Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14

THE RESOLUTIONS.
LAW Which Provides for the Annexa-
ton of Hawaii.


The joint resolution which passed the
senate providing for the annexation Of
Hawaii was originally introduced in the
house by Mr.. Newlands, of Nevada, and
passed that body June Is. Two days later
it was reported favorably to the senate.
Its full text is as follows:
Whereas. The government of the re-
public of Hawaii, having in due form sig
nited it's consent, in the manner provided
by it's 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
government or crown lands, public build
ings or edifices, ports, harborS, military
equipments and all other public property of
every kind and description belonging to the
government of the Hawaiian islands, to-
gether with every right and appurtenance
thereunto appertaining. therefore
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 a part of the territory of the
United States and are subject to the SOW
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 occupied for the civil, military or naval
assigned for the use of the local govern
ment, 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, ju-
dicial and military powers exercised by
the officers of the existing government in
said islands shall be vested in such per-
son or persons and shall be exercised in
such manner as the president of the United
States shall direct; and the president shall
have power to remove said officers and fill
the vacancies so occaSioned.
The existing treaties of the Hawaiian
islands with foreign nations shall forth
with 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 mu-
nicipal legislation of the Hawaiian islands
not enacted for the fulfillment of the
treaties so eXtinguished and not inconsist-
ent 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 ex-
tending 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-
wall lawfully existing at the date of the
passage of this joint resolution, including
the amounts due to depoSitorS in the Ha-
waiian postal savings bank, is hereby as
sumed by the government of the United
States: but the liability of the United States
in this regard shall in no case exceed
$4.000,0O0. So long, however, as the existing
government and the present commercial
relations of the Hawaiian islands are con-
tinued as hereinbefore provided said goY-
eminent shall continue to pay the interest
on said debt,
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 rea-
son of anything herein contained, shall be
allowed to enter the United States from the
Hawaiian islands.
THE president shall appoint five COM
missionerS, at least two of whom shall be
residents of the Hawaiian islands, who
recommend to congress such legislation
concerning the Hawaiian islands as they
shall deem necessary or proper
1.-THE commissioners hereinbef0re pro-
vided for shall be appointed by the pres
ident, and with the advice and consent of
the senate.
1.-THE sum of 100000, or much thereof
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, and to be Immediately avail
able, to be expended at the discretion of
the president of the United States of Amer
lea, for the purpose of carrying this joint
resolution into effect"