The age-herald., 1898-08-26
CALLED ON PRESIDENT DOLE
Photographic Communication Between the
 Islands Mill Be Established.
A CABLE FROM AMERICAN COAST
Will Shortly Be Begun by the United States Government-Senator Nor gan Interviewed-Battalion
 of Troops Arrived.

San Francisco, August 25.-The steamship Moana arrived here today from Australian ports via Honolulu. An Associated Press correspondent writes from Honolulu, under date of August IS, as follows:
 The congressional members of the com mittee to report on a form of government for the territory of Hawaii arrived August IT on the Mariposa.
 The three commissioners met President Dole and his cabinet at the executive build ing by appointment. Compliments of the president and his colleagues had been sent to the United States senators and the rep resentatlve early in the day.
 The work of the commission will not be of a secret nature, but it is felt the business can be transacted more expeditiously and settled in every way by having closed doors.
 It is likely, according to Senator Cullom, that there will be prepared by the commls- sion one organic act corresponding to the constitution of a state describing the ter ritory, the manner, method and the llmlta- tions of legislation. This organic act Will be supplemented by many congresi~ohai laws bearing upon customs, lands, taxa tions, the judiciary, etc. It Is by no meais contemplated that there shall be any raoi- cal changes in the system here.
 Keep Within Bounds
 Senator Morgan, in an interview, sho: "As to the scope of the commissions work, that is rather a leading question, but can answer it by referring you to the Newianos resolution We shall keep within the bounds laid down in that resolution, and, mark you' we are not going to make any new la"s for you or institute any radical changes. Our duties are largely, if not wholly, ad- visory, and we shall confine our work as much as possible to that line"
 Speaking of the work of the last legisla- ture the senators said, referring especially to the loan act: "It does not follow that such a law would fall through. The United States has assumed $4,OO0.000 of your debt, but there Is no reason why you are stopped from mourning any more. We have al- lowed all the territories to pass laws au- thorizing the issuing of bonds for internal Improvements, subject, of course, to con gressfonal- supervision, and l know or no -ssason why Hawaii should be excluded from doing so. The United States having assumed the bulk of your debt you should be In peter financial condition than most of the territories, and you understand that hereafter any laws you pass will be subject to the approval of congress-.
 Langfitts Battalion
 The steamship Lakme arrived today bringing Major Langftt's Third battalion of the Second regiment, United States Vol unteers.
 There is soon to be telegraphic communi- cation between f..e islandb of this group. A cable connecting the islands with one another Is to be laid almost immediately. One of the duties of the engineer corps that is now here the Third battalion of the Second regiment, United States Volunteer Engineers, will be to begin the construction of the inter-island cable system.
 far fntands fO proceed at once with the work Is pretty conclusive that the franchise for a cable from the coast to Honolulu will not long be delayed.