The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-07

TERRITORY
OF HAWAII
Plan Of Government Of New
Possession Submitted
to Congress.
REPORT OF COMMISSION
NSSVihihSheS NsSebWh VI ASbhS
lstIve. Judicial and Execu-
tive Branches.
MUCH POWER FOR GOVERNOR
Has the Appointing Of All the Off
eisls Of ImpOrtsnes -0ualifIea-
tIOns Of Citizenship.
MUCH POWER FOR GOVERNOR

WASHINGTON. Dec. e.--rhe president
today transmitted TO congress the report
OF the Hawaiian commission. together
with the text Of billsAdrawn by the COM
mission for government Of the Islands as
part Of the United states Three bills
are formulated for the consideration OF
congress. The frst and principal one out
lines general plan Of government and
the other two deal with subordinate
questions.
The main bill provides for the formation
OF the Islands into a territory OF the
United States. TO be styled the terri
tory OF Hawaii The bill contains provis-
ions for government OF the territory. CIV
ing Il legislative. executive and judicial
officers. A governor. secretary Of the ter
ritory. United States district Judge. Unit
ed States district attorney and United
States marshal are TO be appointed by
the president and an internal revenue
district and a customs district are Great
ed.
The Offices OF president minister for
foreign Affairs. hnsnee. public instruction,
andtor-general and marshal are abol-
lahed.
The officers OF the territory under the
new regime are attorney-general. super
lntendent OF public works. superintendent
OF public instruction. auditor and deputy
auditor. surveyor treasurer and chief
sheriff. TO succeed TO the duties OF mar
shal OF the republic. all to be appointed
BY the governor.
Probably the most important portion OF
the bill Is section 4. defining citizenship.
which provides: "Ail white persons, In
Guiding Portuguese and persons OF Afri-
can descent. and all persons descending
from the Hawaiian race on either pater-
nal or maternal side who were citizens
OF the republic Of Hawaii Immediately
prIor 10 the transfer OF sovereignty there
OF 10 the United States are hereby de-
clared citizens OF the United States"
I Provision Is made for a legislature, to
consist OF two houses; a senate. TO con-
nst OF Is members. and a house OF repre-
sentative. consisting OF 30 members.
The members are to be elected by general
election.
Regarding the importation Of Chinese
labor in Hawaii the reports says;
'It has been the policy OF the govern
ment OF Hawaii, before and since the es-
tabllshment Of the republic, to import
men under labor contracts for term
Of years at the expiration OF which they
are 10 return TO the countries from which
they came. Those brought In are mainly
from China and Japan. Since the act
! annexing Hawaii was passed, prohibiting
Chinese immigration. Hawaiian sugar
nlanters have seemed TO be making an
unusual effort In securing the importation
of Japanese laborers. fearing trouble on
account OF insufficient labor for the care
and carrying on their sugar plantations.
''The question whether white labor can
be utilized on sugar plantations is yet a
problem. but the planters are preparing
10 give such labor trial. and some OF
them believe It will prove superior to the
labor Of either the Chinese or the jap
anese."
The commissioners take pains to express
their united opinion that the plan out
lined for the government OF Hawaii can
not be regarded as a predecent for Porto
Rico and the Philippines. The report Is
unanimous. except upon one point, on
which President Dole makes q minority
Recommendation. 1his recommendation
| ia for a board OF advisors, to be appointed
by the governor Of the territory, and he
recommends that the treasurer, attorney
general, superintendent of public works
and commissioner OF public lands can be
constituted special counsellors OF the gov
ernor. to be consulted by him concerning
all matters of public policy.
Dole gives as his reason for this recon-
mendation the fear that, without some
such provision the governor may arrogate
to himself greater power than is con-
templated,
The report contains an inventory OF the
public property Of the republic, which
now inures to the United States, and
which is OF estimated value Of AO'4iS'AO'