Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-29
ANNEXATION BY RESOLUTION
Which viii Be ROrced Through The Sen.
ate Without Delay.
Words Of Treaty In Part Adopted Senate For
den Relations Committee Submit hre.
ument for Annexation,
Cper Barkentine s. q. wilder.)


lations today agreed to recon-
mend that the Hawaiian Islands
be annexed by legislation in open
session and agreed upon a joint
resolution for the accomplishment
Of this purpose, which Senator
Davis was authorized to report TO
the Senate. Later, Chairman
Davis reported the resolution,
which went to the calendar. Sen
ator Davis did not give any notice
Of calling it up.
The following is the text OF the
resolution:
Section l. The Government of
the republic of Hawaii, having in
due form signi6ed it's consent in
the manner provided by it's con
stituton to cede absolutely and
without reserve to the, U0itei
States of America all rights of
sovereignty of whatsoever kind in
the Hawaiian Islands and their
dependencies aud to cede to the
United Sat the absolute free
ownrrship OF all public, gov
ernment or crown landI. public
buildings or edi6ces, forts, har-
bors, military equipments, all
other properly of whatever kind
and description belonging to the
Government Of the Hawaiian ii
auds, together with every right
and appurtenaDce tbereunto sp
pertaining; therefore, be it
Resolved, that said ce.sion is
accepted, ratified and confirmed
and that the said Hawaiian Ii
aud and their dependencies br and
they are hereby annexed a. a part
of the territory of the United
States and are subject to the sov
ereign dominion thereof and that
all and singular, the property and
rights hereinbefore mentioned, are
vested in the United States of
America. =.
The rssoluti n then adopts the
language of the trraty, beginning
with tn second section aud taking
all the remainder OF it, but does
not cite it as a part of thu treaty.
. Que bundr. d thousand dolla' s is
appropriated by the third and last
section for the purpose ut carrying
the resolution i to effect, and this
sum is made Immediately avail
able.
Senator Davis said no deter
minatIon had been reached a. 10
when the joint resolution would
be called up for consideration in
the Senate.
Senator Davis submitted with
the joint resolution an ex', nded
report of the committee. The re
port states that the joint res ,lu-
ton brings that subject within
= reach of the legislative power OF
Congress under the pr~caden
that was established when Texas
was annexed, that circumetanc,
being referred to a. ! nsih
The report discusses the ar!u-
mepts for annexation, dtclarirl {
that the policy of aunexatiou MS I,
applies to Hawaii has been tx
ceprional aud clear siuce tbei
earliest diplomatic relations WIT
tue Government. From The he
ginning down to thi- da'r the i'll
aud expectation has been con
stantly ente, tanned by the pep
and Cove nnent+ of both couu
tries that Whenever the condition
should he such az 10 make a mex
alton a nu ual advantage,
should be consum mHt-d.
On the part OF Hawaii this pul
= pose has been sustained by tw
facta: First, that no rnl of Ha
waii since the time of Kameha
meba L. has believed that the.
/, islands, so t~mptiug to he cupid
> ty of commercial p'werS. ronl
maintain an au onomous govern
mept without the sui port Of som
great maritime nation.
Secondly, that The rulers of HI
waii, on each occasion when t.
i-lapds have been rreaien.d wit
fore On in,e' ference or domesti
, violence, have at once appealed
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