The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-17
BY A JOINT RESOLUTION !.
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to what the result would be if the Speaker
and the President locked horns on this
proposition. Each one of these gentle
men, however, asserted it to be his be-
lief that Mr.. Reed would not interpoSe
any personal objection he might have, but
would permit the Administration to have
its own way in the matter. Mr.. Reed
would be wise in SO doing. s"t' '''''
Chairman Davis has indicated no time
when he will call the joint resolution up,
but as soon as the Senate calendar is
clear of the appropriation bills that are
pressing he will bring the resolution for
ward and press it for continued consider
alton. Several members of the commit
| tee with whom The Times reporter talked
/ yesterday said that under no circum-
stances would they be willing to vote for
an adjournment of Congress until the
| subject of the annexation of these ISL
ands had been disposed of. Many of the
| speeches that have been made III execu-
| tive session will be repeated in open ses-
| sion. The injection of this subject into
| the business of the Senate will prolong
the session of Congress, whatever plan
may have been arranged by those who
! imagine they are in absolute control of
| the movements of Congress-
Text of the Resolution.
The text of the resolution providing for
| the annexation of the islands is as fol-
| lows: .....
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives Of the United States of America in Con-
gTess assembled:
| Section ]. The government of the Republic OF
| Hawaii having in due form signifed 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
whatsoever kind in and the Hawaiian islands
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 buildings edifices, ports,
! harbors, military equipment, and all other pub
| lie property of every kind and description belong
! ing to the government of the Hawaiian Islands,
| together with every right and appurtenance
| thereunto belonging. Therefore,
Be it resolved and enacted, That the said
cession is accepted, ratified, and confirmed, and
that the said Hawaiian Islands and their depend
| encies be and they are hereby annexed a part
of the territory of the United States and are
subject to the sovereign dominion thereof and
! that, all and singular. the property and rights
hereinbefore mentioned hereby vested in the
| United States of America.
The President shall appoint hve commissioners
| at least two of whom shall be residents of the
/ Hawaiian Islands, who shall as soon reason
! ably practicable, recommend to Congress such
! legislation concerning the Hawaiian Islands as
| they shall deem necessary or proper.
There shall be no further immigration OF
Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands, except 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 con-
| tanned, shall be allowed to enter the United
| States from the Hawaiian Islands.
| 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 enact special laws for their
| management and disposition. Provided: That all
| revenue from proceeds of the same. except as
regards such part thereof as may be used occu-
| pied for the civil, military naval purposes
| of the United States, or may be assigned for the
use OF the local government, shall be used solely
| for the benefit of the inhabitants Of the Ea-
waiian Islands for educational and other public
! purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for the govern
ment of such islands, all the civil judicial and
! military powers exercised by the officers OF the
existing government in said island. shall be
vested in such person persons and shall be
| exercised in such as the President OF
| the United States shall direct; and the President
| shall have power to said officers and
! NIL the vacancies so occasioned. -.r-t
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 hereafter concluded between
/ the United States and such foreign nations.
The municipal legislation of the Hawaiian Islands
not enacted for the fulflllment OF the treaties
| so eNtingulshed, and not inconsistent with this
| treaty 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
determine.
Until legislation shall be enacted extending the
| United States customs laws and regulations to
| the Hawaiian Islands the existing customs rela-
! tions Of the Hawaiian Islands with the United
States and other countries shall remain un-
| changed.
The public debt of the Republic of Hawaii,
| lawfully existing at the date of the exchange
of the notifications Of this treaty. including the
| amounts due to depositors in the Hawaiian Postal
| Savings Bank, is hereby assumed by the Gov
eminent of the United States; but the liability
| OF the United States in this regard shall in no
| case exceed &000.000 SO long. however, as
! the existing government and the present CONNER
! cial relations of the Hawaiian Islands are con
| tinued, as hereinbefore provided said government
| shall continue to pay the interest said debt.
Sec. 2. The commissioners hereinbefore pro.
vided for shall be appointed by the President, by
! and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
| Sec 3. The sum of $1,000 much thereof
| as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out
OF any money in the Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated, and to be available Immediately, to he
expended at the discretion of the President OF the
| United States of America for the purpose of car
rying this joint resolution into effect.
The report accompanying the resolution
| consists of 116 printed pages, much OF
which is made up of appendices of a
| statistical and historical nature The
report proper deals with the condi-
| lions in Hawaii and is treated by
| Chairman Davis. in an elaborate manner
| Mr.. Davis finds his precedent for the an
| nexation of Hawaii by resolution in the
| annexation of the territory of Texas, the
! history of which Is set forth in detail
| Using it as a precedent Mr.. Davis says
| that no exercise of power could be more
| supreme than that under which Texas
! was annexed to the United States. either
as 10 its scope the manner of the an
| nexation, or the choice of conditions upon
which Congress could merge the sover-
| eighty Of an Independent republic into the
| supremacy of the United States.
| The report deals largely with the sub
| ject of the policy of annexation as APP
| piled to Hawaii, and the conditions more
| recently existing between Hawaii and tbs
| United States, indicating the manifest
! destiny of those islands as a part of the
| great Republic of the Western Henri
! sphere.
Referring to the interest of Great Brit
ain in the Hawaiian Islands, Mr. Davis
| says: 1T Is no less than q blind CON
! fidence in the impossible, to assume that
| Great Britain has no special interest In
! Hawaii. when that is the only MISSING
| link in the Gordon of fortresses with
which it is her proud ambition to gfrdIe
| the world. She still has and will ever
| have most important use for dominion
| in Hawaii"
The report deals in extenso with the
| ambitions of Japan, the objections thai
have been interposed to annexation, the
| existing conditions on the islands the
| status of our commerce with the islands
and their military Importance to the