The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-17

II Is a very uluSuul thlnS TOT treaty W
such Importance TO be signed early In the
but In this case it wac desired
hat tho convention be made ready early |
IN order tha1 It might be submitted TO the !
senate on the day of its signing. The doc
umen nsclf had been prepared carefully |
over night. In fact, it Mas practically COM
pleicA Mt tho close Of office hours yestcr-
dav. but ii was necessary to make Il close
and the president wished an
other opportunity 10 80 over the document
with view. to drawing up the
message with which It VIII be accompanied
to tho senate.
Therefore before . o'clock the persons
who were concerned in the treaty were all
In the state department. For the United
States there we're Secretary sherman. vs.
sistant Secretaries pay Adoo and Crtdlcr'
Private Secretary Babcocl and Assistant
Private Secretary Gaytree ON the Ha-
watian side there wero Minister Hatch,
l.orin 4. Thurston and w. y. Kinney. all.
for this particular occasion, accredited as
special commissioners duly empowered 10
negotiate treaty Of annexation
After the formal greetings the credentials
of he p.nipotontarles were scanned and
recorded. Secretary sherman alone repre-
scented .hc United states in the signature OF
tho cony enuon. and II Was part of the ecre-
mony to record his authorization by he
president lust as much as 1t Was the Gre
deutials Of The Hawaiiaus from President
Dole. Then came the reading and oomparl-
son Of the treaty OF this there We're two
drafts. one to be held by each, later 10 be
exchanged in the usual form. Altogether
II WAS 900 O'Clock when all was ready Tor
the signatures. The Hawaiian representa-
tivet had brought with them II gold pen In
n p,ain holder and at their request this was
used for all of the signature.
Secretary Sherman signed first the copy
intended to be held here. while Minister
Hatch signed first the Hawaiian copy OF
the treaty his fellow commissioners com
ing next in order, MIR. Thurston hrat' fol-
! lowed by Mr. Kinney. The treaties were
sealed by Assistant secretary Cridler with
a private seal carried on his watch chain
| the comics were handed 10 their respective
| custodians and the treaty was made. as
| far AS the executive branch of the govern
mfnt could effect 1t.
| 1hert was a hvu'" ,,o ar,tas n tho
S'atuih'lo'Ie nhn,o,,arh had bcrn
oeIVihohE INV ~ t, n,,,,. ~ corrr,nuic.
taken oil tiio
BEFORE the final signature OF the docu-
mcnt the secretary Of state was presented
formal protest by the japanese govern
ment through its legation here. against
the contamination VI w So w., a,,,.c
protest is uhoors'oou ~ ~. pl ,,, ly,.t
hehsloh lh"t ',lc epV''", ,ta,,,.W ,nIor
ing between 1apau ni,u ,a,,an,acos vl,
whl'n IN" ''i' 'i,'r,'.i,' h,, cn,nnInte an
he aueeteu mum o"''' W
"sna''. ..,,, rro,,,sos finn, the poyornmeii,
no Ia"'9 ,sIauds ccdc IN tho United
OF the iiaWallhn lS'a',os oruo 10 W. ~ ~,
States absolutely ana forever ~, Inn :.
soNerelGnly IN anu w Wv 80 ,,4
lands and It's dependencies ana 'iat lhus,
ISLANDS snaH nr'o ino o. ~, M,
the territory OF the mica H,H,'h' ~
government Of HAWAII also c'dpn 10 "
United States all pubic iahns' pu"ilC pul'u
ngs and public property oil every ucscIlP'
ton. Congress shall enact special laws tc
govern the disposition of the ISLANDS N
the United states In the Hawaiian ISLANDS
| All revenue from these lands shall De user
solely for the bcneft OF the lnhaniiahtH VI
IN, Hawaiian islands for educational am
other public purposes. The Hawaiian r.
lands sbull be admitted into the Union ~
TERRITORY Of the United States. loca
laws N he passed by local legislature
hnt snbtert TO tho president Until congress-
sho,, ann,v tho laws OF the United statc
80 10 Islands, the present laws Of Hawai-
10 lhe 'sia ,ho Islands The presen
are 10 ,ays GOVERNING Iawaii's com
lreaues au ia,,nrs With foreign nations shall
mercia' ,orno mil congress shall TAX.
remain ~ rrr,her Immigration OF Chimes
action 'roh,bited nanding congres
laoorers 10 and the entry OF Chimes