The record-union., 1898-12-06
CLAIMS AGAINST HAYTI.
Half of That of Bernard Campbell
Already Paid.

Half of That Of Bernard Campbell
Already Paid.
The long standing claim of Berand
Campbell for damages for injuries sus-
tanned from a violent assault commit
ted against him by military authori-
ties in the island of Hayti has been
settled by the agreement of that re-
public to pay him $4,000 in American
gold. OF this sum $1,000 has already
been paid. 1t is hoped that other pend
ing claims of American citizens against
that republic may be amicably ad-
justed
Pending the consideration by the
Senate of the treaty signed June 16,
1897, by the plenipotentiaries of the
United States and of the republic of
Hawaii, providing for the annexation
OF the islands, a joint resolution to
accomplish the same purpose by accept
Ing the offered cession and incorporat-
Ing the ceded territory into the Union,
was adopted by the Congress and APP
proved. July {, 1893. I thereupon di-
rected the United States steamer Phil
adelphia to convey Rear Admiral Miller
to Honolulu, and intrusted to his hands
this important legislative Act, to be
delivered to the resident of the repub-
lie of Hawaii, with whom the Admiral
and the United States Minister were
authorized to make appropriate ar
rangements for transferring the SOW
ereignty of the islands to the United
States. This was simply, but impress
sively, accomplished on the 10Th day OF
August last. by the delivery of a certi-
fed copy of the resolution to President
Dole, who thereupon yielded up to the
representative of the Government of
the United States the sovereignty and
public property of the Hawaiian ISL
andS.
Pursuant to the terms of the joint
resolution, and in exercise of authority
thereby conferred upon me, directed
that the civil, judicial and military
powers heretofore exercised by the Off
GERS of the government of the repub-
lie of Hawaii should continue to be ex-
ercised by those officers auntil Congress
shall provide a government for the in
corporated territory, subject to my
power to remove such officers and to
fill vacancies. The President, officers and
troops of the republic thereupon took
States, thus providing for the uninter-
rupted continuance of all the admins
trative and municipal functions of the
annexed territory until Congress shall
otherwise enact
HAWAIIAN COMMISSIONS RE
PORT.
Following the further provision of the
joint resolution, 1 appointed the Hon
orables Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois,
John T. Morgan of Alabama, Robert r.
Hit of Illinois, Sanford B. Dole of Ha-
waii and Walter F. Frear of Hawaii as
Commissioners to confer and recon-
mend to Congress such legislation con-
cerning the Hawaiian Islands as they
should deem necessary or proper. The
Commissioners, having fulfilled the
mission confided to them, their report
will be laid before you at an early day
1t IS believed that their decisions will
have the earnest consideration due to
the magnitude Of the responsibility
resting upon you to give such shape to
the relationship of those mid-Pacific
lands to our home Union as will bene-
f1t both in the highest degree, realizing
the aspirations of the community that
has cast its lot with US and elected to
share our political heritage, while, at
the same time, justifying the foresight
of those who for three-quarters of
century have looked to the assimilation
of Hawaii as natural and inevitable
consummation, in harmony with our
needs and in fulfillment of our cherish
ed traditions.
HAWAII-JAPAN CONTROVERSY
The questions heretofore pending be-
tween Hawaii and Japan, growing out
of the alleged mistreatm of japanese
treaty immigrants were, 1 am pleased
to say, adjusted before the Act of
transfer by the payment of a reason
able indemnity to the Government of
Japan.
CUSTOMS RELATIONS.
Under the provisions of the joint res
olution the existing customs relations
of the, Hawaiian Islands with the
United States and with other countries
remain unchanged until legislation
shall otherwise provide. The Consuls
of Hawaii, here and in foreign coun-
tries, continue to fulfill their CONNER
cial agencies, while the United States
Consulate at Honolulu is maintained
for all proper services pertaining to
trade and revenue. 1t would be desir-
able that all foreign Consuls in the
Hawaiian Islands should receive new
exequaturs from this Government.
RELIEF OF DESTITUTE SEAMEN
The attention of Congress is called
to the fact that our Consular offices
having ceased to exist in Hawaii. and
being about to cease in other countries
coming under the sovereignty of the
United States, the provisions for the
relief and transportation of destitute
American seanlen in these countries
under our Consular regulations will. in
sequence, terminate 1t is proposed
therefore, that new legislation should
be enacted upon this subject in order
to meet the changed conditions.