Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-16
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
Hawaiian Annexation Treaty Signed
This Morning by Secretary Sher-
man for the United States and
Messrs. Hatch, ThurstOn
and Kinney for Hawaii.
TO BIZ CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE
Under the Proposed Treaty the Hawaii
an Islands Are to Be Admitted Into
the Union AS Territory of
the United States.
TO BIZ CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE

washington, June lo.-Ine ahWdiihl
commissioners, Secretary Sherman ant
Assistant Secretarys Day and Cridler
assembled in conference this morning
and began careful comparison of the
text of the Hawaiian treaty. The treaty
was signed at 9:20 by Secretary Sherman
for the United States, and Messrs. Hatch
Thurston and Kinney for Hawaii. Ih'
document will be submitted to the senate
today.
The treaty provides that the govern
ment of the islands shall cede to the
United States absolutely and for ever, al
rights and sovereignty in the Hawaiian
islands and its dependencies, and thai
those islands shall become an integra
part of the territory of the United States
The government of Hawaii also cedes tc
the United States all public lands, public
buildings and public property of every
description. Congress shall enact spe
cial laws to govern the disposition OF
lands in the Hawaiian islands. All rev
enues from these lands shall be used
solely for the benefit of the inhabitants
of the Hawaiian islands for educational
and other purposes.
The Hawaiian islands shall be admitted
into the Union, as territory of the Unit.
ed States. Local laws are to be passed
by local legislature, but subject in all
cases to the approval of the president
Until congress shall apply the laws of the
United States to the islands, the present
laws of Hawaii are to govern the islands
The present treaties and laws govern.
ing Hawaii in her commercial relations
with foreign nations, shall remain in
force, until congress shall take action.
The further immigration of Chinese
laborers is prohibited pending congres
sional action, and the entry of Chinese
from Hawaii into the United States is
likewise prohibited The United States
assumes the public debt of Hawaii, but
with the stipulation that this liability
shall not exceed $4,000,00O. The treaty
before it becomes effective shall be rati-
fed by the proper authorities of the
United States and of Hawaii. No men.
tion is made Of any gratuity to Liliuokani
or Kailuani. The Japanese government
has filed protest against the Hawaiian
treaty, ON the ground that it promises to
lead to a breach of treaty stipulations
between Japan and Hawaii.
Minister Hoshi of Japan, declined to
be seen today about the Japanese protest
and Secretary Mutsu refused to discuss
the matter in any way, but it is learned
that the Japanese protest was made in
person at the state department yesterday
afternoon, by Minister Hoshi. The
japanese treaty with Hawaii provides
that natives or citizens of one country
shall have uninterrupted right to enter
into, reside and trade in the other country
and shall also have all the rights and
privileges enjoyed by the people of any
other country under treaty stipulations
with japan. Under international law the
annexation of Hawaii to the United
States would abrogate this treaty. More
over, the new treaty between the United
States and japan, made some time ago
to become effective in 1899, provides thai
the United States may exclude Japanese
If Hawaii is annexed the effect would bt
to permit the United States to excludt
Japanese from Hawaii. II is taken fol
granted therefore that the protest is ONT
reserving Japan's rights under the treat!
of 1875 with Hawaii.
THE SPANISH MISSION.
It is understood that the president ha
rendered the office of United States min
lister to Spain, to Mr.. Stewart L. Wood
ford of New York. II is not know
whether he will accept.
TARIFF RATES.
The senate today agreed to the rates Of
agricultural products, fixed by the Re
publican members of the finance com
mittee, notwithstanding efforts OF tn
Democrats to have them reduced. Th
rates on fish also we're adopted. Ol
fruits the senate rejected the amendmen
by Senator Jones Of Arkansas, makinI
the duty on Zante currants 20 per cen
advalorem, and agreeing to the commit
tee rates as follows: Figs, plums, prunet
prunnells cents per pound. Raisin
and other dried grapes az cents; date
IL cents; Zante and other currants
cents; olives 25 cents per gallon; olive
in casks 10 cents per gallon.