The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
WILL BE APPROVED.
The Senate Is Surely in Favor
of Annexation.
Vest and Mills Will Lead the Oppo-
sitiOn and VIII Make a
Fight for Time.
Special to The MORNING CALA

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16-The Hawaiian
treaty of annexation was made public to-
day. Il conforms in almost every detail
with what was said yesterday about the
nature Of the annexation agreement The
main points in the treaty are the waiver Of
autonomy on the part of Hawaii and the
transfer OF all Government property on the
island to the United States; the reference
to the next Congress for settlement Of all
questions OF administration and government
in the islands; the present Provisional
Government 10 continue to act In the in-
term under the control OF the United States
Comm mIssioner; the exclusion OF the Chinese
now in Hawaii from all other parts of the
United States; the assumption OF the Ha-
waiian debt and revenues. and payment of
eompensatng pensions ~ the former Queen
and the heir apparent.
The simple ty and dIrectness with which
the treaty is drawn and the admirable skill
shown in limiting its provisions to the es-
sentlal points only. have greatly weakened
the chances of opposition to 1t, for its oDpo-
nents have found 1t hard work on reading
the text OF the convention to pick any appre-
ciable flaws.
The Senate held no executive session to-
day, and the treaty consequently did not
come up for discussion, but the prospect
for its confirmation is now most satisfactory,
and it is doubtful II fifteen votes can for
auY possible assortment Of reasons be mus
tered for its rejection.
The publication Of the treaty Will show
the Senate that the country approved its
terms with enthusiasm and unanlmity. and
II the vote on the convention were TO be
taken in open session within day or two 1t
is safe to say that not ten Senators would
20 on record in opposition. 1t is not ex-
peeted. however. that the treaty will be
ratified before next week
Wilder. one of the commissioners, talked
briefly this afternoon about the meaning
and effect Of the several articles of the
treaty, and among other things he said:
The provision relative TO public land is
a necessary and wise one. Hawaii has no
public lands In the sense that you refer to
such lands in this country. There are a
great many acres Of land unoccuped, to be
sure. but not enough TO last long in case
hundreds Of people rush to them and stake
on claims, as was recently done in Okla
homa. II is important that the proceeds
from whatever lands are sold should go into
the Government funds for educational pur-
poses. We attach a significant value to
schools. and the proceeds from land sales
will materially help to defray the expenses
Of maintaining their high order.
with reference to the second article Of
the treaty, which authorizes the President
to appoint Commissioner whose veto
shall make void the acts Of the Council, un-
less the same are subsequently approved by
the President. little need be said / am
somewhat in doubt as to whether the CON-
missioner should be resident Of this coun-
try or of the islands. There Is much to say
in favor OF Che selection of either. We an
ticipaie no further clash of interests OF
radical or partial legislation in Hawaii
but with a view to making assurance
douDly sure it would be safest to have the
Commissioner come from this country.
Furthermore. for the present ii might be
well. Ia consideration of the ideas of the
people and officials Of the United States,
to have IN the Commissioner person who
would be absolutely free FROM all interests