Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-28
GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII
Bill to Be Reported to the House Committee
on Territories.
Changes Made in the Measure Since
Its Introduction in the House
What Chairman Knox says.

The subcommittee of the House commit.
tee on territories having charge of the
Hawaiian government bill and consisting
OF MeSsrs. Knox, Broderick, Low, Henry
and FERGUSON have completed a draft of a
bill to be submitted to the fun committee
Immediately after the reassemblng of Con-
gress
I'VE hope to be able to report bill to
the House soon after January o.. said
Chairman Knox this afternoon '"The sub
committee have made number of changes
in the bill originally introduced. which
think will receive concurrence of the full
committee
The subcommittee struck out of the bill
the provision authorizing the Hawaiian
house and senate to punish certain crimes.
They also omitted the appropriation. of
$1,000 to enable the Secretary of Agr.cul-
ture to Investigate forestry and agrcal-
ture
The new bill fixes the same qualifications
for senator as arr required of a senatorial
clector. namely. that he must have an an
amount of 81 900
1t is provided that the senators elected
at the first general election shall hold Of
tica for one year only. and that of the SEN
ators elected at the second general cleo
ton two from the first. one from the sec
ond, three from the third and one from
the fourth district. shall hold Office for
two years only. Thu original bill urovid-
ed for but one general election to be held
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November 1899; the revised measure pro-
vides for second edition in 1899 and
every second year thereafter
Qualifications for Citizenship.
An important change is made in section T.
relating 10 citizenship. The bill, as intro
duced. provided that ''all white persons, in
Guiding Portuguese and persons of African
descent, and all persons descended from
the Hawaiian race on either the paternal or
maternal side. who were citizens of Hawaii
Immediately prior to the transfer of the
sovereignty thereof to the United States,
are hereby declared to be citizens of the
United States. This section has been
changed to apply to AL persons who were
citizens of the republic of Hawaii on the
18th of August The provision of the or
iSinal bill that an eligible must be the own
er of property of at least $1,000 value or in
receipt of an income of at least Loco dur
ing the year Immediately preceding the
date of election, is stricken out. The same
qualifications applying to those eligible for
membership in the house of representa-
uves is also stricken out.
Legislative Sessions.
In the portion OF the measure relating to
the sessions of the legislature the section
which provides that if either house shall
adjourn sine die without the consent of the
other. the other house may proceed to legis-
late as though it were the sole legislative
body. and may exercise the full powers of
the legislature is stricken out. The same
fate has bcfallen the section which pro-
vided that no bill shall be introduced into
either house by any member of such house
unless it shall have first received thereon
the written Endorsement of three members
Of such house.
The section relating 10 legislative power
is amended by the stipulation that no di-
vorce shall be granted by the legislature
nor shall any divorce be granted by the
courts CT the territory. unless the applicant
therefor shall have resided in the territory
for one year next preceding the applica-
ton.
The same section is further amended by
this addition: Nor shall any bond or any
other instrument of any such Indebtedness
Qoans upon the credit of the public domain)
be issued unless made redeemable' in not
more than five years and payable in not
more than fifteen years from the date of
the issue thereof.
The delegate to the United States House
of Representatives. il is provided in the re-
vissd bill shall be qualified to vote for rep
resentafive in the Hawaiian legisia ture,
and every such delegate shall have a seat
in the House IF Representatives with the
right of debate. but not of voting.