The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-23
Does Not Materially Differ From
That Heretofore Published.
FULL TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT
The Treaty Will Hardly be Ratified
by the Present Session of
The Senate.
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in executive session yesterday afternoon
made public the Hawaiian annexation
treaty and accompanying papers. The
following is the full text Of the treaty {:
"The United States Of America and
the republic of Hawaii in view Of tho
natural dependence of the Hawaiian
islands upon the United States, of their
geographical proximity thereto. OF the
preponderant share acquired by the
United States and its citizens in the in
dustries and trade of said islands, and
of the expressed desire of the govern
ment Of the republic of Hawaii, that
these islands should be incorporated
into the United States as an integral
part thereof, and under its sovereignty,
have determined to accomplish by treaty
an object so important TO their mutual
and permanent welfare.
ITO this end, the high contracting
parties have conferred full powers and
authority upon their respective appoint
ed plenipotentiaries, to wit: The pres
ident of the United States, John Sher-
man, secretary Of state of the United
States the president of the republic of
Hawaii, Francis March Hatch, Lorin
A. Thurston and William A. Kinney.
ARTICLE /. The republic of Hawaii
hereby cedes absolutely and without re-
serve to the United States of America
all rights of sovereignty OF whatever
kind in and over the Hawaiian islands
and their dependencies; and it is agreed
that all the territory of and appertain-
ing to the republic of Hawaii is hereby
annexed to the United States of Amei1-
ca under the name of the territory of
Hawaii.
"Article 2. The republic of Hawaii
also cedes and hereby transfers to the
United States the absolute fee and own
ership of all public, government or
crown lands, public buildings or edihces,
ports, harbors, military equipments and
all other public property of every kind
and description, belonging to the gov
ernment of the Hawaiian islands, to-
gether with every right and appurte-
nance thereunto appertaining.
1.-THE existing laws Of tho United
States relative to public lands shall not
apply to such lands in the Hawaiian
islands, but the congress Of the United
States shall enact special laws for their
management and disposition, provided,
that all revenue from the proceeds Of
the same, except as regards such parts
thereof as may be used or occupied for
the civil, military or naval purposes Of
tho United States, or may be assigned
for the use of the local government.
shall be used solely for the benefit Of
the inhabitants of the Hawaiian islands
for educational and other public pur-
poses.
ARTICLE 3. Until congress shall pro-
vide for the government of such islands,
all the civil, judicial and military pow
ers exercised by the officers of the ex-
listing government in said island shall
be vested in such person or persons, and
shall be exercised in such manner as the
president Of the United States shall di.
rect, and the president shall have power
to remove said officers and fill the va
cancies so occasioned.
"The existing treaties Of the Hawaii
an islands with foreign nations shall
forthwith cease, being replaced by such
treaties as may exist, or as may be here
after concluded between the United
States, nor to any existing treaty of the
municipal legislation of the Hawaiian
islands, not enacted for the fulfillment
OF the treaties so extinguished, and not
inconsistent with this treaty nor con-
trary TO the constitution of the United
States, nor 10 any existing treaty of the
United States. shall remain in force un-
til the congress Of the United States
shall otherwise determine. Until legis-
lation shall be enacted extending the
United States customs laws and regula-
tons to the Hawaiian islands, the ex-
listing customs relations of the Hawaii
an islands it'll the United States and
other countries shall remain unchanged.
"Article 4. The public debt of the re-
public Of Hawaii, lawfully existing at
the date OF the exchange Of the ratitica-
tons of this treaty, including the
amounts due to depositors in the Ha-
waiian Postal Savings bank. Is hereby
assumed by the government of the
United States, but the liability OF the
United States in this regard shall in NO
case exceed $4,000,O00 So long, how
ever. as the existing government and
the present commercial relations OF the
Hawaiian islands are continued as here
inbefore provided, said government
shall continue TO pay the interest ON
said debt.
ARTICLE 5. There shall be no further
immigration OF Chinese into the Ha-
waiian islands, except upon such condi-
tons as are now or may hereafter be al
lowed by the laws Of the United States,
and no Chinese. by reason OF anything
herein contained, shall be allowed TO
enter the United States from the Ha.
waiian islands.
ARTICLE 8. The president shall APP
point five commissioners, at least two Of
whom shall be residents Of the Hawaii
an islands, who shall as soon as reason
ably practicable. recommend TO congress
such legislation concerning the territory
Of Hawaii Ms they shall deem necessary
on proper.
Z ARTICLE 7. This treaty shall be ratified
by the president Of the United States,
by and with the advice and consent OF
the senate, ON the one part. and by the
president OF the republic OF Hawaii, by
and with the advice and consent Of the
senate, in accordance with the constitu-
ton of said republic. ON the other, and
the ratihcations thereof shall be ex-
changed at Washington as soon as pos
sible."
Tho document n signed by John
Sherman. Francis March Hatch. Lorin
A. Thurston and William A. Kinney.
OPPOSITION IN The SENATE.
Hawaiian Annexation Treaty WIN Not Ne
Ratified rhis Session.
WASHINGTON. June l6 The impres-
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