Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-07
FOR HAWAlIS RULE.
Congress Receives Report Of
the Hawaiian Commission.
Provides for Territorial Form With
Governor and Legislature.
Qualification Of Voters Delegate to Con.
sress -Revsnus Provisions.

today, transmitted to Congress the re.
port of the Hawaiian commission con-
sisting Of Senators Cullom and Morgan
Representative Hit, President Dole
and Justice Frear of Hawaii, together
with the text OF bills drawn by the
commission for the government Of the
islands as portion of the United
States. The preliminary portion OF
the report is mainly descriptive of the
islands. The remaining portion is
manly devoted to a discussion of the
legislation proposed by the commission
The main bill drawn up provides for
the erection of the islands into terri
tory Of the United States to be styled
the territory of Hawaii. The bill con-
tains provisions for the government Of
the territory, giving it executive, legis-
lative and judicial officers. A COVER
nor, secretary of the territory, United
States district Judge. a United States
district attorney and a United States
marshal are to be appointed by the
President and an internal revenue dis
trict and a customs district are created
The Office of President. minister Of for
eign affairs, finance, public instruction,
auditor general. deputy auditor gen.
eral, surveyor general and marshal are
abolished.
The officers of the territory under the
new regime are: An attorney general
with similar powers and duties as now
possessed by the attorney general OF
the republic Of Hawaii. with few ex-
ceptions; treasurer, with similar
powers and duties to the President.
minister of finances, and such powers
and duties regarding licenses. corpora
tons and companies and partnerships
registration Of prints. labels and trade
marks as are now possessed by the
minister of the interior, except as
changed; superintendent of public
works; superintendent OF public in
struction: an auditor and a deputy
auditor. a surveyor with the powers
and duties of surveyor general: ant
a chief sheriff to succeed to the duties
of the marshal of the republic, all to
be appointed by the governor.
Section four provides that "all white
persons including Portuguese and per-
sons of African descent and all per-
sons descended from the Hawaiian
race, on either the parternal or mater
nal side, who were citizens of the re-
public of Hawaii Immediately prior to
the transfer of the sovereignty thereof
to the United States are hereby de-
clared to be citizens of the United
States"
Provision is made for a Legislature
to consist of two houses, a Senate to
consist of Is members, as at present
and House of Representatives con-
sisting of 80 members. double the mem
bership of the House under the Ha-
waiian republic. The members are te
be elected at a general election to be
held on the Tuesday after the frs,
Monday in November, 1885, and bien-
nially thereafter.
The supreme court is to be the sole
judge of the legality of action to a
seat in either house in case of a con-
test. No member of the Legislature is
to be eligible for appointment or cleo
ton to any Office or territory and nc
officers or employee, not any public
or agent of the territory is to be eligi-
BILE to election as legislator. There
is also a provision that no person who
having been entitled to qualify and
vote prior to October. 1897. and since
July. 1894. failed to register as such
voter, shall have vote, unless he shall
take the oath to support the constitu.
ton Of the United States. The SEES
sions of the Legislature are limited tc
60 days in duration, and each member
is allowed $500 as salary and 10 cents q
mile for travelling expenses.
a senator is required to be male
citizen of the United States, so years OF
age. to have resided in the territory
three years. to be the owner. in his owr
right of $1,000 worth of property or tc
| have during the preceding year re-
ceived $1,000 income.
Representatives must be 25 years OF
age. male citizens. must have live
three years in Hawaii and must either
own $500 worth Of property or have ar
income of $3.50 year.
Voters for representatives are re.
quired to be male citizens. q years OF
age and of one years residence in the
territory. to have registered. to have
paid all taxes due the government an6
to be able Understandings to speak
| read and write the English or Ha-
| waiian language.
To be qualified to vote for senators
person must possess all the require.
| ments for voters for representative:
and in addition, own in his own righ1
| real property worth $1,000 upon which
| valuation LOCALITIES shall have beer
paid for the year preceding that II
which he offers to register or shall
have actually received money in
come of not less than 5000 during the
previous year.
The bill also provides for the .elec
| ton of a delegate to the House of Rep
! resentatives in Congress by voter!
qualified to vote for representatives il
| the Legislature, this delegate to pos
sess the same powers and privilege.
now accorded to other delegates il
Congress.
| The governor is to appoint a chic
| justice and two associate justices o
the supreme court, the judges of tn,
circuit court, the members of the boart
of health. commissioners Of public in
struction. prison inspectors, board o
| registration. inspectors Of election an,
other public boards that may be Great
ed by law and all officers whose salar
les exceed $4,000 per annum.