Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-02
UBSTANTIALLY THE HARRISON
CONVENTION.
Cniis for the Payment of o Large
Annual Income TO the EN-.
Qaeen.

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will be submitted to the new Adj
ministration in the name of the
Hawaiian republic. The treaty
is said to be almost identical in
its provisions with that negotiated
by ex-President Harrison, of
which the following were the
chief points:
Article The Government of
the Hawaiian islands hereby
cedes from the date of the ex-
change of notifications of this
! treaty, absolutely and without re-
serve to the United States, forever,
all rights of sovereignty of what
soever kind in and over the Ha-
waiian islands and their de
tendencies, renouncing in favor
of the United States every SOW
ereign right Of which as an indie.
pendent nation it is now possess.
ed; and henceforth said Hawaiian
islands and every island and key
thereunto appertaining, and each
and every portion thereof, shall
become an integral part of the
United States.
Article 2-The Government of
the Hawaiian islands also cedes
and transfers to the United States
absolute fee and ownership of ali
public Government or Crown
lands, public buildings or editices,
ports, harbors, Notifications, mill.
tary or naval equipments and all
other public property of every
kind and description belonging to
the Government of the Hawaiian
islands, together with every right
and appurtenance thereto apper-
taining. Existing laws of the
United States relative to public
lands shall not apply to such
lands in the Hawaiian islands, but
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 part
thereof as may be used or occu-
pied for civil, military or naval
purposes by the United States or
may be assigned to the use of the
local Government shall be used
solely for the benefit of the inhab-
itants of the Hawaiian islands for
educational and other public pur-
poses.
Article 3-The existing Govern
ment and laws of the Hawaiian
islands are hereby continued, sub.
ject to the paramount authority
of the United States until Con
gress shall otherwise provide. The
President, by aud with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall
appoint a commissioner to reside
in said islands, who shall have
power to veto any act of said Gov
ernment, and the act disapproved
by him shall thereupon be void
and Of no effect unless approved
by the President. Congress shall
within one year from the exchange
of ratifications OF this treaty, enact
necessary legislation to extend to
the Hawaiian islands the laws of
the United States respecting du-
ties upon imports, the internal
revenue, commerce and naviga-
ton; but until Congress shall 9TH
erwise provide, existing CONNER
cial relations of the Hawaiian isl
ands, both with the United States
and foreign countries, shall con.
tinue.
Article 4-Further immigration
of Chinese laborers into the Ha
waiian islands is hereby prohi-
bited until Congress shall other
wise provide.
Article 5-The public debt of
the Hawaiian islands, lawfully
existing at the date of the ex-
change of notifications of this
treaty, including the amount due
to depositors in the Hawaiian
Postal Savings Bank, is hereby
assumed by the Government of the
United States.
| Article 6-The Government of
: the United States agrees to pay
Liliuokalani, the late Queen, with
: in one year from the date of ex.
change of ratifcations ofthis trea-
J ty, the sum of $4,000 and annual
ly thereafter like sum of $4,000
during the term of her natura
life, provided she in good faitl
f. submits to the authority of TIL
3 GoYarnment of the limited State,