The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-09
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
4 Joint Resolution on the Subject
OGered in the House.

OACIGu AANhNtH
Washington, Jan. SIN the House this
morning, by unanimous consent, the joint
resolution offered by Mr. Spalding Of
Michigan was read and referred TO the
committee on foreign affairs. 1t provides
for the erection into the state Of Hawaii
of the territory commonly known as the
Sandwich Islands. with the consent of
the people thereof It carries an appro-
priation of 100000 to pay the expenses of
the negotiations preliminary to the con-
stitution of the state.
The speaker announced that because
Mr.. Harrson's (dem., of AlaDamal seat
was contested, he desired to be relieved
from duty on elections committee NO. 2,
and Mr. Bailey, DEM, of Texas, was ap-
pointed in his place.
The committee on rules not being ready
to report. the House, on motion of Mr..
Henderson, at 12:40 o'clock, adjourned until
tomorrow.
Following is the text of the Hawaiian
annexation joint resolution: THAT con-
gress doth consent that the territory
properly included within and rightfully
belonging to the government of Hawaii,
and commonly known as the Sandwish
Islands, may be erected into new state,
to be call the state of Hawaii, with re-
publican form of government 80 be adopt
ed by the people of said government of
Hawaii by deputies in convention assem-
bled, with the consent Of the existing
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be admitted as one of the states of this
union.
"Further that the foregoing consent Of
congress is given upon the following con-
ditiOns and with the Following Suafan-
tees, to wit:
i. Said state to be formed subject to
the adjustment by this government of all
questions of boundary or jurisdiction that
may arise with other governments. or
former governments of Hawaii; and the
constitution thereof, with the proper evil
dence of its adoption by the people OF the
government of Hawaii, shall be transmit
ted to the President of the United states
TO be laid before congress for its final ac-
tion on or before Jan. I. 1898.
90. Said state, when admitted into the
union, after ceding to the United states
all public property and means belonging
to the government of Hawaii, shall retain
all public funds of every kind, which may
belong to or be due said government, and
also all the vacant and unapproprlateu
land lying within It's. limits, TO be ap-
piled to the payment of the debts and
liabilities of said government of Hawaii,
the residue of said lands to be disposed OF
as said state may direct; but in no case
are said debts and liabilities to become a
charge upon the United States.
Further, that if the President of the
United tSates shall, i'm his judgment, deem
it 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 ad-
mission, to negotiate with that govern
ment, then, resolved, that a state to be
formed out of the present government of
Hawaii, with one representative in con-
gress, shall be admitted into the union
by virtue of this act, as soon as the terms
and conditions of such admission shall
be agreed upon by the governments OF
Hawaii and the United States; and that
100000 be appropriated to defray the eX-
penses of missions and negotiations, either
by treaty or articles, as the President
NAV direct.