The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION.
The Law Providing for the Annexa.
ton of the Hawaiian Islands.

inc Law FrOV1d1ng for the Annexa-
ton of the Hawaiian Islands.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The joint reso-
luton which to-day passed the Senate pro-
viding for the annexation of Hawaii was
originally introduced in the House by Mr..
Newlands of Nevada, and passed that body
June 15 Two days later it was reported
favorably to the Senate. It's full text fol-
lows:
Whereas, The government of the repub-
lie OF Hawaii having, in due form, signfied
its consent in the manner provided by it's
Constitution to cede absolutely and without
reserve to the United States of America all
rights of sovereignty of whatsoever kind in
and over the Hawaiian islands and their de-
pendencies and also to cede and transfer to
ership of all public, government or crown
lands, public buildings or edifices ports,
harbors, military equipment, and all other
public property of every kind and descrip-
ton belonging to the government of the
Hawaiian islands, together with every right
and appurtenance thereunto appertaining;
Resolved, BY the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled that said
cessioE is accepted, ratified and confirmed
and that the said Hawaiian islands and
their dependencies be. and they are hereby,
annexed as a part of the territory of the
United States and are subject to the sover-
eign dominion thereof, and that all and sin
gular the property and rights hereinbefore
mentioned are vested in the United States
of America.
The existing laws of the United States
relative to public lands shall not apply to
such lands in the Hawaiian islands but the
Congress of the United States shall enact
special laws for their management and dis
position: Provided. that all revenue from or
proceeds of the same, except as regards
such part thereof as may be used or occu-
pied for the civil. military or naval pur-
poses of the United States, or may be as
signed for the use of the local government
shall be used solely for the benefit of the
inhabitants of the Hawaiian islands for edu-
cational or other public purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for the gov
eminent Of such islands, all the civil, ju-
dicial and military powers exercised by the
officers of the existing government In said
islands shall be vested in such person or
persons and shall be exercised in such man.
shall direct and the President shall have
power to remove said officers and fill the
vacancies so occasioned.
1.-THE existing treaties of the Hawaiian
islands with foreign nations shall forthwith
cease, being replaced by such treaties as
may exist, or as may be hereafter con-
cuded, between the United States and such
foreign nations
THE municipal legislation of the Ha-
waiian islands not enacted for the fulfill
ment of the treaties so eXtinguished and not
Inconsistent with this joint resolution nor
contrary to the Constitution of the United
States nor 10 any existing treaty of the
United States shall remain in force until
the Congress of the United States shall
otherwise determine.
Until legislation shall be enacted ex-
tending the United States customs laws and
regulations to the Hawaiian islands. the
existing customs relations of the Hawaiian
islands with the United States and other
countries shall remain unchanged.
THE public debt of the Republic of Ha-
wall lawfully existing at the date OF the
passage of this joint resolution, including
the amounts que TO depositors in the Ha-
waiian Postal Savings Bank, is hereby as
sumed by the government of the United
States. but the liability of the United
States in this regard shall in no case ex-
coed four million dollars. So long, however
as the existing government and the present
commercial relations OF the Hawaiian ISL