Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16
HAWAII ANNEXATION
TREATY READY FOR sIGxATuHEl
OF NEGOTIATORy.
THE NATTER IN The SENATE
Ii In Not Expected to Interfere
There with Progress of the Tari6
biIi-Ex-Qucen Lii-Thc Co0ito
Question. .LI a.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-It was the
expectation that the Hawaiian anaaxm
ton treaty this afternoon would re-
ceive the formal signatures OF the nsgos
tiators, Secretary Sherman, for the
United States Government, and eithsi
Minister Hatch. or Mr. Lorin Thursto5A
as special commissioner for the
Hawaiian Government. The documehi
itself had been prepared, and everything
was In readiness, when It was takes
again TO the White House for tho purs
pose OF final inspection and review. Seo
retary Sherman remained at the deparu
ment later than is his custom, in ordei
to receive the Hawaiians, but finally. al
O'Clock, the attempt 10 secure the sigt
nature OF the treaty to-day was aban,
doned. This may prevent the submission
OF the treaty to the Senate tomorrow
rs was the intention of the Cabinet, but
the delay in any case will not be mates
rial.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day. In thS
course OF discussion of the treaty. II was
decided that Its pendency in the Senate
would not necessarily cause any con.
siderable obstruction TO the progress OF
the tariff bill, and while there is every
disposition on the part OF the President
10 avoid any interference with the rights
OF the Senate in the matter, IL con bS
stated that the treaty viii not 20 In
with any idea that It is not the wish oi
the Executive that 1t should be acted
on promptly. While the treaty ~ In thu
Senate, either IN the hands OF the Com.
T.f.
calendar OF executive business, il Is tho
expectation that the people OF the United
states VIII have an opportunity, through
the press and other mediums. to declare
their desires upon the matter. 1t Is be.
heVed the Senate will be quick TO TO.
spond to the demand. In this case tha
treaty, IL is believed, can be taken uu
and ratified in the course OF one OF two
executive sessions. while the regular
tariff debates are in progress daily.
LII AND KAIULANI.
The one point of Importance in which
the treaty differs from the convention
negotiated by Secretary Foster In Prss.
ident Harrsons Administration IL In
the omission of any provision for ex.
Queen Liliuokaianl and the Princess
Kaiulani.
In the original treaty 1t was provided
that the Government Of the United
States should pay the eX-Queen the SUN
of $4,000 cash. and the same amount Of
money as pension each year during the
remainder OF her natural life. provided
she, In good faith, submitted 20 the
Government Of the United States and tho
local government Of the islands. The
Princess kaiulani, being next In the
line Of royal blood. was to receive Il cash
payment of $4,000. but no pension under
a similar proviso as In the case OF the
eX-Queen.
1t is understood that any objection that
might have been expressed 10 the an.
neXation Of the Islands. based on thl
large proportion of coolies in the popu-
latlon, has been forestailed by an artI-
Gle. not only prohibiting the further I'M
migration of such laborcrs 10 tho
Hawaiian Islands. but also prohibi,in,
the coming OF any of the Chinese from
the islands to other parts OF the United
States.