The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12

proceeds Of the same. except as re-
CARDS such part thereof as may be
used or occupied for the civil, military
or naval purposes of the United States.
or may be assigned for 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 government of such Islands ali the
civil, judicial and military powers ex-
ercised by the officers of the existing
government in said Islands shall be
vested in such person or persons, as
the President Of the United States
shall direct; and the President shall
have power TO remove the said officers
and TO ill the vacancies so OccasiOned.
The existing treaties Of the Hawa-
ian Islands with foreign nations shall
forthwith cease and determine, being
replaced by such treaties as may ex-
ist, or as may hereafter be concluded.
between the United States and such
foreign nations.
The municipal legislation OF the
Hawaiian Islands, not enacted for the
fullllment Of the treaties so exiting
uished, and not inconsistent with this
joint resolution nor contrary TO the
Constitution OF the United States,
shall remain in force until the Con-
gress of the United States shall other
wise determine.
Until legislation shall be enacted
extending the United States customs
laws and regulations TO the Hawaiian
Islands the existing customs regula-
tions of the Hawaiian Islands with
the United States and other countries
shall remain unchanged.
The public debt of the Republic Of
Hawaii lawfully existing at the date
of the passage of this joint resolution,
including the amounts due to deposi-
tors 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 81 OOO-
600.
so long, however, as the existing
government and the present CONNER
cial relations of the Hawaiian Islands
are continued as hereinbefore provid-
ed said government shall continue to
pay the interest on said debt
There shall be no further immigra-
ton of Chinese into the Hawaiian
Islands, except upon such conditions
as are now or may hereafte rbe 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 Ha-
waiian Islands.
THE President shall appoint five
commissioners, at least two Of whom
shall be residents Of the Hawaiian
Islands, who shall, as soon as reason
ably practicable, recommend to Con-
gress such legislation concerning the
Hawaiian Islands as they shall deem
necessary or proper.
'Sec. 2. That the commissioners
hereinbefore provided for shall be APP
pointed by the President, by and with
the consent and advice of the Senate
See. 3.-That the sum of 100000,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, and to be imme-
diately available, to be expended at
the discretion of the President of the
United States of America, for the pur-
pose of carrying this joint resolution
into effect"