The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-17

WASHINGTON, March 15-The SEN
ate committee on foreign relations to-
DAY agreed to recommend that the
Hawaiian islands be annexed bv Leg
lSlatlon in open session, and agreed uD-
on a joint resolution for the acconon-
1shment Of this purpose, which Senator
DAVIS was authorized to report to the
senate.
Later, in the senate, Chairman Davis
reported the resolution and it went ia
the calendar. Mr.. Davis did not give
any notice of calling it I'D.
The following is the text Of the Joint
resolution:
The government of the repulic Of Hawaii.
having in due form signifed its consent,
III 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
10 the hawaiian islands and their depend
encies, ana also to transfer 10 the United
states the fee and absolute ownership OF
an public government or crown lands pub
nc buildings or edifces forts. harbors,
military equipment and all other public
property of whatever kind and descriptf1n
belonging to the government of the Ha-
waIlan Islands, together with every right
ana appurtenances thereunto appertaining;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That said cession is accented
Tatihed and confirmed, and that the said
Hawaiian islands and their dependencies be.
a
OF the territory of the United States and
are subject to the sovereign dominion there
OF, and that all and singular property
and rights hereinbefore mentioned are vest
ed in the United States of America.
Senator Davis said no determination
mad been reached as to when the ioInt
resolution would be called I'D for con-
sideration in the senate.
Senator Davis submitted with tho
JOINT resolution an extended report OF
the committee. The report states that
the Joint resolution brings the subject
within reach of the legislative power
of congress under the precedent that
was established in the annexation OF
Iexas, that circumstance being refer
red to at length.
In the House Also
The subject of Hawaiian annexation
also came up for attention today in the
house. Mr.. Williams Dem, Mss, Mr..
Adams Rep., Pa.) and Mr.. Berry
Dem., Ky.), all members of the foreign
affairs committee, made speeches on
the subject, the former in opposition
ana the two latter in favor of the prop
osition.
MIR. Williams was first recognized
and, in speech of forty minutes. re-
piled to the speech made by Mr.. raw
ney yesterday in favor of Hawaiian
annexation. Mr.. Williams directed his
attack particularly against the con-
tention Of Mr.. Tawney that the tradi-
t1onal policy of this government was
not opposed to annexation. He thought
there was no occasion for alarm even
1t it We're true that If we should not
take the islands some other country
would. The idea of the foreign owner
ship of group of islands 1000 miles
from our shores had no terroTs for him.
In its remote effects Mr. Williams
said he regarded the correct settlement
of this question as more important
than all others before the American
| people. The currency question, the
| coinage question, the tariff question, all
important questions in themselves if
settled wrong could be reconsidered
and settled right. But the mistaken
step of Hawaiian annexation once TAX
en- could never be retraced.
Mr.. Adams Rep., Pa.) replied to Mr.
Williams, pursuing much the same
line of argument advanced by Mr..
Tawney yesterday.