The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-07-16
THE EXACT RESOLUTION.

The Joint Resolution Annexing Hawaii
is as follows
Whereas, The Government of the Re-
public of Hawaii having in due form sig
nlhed its consent, in the manner provided
by Its Constitution, to cede absolutely and
without reserve to the United States of
America all rights of sovereignty of what
soever kind in and over the Hawaiian Is
lands and their dependencies, and also to
cede and transfer to the United States the
absolute fee and ownership of all public.
government or crown lands, public build
ings or edifces, ports, harbos, military
equipment and all other public property
of every kind and description belonging to
the Government of the Hawaiian Islands,
together with every right and appurte-
nance thereunto appertaining; therefore,
Resolved, By the Senate and the House
of Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress 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 territory of the
United States, and are subject to the SOW
ereign dominion thereof, and that all and
singular the property and rights hereinbe-
fore mentioned are vested in the United
States of America.
The existing laws of the United States
relative to public lands shall not apply to
such lands in the Hawaiian Islands; but
the Congress of the United States shall en-
act special laws for their management and
disposition; provided, that all revenue from
or proceeds of the same, except as regards
such part thereof as may be used or occu-
pied for the civil. military or naval pur-
poses of the United States, or may be as
signed for the use of the local government,
shall be used solely for the benefit of the
inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands for
educational and other public purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for the gov
eminent of such islands all the civil judi
cial and military powers exercised by the
officers of the existing government in said
islands shall be vested in such person or
persons and shall be exercised in such man
ner as the President of the United States
shall direct, and the President shall have
power to remove said officers and fill va
cancies.
EXISTING TREATIES DISPOSED OF.
The existing treaties of the Hawaiian
Islands with foreign nations shall forthwith
cease and determine, being replaced by such
treaties as may exist, or as may be here
after concluded between the United States
and such foreign nations. The municipal
legislation of the Hawaiian Islands not
enacted for the fulfllment of the treaties
SO eXtinguished, and not inconsistent with
this joint resolution nor contrary to the
Constitution Of the United States nor to
any existing treaty Of the United States,
shall remain in force until the Congress of
the United States shall otherwise deter
mine
Until legislation shall be enacted extend
ing the United States customs laws and
regulations to the Hawaiian Islands, the
existing customs relations of the Hawaiian
Islands with the United States and other
countries shall remain unchanged
The public debt of the Republic of Ha-
waii lawfully existing at the date of the
passage of this joint resolution, including
the amounts due to the depositors in the
Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank, is hereby
assumed by the Government Of the United
States, but the liability of the United
States in this regard shall in no case ex-
coed 81, 600, 600. So long, however, as
the existing government and the present
commercial relations of the Hawaiian Is
lands are continued as hereinbefore pro-
vided said government shall continue TO
pay the interest on said debt.
RELATIVE TO CHINESE EXCLUSION.
There shall be no further immigration
of Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands, ex-
cept upon such conditions as are now or
may hereafter be allowed by the laws of
the United States; and no Chinese, by
reason of anything herein contained, shall
be allowed to enter the United States from
the Hawaiian Islands
The President shall appoint five COM
mlssioners, at least two Of whom shall be
residents Of the Hawaiian Islands, who
shall, as soon as reasonably practicable,
recommend to Congress such legislation
concerning the Hawaiian Islands as they
shall deem necessary or proper.
Section 2-That the commissioners here
inbefore provided for shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
Section 3-That the sum of 500, 900,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
and to be Immediately available, to be
expended at the discretion of the Presi-
dent Of the United States of America for
the purpose of carrying this joint resol u-
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