
congress today, however, were set at
rest by the information impaired to
them officially that the treaty would
not be transmitted before the sailing of
the steamer from San Francisco.
MINISTER STEVENS ACTION APPROVED.
Secretary Foster this afternoon tele-
graphed to Minister Stevens at Honolulu
approval Of his action in afirmatively
responding to the request of the pro.
visional government of Hawaii for the
establishment of a protectorate over the
islands, pending negotiations for the an
nexation OF the islands to the United
States. Instructions for the guidance OF
his future actions were also included In
the telegram. These instructions will
leave San Francisco for Honolulu to-
morrow by the steamer Australia of the
local line between those ports.
NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDED.
New YORK, Feb. 14.-Under a WASH
ington date the Tribune says: There is
reason for believing that 30 far as the
executive branch OF the government is
concerned, the negotiations for the an.
nexation of Hawaii are about to be, il
indeed they have not already been, con-
cluded. The proposed meeting today Of
the secretary of state and the Hawaiian
commissioners did not take place, owing
to the fact that Secretary Foster desired
to attend the meeting of the American
members of the monetary conference al
Senator Allison's house, but tomorrow
morning the treaty for annexation
this being the form in which, ii
is believed, the final result of the
negotiations will find expression, Ii
to be signed and transmitted to the
president. The probability, therefore
is that in day or two, at any rate be-
fore the close of the week, the whole
matter will be before the senate in the
shape of treaty to be ratified, amended
or rejected. In the present temper o
the senate and in view of the almost
unanimous public sentiment in favor oi
annexation, there is little or no doubt
that that body will give it's assent
promptly to the arrangement concluded
by the administration. There may be
some amendments suggested in minor
and non-esHential details, but broadly
speaking there seems to be no serious
opposition to the principle OF annexa-
ton.
THE QUEENS REPRESENTATIVES.
DENVER, COL, Feb. 14.-The Hawaiian
commission, representing the deposed
queen, arrived in Denver today. At
tempts to interview the members of the
commission met with littla uccess