The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-07
BLOW AT EXPANSION
Joint Resolution introduced
by Vest, of Missouri.
The DEFICIENCY BILL
IT CARRIES APPROPRIATIONS
FOR ARMY AND NAVY.
THE HOUSE WILL TAKE 1T UP TO DAY

THE HOUSE WILL TAKE IT UP TO DAY
President Transmits 10 Congress the Hawaiian
Commissions Report. Bill TO Admit
the Islands as Territory of
the United States.
Washington Dec 6.-The first note of
the anti-eXpansionists was sounded in
the Senate to-day by Senator Vest, OF
Missouri who introduced a joint resolu-
tion declaring that, under the Consri-
tuition, the Federal Government had no
authority to acquire colonial possessions,
to be governed as such; but that all
territory acquired by the Government,
except such as may be necessary for
use as coaling stations, correction -
boundaries and similar purposes, may
be acquired with the purpose Of or
ganzing territories, suitable ultimately
for admission into the Union as States.
Mr.. Vest announced his purpose to adj
dress the Senate on&hc resolution at an
early date. A brief discussion of the
navigation laws was precipitated by the
consideration of a bill amending these
laws by the addition of 4 provision the /
foreign built vessels, wrecked in the
United States, purchased by citizens of
this country and repaired to the extent
Of three-fourths of their value. shall
be subject to forfeiture if they engage
subsequently in the coatwise trade Of the
United States
The Senate at 1:30 o'clock u. M. ad-
jour1fed.
PROCEEDINGSIN THE HOUSE.
Washington. Dec 6.-The House was
in session less than half an hour to-day
when the deaths of Representatives
Northway, of Ohio, and Love of Mis-
sissippi, were announced and an ad-
tournament was taken until tomorrow
out OF respect to their memory. The
customary resolution for the distribution
of the Presidents message to the seS-
eral committees having jurisdiction. was
adopted and the Deficiency Bill carrying
the appropriations for the extraordinary
expenses of the army and navy from
January 1st to July 1st. 1899. was re-
ported ana will be taken mp by the
House tomorrow.
The report Of the Hawaiian commits
sion transmitted by the President was
laid before the House and referred TO
the Committee on Territories, together
with bill offered by Mr. Hit to car
ry out the recommendations of the COM
mission.
THE HAWAIIAN REPORT.
The President to-day transmitted to
Congress the report of the Hawaiian
commission consisting of Senators Cul-
om and Morgan. Representative Hit,
President Dole and Justice Frear, of
Hawaii, together with the text Of bills
drawn by the commission for the gov
'rnment Of the islands as a portion of
the United States. The preliminary pOr-
ton of the report is mainly descriptive
of the Hawaiian Islands, the inhabi-
tants, the existing institutions, the pub
lie domain, productions, climate harDors
and shipping facIities. and various con-
iitions of genertl ntareSt The rcIna n
ing portion is mainly devoted to dis
'ussion of the legislation proposed by
The commission, giving IN the appendix
he various reports az Sao-cOmmit.ees
and copies of he bills suggested
Three bills are formulated f)r The con
'ideration of Congress. Tie first and
principal one outlines a generaF plan OF
government and the other two deal with
subordinate questions.
1t provides for the erection Of the
islands into territory of the United
States to be styled the Territory of
Hawaii. The bill contains provisions
for the government of the territory, Civ
ing it executive, legislative and judicial
officers. a Governor, secretary of the
territory, a United States district Judge,
United States district attorney and a
United States marshal are to be APP
pointed by the President, and an in
ternal revenue district and a customs
district are to be created. The offices of
PRESIDENT minister of foreign affairs,
hnance, public instruction, auditor gen
eral, deputy auditor general, Surveyor
general and marshal are abolished The
officers of the territory under the new
regime are an attorney general with
similar powers and duties as now possess
sed by the Attorney General of the Re
public of Hawaii, with few exceptions;
a treasurer, with similar powers and du
ties to the present Minister of Finance, !
and such powers and duties regarding |
the licenses, corporations and companies !
and partnerships and registration of
prints, labels and trade marks as are !
now possessed by the Minister Of the
Interior. except as changed; also n sup
of public works, Il superin- |
tendent of public instruction, an auditor
and n deputy auditor. surveyor with
the powers and duties of a surveyor gen.
eral and chief sheriff to succeed to the
duties of marshal of the Republic, all to
be appointed by the Governor.
Probably the most important portion
of the bill is section four, defining citl-
zenship, which provides that "All white
persons, including Portuguese and per-
sons Of African descent. and all persons
descended from the Hawaiian race, on
either the paternal or maternal side, who
We're citizens of the Republic of Hawaii ),