The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-06-16
HAWAIIAN
ANNEXATION
An Unexpected Delay in the Signing Of
the Treaty.
SENATE ACTION ONLY NECESSARY
After the Document Has Been Formally
Signed The House Can only Refuse
an Appropriation to Pay the Debt
Of the Islands.

Washington, June 16-It was the ex-
pectation that the Hawaiian annexa-
tion treaty would yesterday afternoon
receive the formal signatures of the
negouators, Secretary Sherman for the
United States government. and either
Minister Hatch or Lorin Thurston, as
a special commissioner for the Ha-
waiian government. The document it.
self had been prepared and every
thing was in readiness, when it was
taken again to the White House for
the presidents final inspection and re-
view. Secretary Sherman remained at
the department later than is his Gus
tom in order to receive the Hawaiians,
but finally, at 4 o'clock, the attempt
to secure the signature of the treaty
yesterday was abandoned. This may
prevent the submission of the treaty
to the senate today as was the inten-
ton of the cabinet, but the delay in
any case will not be material
At the cabinet meeting. in the course
of he discussion Of the treaty, it was
decided that its pendency in the SEN
ate would not necessarily cause any
considerable obstruction to the pro-
gress of the tariff bill, and while there is
every disposition on the part of the
president to avoid any interference
with the rights of the senate i'm the
matter it can be stated that the treaty
win not go in with any idea that il
is not the wish of the executive THAI
it should be acted on promptly.
While the treaty is in the senate,
/ either i'm the hands Of the committee ON
/ foreign relations or ON the calendar of
executive business, it is the expecta-
/ tion that the people Of the United
! States win have an opportunity,
| through the press and other mediums,
to declare their sentiments upon the
matter and if, as is expected, there is
an overwhelming declaration for an
nexation, It is believed the senate will
be quick to respond to the demand In
this case the treaty. it is believed, can
be taken up and ratified in the course
of one or two executive sessions, while
the regular tariff debates are in prog
ress daily.
The manner in which the Hawaiian
treaty will come before the house is in
/ the paragraph which provides that the
/ United States shall assume the present
/ debt of Hawaii. This will not in any
way affect the treaty or interfere in
/ its adoption. Irrespective and before
]
/ house viii come the ratification Of the
/ treaty by the senate, If the treaty is
ratified no action by the house can
change the condition. The failure of
the house to appropriate to pay the
debt or the interest on it may become
a future complication, but the ratif-
cation of the treaty by the senate will
annex the Islands.
The treaty which made Alaska q
part of this country carried with II
an appropriation of several million dol
lars There was a most bitter con.
tention i'm the house about making tho
appropriation, but the senate had 10y
treaty ratified the agreement. O
course, if congress had finally refused
{ to make the appropriation then Rus
sia would have held possession q
, Alaska. The case Of the refusal of tn
J house to appropriate for the interes
of or the debt of Hawaii will not,
is said, prevent annexation, but tn
J payment of the debt or the nteres
3 would be a subject for future con
sideration and question between tn
province, colony or territory OF Hawai-
and the holders of the debt it congress
should not pay it..