The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-23
FOR GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII
M'KINLEY SENIS REPORT OF
COMMISSION TO CONGRESS-,
froVldes Territorial Form of Gov
eminent and Makes all Natives
American Citizens,

Washington, D.. C.-(Special.)-The
president has sent to congress the re-
port of the Hawaiian commission, con-
slsting of Senators Cullom and Nor
gan, Representative Hit, President
Dole n Judge Frear of Hawaii, to-
gether with the text of the bills drawn
oy the commission for the government
OF the islands as a portion of the Unit
ed States.
The preliminary portion of the report
is mainly descriptive of the Hawaiian
Islands, the inhabitants, the existing in
situations, the public domain, produc-
lions, climate, harbors and shipping ia
%cilities.
The remaining portion is mainly de-
voted to the discussion of the legisla-
ton proposed by the commission, giving
in the appendix the various reports of
subcommittee and copies of the bills
suggested.
Three bills are formulated for the
consideration of congress-. The first and
principal one outlines a general plan
OF government and the others deal with
subordinate questions.
Inc main bill provides for the erec-
ton of the islands into a territory of
the United States to be styled the ter
rltory of Hawaii. The bill contains pro-
visions for the government of the ter
rltory, giving it executive, judicial and
legislative officers.
PRESIDENTS pT,TrMs
A governor, secretary of the territory,
United States district attorney and
a United States marshal are to be an
pointed by the president and an inter-
nal district and a customs district are
created.
Inc offices Of president, minister of
foreign affairs, finance, public instruc-
ton, auditor general, deputy auditor
general, surveyor general and marshal
are abolished.
Inc officers of the territory under
the new regime are an attorney gen.
eral, with similar powers and duties
as are now possessed by the attorney
general OF the republic of Hawaii, with
a few EXCEPTIONS: a with
similar powers and duties to the pres
ent minister OF finance, and uch pow
ers and duties regarding licenses, cor
porations and companies and partner
ships and registration of prints, labels
ana trademarks as are now possessed
by the minister of the interior, except
as changed: also a superintendent of
n11hIin uynrlc n rs 800,
lie instruction, ar auditor and a deputy
auditor, a. surveyor general and a chief
sheriff to succeed to the duties of the
marshal Of the republic, all to be ap-
pointed by the governor.
Probably the most important portion
Of the bill is section 4, defining cit
i%zenship, which provides that "all white
persons, including Portuguese and per-
sons Of African descent and all persons
descending from the Hawaiian race on
either the paternal or maternal sides
who were citizens of the republic of
Hawaii Immediately prior to the trans
fer of the sovereignty thereof to the
United States, are hereby declared to
be citizens Of the United States"
Provision is made for a legislature
to consist of two houses, a senate to
consist of fifteen members as at pres
ent, and a house Of representatives
consisting Of thirty members, double
the membership Of the house under
the Hawaiian republic. The members
are to be elected at a general election
To he held IN tho Trecdav q f+or +ho 6,,+
Monday in November, 1899, and bienni-
ally thereafter. The supreme court is
to be the sole judge of the legality Of
election to a seat in either house in
case Of a contest.
QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS.
Voters for representative are required
to be male citizens, 81 years old, and of
n years residence in the territory,
to have registered, to have paid all
taxes due the government. and to be
liable to understand English, to speak,
read and write the English or Hawaiian
language"
To be qualified to vote for senators a
person must possess all the qualifica-
IAOAAS d1u NC ouOJeCt I " OH IuS CO1lOl-
ions required for voters for represent
atives, and, in addition, own in his
own right real property worth 81, 900
upon which valuation legal taxes shall
have been paid for the year preceding
that in which he offers to register, and
shall have actually received a money
income of not less than $500 during the
previous year.
The governor is to appoint a chief
Justice and two associate i~ustices of