The record-union., 1898-12-07
President Mckinley Yesterday
Transmitted to Congress
The Report and Full Text Of Three Bills
Drawn Up BY the Commission.
a General Plan of Government OF
the Islands as Territory OF the
United States Outlined, Giving
Them Executive, Legislative and
Judicial Officers, and Delegate
to Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-The Presi-
dent to-day transmitted to Congress
the report of the Hawaiian Commls-
sion, consisting of Senators Cullom ana
Morgan, Representative Hit, Presl-
dent Dole and Judge Frear of HAWAII
together with the full text of the bllls
drawn by the commission for the gov
ernment of the islands as a portion or
the United States. The preliminary
portion of the report is mainly de-
scriptive of the Hawaiian Islands, the
inhabitants, the existing institutions,
the public domain production, climate,
harbors and shipping facilities, and
various conditions of general interest.
The remaining portion is mainly de-
voted to the discussion of the legisla-
tion proposed by the commission, CIV
ing 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 general
plan of government, and the other two
deal with subordinate questions. Of the
main bill the Commissioners express
the opinion that it will prove to be
"such a measure for the government
of the Hawaiian Islands as will best
promote the interests of their people
at the same time that it promotes the
interests and maintains the sovereignty
of the people of the United States
It provides for the erection of the
islands into a territory of the United
States, to be styled the Territory of
Hawaii. The bill contains provisions
for the government of the Territory,
giving it executive, legislative and ju-
dicial officers. A Governor, Secretary
of the Territory, a United States Dis
trict Judge, a United States District
Attorney and a United States Marshal
are to be appointed by the President,
and an internal revenue district and a
customs district are created. The Of
fees of President, Minister of Foreign
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 Auditor Gen
eral, with similar powers and duties as
now possessed by the Attorney General
of the Republic of Hawaii with a few
exceptions; a Treasurer, with similar
lister of Finance, and such powers and
duties regarding licenses, corporations
and companies and partnerships and
registration of prints, labels and trade
marks as are now possessed by the
Minister of the Interior. except as
changed; also Superintendent of
Public Works, a superintendent of
Public instruction, an Auditor and Il
Deputy Auditor. a Surveyor, with
powers and duties of a Surveyor Gen
eral and a Chief Sheriff, to succeed to
the duties of Marshal of the Republic,
all to be appointed by the Governor.
Probably the most important portion
of the bill is Section 4, defining citizen
ship, which provides that "all white
persons, including Portuguese and per-
sons of African descent, and all per-
sons descending from the Hawaiian
race on either the paternal or maternal
side, who were citizens of the Republic
of Hawaii, Immediately prior to the
transfer of 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 House of Representatives
consisting of thirty members, double
the membership of the House under the
Hawaiian Republic. The members are
to be elected at q general election to
be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1899, and BIZ
ennially thereafter. The Supreme Court
is to be the sole judge of the legality
of election to a seat in either house
in case of contest. No member of the
Legislature is to be eligible for ap-
pointment or election to any office of
the Territory, and no officer or en-
ploye. Notary Public or agent of the
Territory is to be eligible to election as
a legislator. There is also a provision
that no person who, having been en-
titled to qualify and vote prior to Oc-
tober. 1897. and since July. 1894. failed
to register as such voter shall have a
vote. unless he shall take an oath to
support the Constitution of the United
States. The sessions of the Legisla-
ture are limited to sixty days in dura-
ton, and each member is allowed S40O
as salary and 10 cents a mile for trav-
cling expenses.
A Senator is required to be a male
citizen of the United States. 80 years
Of age, to have resided in the Territory
three years. be the owner in his own
right of s.. 600 worth of property, or to
have during the preceding year re-
ceived 81, 900 income. Representatives
must be % years old, male citizens,
must have lived three years in Hawaii
and must own property or have an in
come of $3.50 a year.
Voters for Representative are re-
quired to be male citizens, 21 years OF
age and of one years residence in the
Territory, to have registered, to have
paid all taxes due the Government, and
to be able ''understandingay to speak
read and write the English or Hawaiian
language"
To be qualified to vote for Senators a
person must possess all the qEa.ifica-
tions and be subject to all the con-
ditions required of voters for Repre-
sentatives, and in addition, own in his
own right real property worth 81 600
upon which valuation legal taxes shall
have been paid for the year preceding
that in which he offers to register OF
shall have actually received a money