Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-17
| TREATY REACHES THE SENATE.
strong Effort VIII lie Made to Pre-
vent Rntificntion.


strong Effort VIII lie Made to Pre-
vent Rntificntion.
WASHINGTON, June 16-The treaty for
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
reached the senate chamber at O'Clock today.
The senate at once went into executive ees-
sion, and as the doors were closed
the message of President Mckinley accom-
panying the treaty and the treaty itself
were read to the senate. They were atten-
lively listened to. In ona part of the chamber
there was a group of senators who will op-
pose the ratification of the treaty Among
them were Senators Gray Mills, Pasco.
White, Caffery, Pettgrew 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 made public.
senator Gray objected to a vote on the mo-
ton and under the rules a single objection
carried the motion over until tomorrow. Sen
ator Davis gave notice that at tine next eX-
ecutivc session he would press the motion
for publication, as all the essential facts and
almost verbatim copy of the treaty had been
published in the press of the country. There
was some discussion as to when the treaty
might be considered and Senator White
asked II 1t was the intention to push it at
this session, and upon the reply being made
that 1t was possible the California senator
said:
Il desire to announce that l am prepared
to stay here all summer to prevent the ratifi-
| cation, which L consider a very bad PROPOSE
ton"
IN join you,' said Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota.
The message of the president was not very
long document. 1t dealt with historical facts
concerning the island and showed that the
United States and Hawaii yearly grow more
closely bound to each other. This was not
really annexation, but a continuation of eX
| listing relations with closer bonds between
PEOPLE closely related by blood and kindred
ties. Since 1920, said the president, the pre-
dominence of the United States had been
known. The sending of the first envoy there
brought the islands into closer relations with
the United States and those relations had
grown more firm byikucceeding events. At
the time the tripartite agreement was made
Tor 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-
jected by the United States, because this
government held there already existed rela-
tions between Hawaii and the United States
which placed the islands under the especial
care OF this country, and this government
could not allow any other country TO inter
fere in the affairs of Hawaii The annexa-
ton 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 essential
details upon the treaty negotiated by John
| w. Foster during the administration of
| President Harrison. The islands are ceded
| practically without condition, leaving the
| United States to pursue its own course with
reference to their management. The first
| article reads as follows
The government of the Hawaiian islands
| hereby cedes FROM tho date of the exchange
of the ratification of this treaty absolute and
| without reserve to the United States forever
| al rights of sovereignty of whatsoever kind
! in and over the Hawaiian islands and thei?
| dependencies, renouncing in favor OF the
| United States every sovereign right of
which, as an independeI., nation it is now
| possessed, and hencefOrth said Hawaiian
islands shall become and be an integral part
of the territory Of the United States"
| The Hawaiian government cedes to the
| United States the absolute ownership OF all
| the public lands, public buildings ports,
| harbors, fortitications, military and naval
equipments and all other government prop
erty. 1t is specifically provided however,
| that the existing land laws of the United
States shall not apply to the public lands
| of Hawaii, but that special laws shall be
made from time to time for their disposition,
| the proceeds of any sales of these lands to
! be applied to educatiCnll purposes in the
! islands. The islands are for the present
to constitute territory of the United States,
their local laws remaining in force until new
ones are enacted. local legislature is pro-
vlded for, but the veto power is vested en-
| tirely in the president of the United States.
| commission of five persons consisting f
| three Americans and two Hawaiians 10 be
nominated by the president and confirmed
| by the senate, is provided for the purpose
| of formulating the mode of government for
the islands
The treaties of the United States with
| other coun.ries are substituted for the
treaties of Hawaii with the same countrie,
| in the controlling international relations of
! the Islands,
Further immigration OF Chinese laborers
| TO the islands is prohibited and the laws
! restricting Chinese immigration 10 the
! United States are made to apply to the pre-
yenton of the Chinese removing from Ha-
| waii to this country. This country agrees
| to assume the debt of the island republic
! to the extent of A,OOO,OOo
RATIFICATION PROBABLE.
Senator Kyle, who is one OF the most zeal
Gus of the senatorial advocates Of annexation,
said today that canvass of the senate indi-
Gated that there Were ifty-hva votes certain
for annexation. T.Na constitution requires
! two-thirds vote for the ratification OF
| treaties making sixty necessary TO ratify.
Senator Kyle says there are fully a dozen
| senators who are doubtful from whom TO
! draw five votes necessary to insure conflrma-
! ton In their calculations the friends of the
treaty count upon the solid support OF the
| IepuDllCdn seUalviS On account oil the TACT
| that 1t will be administration measure.
They also eXpec. 10 have all Ii, popl,l rs
and are hopeful OF having all the silyeI az
publcans except Pettigrew. They also cAv
upon fair sprinklpg OF democrats
There will be an effort to secure the
pompt report of the treaty from the com
mittee on foreign relations, TO which II will
| be referred There appears no doubt that q
large majority Will be found favorable t.
| the agreement OF the eleven members OF
| the committee, eght--MessIs. Davis Frye
Cullom, Lodge Clark, Foraker, Morgan and
| TurpieaIe said to be committed to the
| treatys support both in committee and In
the senate, Senator Davis, chairman of the
| senate committee on foreign relations, is &
very ardent annexatonist, aud the treaty In
his hands will be pushed with vigor.
| Combinations.
| WASHINGTON, June l6.-The senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations
John O'B. Scobay TO be receiver Of public
moneys al Olympia, Wash; Frank G. Decks-