The constitutionality of this act is attacked upon the ground that it conflicts both with the 13th amendment of the Constitution, abolishing slavery, and the 14th amendment, which prohibits certain restrictive legislation on the part of the states. 1. That it does not conflict with the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, is too clear for argument. . . .

Why was the u.s. annexation of hawaii delayed until william mckinley became president? a: the rebels who overthrew queen liliuokalani opposed u.s. annexation. b: the senate did not approve the treaty of annexation until mckinley entered the white house. c: supporters of the nationalist cause were in the majority in hawaii until 1898. d: mckinley’s predecessor, grover cleveland, refused to sign the treaty of annexation.