The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23

18th. 1t was the purpose to reorganize
the league. Mr.. Murray had announced
his determination rottefi- dP-HpoPi-s
his determination to retire from the
presidency
THE TREATY'S PROVISIONS.
The Hawaiian annexation treaty,
which was submitted to the United
States senate on June 16 but has not yet
been acted on. provides for the cession
10 the United States OF an rights or SOW
ereignty over the islands and all pub
lie land and property.
Under it the islands would constitute
a territory of the United States, with
local legislature, subject to a veto power
vested in the president.
All the treaties Of the United States
with other countries would be suosltut-
ed for those now in force with Hawaii
The further immi grafton OF Chinese 10
ene islands is to be prohibited and our
laws on the subject are TO De extended
20 Hawaii. The treaty provides for the
assumption by the United States or the
Hawaiian public debt Of S4,oOOOeo Ine
document will probably come up for con-
sideration. rejection or ratification 10y
The senate when congress meets in De
cember.
Among the passengers VINO came up
on the City OF Picking from Honolulu
was DR.. H. y. Hoyt Of Sacramento, VINO
has been supplying the Central Union
pulnit during the Rev. D. P. Birnie's
absence in Japan. Mrs. j. NJ Hatch'
wife Of the Hawaiian minister at WASH
ington. returns to the United States Tor
the Writer She viii visit her mother
in Oakland before proceeding to WASH
:ngton. Dr. Stevens Brooks, OF the
United States marine hospital service IS
on his way to Boston, having completed
a tour Of China and Japan. where ne
made a thorough investigation or sAe
quarantine conditions.
RATIFICATION PROCEEDINGS
san Francisco, Sept. 22.-Al5hough the
steamship City of Picking, which arriV-
ed last night from Honolulu, brought
the news that the annexation treaty had
been ratified by the Hawaiian senate on
the eighth instant. no details were OBJ
.ainable until this morning, the mails
having been delayed in quarantine for
twelve hours.
From advices she brought under date
OF the fourteenth instant, the following
particulars were obtained:
The Hawaiian senate met in extra ses-
zion on the ighth instant. When the
senate was called 10 order, the presi-
dents message urging the ratification
OF the treaty was read, as was also a
protest on behalf Of the Hawaiians who
opposed the measure.
The presidents message stated that
under the authority conferred upon him
Nv the constitution, and with the appro-
val OF the cabinet, ne mad negotiated
treaty Of political union with the Unit
ed States Of America and the republic
OF Hawaii. which was signed by the
Observation-Disclosures OF the governments in
Washington on June Is. 1897. He trans
mittei the same to the senate for consid-
Grafton Of the ratification thereof under
,ts constitutional authority and called
attention 10 certain significant events
which bore upon the matter He toucn-
ell upon the adoption Of the policy of an
nexation by the provisional government
on June IL 1893, and stated that the
reasons which then nacessitated that
policy still existed and that subsequent
events had emphasized their Importance
In conclusion he called particular atten-
ton 10 the fact that the treaty contain
e. an important provision regarding the
maintenance of the existing Hawaiian
laws and customs not Inconsistent With
the treaty under consideration ana the
fact that elaboration was assured as
to the ultimate form of government for
the territory of Hawaii and that the in
fury which inevitably follows sudden
political changes was precluded.
Both papers were referre. with the text
of the treaty 20 the foreign relations
committee fer consideration. On the
following day that committee reported
favorably. and upon its recommendation
the senate adopted the followinf resolu-
ton by unanimous vote:
BE IT resolved, by the senate OF the
republic OF Hawaii: That tine senate
hereby ratifies and advises and consents
10 the ratification by the president Of the
treaty between the republic OF HAWAII
and the United States Of America on the
subject of the annexation of the Hawa-
ian Islands to the United States of
America concluded at Washington on
June is, 1897. which treaty is word for
word as follows"
The text OF the treaty then followed.
In answer 10 the Hawaiian protest
adopted at a mass meeting held on the
sixth. the committee said, in part:
The legislature OF the republic has
at its two last sessions passed joint res
olutions favoring annexation. and the
annexation 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 il our duty 10 say that
in our opinion the protestants are pro-
testing more on the gKounds of sentiment
than that they fully believe annexation