The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-17
HAW Allan TREATY
IN THE SENATE
Received and Considered at Executive
Session Yesterday.
OPPOSITION FROM CALIFORNIA
Senator White Joins Senator Mills and a
Few Other Democrats in Protest.
ing Against Annexation.

Washington. June iG-The treaty Tor the
/ annexation Of the Hawaiian Islands
reached the senate chamber al : o'clock
today. The senate went into executive
- ssion and az soon az the doors were
closed the message OF President McKin-
ley accompanying the treaty and the
treaty itself were read to the senate
They were attentIyely listened to. In
one part Of the chamber there was a
group Of senators who bitterly oppose
the ratification OF the treaty Among
them were Gray, Mills. Pasco. White, Caf-
ferry. Pettigrew and McEnery. AS soon
as the reading OF the documents was
completed. Senator Davis. chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations. moved
that the message and the treaty be mode
public. Senator Gray objected to vote
on the motion. and under the rules
single objection carried the motion over
until tomorrow. Senator Davis gave NO
iice that az the next executive session he
would press the motion for publication.
as all essential facts and almost all YER
batim copy OF the treaty had been pub
lished in the press OF the country.
There was some discussion as to when
the treaty might he considered. and Sem
ator White asked II II was the intention
TO push IL AT this session. and upon the
reply being made that ii was possible. the
California senator said: Il desire to an
nounce that | am prepared to stay here
all summer TO prevent the ratification.
which | consider a very bad proposition.
I'm Join You" said Pettigrew.
The message Of the president was not
a very long document. II dealt with his
torieal facts concerning the island and
showed that the United States and Hawai-
grow more closely bound 10 each other
This was not really annexation. he said
but a continuation OF existing relations
with closer bonds between q people close
ly related by blood and kindred ties.
Since lS2O. said the president. the pre-
dominance OF the United States has been
known. The sending of the first envoy
there brought the islands in closer rela-
tions with the United States, and their
relations grew more firm by succeeding
events. At the time the tripartite
agreement was made for the government
OF Samoa. he said, Great Britain and
Germany wanted TO include Hawaii In
the group over which protectorate was
established. but the suggestion was re-
iected by the United States, because this
listed relations between Hawaii and the
United States which placed the islands
under the special care of this country.
ard this government could not allow any
other country to interfere in the affairs.
of Hawaii.
The annexation of the islands. said the
president. and making them part of the
United States, was in accordance with
the established policy OF this country
The treaty proved to be a simple docu-
ment Of six articles. based in its essen
tial details upon the treaty negotiated
by John W. Foster during the admins
tration of President Harrison. The ISL
ands are ceded practically without con-
dtions, leaving the United States TO pur-
sue its own course with reference to their
management.
The treaty provides for the oesslvn of
all rights of sovereignty by Hawaii to tSe
United States. The islands are, for tho
present. TO constitute a territory of the
United States, their local laws remaining
in force until new ones are enacted. A
local legislature is provided for. but the
veto power is vested entirely in the presi-
dent of the United States. a commission
Of five persons, consisting of three Amer
leans and two Hawaiians, is to be pro-
vided for the purpose OF formulating
mode of government for the islands. The
treaties of the United States with other
countries are substituted for the treaties
of Hawaii with the same countries con-
trolling the International relations OF the
islands The further immigration Of Chi
nese laborers to the islands is prohibited,
and laws restricting Chinese immigration
to the United States are made to apply
to the prevention of Chinese removing
from Hawaii to this country,
This country agrees to assume the debt
Of the island republic to the extent OF
S4,OOO,O0O.