The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA.


Better trade relations with Greece and
the settlement of some claims by Hayti
are in progress.
Annexation of Hawaii.
Pending the consideration by the SEN
ate of the treaty signed June 10th, 1898,
hy the Observation-Disclosures 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 accepting the of
fered cession and Incorporating the
ceded territory into the Union was adopt
cd by the Congress and approved July
9TH. 1898 / thereupon directed the
United States steamship Philadelphia
to convey Rear Admiral Miller to
Honolulu and intrusted to his hands this
important legislative act to be delivered
to the President of the Republic of
Hawaii. with whom the Admiral and the
United States Minister were authorized
to make appropriate arrangements for
transferring the sovereignty Of the is
lands to the United States This was
simply but impressively accomplished on
the 18th of August last by the delivery
of a certified copy of the resolution to
President Dole, who thereuDon yielded
ND to the representative of the Govern
ment of the United States the SOW
ereignty and public property of the
Hawaiian Islands.
IT'S PRESENT GOVERNMENT.
Pursuant to the joint resolution and
exercise of authority thereby conferred
upon me- directed that the civil. judicial
ands military powers heretofore exercised
by the Officers of the Government 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
fill vacancies. The President. officers
and troops of the Republic thereupon
took oath Of allegiance to the United
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.
THE HAWAIIAN COMMISSION.
Following the further provision of the
joint resolution | appointed the Honor
ables Shelby NJ. Cullom, of Illinois; John
Morgan. of Alabama: Robert X. Hit
of Illinois; Sanford Il. Dole. of Hawaii
rs 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 mis-
sion confided to them their report will
be laid before you at an early day. Ii
is believed that their recommendations
will have the earnest consideration due
to the magnitude of the responsibility
resting upon you to give such shape tC
the relationship of those midPacifio
lands. to our home union as will bnnafi'
both in the highest degree, realizing the
aspirations of the community that has
cast its lot with us and elected to share
orr political heritage. while ut the same
time justifying the foresight of those
who for three quarters of II century
have looked to the assimilation OF
Hawaii as natural and inevitable
consummation, in harmony with oul
needs and in fulfillment of our cherished
traditions.
The question heretofore pending between
Hawaii and Japan, growing out of the
alleged mistreatment of japanese treaty
immigrants were, / am pleased to say
adjusted before the act of transfer by
the payment of reasonable indemnity
to the Government of Japan.
Under the provisions of the joint ESQ
luton. the existing customs relations oi
the Hawaiian Islands with the Uaite1
States and with other countries remain
unchanged until legislation shall other
! wise provide. The consuls of Hawai-
here and i'm foreign countries contiue II
fulfill their commercial agencies, while tht
United States Consulate at Honolulu i.
maintained for all appropriate services
pertaining to trade and the revenues
1t would be desirable that all foreign
Consuls in the Hawaiian Islands shoulf
receive new exequaturs from this Gov
ernment
The attention of Congress is called t.
the fact that our consular officers hav
ing ceased to exist in Hawaii and beini
about to cease i'm other countries comm!
under the sovereignty of the Unitet
States, the provisions for the relief an'
transportation of destitute American sea
men in these counties under consula
regulations will in consequence ter1nl
nate. 1t is proper, therefore, that new
legislation should be enacted upon thi
subject i'll order to meet the changed
conditions.
The President then refers 10 a misur
derstanding with Mexico in regard TO tn
extradition treaty and recommends al
amendment of the Extradition Statute
A committee to investigate Jointly wit
Mexico and report on smuggling at tn
Mexican frontier is recommended. Th
satisfactory adjustment of all matter
pertaining to the Mexican water boun
dairy is reported. The settlement of tn
McCord claim against Peru and the in
tended abrogation by Peru of III
treaty of 1887 are noted, as is also rails