The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-07
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Congress.
ITS GOVERNMENT.
A Territorial Form Proposed
by the Commission.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The report Of
the Hawaiian commission, consisting
of Senators Cullom and Morgan, Rep
resentatives Hill, President Dole and
Justice Frear, was transmitted to con-
gress today by the president.
The preliminary portion of the re-
port is mainly descriptive of the Ha-
waiian islands, the inhabitants, the
existing institutions, the public domain
productions, climate, harbors and ship
ping facilities and various conditions
Of general interest.
The remaining portion is mainly &C.
voted to a discussion of the legisla-
ton proposed by the commission, Civ
ing in the appendix the various re-
ports of sub committees and copies of
the bills suggested
Three bills are formulated Cor the
consideration of congress. The first
ana principal one outlines a general
plan or government and the other two
deal with subordinate questions.
Of the main bill, the commissioners
express the opinion that it viii prove
thereby such measure for the gov
eminent of the Hawaiian islands as
will best promote the interests of their
people, at the same time that it pro-
notes the interests and maintains the
sovereignty of the people Of the United
States.
1t provides for converting the islands
into territory of the United States tc
be styled the territory Of Hawaii"
The bill contains provisions for The
government of the territory, giving IT
executive legislative and judicial Of
ftcers. A governor, secretary of the
territory,a United States district Judge
q United States district attorney and
a United States marshal are to be an.
pointed by the president and an inter
nal revenue district and a customs dis.
trict are created. The offices of pres
ldent, minister Of foreign affairs fin.
ance, public instruction and auditor
general, deputy auditor general, sur
veyor general and marshal are abol.
ished
The officers of the territory under the
new regime are an attorney genera
with similar powers and duties as now
possessed by the attorney general O,
the republic Of Hawaii with a few ex
cepuons; a treasurer with similar DOW.
ers and duties to the present minister
OF hnance and such powers and duties
regarding licenses, corporations anC
eehAA pa AliCADIl DS ana regis
tratlon Of prints, labels and trade
marks as are now possessed by tn,
minister of the interior except a.
changed; also a superintendent O
pubic works, a superintendent Of pub
nc instruction, an auditor and a depu
ty auditor, a surveyor with the power,
ana duties Of surveyor general and ;
chlet sheriff to succeed to the duties O
olle InarshaI of the republic, all to b.
appointed by the governor.
PROBABLY the most important portion
OF the bill is section 4, defining citizen
ship, which provides that "Au whit
persons including Portuguese and per
sons OF African descent, and all person,
descended from the Hawaiian race OF
either paterna1 or maternal side. VIII,
were citizens of the republic of Hawai-
Immediately prior to the transfer of tn
sovereignty to that of the Unitet
States. are hereby declared to be citi
zens Of the United States.''
Provision is made for q. legislature
to consist Of two houses: a senate Il
consist of Is members, as at present
and a house of representatives con
sisdng of 30 members, double the mem
oership Of the house under the Hawaii
an republic. The members are to b.
elected at q general election. to be he'll,
on the Tuesday after the first Monda-
| in November, 1889, and bienniall
| thereafter.
The supreme court is to be the sol
judge Of the legality of election to
seat in either house in case Of contest
No member Of the legislature is elisi
Bile for appointment or election to an
office Of the territory, and no office
or employee, notary public or agent o
the territory is to be eligible to cleo
| ton as a legislator
| There is also a provision that n
person, who, having been entitled t
qualify and vote prior to October, 1897
and since July, 1894 failed to registe
as such voter. shall have a vote unles
he shall take an oath TO support tn
| consultation of the United States. SEES
| sions of the Legislature are limited t
so days in duration, and each membe
Is allowed $500 as salary, and ten cent
| q mile for travelling expenses.
A senator is required to be a mai
| citizen Of the United States, 80 year
Of age, to have resided in the ter1itor-
three years, be the owner, in his ow1
right, of $4,000 worth Of property, or t
have during the preceding year receive
$1,000 income.
A representative must be 25 year
old, male citizens must have lived thre
years in Hawaii and must either ow.
$500 worth of property or have an in
come of $3.50 a year.
| Voters of the republic are require
to be male citizens, q years old and 0
one years residence in the territory, t
have registered, to have paid all take
! due the government and to be able I'm
derstandingly to speak, read and writ
the English or Hawaiian language.
The bill also provides for the electio
of a delegate to the house of represen
tatives in congress by voters qualifie
to vote for representatives in the leg
stature, this delegate to possess tn
same powers and privileges now ac
corded to other delegates in congress
The governor is to appoint a chic
Ijustice and two associate justices o
the supreme court, the judges of tn
circuit court, the members of the boar
Of health, commissioners of public in
.struction, prison inspectors, boards o
registration, inspectors of election an
other public boards that may be create
| by law and all officers whose salarie
exceed $4,000 per annum. Other provis
ions of the bill are as follows:
The governor is to possess the vet
| power, but his veto may be override
by a two-thirds vote of both houses O
| the legislature. The Legislature is au
thorized to create town, city or coun
| try municipalities.
| Foreign goods and articles importe