The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-09

duty to say that in our opinion the
protestants are protesting more on the
grounds of sentiment than that they
really believe annexation would not
promote the best and most lasting
prosperity to those islands and all
classes of people now residing there
on.
This report was unanimously adopt
ed by the Senate.
The Senate then confirmed mum,
Der of consular appointments, and al
so those of l.. NJ Damon as Minister
of Finance and f. &. Hitchcock as
Judge of the Third and Fourth cir
cults.
THE TREATY CONSIDERED.
Upon ascertaining that all business
save the treaty had been disposed of,
Senator Brown of Oahu made mo-
ton calling the treaty from the table
for the consideration of the Senate.
In doing so, Senator Brown stated
that today was the anniversary of the
admission of California into the union
of States and he believed it a favor
able omen that treaty of annexation
with the Greater Republic should be
ratified by the Hawaiian Senate on
this anniversary day.
81 was born in this country" con-
tinued Senator Brown, "and for a long
time my feelings were against annex
alton. | felt that it was far better for
MS to have a free and independent re.
public. But in the early eighties l be,
gan to think differently, and more
particularly in '91, '92 and '93 did
become strong anneXationist. To-
day / know, we all must know, that
with the help of the strong arm of
the United States and with the laws
of that glorious Republic protecting
us. that the status of the Hawaiians
and those who have come in recent
wears. would not be altered one iota
Ifrhe native is not in favor of annex
alton. it is not because he believes il
would detrimental to his interests"
! Senator Waterhouse moved the
adoption of the committee report
This would be equivalent to the rat
ificaton of the treaty, if the motion
carried.
Minister of Finance Damon arose
from his chair at the Cabinet table tC
take issue with the committee on the
statement in its report that good
government cannot be permanently
maintained in. these islands," The
Minister stated that he spoke as a Ha
waiian, who still loves his country
and its flag. He was strong for an.
neXation but at the same time he be
lieved that the present government
| had been good one.
Senator Baldwin made haste to eX
plain on behalf of his committee. He
said that it was not intended as a re
Election on the, present government 1
had been a good one. But he had be
come an anneNationist because he be
! lieved that good government coulf
not be permanently maintained.
Senator McCandless made some ap
propriate remarks. He said that thu
monarchy destroyed itself. The sov
ereigns had refused to pursue consti
tutional methods. Today i, was
question whether it should be Eastern
or Western civilization. The fight wa
already keen and for his part he pre-
ferred to adopt the same customs ant
religion of his forefathers.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Coope
spoke briefly The establishment o
the provisional government and lat
er the Republic were political necessi
ties. The present government wa
pledged to annexation. With the in
coming of the Mckinley administra
tion, the State machinery had been sc
! in motion for the negotiation of
treaty. That treaty had been secur
ed and was now before the Senate
The Government had been true to it
trust.