The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
MoRGAN's AMENDMENT.
He Takes Issue with Senator White
On Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, February Am
nexation by resolution once more
comes to the front by declaration
from Senator Teller that enough votes
to carry the treaty are not in sight.
There is tonight, however, facing this
declaration, that of Senator Davis that
he will not consent to abandon the
treaty at this time, but will fight it out
for month yet before he will consent
TO talk of any substitution of a resolu-
tion for the treaty. Davis believes
there will be month of debate further,
basing his belief largely on the fact
that there is to be somewhat of ces-
sation of active hostilities next week,
when Senator White leaves for three
weeks stay at his home. There will be
no vote while White is West, and there
promises to be little discussion unless
the Republicans force it.
An amendment of more than ordi-
nary Importance and significance at
this time was proposed in the Senate
today by Morgan of Alabama to the re-
solution offered few days ago by
White of California. Whites resolution
declared that it was the right of the
people of Hawaii to maintain their
own form of government and that the
United States ought in no wise to in
terfere with it. Morgan's amendment
provides distinctly for the annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands, declaring that
the present Government has right to
make such cession to this country. The
amendment is as follows:
THAT the Republic of Hawaii, estab-
lished in and based upon it's present
Constitution, is rightful Government,
and has been and still is recognized by
the United States of America and by
other great powers without any ques-
tion by any nation Of it's rightful and
sovereign independence, and said Con-
stitution is the true and recognized Iau-
thority that fixes the measure and the
distribution of the rights and powers of
government in that Republic while
said Constitution. remains in force.
"That in conformity with the exist
ing Constitution of the Republic of Ha-
waii, and so long as the same is in
force, the powers of government reside
in and are to be exercised by the in
cumbents of the department, tribunals
anG offices, created by said Constitu-
tion and filled in pursuance of law, and
the lawful electors under said Con-
stitution who qualify as such by the
taking the oath of allegiance prescrib-
ed therein, are entitled to share in the
Government of Hawaii according to the
rights secured to them in the Constitu-
ton and to the extent and in the man
ner therein provided as long as the
same is in force.
"And said Government of the Repub-
lie of Hawaii having in due form signi-
fed it's consent in the manner provided
in it's Constitution that the Hawaiian
Islands, with all the territory appur-
tenant thereto over which said Gov
ernment now claims to exercise sover-
eign jurisdiction, shall be annexed to
and become part of the territory of
the United States of America, and shall
be subject to the national power and
sovereign jurisdiction thereof; it is
hereby enacted and declared that said
concession is accepted, ratified and
confirmed and that said Hawaiian ISL
ands are annexed as part of the terri
tory of the United States of America
and are subject to the sovereign do
minion thereof"