The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17

in absolute fee the ownership OF all public,
government or crown lands, public build
ings. ports, harbors, Notifications. military
or naval equipments and all other public
property of every description. The existing
laws Of 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 dis
position; provided, that all revenue from
the same. except such part as may be 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 III continues: Until Congress
shall otherwise provide the existing Gov
ernment and the Haw allan laws are con-
tinued, subject to the paramount authority
of the United States. The President shall
appoint O commission to reside In the
islands, who shall have the power to veto
any act of said Government, and such act
shall be void unless approved by the Pres-
dent. 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,
intern al revenue, commerce aud navigation.
But until Congress shall otherwise provide
the existing commercial relations of the
Hawaiian Islands, both with the United
States and with foreign countries, shall
continue as regards commerce with the rest
of the United States and with foreign coun-
tries. This is not to be construed as giving
the Islands power 10 enter into any new
stipulation or agreement or to have diplo-
matte intercourse with any foreign Govern
ment The consular representatives of
foreign Governments now in Hawaii Will
be permitted to continue in the exercise of
their functions until they receive their exc
quaturs from the Government of the United
States.
Article " prohibits the further immi-
grafton of Chinese laborers into the Ha-
wailan Islands until Congress shall other
wise provide Furthermore, Chinese per-
sons of the classes now or hereafter to be
excluded by law from entering the United
States will not be permitted to come from
the Hawaiian Islands to other parts Of the
United States.
In article Y the United States assumes
the existing public debt of the Hawaiian
Islands with the prOViso that the liability
shall In no case exceed S3, ,250.000
Article VI agrees TO pay to the late Queen
LilIuokalani an annual pension Of $4,000
during her life, and to the Princess Kaiu-
lani lump sum Of $4,000. provided that
they, in good faith, submit to The authority
cf the United States Government and the
local government of the islands.
The remainder of the treaty deals with
the details of its ratification and other minor
matters.
Accompanying the message and treaty
are the correspondence upon the subject
between the two Governments. tabies.giv-
ing full details as to the area Of the territory
proposed 10 be annexed. the public debt
public lands, annual allowances to and
revenue Gf the late royal household, and
statistics as to the population and revenue.
commerce and other economic matters re-
lating TO the Islands, altogether the bulk OF
several hundred pages,
The Hawaiin Comm issi0ners we're joined
last night by Charles II. Cooke, who came
from Hawaii as a special N esse ngsr. bearing
important dispatches from the Provisional
Government 10 the commissioners. The
mem bers OF the cOmmis ission desire t. leave
San Francisco for Honolulu on tie steamer
due 10 sail OH March 3, and hope 10 have
copies Of the treaty ratified by the Senate 10
carry with them. Should their desire be
fulfilled they will take to the Islands the
first in formation respecting the teXt Of The
document.