The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-11
NENLANDS RESOLUTION
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION JUST AT
PRESENT.
A Good Thing for the Thousand and
one to Refresh Their Memories on
Copy of Official Document

Just at present everybody is talking
to everybody else of the Newlands Re-
solution of Annexation, its meaning, its
intent, etc.-and about five out of
every five thousand know anything OF
the important document 1t is pretty
good thing to read again just now.
Following is the paper with the official
signatures thereto
Joint Resolution, to provide for an
nexing the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States.
Whereas, The Government of the
Republic of Hawaii having in due form
signified its 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 whatsoever kind in and
over the Hawaiian Islands and their
dependencies, and also to cede and
transfer to the United States the abso-
lutte fee and ownership of all public,
Government or Crown lands, public
buildings or edifices. ports harbors,
military equipment and all other pub
lie property of every kind and descrip-
ton belonging to the Government of
the Hawaiian Islands. together with
every right and appurtenance thereun-
to appertaning: Therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representative of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That said cesson is accepted, ratified
and confirmed, and that the said Ha-
waiian Islands and their dependencies
| be, and they are hereby annexed as
part of the territory of the United
States, and are subject to the sover-
| eign dominion thereof, and that all
and singular the property and rights
| hereinbefore 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 Unit
| ed States shall enact special laws for
| their management and disposition;
Provided, that all revenue from or pro-
ceeds of the same, except as regards
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 govern
ment, shall be used solely for the bene-
| fit of the inhabitants of the Hawaiian
Islands for educational and other pub
| lie purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for the
government of such Islands all the
civil. judicial and military powers eXer-
cised by the officers of the existing gov
eminent in said Islands, shall be vest
| ed in such person 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
forthwith cease and determine, being
replaced by such treaties as may exist,
or as may be hereafter concluded, be-
tween the United States and such for
eign nations.
The municipal legislation of the Ha-
waiian Islands, not enacted for the full
fillment of the treaties so eXtinguish-
ed, and not inconsistent with this joint
resolution, nor contrary to the Consti-
tuition 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 ex-
tending the United States custom laws
and regulations to the Hawaiian ISL
ands, the existing customs relations of
the Hawaiian Islands with the United
States and other countries, shall re-
main 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 deposit
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 four
million dollars.
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 ISL
ands, except upon such conditions as
are now or may hereafter be allowed
no Chinese, by reason of anything
herein contained, shall be allowed to
enter the United States from the Ha-
waian Islands.
The President shall appoint five Com.
missioners, at least two of whom shall
be residents of the Hawaiian Islands
who shall, as soon as reasonably prac.
ticable, recommend to Congress such
Legislation concerning the Hawaiian
Islands as they shall deem necessary
or proper.
Section 2. That the Commissioners
hereinbefore provided for shall be ap
pointed by the President, by and will
the advice and consent of the Senate
Section 3. That the sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars, 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 b.
expended at the discretion of the Pre-
sident of the United States of AmerI
ca, for the purpose of carrying thi!
joint resolution into effect.
SERENO E. PAYNE,
Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives. Pro Tempore.
GARRETT A. HOBART,
Vice President of the United
States and President of tn
Senate.
Approved July 7th, 1898.