Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Full Text oil Resolution Which An
neZes the Sandwich Islands.

WASHINGTON, D. g., July 9Th
annexation of Hawaii is now accomp
lished 80 far as the Legislativ,
branch of the government is con
cerned.
| Quite Unexpectedly the resolution
providing for the annexation of thu
islands were brought to vote in the
Senate late this afternoon and they
were passed by the decisive vote of A
to Fl.
The text of the annexation resolu-
ton is as follows:
Whereas. The Government of the
Republic of Hawaii having, in due
form, signifed its consent. in the
manner provided by its constitution,
to cede absolutely and without re-
serve to the United States of America
all rights of sovereignty Of whatso-
ever kind in and over the Hawaiian
Islands and their dependencies, and
to cede and transfer to the United
States the absolute fee and owner
ship of all public buildings, govern
ment or crown lands, public buildings
or edifices, ports, harbors, military
equipment. and all other public prop
erty of every kind and description
belonging to the Government of the
Hawaiian Islands, together with
every right and appurtenance there
unto appertaining; therefore.
Resolved, By the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Con-
gress assembled, that said cession is
accepted, ratified and confirmed, and
that the said Hawaiian Islands and
their dependencies be, and they are,
hereby annexed as part of the ter
rito1y of the United States, and are
subject to the sovereign dominion
thereof, and that all and singular the
property and rights herein before
mentioned are vested in the United
States of America.
The existing laws of the United
States relative to the public lands
shall not apply to such lauds in the
Hawaiian Islands; but the Congress
of the United States shall enact spe-
cific laws for their management and
disposition; provided that all revenue
from or proceeds from the same, OK
cept as regards such part thereof as
may be used or occupied for the civil,
or naval purposes of the
United States or may be assigned for
the use of the local government, shall
be used solely for the benefit of the |
of the Hawaiian Islands
for the educational and other public
purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for
government of such islands, all the
civil, judicial and military powers ex-
ercised by the officers of the existing
government in said islands shall be
vested in such person or persons and
shall be exercised in such manner as
the President of the United States
shall direct; and the President shall
have power to remove said officers and
fill the vacancies so occasioned.
The existing treaties of the Ha-
waiian Islands with foreign nations
shall forthwith cease and determine,
being replaced by such treaties as
may exist, or as may be hereafter
between the United States
and such foreign nations. The mu-
nicipal legislation of the Hawaiian
Islands now enacted for the fulfill
ment of the treaties SO extinguished,
and not inconsistent with this joint
nor contrary to the consti-
tuition of the United States, nor to an
existing treaty of the United States,
shall remain in force until the Con
gress of the United States shall other
wise determine.
Until legislation shall be enacted
the United States customs
laws, the regulations of the Hawaiian
Islands with the United States and
other countries shall remain I'M
ceanged.
The public debt of the Redublic of
Hawaii, lawfully existing at the date
of the passage of this joint resolution,
the amounts due to depos-
itors in the Hawaiian Postal Savings
Bank, is hereby assumed by the Gov
ernment of the United States; but the
liabilities of the United States in this
regard shall in no case exceed 81, 600,
OOO So lono shOwever, as the exist