The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
HAWAII ACCEPTS THE TREATY.
ANTI-ANNEXATIONISTS MAKE NO
SHOW IN THE FIGHT.

The Senate Is Unanimous in Its Vote
For Annexation to the United
States-The Antis still Hope 60
Stir Up sentiment Against the
Proposed Step-SenatOr Morgan in
HOnOluIu-He Is Expected 10 Ad-
dress a Monster Mass Meeting.
San Francisco, Sept 22-Although the
steamship City of Pekin, which arrived
last night from Honolulu. brought the
news that the annexation treaty had been
ratified by the Hawaiian Senate on the
Sth inst, no details were obtainable until
this morning, the mails having been delay
ed in quarantine for twelve hours. From
advices she brought under date of the 14th
inst, the following particulars are OBJ
tanned:
The Hawaiian Senate met in extra ses-
sion on the Sth inst, when the Senate was
called to order. the Presidents message,
urging the ratification of the treaty was
read, as was also protest on behalf of
the Hawaiians who opposed the measure.
The Presidents message stated that un-
der the authority conferred upon him by
the constitution, and with the approval of
the cabinet he had negotiated a treaty of
political union with the United States of
America, and the republic of Hawaii,
which was signed by the plenipotentiaries
of both governments in Washington, June
16, 1897 He transmitted the same to the
Senate for consideration of the ratification
thereof, under it's constitutionality, and
called attention to certain significant
events which bore upon the matter. He
touched upon the adoption of the policy of
annexation by the provisional government
on June II, 1898, and stated that the rea-
sons which the necessitated that policy
still existed and that subsequent events
had emphasized their Importance.
Both papers were referred with the text
Of the treaty, to the foreign relations com
mittee for consideration. On the following
day that committee reported favorably
and upon its recommendation, the Senate
adopted the following resolution by unani-
nous vote
BE it resolved by the Senate of the Re-
public of Hawaii:
THAT the Senate hereby ratfies, and ad-
vises and consents to the ratification by
the president of the treaty between the
Republic of Hawaii and the United States
of America on the subject of annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands to the United
States of America, concluded In Washing
ton, June 16. 1897
In answer to the Hawaiian protest
adopted at a mass meeting held on Sept.
g. the committee said, in part:
THE legislature of the republic has at
its last two sessions passed joint resolu-
tions favoring annexation and the annex
alton of the islands to the United States,
was one of the fundamental grounds for
the establishment of this government We
recommended that the protest be laid upon
the table and in doing so deem it our duty
to say that in our opinion the protesants
are protesting more on the grounds of
sentiment than that they fully believe
annexation would not promote the best
and most lasting prosperity to the ISL
ands and all classes of people residing
thereon"
The report was unanimously adopted
by the Senate.
Despite the action of the Senate the
opponents of annexation are continuing
their fight, and the leaders of the move
ment express the utmost confidence in
their ability to defeat annexation.
Before the Pekng left, a call had been
issued for an immense mass meeting to
be held on the 18th, and the indications
were that it would be one of the largest
ever held in the islands. Some of the an
neXationists hoped to be able to have SEN
ator Morgan address the meeting with the
object of changing the sentiment of the
natives, but there was little likelihood of
their plan meeting with success.
The steamship Australia, having on
board United States Senator John T. Nor
gan of Alabama, Congressman A. S. Ber-
ry, J. G. Cannon, H. J. Loudenslager and
j. A. Tawney, arrived in Honolulu on the
14th. They were accorded a warm well
come. Senator Morgan stood the voyage
exceeding well and was in excellent
health.