Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKE RS Got Through With Their Work
 in an Hour. NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED A Joint Resolution Was Offered by Unanimous
 Consent TO hNN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS A STATE The oiution as Introduced by Spalding /osichigan Carries an Appropriation of sloo.ooo With It to Detray
 Preliminary Expenses.
70 MNN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS A STATE

fsI Washington, Jan. S.-The session of the Ssenate today occupied less than an hours time, the rest of the afternoon being giy- en up to the caucus of republican sena- tors to agree upon line of action on tha house tariff bill. When Mr sherman made the motion to adjourn he gave a
 hint as to the purpose he had in view in
 making it and assured the senate that am
 early adjournment would expedite busi-
 ness. And sos the motion was agreed to
 without dissent from any senator except
 MT. Stewart, populist, of Nevada who
 desired the senate to continue in session
 an hour longer in order that he might make speech in favor of the free coin age of silver
 The only incidents of note during the fifty minutes of session were these: The
 swearing in of Senator Wolcott, republi- can, of Colorado, for his new term; the reporting of an important bill from the committee on naval affairs for the en- listment of additional men for the navy
 and the notice by MT. Butler, populist, of North Carolina, of amendments to the
 house bond bill with the free coinage
 substitute. The amendments propose to .
 prohibit any issue of United States bonds
 without the authority of congress and to
 require the payment of greenbacks by
 notes and the interest and principal of
 bonds in either gold or silver but In the
 cheaper of these metals.
 Then adjournment was taken until to-
 morrow
 The House.
 By unanimous consent the joint reso- lution offered by Mr. Spalding of Michi- gan was read and referred to the conn fDrpiDn a n IT ,1, s.,, erection into the state of Hawaii of the territory commonly known as Sandwich islands, with the consent of the people thereof. It carries an appropriation of $l00,000 to pay the expenses of the nego- tiations preliminary to the constitution of state.
 The speaker announced that because MT. Harrison's, democrat, of Alabama, seat was contested he desired to be re- | lieved from duty on elections committee No. 3. Mr Bailey. democrat, of Texas, was appointed in his place. The committee on rules not being ready to report. the house, on motion of MT. Henderson, at 12:40 adjourned until to- morrow.
 Following is the Hawaii annexation joint resolution offered in the house to- day by Mir. Spalding of Michigan: | That congress doth consent that the territory properly included within and rightfully belonging to the government
 
 | Sandwich islands may be erected into a new state, to be called the state of | Hawaii, with a republican form of gov ernment, to be governed by the people | of said government of Hawaii by depu- ties in convention assembled, with the i consent of the existing government, in order that the same may be admitted as one of the states of this union. Further, That the foregoing consent | of congress Is given upon the findings rrrif h ha fA11l ttt,rx ..rtk, | Said state to be formed subject to the | adjustment by this government of all ] questions of boundary or Jurisdiction 1 that may arise with other governments | or former governments of Hawaii, and l the constitution, therefore with the | proper evidence of it's adoption by the | people of the government of Hawaii, shall be transmitted to the president of
 the United States, to be laid before con- gress for its final action on or before Jan
 uary l. 1898.
 "2 Said state when admitted into the
 union, after cedlng to the United States all public property and means belonging
 to the government of Hawaii. shall re- tain all public funds of every kind which may belong to or be due said govern | ment. and also all the vacant and unap- propriated land lying within it's limits, to be applied to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said government of Hawaii. the residue of said lands to be ulSDOSeu or as Sl1Q State may 0lfect, put in no case are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the United States.
 Further, That if the president of the Limited States shall In his judgment deem Tit most advisable, instead of proceeding to submit the foregoing resolution to the government of Hawaii as an overture on the part of the United States for admis-
 sion to negotiate with that government; then
 Resolved, That a state to be formed out of the present government of Ha- waii. with one representative in congress, shall be admitted into the union by vir- tue of this act as soon as the terms and conditions of such admission shall be | agreed upon by the governments of Ha- wall and the United States, and that | $100000 be appropriated to defray the ! expense of missions and negotiations, | either by treaty or articles. as the presi- | dent may direct"