The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26
EXPLORING THE ISLANDS.
HAWAIIAN COMMISSIONERS PRE-
PARE FOR ACTIVE WORK.
when Individuals Wish to Pre-
sent Their Observation-Disclosures Ca
BILE to he Laid by Engineer Corps.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. E.-The con-
gress.onai commission 20 report on form
OF government FOR Hawaii. arrived q,
Honolulu August l.. For week the COM
mission viii visit the island OF Hawaii.
They will be on the big island six or seven
days. The commission will later make
trips 20 Maui and Kauai and may also see
Molokai.
Senator CBiIom said that the sessions OF
the commission would BE- private. except
ing when there were hearings. When in
disiduals or delegates wish to present
views or open up DISCUSSIONS either in per-
son, by spokesman or by attorney. the hail
will be opened to all. The senator gave
tho impression that hearings would
be granted 10 all having any reasonable
claims. The work OF the commission VIII
not be OF q secret nature. bat IL is felt
the business can be transacted more ex-
ped.tiously and better u every "ay by
having closed doors.
It is likely, according 10 Senator Cul-
lom, that there VIII be prepared by the
committee one organic act corresponding
70 the constitution, OF state, describing
the territory. and the manner, method
and limitations OF legislation. This or
ganic act VIII be supplemented by many
congressional laws bearing upon the GUS
toms. land. taxation. the Judiciary, etc.
II IS BY no means contemplated that there
shall be any radical changes in the sys-
tenn.
Senator Morgan in an interview, said:
work, tina, is rather leading question,
but can answer il by referring you to
the Newlands resolution. We shall keep
within the bounds laid down by that reso-
luton. and. mark you, we are not going
TO make any new laws for you or institute
any radical changes. Our duties are
largely. If not wholly, advisory. and we
shall conftne our WORK as much as possible
10 that line
Speaking of the work OF the last legis-
iature. the senator said, referring espe-
ciaily to the loan act:
1T does not follow that such law would
fall through. The United States has as
sumed $1,000. 600 OF your debt. but there is
curing any more We have allowed all
the territories 10 pass laws authorizing the
issuing OF bonds for internal improvements.
subject of course, TO congressional super
vision. and / know of no reason why Ha-
wall should be excluded from doing SO.
The United States having assumed the
bulk Of your debt, you should be In bet
Ter financial condition than most OF tho
territories and you understand that mere
after any laws you pass viii be subject TO
the approval OF congress-
The steamship I-akine has arrived, bring
ing Maj. Tangdtt's Third battalion Of the
Second regiment volunteers,
There Is soon 10 be Geographic COM
munication between the islands Of this
group. A cable connecting the islands
with one another is TO be laid almost in
mediately. One Of the first duties Of the
engineer corps that is here now. the Third
battalion OF the Second regiment or the
United States volunteers. will be the con-
s,ruction OF this interisiand cable sys-
tenn. The fact that the government in
tends 10 proceed at once with this work Is
pretty conclusive that the franchise for
cable from the coast 20 Honolulu will not
be delayed.