The morning news., 1898-12-06
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. DECEMBER s. 1898

admiral and the United States minister
! were authorized to make appropriate
agreements for transferring the sovereign
| ty of the islands to the United States. This
! was simply but impressvely accomplished
on the 18th of August last by the delivery
Of a certified copy of the resolution to
President Dole. who thereupon yielded UP
10 the representative of the government
Of the United States the sovereignty AM
public property Of the Hawaiian Islands.
Pursuant 10 the terms of the Joint reso-
luton and IN exercise of authority thereby
conferred upon me. ! directed that the
civil. judicial and military powers here
tofore exercised by the officers Of the gov
ernment of the republic of Hawaii. should
continue TO be exercised by those officers
until Congress shall provide government
for the Incorporated territory subject to
my power to remove such officers and TO
III vacancies. The president. officers an
troops of the republic thereupon took tho
oath of allegiance 10 the United States
thus providing for the uninterrupted con
tinuance of all the administrative anC
municipal functions of the annexed terri
lory, until Congress shall otherwise enact
Following the further provision of the
joint resolution. ] appointed the Hons
Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois, John T. Nor
gan of Alabama, Hobert r. Hit of Hi
nois. Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii and Wal
ter F. Frear of Hawaii, as commission to
confer and recommend to Congress such
legislation concerning the Hawaiian Isl
ands As they should deem necessary o.
proper. The comm issioners having fulfill
ed the mission confided to them, their re-
port will be laid before you al an earl,
day. II is believed that their recomulen-
datons will have the earnest ldera-
ton due to the ma gnitude of the RESPONSE
bi.ity resting upon you, to give such shape
to the relationship of those mid Pacific
lands to our home union as will benef
both in the highest degree, realizing tbs
aspira tions of the community that has cas-
its lot with us and elected 20 share our
political heritage, while at the same time
justifying the foresight of those who foI
three quarters of a century have looked
TO the assimi alton of Hawaii as a natu-
raj aud inevitable consummation, in har-
mony with our needs and in fulfiilment
of our cherished traditions.
Hawaii and Japan.
The questions heretofore pending be-
tween Hawaii and Japan, growing out of
the alleged mlslreatment of japanese
treaty immigrants, were, 1 am pleased to
say adjusted before the act of transfer
by the payment of a reasonable indemnity
to me government of Japan.
Under the provisions of The joint resolu-
ton The existing customs relations of the
Hawaiian Islands with the United STATES
and with other countries, remain un-
changed, untl legislation shall otherwise
provide. The consuls of Hawaii here and
! in foreign coun tries continue to fulfill their
commercial agencies while the United
| SRA .es consulate at Honolulu is maintained
| for all appropriate services pertaining to
trade and the revenue It wou be de-
! s'rabIe that all foreign consuls in The IIa-
! wai:an Islands should receive new exc
| ouaturs from this government
! The attention of Congress IS called to The
| fact that our consular Offices havina
| ceased to exist in Hawaii
and being about to cease In
other countries coming under the SOW
ereignty of the United States. the provis.
| IONS for the relief and transportat.on Of
| destit,ue American seauten in ,hese coun-
tries under orr ,onsu,ar regulations will
! In consequence terminate. Ii is proper.
! therefore, 'hat new leslstdt'oh shouiu pe
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