The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-26

Private Excepting When 1'hsrsaro Hear
tnEs-Is is LiksIy that an Organic Asl
will be FormulAtsd-It is mot Contsm.
plated TO Mako any ItsdIeal Changes In
the Hawaiian systom Of Government.
senator Morgan Talks About the Scope
Of tho cOmmissIon's Work-An I1IAndD
in the Group win be Visited.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 25-The
steamship Moana arrived here to-day
frvm Australian ports via Honolulu.
An Associated Press correspondent
writes from Honolulu under date Of Au-
gust Is as follows:
The congressional members Of the
committee to report on a form Of gov
ernment for the territory OF Hawaii ar
rived August II on the Marlposa, The
three commissioners met President Dole
and his cabinet at tho executive butld-
Ing by appointment. The compliments
! Of the President and his colleagues had
been cent to the United States senator's
and the representatives earlier in the
day.
To-day the commission met at the
home Of Justice Frear to qualify as
members by taking an oath. AS soon
as the members were regularly listed,
the commission proceeded to elect SEQ
rotary. stenographer and a sergeant-
ut-arms. Senator cullom Is chairman.
The men for the clerical positions and
the sergeant-at-arms have been brought
from Washington.
AS soon as the Hormalities at the res
fdence Of Justice Frear were finished,
the four other members Of the commit
tee adjourned to the hall of The house,
the old throne room in the executive
building, and there held the opening
business session. This week the COM
mittee will visit the island OF Hawaii.
They will be on the big island SIX or
seven days. The committee VIII later
make trips to Maui and Kauai, and may
also see Maolokai.
Sessions WIN bo Private.
Senator cu1Iom said that the sessions
of the committee would be private ex-
cepting when there were hearings.
When individuals or delegations wished
to present views or open up discussions.
either in person, by spokesman or by
attorney, the hall will be open 70 all.
The senator gave the Impression that
hearings would be granted 10 all having
any reasonable claims.
The work OF the commission win not
be OF a secret nature, but Il Is felt the
business can be transacted more expe-
dieously and better In every way by
having closed doors.
It Ss likely, according to Senator Gull
lom, that there will be prepared by the
commission one organic act correspond
ing to the constitution of state de-
scribing the territory, the manner,
method and limitations Of legislation.
This organic act will be supplemented
by many congressional laws bearing
upon customs, land, taxation. the judi
cEary, ETC. It IS by no means contem-
plated that there shall be any radical
changes In the system here.
scope Of COmmIsSlOn'S Work.
Senator Morgan in an interview said:
'As to the scope Of the commissions
work? That is rather a leading ques'
tlon, but l can nnswer 1t by referring
you 10 the Newlands resolution. We
shall keep within the bounds laid down
in that resolution, and, mark you, we
are not going to make any new laws for
you or instlsute any radical changes.
our duties are largely, II not wholly
advisory, and we shall confine our work
as much as possible to that line. Speak
ing of the work Of the last legislature.
the senator said. referring especially to
the loan act: 'It does not follow that
such an act would fall through. The
United States has assumed A,OOO,OOo OF
your debt, but there Is no reason why
you are stopped from tncurrtns any
more. We have allowed all me terri
! tories 20 pass laws authorizing the is
suing Of bonds for Internal improve
nents, subject, .ot course, to congress
sIonaI supervision, and know OF no
reason why Hawaii should be excluded
from doing so. The United States hsv-
ing assumed the bulk of your debt, you
should be in better financial condition
than most of the territories, and you
understand that hereafter any laws you
pass will be subtecs 70 the approval OF
congress"
The steamship Lakme arrived to-day
bringing Major 1nnghtt's third battal-
lon OF tho Second regiment United
sntes volunteers.
There is soon to be telegraphlo COM
municntion between the islands of this
group. A cable connecting the islands
With one another 10 to bO laid almost
Immediately. One OF the duties of tho
engineer corps that is now here, the
thlrd battalion Of thc Second regiment
United stnteB volunteer engineers, will
be the construction of the inter-island
cable system.
The f1ct that tho government Intends
TO proceed Mt once with the work is
pretty conclusive that the franchise for
"a col,to Fr,u, ehe co,ot N HauUlIIlu will